This past May and August, escalations in the trade and technology conflict between the United States and China rattled stock markets and pushed bond yields to historic lows. But that was then: since t ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-21
Hong Kong's sixth District Council election is scheduled for Nov. 24. Compared to the last DC race, the numbers of seats up for election this time are up by 21, taking the total to 452. In all these 4 ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
App-based bank Tandem, which plans to expand into Hong Kong before the end of the year, is determined to take on the giants in the financial industry and grow into a “trillion-dollar business”, its co ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
Accumulated waste from China’s e-commerce and express delivery sectors stands to more than quadruple by 2025 unless action is taken to rein it in, green groups said on Monday, as an online shopping sp ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
Since the end of World War II, the United States dollar has been at the heart of international finance and trade. Over the decades, and despite the many ups and downs of the global economy, the dollar ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
Beijing could resort to military conflict with self-ruled Taiwan to divert domestic pressure if a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy amid the trade war threatens the legitimacy of the Chin ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
Just how dire the situation is for WeWork right now could be seen in its operations here in Hong Kong, where its business model seemed well-suited given the stratospheric rates of office spaces in the ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
China’s central bank cut the interest rate on its medium-term lending facility (MLF) on Tuesday for the first time since early 2016, as policymakers work to prop up a slowing economy hit by weaker dem ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-05
China will use a giant import fair in Shanghai next week to try to showcase its free-trade credentials, temper criticism of its policies and deepen its global economic influence at a time of fresh unc ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-01
Investing in early-stage startups requires significant amount of capital and due diligence. For this reason, it was not quite for the average investor in the past. But the continued innovation of fund ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-01
Halloween is just around the corner and everyone is in search for the scariest costumes. And if costumes are not scary enough for you, shift your attention to the financial markets that have their own ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-31
Richard Branson-backed Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. fetched a valuation of around US$2.3 billion on its market debut on Monday, after shares in the first publicly traded space tourism company popped ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
Google parent Alphabet Inc. missed analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit as it reported its highest-ever quarterly expenses, sending shares down about 1.2 percent, Reuters reports. The world’s domi ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek is preparing for a dual listing after its co-founder and chief executive Nadiem Makarim stepped down to join the second-term cabinet of Indonesian Pres ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-25
Japanese Emperor Naruhito began ceremonies to formally proclaim his enthronement on Tuesday in a centuries-old ritual attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries. Naruhito, 59, and his Harvar ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-22
Fitbit Inc. is developing a method to detect irregular heart rhythm in time through a partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance, as the wearable device maker looks to match a feature avail ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
Sentons, a startup led by chip industry veterans, has begun marketing technology that aims to do away with gadget buttons and said it is working with two smartphone makers in addition to an existing c ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
Five siblings and a man believed to be their father were receiving medical treatment after Dutch police acting on a tip discovered them locked away in a secret room at an isolated farm, Reuters report ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-16
SoftBank Group has prepared a financing package for WeWork Companies that would give it control over the shared office space company, the Wall Street Journal reported. The package would significantly ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-14
Smartphone users have been griping about lack of real innovation and absence of surprises in most new product launches in the industry in recent years. But last week there was a reminder that surprise ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
