American presidents are supposed to take America’s side when dealing with other countries. When Barack Obama was (falsely) accused of starting his term with a Middle East “apology tour”, it was unders ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-24
US President Donald Trump criticized Federal Reserve policy even though most economists believe the highest inflation in seven years and lowest unemployment in 40 years justify recent interest rate ri ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-20
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has cut the reserve requirement ratio in a targeted way, and then lowered re-lending rates to small enterprises. Would that be sign of a "U-turn" in China's deleverag ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-27
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in an article that China must try to overcome Thucydides Trap and the middle-income trap. The first one means China should handle its relationship well with major po ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-26
The MTR Corp. management admitted responsibility for the spate of scandals that rocked the Shatin-Central Link (SCL) project, but did not give a clear answer on whether the rail operator's top officia ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-22
US President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the US-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-21
Earlier this month, the Hong Kong branch of the Harrow International School told parents that, from August this year, it will teach Chinese to junior students using simplified, not traditional, charac ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-20
The euro may be approaching another crisis. Italy, the eurozone’s third-largest economy, has chosen what can at best be described as a Euroskeptic government. This should surprise no one. The backlas ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-14
E-mobility has become a major trend worldwide as take-up of electric vehicles (EVs) and new initiatives to promote cleaner drives show no sign of stopping. In Hong Kong, there are approximately 11,100 ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-14
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accepted the resignation of central bank governor Muhammad Ibrahim, Reuters reports. Angered over accusations of massive corruption, Malaysians delivered ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-06
The reverberations from Malaysia's electoral earthquake, which saw voters sweep aside the party that had been in power for 60 years, are likely to be felt for a long time, especially in China, which h ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-31
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今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2018年05月31日
President Xi Jinping might be eagerly enjoying his unparalleled political power following his successful bid to have his ideology enshrined in the constitution and getting the presidential term limits ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-21
Simple lines, pure black blocks, and rounded shapes: how could these forms bring a sense of peace in the world of chaos? It’s been a question on my mind since I visited Peter Yuill's exhibition, The A ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-27
Former US first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, died on Tuesday, the Bush family said. She was 92. Bush was the wife of the 41st president, Geo ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-18
At mid-morning on a busy street in central Shanghai, Liang Min, a salesman, has entered a branch of the China Construction Bank (CCB) to withdraw money. "I need 20,000 yuan,” he says. He is talking no ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-17
Why can't Victoria Park be renamed as Liberation Park? Maybe Queen's Road can become Anti-Imperialism Boulevard and, of course Statue Square, which has the audacity to honor those who died in the serv ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-09
The Occupy Movement, which took place four years ago, has virtually unlocked our imagination about the use of roads. It has also provided us with an opportunity to question our longstanding and conven ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-08
Two days ago I interviewed feng shui master Michael Chiang Hong-man on TV. He predicted a generally good year for Hong Kong in the Year of the Dog, which begins tomorrow. Sadly, the Year of the Rooste ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-15
