Ossan’s Love was an absolute hit in Japan. And ViuTV’s exceptional remake of it – in the context of Hong Kong – has served as an invaluable breath of fresh air given the largely stifling times in whic ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-16
On July 8, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency in Tokyo until August 22, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means the Tokyo Olympic Games (July 23-August 8) will be subject to stri ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-16
Germany's Education Ministry recently called on the cou ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2021年07月16日
Leaving is no easier than staying. At times like these, it is tempting – if not the emotive default – to think that decisions over one’s departure, migration, residency, and citizenship, ought to be v ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-15
The COVID-19 pandemic has recast the world for millions of people. Or, more correctly, the pandemic has exposed and aggravated deep inequalities of race, gender, and class across societies, and highli ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-15
The year 2020 was unforgettable for all of us, and tragic for many. No one had imagined that a lethal virus originating in horseshoe bats could spread so fast and upend our lives so thoroughly. And in ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-15
What is the significance of the title Senior Counsel in Hong Kong? Whatever it is, the Secretary for Justice wants to change it. Focus, if you will, on the word counsel which is a synonym for barriste ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-15
... （Sergeant-at-Arms）尋回缺席議員，並規定「若有需要可出動拘捕令」。 阿博特批評逃走的民主黨州議 ...全文
... g to us that we need to accelerate the pace of reforms ...全文
今日信報時事評論Simon S.M. Ho2021年07月15日
Someone should send Chief Executive Carrie Lam some flowers. Well, her popularity has bounced back to reach a two-year high. The Hong Kong Public Opinion Program concluded in its latest survey that he ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-14
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments have surged in Asia-Pacific over the last year – 57% of investors in the region expect to have “completely” or “to a large extent” incorporated E ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-14
he debate over stablecoins has come a long way since Facebook announced the creation of Libra (now rebranded Diem) almost exactly two years ago. An obscure corner of the digital sphere that was poorly ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-14
Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, argued that the pursuit of private interests – profits – will invariably promote the common good. That may be true in some situations, but obviously not al ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-13
... Incidents at Sea Agreement），限制可能導致危險升級的海軍行為。 間諜活動並不違反國際 ...全文
今日信報時事評論Joseph S. Nye, Jr.2021年07月13日
Taxing the carbon content of imports, as the European Union plans to do and US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering, can help to dent the rising trend in global greenhouse-gas emissions ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-12
The global race to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible is also a race to realize a new kind of abundance: of public health, vibrant nature, good jobs, greater equality, ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-12
The Hong Kong Government is currently conducting a population census. By mid July, 90% of households will be surveyed using a "short form” questionnaire to collect basic information such as date of bi ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-12
It’s understandable that many investors have a strong appetite for yield because we are in a market environment where yield is still very scarce and likely to remain so for some time. Bond yields have ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-09
When COVID-19 arrived, firms, workers, and consumers had to adapt quickly in order to continue operating under the constraints that the pandemic imposed. As vaccines enable a resumption of more “norma ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-09
When G20 finance ministers meet in Venice on July 9-10, they should adopt a plan to immunize the world against COVID-19. Every vaccine-producing country will be in the room: the United States, the Uni ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-08
