The China Insurance Regulatory Commission will allow certain insurance policies approved exclusively for online sales to be distributed beyond areas where insurers have physical outlets, 21st Century ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
... pply gaps beyond 2017 and growing public anger over pollution. While China has struck other big energy deals with Russia recently—with Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft and Russia’s second-biggest ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
German luxury products are starting to attract a growing number of Chinese consumers but beyond the occasional purchases by mainland tourists visiting the country, these brands struggle to get noticed ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
... to expand beyond the crowded home market. "I think Taiwanese banks would like to take such moves given that the China market is big and rife with opportunities. I believe the industry is already activ ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-17
Chile, the world's largest exporter of copper, is seeking to diversify its exports to China by adding seafood, fruits and red wine to its traditional shipments of copper to the Asian economic giant, a ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-13
... it's not beyond Ma to eat his words. At the annual gaming industry summit in Beijing on Wednesday, he dropped the bombshell that Alibaba would launch a mobile gaming platform, and, characteristically ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-09
Travel may be taking off in China but it may not reach its potential without more-open skies and a serious expansion of aviation infrastructure, so says one of the heads of Australian budget carrier J ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
... . A look beyond the conspiracy theories reveals a rationale behind Li's sales -- to shed businesses that no longer guarantee satisfactory returns and to reallocate resources to maximize earnings, acc ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-06
... of unrest beyond their control. On the economic front, the new team's avowed goal to venture into the sensitive areas of reform will be compounded by the slowing pace of economic growth. The official ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-03
... boldly go beyond the fringe into lower-tier centres? Some of the bigger names are taking the well-trodden path to consolidate their positions in major urban centers. The thinking is reflected in comm ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-03
... e we move beyond equities." In November, Beijing unveiled a raft of policy reforms after the party summit. Authorities pledged to free up interest rates further, brightening the prospects of the bond ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-02
... footprint beyond Greater China. "We've got all the preparatory work ready. The Singapore operations will be a hub for us to expand across Southeast Asia," Lin said. In addition, it will strengthen its ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-30
... year, way beyond the 1 percent gain in the benchmark Hang Seng Index in the same period, data at Morningstar Asia Ltd. showed. The higher return was mainly driven by gains from the stock markets in Ja ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-27
... business beyond the Taiwan dollar, the report said. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] KZ/MY/CG ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-26
... each well beyond the economy to be a party-led transformation of the 1.3 billion-strong nation. Chris Yeung is deputy chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal. This column appears every Friday. ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-20
... l extends beyond investment and manufacturing. From 2002 to 2011, the value of China’s silver jewelry market grew 211 percent, according to the Silver Institute. Group president Kuang Yiping {鄺亦平}, a ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-18
... ld not go beyond the "bottom lines". Second, population growth in key metros will be subject to strict restrictions. Third, raising the plot ratio of land in existing cities will serve as a compromise ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-17
... expanded beyond Hong Kong. Singapore followed on the heels of London, as it was officially announced in the same month that the Lion City will obtain 50 billion yuan worth of quota under the scheme. ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-17
... arket cap beyond its wildest dreams -- US$3 billion. It's a typical story about the immense potential of internet companies in China. But in Autohome's case, the narrative is about a combination of a ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-13
... s looking beyond the horizon. It sent 26 of its senior managers to Canada for a one-year executive MBA program run by Ivey three years ago. Of the 26, 13 were later transferred overseas. “They specifi ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-11
