Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Monday, Dec. 16: TOP STORIES Power Assets unveils US$5 billion spinoff pla ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
Former World Bank chief economist Lin Yifu {林毅夫} said China's economy is expected to grow 8 percent next year, China News Service reported Sunday. An economic slowdown in the past 13 quarters was main ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (03888.HK), a Chinese online game and internet software developer, said it will devote more resources to improving the online game content to retain its existing paying customers, ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
Guangdong, the nation's wealthiest region, aims to attract US$75 billion in foreign investment between now and 2015 in a bid to play a key role in President Xi Jinping's {習近平} economic restructuring a ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
For a while there, Datang International Power Generation (00991.HK, 601991.CN) was contemplating building its own natural gas pipelines rather than pay China National Petroleum Corp.'s (CNPC) excessiv ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-13
The much-hyped 100 million yuan (US$16.44 million) wager between the mainland's "richest" man and its king of e-commerce appears to be off, with the bettor declaring it was all a joke. On China Centra ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-12
President Xi Jinping {習近平} used a recent visit to Hebei province to remind provincial officials that they are the linchpin of his anti-corruption campaign. Xi told local party leaders and bureaucrats ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-12
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (00700.HK), China's largest internet company, plans to invest at least 10 billion yuan (US$1.63 billion) to develop e-commerce and internet finance businesses in the Qianhai area ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-11
As the holiday season approaches, China's leaders have sent a fresh reminder to government and Communist Party officials of the need to curb extravagance and wasteful expenditure on things such as rec ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-11
When he spearheaded the establishment of Cai Niao, a national smart logistics network, earlier this year, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma {馬雲} had assured the nation's courier companies that the multibi ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
The head of China's securities watchdog has called on the authorities to improve laws and regulations governing the capital markets, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday. China Securities Reg ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
Although Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (00293.HK) managed to pull itself out of the red in the first half this year, it is still facing turbulence in the face of formidable challenges such as high fuel ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-06
Soon after offloading a major property project in Chongqing for 2.4 billion yuan (US$3.93 billion), Shui On Land (00272.HK) announced it will sell a key asset in Shanghai for 3.4 billion yuan. The dis ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-06
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, Dec. 6: Chinese authorities tighten grip over bitcoin The People's ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-06
For mobile carriers, providing affordable quality cellphones for the rollout of 4G services in China is just as important as building a strong 4G network. China Mobile (00941.HK) vice president Li Zhe ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-05
China will focus on stimulating domestic spending and opening up industries to new investment as it looks ahead to another year of economic headwinds. The agenda emerged as the Politburo, the nation’s ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-05
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou {馬英九} said legislators should keep politics out of a cross-strait services agreement pending before parliament, China News Service reported Tuesday. The deal, signed in J ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-04
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Dec. 4: TOP STORIES RMB becomes second largest trade finance cu ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-04
After closing above 24,000 points Monday, investors spent Tuesday taking profit, putting selling pressure on the Hong Kong benchmark index. The Hang Seng Index fell 128 points, or 0.53 percent, to 23, ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-03
Chongqing has appointed Liu Wei {劉偉} deputy mayor in a new round of government restructuring, 21st Century Business Herald reported Tuesday, citing the government. Liu has been the municipality’s fina ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-03
