Britain took more blows to its economy when two top rating agencies downgraded its sovereign credit score after last week's vote to leave the European Union. Standard & Poor's stripped Britain of ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-28
Volkswagen will pay more than US$10 billion to settle claims by nearly 500,000 US vehicle owners affected by the German automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, Reuters reported, citing sources. Owners ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-24
Volkswagen A.G. will offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars that used sophisticated software to evade US emission rules. The plan is part of a deal with US regulators under a federal complaint r ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
Hong Kong is 11,422 days, or 274,128 hours, away from July 1, 2047, when a Sino-British treaty related to the city's handover expires and deals a new hand regarding the territory's political future. W ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-23
Forget the claim that Hong Kong had surpassed Paris as the world’s top tourist destination. That was ages ago when the city was still crawling with mainland visitors. Without the mainland suitcases, H ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-17
“Ten Years”, a low-budget movie depicting, through five separate stories, what Hong Kong may be like in 2025 has become a smash hit, despite the fact that it’s only shown in a few cinemas. The movie i ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,00 ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
If you have been paying attention to developments in the e-commerce world, it’s unlikely that you have missed the news about the outcome of Singles’ Day. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recorded US$1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
Global capital liquidity, market volatility and the US dollar will make up a "three-high" environment next year, while world economic growth, interest rates and commodity prices and inflation will be ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
Many may still wonder why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It's a decision 411 scientists made during the 2006 general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Chan Kwing-lam, th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-29
Singapore is moving up a general election to Sept. 11, more than a year early. The government is seen riding the feel-good factor from the country's recent 50th birthday celebration amid a slowing eco ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
Volatile global markets got some respite from the latest blood-letting on Tuesday as bargain hunters nudged up Asian and European stocks, though China, at the center of the rout, was smashed again, Re ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
Formula car racing is within reach of Hong Kong fans lucky enough to make a summer intern program. The program is a joint venture between Hong Kong shopping arcade New Town Plaza and local team BlackA ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
A sharply lower fiscal deficit is being forecast by the White House for the US economy thanks to higher revenue and lower spending. The White House expects this year's budget deficit to come in a US$4 ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
It is revealing that some of the first reactions in Hong Kong to reports of a suspected MERS case in the city have been about the potential impact an outbreak would have on local property prices. As n ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
There is perhaps no better way to garner support for universal suffrage than to play up the prospect of a second term for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. While universal suffrage 2.0 and CY Leung 2.0 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
Technical analysis could offer some insight into the prospects of the Hong Kong market, given the expectations that there could be greater volatility in the months ahead. The Hang Seng Index passed th ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are the world's most admired people, beating US President Barack Obama and his potential successor Hillary Clinton, according to the late ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 24 years in 2014, keeping pressure on policymakers to roll out more support measures to head off a sharper downturn. But analysts said a slightly better-tha ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-20
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent policy decisions -- increase monetary stimulus dramatically, postpone a consumption-tax increase and call a snap election in mid-December -- have returned h ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
