The ice bucket challenge that went viral in the United States has arrived in Hong Kong. Solina Chau, co-founder of Horizons Ventures and a close associate of tycoon Li Ka-shing, was among the first lo ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
If it's not for charity, who do you want to pour an ice bucket over? Without further ado, we call out a few people who are making headlines. 1. Jackie Chan. How can this guy still be China's anti-drug ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
An ice bucket challenge has soaked Chinese internet celebrities including Youku Tudou chief executive Victor Koo, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun and Guokr.com chief executive Ji Xiaohua. The challenge involve ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
An ice bucket challenge may be what Hong Kong needs to cool the political temperature. Nice to see a local version of the viral charity fundraiser making the rounds, with more local celebrities report ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
An ice bucket challenge has been issued to Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos: Will they take it? Business leaders from Mark Zuckerberg to Microsoft Corp’s Satya Nadella have joined the social ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... Travel Choice Awards. “No longer a hidden gem, Nan Lian Garden is now regularly considered a top 10 attraction in Hong Kong,” TripAdvisor said. The Chinese classical garden, which has an area of 3.5 h ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... eat. Grab ice out of the freezer and you feel how cold it is. Thermoceptors in your skin are what sense those changes in temperature. 4) Nociception. This is your ability to sense pain. “Nociception a ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
Cold chain storage is hot in China and logistics companies offering the service are making sure customers can tell the difference. Mid-sized courier SF Express does it by delivering fresh lychee acros ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
... y. The officers seized 8.55 metric tons of heroin and 9.7 tons of ketamine, an increase of 17.4 percent and more than 100 percent respectively from 2012. They also confiscated 19.5 tons of "ice", or ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
... sing, and ice is melting.” This accord came four months after the US and China issued a statement agreeing to work closely together to combat climate change. These two agreements reflect a new attitud ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-24
Antarctica, regarded as one of the world's last true frontiers, is under threat. Global warming is known to be wreaking havoc on the polar ice caps of the earth's southernmost region and relentless ef ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-20
... break the ice by asking Snowden what the food was like in his hotel, the Mira, in Hong Hong's Tsim Sha Tsui District. It was their secret password. One of the first things that struck Greenwald about ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-14
... trophy twice in the last three years -- although the cheers would have been louder if Liverpool had prevailed. The Abu Dhabi United Group bought the Sky Blues from former Thai prime minister Thaksin ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
... enious devices – extending our bodies and minds – are also a part of this rhythm, and are accessible only because of a great chain of circumstances, from planetary origins to plate tectonics and aster ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-08
... mall. An ice gown outfit similar to the one worn by Princess Elsa sells for around 350 yuan (US$56.4) at the Chinese online marketplace, satiating the craze of the mainlanders. Both the children and ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
... s been on ice since Beijing last year declared an air defense zone in the East China Sea, an area that included disputed islands also claimed by Japan, according to the newspaper. He will aim to final ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-07
... ic inland ice sheet at an altitude of 2,621 meters, the report said. Taishan station, which measures 1,000 square meters with its main building 410 square meters, is one of seven international inland ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
China is researching methane hydrate exploration in the South China Sea, China News Service reported Saturday, citing the government. It is only the fourth country to undertake the activity after the ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-03
... a tip of iceberg that mirrors worsening economic relationship between China and Japan, the world's second- and third-largest economies. According to newly released figures, China-Japan trade dipped 5 ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-23
Cotton prices hit a three-month high on international markets after a growers group in China said farmers plan to reduce the crop acreage this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Cotton fo ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
