Hong Kong TV viewers got a rare treat from the first and only televised debate among the three candidates in the chief executive election on Tuesday night. Former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
Beijing’s top leaders are not expected to announce their "anointed" candidate in the March 26 chief executive election. But what's surprising is that the pan-democrats, while saying that they will sup ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
Businessman Lew Mon-hung, a former member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has criticized chief executive hopeful Carrie Lam soon after walking out of Stanley Prison ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
China's producer price inflation picked up more than expected in January to near six-year highs as prices of steel and other raw materials extended their rally. Consumer inflation in the country also ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-14
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, who announced her candidacy Monday for Hong Kong's top job, is trying to assure the public that she will be her own person and that she will not copy the outgoing chief exe ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-19
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam has announced her candidacy for Hong Kong chief executive, saying she wants to be chosen as the city’s leader through a fair and just election, the Hong Kong Economic Journa ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-17
The race is on. Beijing is expected to approve the resignation of Carrie Lam and John Tsang, paving the way for their respective candidacies in the chief executive election. The race seems skewed in f ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-16
Health or family. That's the usual excuse a beleaguered politician gives when he is forced to bow out of office. In March 2005 then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said the “acute leg pain” he had been ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-14
Volkswagen AG faces a US$15 billion bill to settle claims by nearly 500,000 US diesel owners and government regulators over vehicle emission. The settlement, to be announced on Tuesday in Washington, ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-28
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
