... ke in the Ice Bucket Challenge. And for the second generation of tycoons, it's best to keep in mind Ronnie Chan's advice: "People who don't know how to make money cannot be involved in giving it away. ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-16
... picked officers and men vanished in 1846 while looking for the fabled Northwest Passage. Franklin's disappearance prompted one of history's largest and longest rescue searches, from 1848 to 1859, whi ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
... stes like ice-cream and custard mooncake which tastes like egg pastry seem to be gaining market share. Most notably, Spring Moon Chinese Restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel grabbed headlines when it rai ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
... the practice has lost shine this year as demand has faltered due to Beijing's austerity and ant-graft campaign. Meanwhile, firms have to compete with new foreign entities which offer fresh mooncake f ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
... rms. "The ice in the North Pole is melting. Not only are we consuming the petroleum, but also our future. Climate change leads to extreme weather conditions. Is our fate really different from her's (P ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
With the Mid-Autumn Festival around the corner, some manufacturers of the traditional Chinese pastry are cashing in on the strong demand and asking for the moon. Prices have shot up by as much as 40.9 ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
After the phenomenal success of its Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association finds itself in the middle of what could be a major PR crisis as it parries growing criticisms from various quarters about ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
The Ice Bucket Challenge may be boosting awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and helping raise funds for victims of the neuro-muscular disease, but please keep children away from takin ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
It's already happening -- and catching on. The ice bucket challenge to raise awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is inspiring spin-offs aimed at bringing attention to conflict and hunger ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
... n the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and also dwarfed the news surrounding MTR's rail project delays and its first-half results. It also turned the spotlight away, at least for now, from the more serious is ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
Chan King-cheung, deputy publisher and executive director of Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent of ejinsight.com, on Friday led a dozen colleagues to take the ice bucket challenge. A donation was ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
The United States has prohibited its officials from taking part in the ice bucket challenge although the game originated in the country. Clifford Hart, the US consul general to Hong Kong and Macau, sa ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... ue to the Ice Bucket Challenge, Metro Hong Kong reported. The money raised in the four days was five times the amount the group normally received during an entire year in the past, according to the re ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
The crux of universal suffrage may not be who nominates but who gets nominated. That's the lesson of the ice bucket challenge, which poured into town this week. Whether you are the girlfriend of Asia' ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
The ice bucket challenge is taking Hong Kong by storm and some government officials are getting in on the act. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So Kam-leung will pour icy cold w ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
Over 28 million people have joined the conversation about the ice bucket challenge on Facebook, including posts, comments or likes about the popular charity drive, according to data released by the so ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
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
