A planned wind farm in the Pearl River estuary is raising concern over its potential impact on the pink dolphin, Hong Kong's aquatic symbol nearly driven to extinction by overdevelopment. Southern Off ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
Michael Jackson lives in an upcoming TV comedy in the form of a noted British actor but there's a problem. The late pop star and icon of African-Americans will be played by Joseph Fiennes, who is whit ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
It’s awkward to write about music in financial pages. But for British rock star David Bowie, it's worth it. He is not only a music legend, but also an international cultural icon for generations. Bow ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
... favorite" icon with a heart-shaped icon called "like". Twitter has come under increasing pressure to boost user growth and ad revenue. It had its slowest user growth in 2015 - it now boasts just over ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
... itself an icon among the youth and on Facebook. It indirectly established another advertising model. The company launched native advertising on its platform and achieved huge success. Many others trie ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
Fashion icon Esprit is making headlines again, this time for the profitable sale of its Hong Kong headquarters. The struggling retailer said it made a profit of HK$725 million (US$93.53 million) from ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
A blogger who calls himself Plato wrote about how Airbnb spoiled his vacation in New York earlier this month. “Airbnb is supposed to be an icon for the booming sharing economy, but it is exactly this ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... ning bolt icon which alerts readers that these are being offered under the service, dubbed Instant Articles. The suite includes interactive features such as zoom and tilt to display high-resolution ph ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
Myanmar general election Sunday ended with a landslide victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. The ruling party and the military have conceded defe ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... two-deck icon of yesteryears endearingly called the Queen of the Skies. Cathay currently has only three such planes left in service and it will bid farewell to the very last one of its most recogniza ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
Twitter Inc. has replaced its star-shaped "favorite" icon with a heart-shaped icon called "like" in a bid to make its website more engaging. The company, facing slowing user-growth, joins Facebook and ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-04
... ng. Movie icon Chow Yun-fat, who seems to be getting younger at age 60, was reported to be having a strict diet of steamed corn for breakfast and fish and vegetables for dinner. So goodbye, bacon, ham ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-27
... lightning icon to access Moments, where they will find a guide to about eight of the day’s top stories and trends, such as the winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine or this week’s train derailment in ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-07
... e a local icon with its dimly lit interiors, smoked mirrors and characteristic leather booths, Apple Daily noted. The restaurant, which first opened its doors in 1962, also won some international fame ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
... democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to the international arena. Even in countries as advanced as Singapore, superstition plays an important role in politics. For example, some say the “bagua”, or “eight t ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-09
... ntury-old icon of Hong Kong Island and therefore should be preserved. There are many major cities around the world that rely on trams to provide an affordable, sustainable and environment-friendly mod ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... sporting icon was recently compared to that of the boxer Muhammad Ali by IAAF president-elect Seb Coe, against American Justin Gatlin, who has lost five years of his career to doping bans. Bolt had a ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
... ess-savvy icon nominated three people to take the winking challenge, he didn't name any lady. Instead, he nominated a bunch of former senior government officials near their age of retirement, which ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
... became an icon of Hong Kong’s efficiency and innovation. Back then people said we could live without cash in Hong Kong. In the following decade, Hong Kong’s Octopus card inspired many similar systems ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
... Cantopop icon and team manager Alan Tam said his team, composed of entertainment celebrities, were leading at six goals to one during half time. The game became more heated in the second half, with r ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28