Writing about oil prices is always risky. In January 2015, I suggested that oil prices would not continue to fall, and even predicted that they would “finish the year higher than they were when it beg ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
Only a bunch of deluded bureaucrats and equally misguided democrats could possibly have expressed concern over the fact that a (admittedly worrying) speech by Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei was b ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-17
Shortly before Madrid’s official announcement invoking special constitutional powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia, the Catalan legislature unilaterally declared independence from Spain. The sudd ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-03
"Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower", a film on Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong Chi-fung, is among the titles vying for nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category for next year's Oscar awar ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-01
US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected, by Nov. 2, to announce its choice, subject to Senate approval, to succeed Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve Board in February 2018. T ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
Every time China’s ruling Communist Party convenes a major gathering, like the congress that just ended in Beijing, the list of delegates is hand-crafted in part to burnish the party’s image as “repre ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-26
Is the cryptocurrency Bitcoin the biggest bubble in the world today, or a great investment bet on the cutting edge of new-age financial technology? My best guess is that in the long run, the technolog ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-10
Two people were killed and at least 10 were seriously injured when a coach carrying a Hong Kong tour group met an accident along an expressway in Panyu district in Guangzhou on Monday night, hk01.com ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-26
Famous Japanese street performer Mr. Wally was stopped by the police from performing in a Mong Kok pedestrian zone on Saturday night. Mr. Wally, who is famous for dressing up like the British comic ch ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-25
In recent years, we often hear news on driverless automobiles, virtual reality (VR) and, how smart city improves the quality of life with information technology. But what exactly are they in real life ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-20
A teacher from Hong Kong Red Cross Margaret Trench School in Ngau Chi Wan has been chosen one of the “Ten Most Beautiful Teachers of 2017”, hk01.com reports. Tam Wen-wa, who became the first teacher f ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-18
On a recent trip to the Central waterfront in Hong Kong, I noticed two food trucks parked near the now-halted Ferris wheel. The visit took place one day after the giant observation wheel went out of s ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-15
A friend of mine recently posted close-up pictures online of the dishes on offer at a Fanling eatery that is known for pork knuckles. The images prompted me to make a trip myself to the restaurant. W ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-01
Hong Kong's opposition has said and done many things in the name of democracy. Some of its actions deserve praise, such as its steadfast fight for democracy. I don't think its bottom line of so-called ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-31
What is your company? What does it believe in? What does it they stand for? And why should anyone care? Values are the source code, the DNA that lies at the heart of any organization. It is values, mo ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-28
“Walking 20,000 steps a day” or “losing 50 lbs. in five months” are just fantasies for ordinary office workers in Hong Kong. But miracles do happen. To my amazement, my friend made the impossible poss ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
Radio Television Hong Kong is making a huge mistake in silencing British Broadcasting Corp. in the city. In early September the local public broadcaster will stop broadcasting BBC programs. In order t ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-24
I couldn't help but shake my head in disapproval when I saw an uploaded picture of char siu, aka Cantonese barbecued pork, by my friend on social media. The meat slices had a 5 mm. thick bloody red ri ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-18
Following a slide last week on US-North Korea tensions, most stock markets in Asia rebounded on Monday. But don't get over-excited by that. A correction in equity prices is overdue, and I expect downw ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-16
