One in six Hong Kong housewives wants to reenter the job market, according to an official survey of women 15 and older. Twenty percent of women in that age group are either full-time housewives or f ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
... e market. Twenty-one big firms have pledged a combined 120 billion yuan (US$19.3 billion) to a stock-purchase fund and promised not to sell their proprietary trading positions until the Shanghai Compo ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
... problem. Twenty-one major securities brokers responded by pledging to invest no less than 120 billion yuan (US$19.33 billion) in exchange traded funds that track blue chips. Also, these brokerages w ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-08
... nover. 4) Twenty-one large brokers have been requested to channel 120 billion yuan (15 percent of their combined asset value as at the end of last month) for a market stabilization fund. In the past t ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
... lai Lama. Twenty years later, the rightful Panchen Lama now ranks among the world’s longest-serving political prisoners. China also appointed the Tibetans’ third-highest religious figure, the Karmapa; ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-02
... percent. Twenty of the international schools seeking to increase fees have obtained approval. The Independent Schools Foundation will be charging nearly HK$200,000 (US$25,800) a year for Grade 12. An ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
... , and the Twenty-first Century Silk Road project (also known as the One-Belt One-Road, OBOR) announced in October 2013, backed by the creation of the USD40 billion Silk Road Fund by Beijing. Such Chin ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
... on range. Twenty per cent are young people who have found a job and need an affordable apartment. Then there are parents who buy properties for their children studying in Taiwan, and finally the very ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... damaged. Twenty-one percent of all the 284 food samples the CFS tested contained NDL-PCBs. Fish and seafood samples contained the highest level of the pollutants, averaging 0.89 to 0.93 mg per kg, f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
... sic Law. Twenty-six years ago, students in Beijing would not have accepted anything similar to a Beijing-backed political reform proposal that is being forced on Hong Kong people, Wong said. Other st ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
Artists and entrepreneurs are being offered affordable workstations in a new hub for creative industries. Twenty-five are available for rent at nearly half the going rate but with comparable amenities ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... ite view. Twenty-nine percent of the respondents said they plan to attend the June 4 vigil this year to mark the 26th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Seventy-one said that they wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... unted me. Twenty years later, when I became Australia’s foreign minister, I seized the opportunity to help initiate the United Nations peace plan for Cambodia. And in later years, I worked with intern ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
While local Hongkongers are crazy about modern housing estates and new property projects, Dare Koslow, an expatriate who has lived in the city for twenty years, has fallen in love with Tong Lau, or ol ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
... mployees. Twenty-eight firms that employed a combined 29,127 workers confirmed base pay adjustment in January, with most saying that they raised the pay by at least 4 percent. As for bonus payment, 46 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... cy camps. Twenty-seven scholars and professionals from various institutions and sectors launched an online petition Monday to "say no" to the trap of authoritarian rule being laid for voters. It calls ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ferating. Twenty-something software coders are commanding six-figure salaries. The boom has driven California’s economic recovery. And, along with courageous political leadership, it has enabled the s ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
How bad really is the Western diet of junk food? A team of researchers made a simple experiment. They asked people to switch diets for two weeks. Twenty volunteers from the United States moved to a lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
... nishment. Twenty-two percent of the children said they were victims of mental abuse, with the parents threatening to throw away their favorite toys or other play things. Twelve percent had been subjec ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... vernment. Twenty-five military sites, totaling 139 hectares, were handed back by the British army before it pulled out in 1997. Now, we come to this question: Will local officials have the guts to ask ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
