It's been more than a month since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 went missing with 152 Chinese on board, and searchers are still scouring the seabed off the west coast of Australia for signs of the jet. ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-17
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, April 17: TOP STORIES Jury out on added through-train volumes, H ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-17
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) ended slightly higher on Wednesday after giving up most of its gains in the afternoon session. China's economy grew 7.4 percent in the first quarter, data r ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-16
At first, vested interests were blamed for the abrupt ban on QR codes but revelations of dangers lurking in quick-response-code payments suggest the central bank may have had a point in clamping down ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-16
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, April 16: TOP STORIES Holdup on the line for HK high-speed rail ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-16
Hu Dehua {胡德華}, the third son of the late Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang {胡耀邦}, called on China's new leadership to reassess the 1989 protest movement by pro-democracy students, saying they had don ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-15
Short selling will be banned under a new direct share trading program between the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, Ming Pao Daily reported Tuesday, citing Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Serv ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-15
Hong Kong saw a 40 percent jump in the number of suspected money laundering cases to 33,000 in 2013 from the previous year. The sharp growth could be due to a number of factors, including banks steppi ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
Former president Hu Jintao {胡錦濤} paid tribute to the late Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang {胡耀邦} by visiting his former home in Liuyang, Hunan province, last Friday, Ming Pao Daily reported Monday. H ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
There is no dearth of inspiring stories of startups making it big by setting up shop on Alibaba's e-commerce platform. Now, internet giant Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) is promising the same kind of opp ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
Tencent (00700.HK) appears to have gained the upper hand in the raging merger and acquisition war with arch rival Alibaba. It has strung a series of alliances with internet firms that include Kingsoft ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-11
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, April 11: TOP STORIES Cross-border individual stock investing sche ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-11
It's official. Shanghai and Hong Kong are linking their stock exchanges, allowing investors in these cities to directly invest in each other's stock market in about six months. In a joint statement Th ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
Almost every morning, about a dozen prospective buyers gather outside Tesla's Beijing store, taking pictures and peering through the showroom's glass window, as they wait for it to open. Tesla has lot ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-08
Internet shopping in China has been popular mostly for purchasing small-ticket items like clothes, digital products and home appliances. But now, some car dealers are trying to use the online channel ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-08
President Xi Jinping {習近平} and Premier Li Keqiang{李克強} have two major battles on their hands. On the political front, Xi is leading a nationwide crusade against corruption, vowing to hit not just flie ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
With annual contracted sales of 171 billion yuan (US$28.25 billion), China Vanke Co. Ltd. (200002.CN, 000002.CN) is easily the world's biggest property developer. But being at the peak of its glory ma ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chairman Xiao Gang {肖鋼} said the regulator will take a step-by-step approach to a registration-based share offering system and and see if a balance betwee ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) extended its rises for a fifth day as the central government gave China's rail sector a supportive nudge. The HSI added 41 points, or 0.18 percent, to 22,56 ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
United Photovoltaics (00686.HK) booked a staggering HK$2.3 billion (US$370 million) loss last year due to heavy impairment charges. But all is not lost, it insists -- the firm is looking to make a bre ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
