The A-share market is set to step into a massive bubble phase if authorities continue to stay on the sidelines. This could trigger a real disaster economically and politically. At this stage, a “vicio ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
Shanghai's main stock index could hit the 3,500-points mark within the first quarter of 2015 as the Chinese central bank has joined global peers in injecting more liquidity into the system, helping of ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
China's central bank is likely to cut interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial banks across the board to boost liquidity in the coming year, China International Capital Co ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
Illegal structures have been found in the Bank of America Tower in Hong Kong's central business district, posing a fire safety hazard. The Buildings Department has ordered the bank to remove the struc ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
Everyone knows the Chinese Central Government’s Liaison Office exerts a lot of influence over how Hong Kong is run, but not too many people realize that it is also a heavyweight player in the local pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
Food companies in China have to reinvent the way they communicate their products to their customers, a study of authentic brand shows. American fast food chain KFC tops the list of the most authentic ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
Hong Kong people’s confidence in the “one country, two systems” principle has plummeted following a series of moves by the central government that were seen as threats to the city's freedoms. In a sur ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
CAR Inc., previously known as China Auto Rental Inc., has kicked off its initial public offering in Hong Kong. The Beijing-based firm, which is backed by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus and US car ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-05
Qianhai has been envisioned as “a special zone within a special zone” in the southern city of Shenzhen, a strategic hub that will foster deeper collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland China in th ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
A vice mayor of a northern city in the mainland was blocked on his way out of the office by some angry contractors after the municipal government defaulted on the payment for an expressway project ear ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
Minmetals Land Ltd. (00230.HK), a real-estate arm of China Minmetals Corp., expects to acquire one million square meters of land within the next five months by spending about 5 billion yuan (US$810 mi ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
China's move to allow the establishment of private banks is the most important development in the country's financial sector, if not the whole economic field, so far this year. The landmark decision w ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
China’s first generation of entrepreneurs is approaching retirement age. Hurun Report, a wealth and market research firm, estimated in a report last year that the nation’s high net worth individuals w ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
While China seems to be an increasingly confident actor on the world stage, within the country, there is a serious lack of confidence in the government, with those who have thrived within the system e ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
The People's Bank of China has suspended the sale of repurchase agreements for the first time in four months, marking a pause in its efforts to mop up excess liquidity in the market, the Hong Kong Eco ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
Everywhere, rich people try to figure out how to protect their wealth, if not grow it. In the case of wealthy Chinese, the decision often comes down to a choice between keeping their money at home and ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-26
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has rejected market talk that the so-called targeted reduction in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) is being widened, Economic Information Daily reported Tuesday. " ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-17
Smaller commercial banks such as China Minsheng Bank Co., China Merchants Bank Co. and Industrial Bank Co. are covered by a 50-basis-point cut in the reserve requirement announced recently by the cent ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
In Hong Kong, a city obsessed with money and stocks, a good number is all that matters -- whether it's a car plate or a mobile number or a share code. Everyone wants a lucky number, but not everyone c ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
A total of 391 million credit cards had been issued in China as of end-2013, up 18 percent year on year and translating to 0.29 card for every person on the mainland, NetEase Finance said in its 2014 ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-05
