... reat marketing for Calbee as it showed that the manufacturer was using quality ingredients for its products – in this case, fresh potatoes imported from France. In the past, Calbee used to procure mos ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-04
... and inflating their book value. This could explain the widespread use of impairment charges. It looks like this will be the first test for the new CSRC chairman, Yi Huiman. The regulator has issued i ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-04
... and inflating their book value. But if the acquisition fails to pay off, goodwill will have to be reassessed and marked down. More than half of companies issuing warnings cited goodwill write-downs a ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-01
... en circulating early last week that a new CSRC head would be appointed soon. On Jan. 24, the state mouthpiece Securities Daily dismissed it as fake news, citing unnamed sources. However, on Jan. 26, t ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-31
Hong Kong's overall law and order situation continued to improve last year, with the number of crime cases and the crime rate both falling to levels not seen in more than 40 years, the city’s police c ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-30
... rtment of Tin Shui Wai Hospital for treatment in the early morning of Jan. 20 and was transferred later to the pediatric intensive care service of Tuen Mun Hospital. A spokesman for Tuen Mun Hospital ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-29
More than half of South Korean people want the government to raise the official definition of senior citizens from 65 to 70, a survey showed. According to polling agency Realmeter, 55.9 percent of cit ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-29
... and Marketing Cooperatives (ACFSMC), state media reported. Liu had been in charge of the CSRC since February 2016, and that makes him the second longest-serving chairman of the securities regulator. ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-29
... ’s interesting is the fact that thes founder had been an outspoken supporter of Brexit, who called on the British government to walk away from the EU even without a deal. Highly symbolic, his decision ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-25
... ed to boosting public housing so that it will account for 70 percent of the target supply over the next decade, up from 60 percent at present. This will continue to be her policy direction. Still, Lam ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-25
... line ticketing error. While online promotion is highly efficient and allows strong reach, technological risk as such can bring huge costs if not handled properly. This article appeared in the Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-23
A retired police superintendent who had been convicted and jailed for beating up a bystander during the 2014 Occupy pro-democracy protests has failed in his final bid to have his name cleared. On Mond ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-22
... rector Justin Chiu had also echoed his view, saying housing prices may fall by 20 percent. So far the CCL index has dropped less than 10 percent since the peak of 188.6 points in August last year, and ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-22
... antham continues his work in social enterprises. He intends to sell his low-cost pad-making machines to more than 100 developing countries around the world for the benefit of more women. India now has ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-18
... m. Indicating ample liquidity in the market, the Shanghai interbank offered rate has tumbled below 2 percent, the lowest level in more than three years. Nevertheless, the new loans and social aggreg ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-17
... by in-fighting is not remote. There is talk that the localist faction is also considering fielding its own candidate in the race with the aim of regrouping and preventing its support base, built from ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-17
Chinese startup Luckin Coffee is reportedly seeking an IPO in Hong Kong this year, even as global coffee chain giant Starbucks has warned of a slowdown in the China market. Targeting a similar custome ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-16
The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel, which saw construction begin in July 2016, will become the first of its kind in Hong Kong to have a new electronic tolling system once the facility goes into service ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-15
... ather daunting. One needs to only look at recent data to realize the danger signals. China’s total exports and imports dropped by 4.4 percent and 7.6 percent in December year on year, according to da ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-15
