... US$1.5 billion for about a third of Ele.me, the leader in O2O takeout dining services. The other has media reporting that Alibaba is looking to sell its 7 percent stake in Meituan-Dianping, China's r ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
... ut wait till you hear why they were down with the bug in the first place. More than half blamed "too much work" and more than one-third said they were toughing it out because they had no time to see t ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
... be carefully handled. China was Myanmar's lifeline for two decades when sanctions prevented most western businesses and financial institutions from engaging with Myanmar during military rule from 196 ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
... hat are willing to fight [Islamic State] and are capable and motivated, we'll do more," Carter told ABC News. "The president has indicated a willingness to do more, I certainly am prepared to recommen ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-09
Most people would think of hiking as an arduous activity that involves climbing steep hills and trekking rugged paths in the middle of nowhere in the New Territories, usually on a Saturday morning. It ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-07
... ment, I will be above the president. It's a very simple message," a relaxed and smiling Suu Kyi told reporters at her lakeside home in Yangon. When asked if this arrangement violated the constitution, ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
Next time you fly Cathay Pacific, you'll probably give its aircraft a second look. The Hong Kong flag carrier has just unveiled a new livery. The subtle changes mainly involve the brushwing logo, a si ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen hinted at an interest rate action next month, saying Wednesday that a December liftoff is "live possibility" if the economy remains on track. Appearing befor ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
... Stuart Gulliver told reporters on a conference call. "It allows us to do debt capital markets in China in [renminbi] for corporates." HSBC has already said it plans to shift assets into the Pearl Riv ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-03
Younger people might find it hard to associate the MacLehose Trail with the 1967 riots. But that's how it all began. In 1976, Sir Murray MacLehose launched a country park development program to kickst ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-31
The best, and only way, to start the day right is to have a healthy breakfast. But which healthy breakfast are you having? That's usually a no-brainer if you've made it a habit to have your most impor ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-27
While Hong Kong boasts many key elements needed to secure its place within the top league of world cities, life is still tough for many of its citizens, given the cramped living spaces in the city. Po ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
As the blockbuster deal that would see faded PC giant Dell buy leading memory products maker EMC (EMC.US) for US$67 billion makes headlines, I would look at two leading Chinese candidates whose names ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
A missile test announced by Iran over the weekend was an apparent violation of a UN Security Council resolution, Washington said on Tuesday, adding that it will raise the issue at the United Nations. ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
Lawmakers from the so-called functional constituencies have often been accused of being out of touch with reality and divorced from the needs and concerns of ordinary citizens. Representing special in ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-09
For the hoi polloi, winning the Mark Six is the answer to all their prayers. But even if you had won last night's Mid-Autumn Festival jackpot, you still would not be able to afford a new holiday home ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
... e not usually in the top ranks of their companies, and so their stories might be less interesting. And lastly, even some feminists denounce the women covers, accusing the publications of propagating s ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-19
... k, they will be disappointed. First, Zhang and CY won't really care about the number of "dislikes" they get in Hong Kong. What matters to them is only "likes" given by Beijing. Specifically on CY, if ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
... US$8.7 billion to fund his White House campaign, said in an interview with CBS's Face the Nation that it was hard to tackle the question of corporate pay because too many corporate boards lacked inde ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
A Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was narrowly blocked in the US Senate, clearing the way for the deal's implementation. It was perhaps President Barack Obama's greatest fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
