... Year, the peak consumption period for the meat. Last week, the government’s finance ministry announced waivers for some purchases of US pork and soybeans. For the full year 2019, China is aiming for a ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-10
... e put the peak crowd at 183,000. Chants of “Fight for freedom! Stand with Hong Kong!” echoed as demonstrators, from students to professionals and the elderly, marched from Victoria Park in Causeway B ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... country’s peak consumption period. China has been scouring the world for more meat to fill a big shortage of protein after an outbreak of African swine fever devastated its massive hog herd, cutting s ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... At their peak in the nineteenth century, railway interests held sway over many or perhaps even most members of the British parliament. The United States has long exhibited a particularly potent strai ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-02
... re-crisis peak until more than three years later. In Europe and the United Kingdom, bank lending was even less responsive. Japan, the country with the longest experience of QE, remains mired in slow ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-21
... gust 2007 peak of 513 pounds (US$660). While the topic has yet to feature explicitly in the UK election debate, both Labour and the Conservatives are pursuing programs to boost minimum wages further ( ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-15
... ed Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long and damaged Light Rail tracks before riot police fired tear gas to disperse them. Multiple canisters of tear gas were also fired in Tin Shui Wai after some protesters ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-14
... t exports peaked in 2014 and have fallen to around one-third of its peak level in recent months, reflecting weak global demand. A fall in exports is offsetting any uptick in domestic demand. Like in a ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
... itions to peak at unprecedented levels on Tuesday. Bushfires are a common and deadly threat in Australia’s hot, dry summers but the current severe outbreak, well before the summer peak, has caught man ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... on at its peak to below US$6 billion. That's way below the initial US$10 billion that SoftBank had invested in the Manhattan-based startup. And in a move that appeared to be throwing good money after ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
... of Castle Peak Road and Tai Tong Road. At around 7 pm, more than a hundred people wearing masks set barricades and blocked the two roads. Police then dispersed the crowds, trying to make arrests of th ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-22
... eptember” peak season for new home sales, hurt by authorities persistent crackdown on speculation, which showed few signs of easing. “As infrastructure investment is unlikely to rebound strongly, prev ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
... decades. Speaking to reporters before the weekly Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, Lam said her annual address will focus on land and housing, although she did not elaborate. Some economists also ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-15
... y being a peak season. Users climbed to 674 million, roughly half the entire Chinese population. At a time when the growth of core businesses of companies such as Amazon is slowing down, Alibaba still ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-15
China has witnessed a rebound in sales of cup noodles since last year after a drastic fall in 2017. Does that mean the economy is getting better or worse? The nation’s instant noodle sales hit a peak ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-14
... queue at peak hours allows restaurants to boost their table turnover rate and revenue. The touch aspect of self-service kiosks also makes the ordering process more interactive and fun. According to t ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-11
