After a slowdown triggered by macro-economic concerns and US interest rate worries, Hong Kong's primary residential property market appears to have picked up steam again. From Yuen Long to Ma On Shan, ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-29
... off. Then steam it over boiling water using a steamer rack to preserve its integrity without breaking its legs as it would struggle in the wok. After that, set it aside and it becomes chilled crab nat ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
Water -- whether liquid, ice or steam -- has long been used as a medium in which to cook food. It is a good conductor of heat, making ingredients in a pot evenly heated. It is also a good solvent, c ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
Gold price rally appears to have run out of steam after a sharp uptick on June 3. But the yellow metal is still up 2.4 percent this month as a dismal US jobs report has bolstered expectations that th ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
... ions (the steam engine, electricity, piped water and sanitation, antimicrobial drugs and so on). But as economic historian Joel Mokyr (also at Northwestern) has argued, it is hard to be a technologica ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... ll gained steam during the spring months. Forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers on Friday projected growth in gross domestic product, a broad measure of the goods and services produced across the ec ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-30
... k up more steam with the country's development of higher education and Beijing’s policy blessings and ample funding. McKinsey & Co. said in its report "Gauging the Strength of Chinese Innovation" ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... an out of steam after a sharp rally against the greenback last week. It continues to face downside pressure, with support at around 1.133. If the euro reverses its recent uptrend, it might slip below ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-11
... ded to us steamed oysters and fried oyster omelet. Frankly speaking, the oysters cultivated in Lau Fau Shan -- in Hong Kong's western waters -- are more famous for their superb quality. Anyway, it was ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... un out of steam unless the Fed starts to pump money again. Meanwhile, sales and profit growth of S&P 500 constituents have fallen since mid-2014 and profit margins have leveled off, even slipping ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
... un out of steam? The non-commercial net long position in DXY dropped to 13,000 contracts last week, the lowest since June 13, 2014. That was when the dollar began to rise after the third round of quan ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
... ost while steaming. The correct way is to first rub the fish with some salt, steam it and then top it with cooked soy sauce, ginger and scallions before serving. Each bite will be so rich in fragran ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-15
Slowing US consumer spending, coupled with easing inflation, is dampening expectations for an imminent increase in the Federal Reserve's benchmark rates. The US dollar index, a measure of the greenbac ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... hat gains steam gradually. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 22. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/JP/FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-22
... cy of the steam engine increased 10 times within a century, the demand for coal in Britain also climbed rapidly, instead of falling. He observed that the progress of steam technology would increase th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-22
... ready for steaming. The first and foremost advantage of adding coarse salt is to preserve the fish from bacterial actions. Some fish such as horse head (馬頭), scads (池魚), small fourfinger threadfins (小 ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
... an out of steam as investors weighed the chances of an output freeze while Iran remained absent from the talks and determined to raise production. Sources familiar with Iranian thinking on supply said ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-17
... n Valve's Steam gaming ecosystem with over 125 million active gamers will make its debut in April. -- And finally, there will be Microsoft's as yet undated augmented reality 'Hololens' glasses (good f ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
... family’s steaming day, when my mom, aunts and their maids would make turnip cake, taro cake and, of course, nin gou (year cake) in the kitchen. The cakes were all very heavy and took up to a few hour ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
