... it is. What is Google paying for? When you set up a new iPhone, Apple could prompt you on which search engine to use as the default in its Safari web browser. But it doesn’t; it simply selects Google ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-14
Hamas’s barbaric massacre of at least 1,400 Israelis on October 7, and Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza to eradicate the group, has introduced four geopolitical scenarios bearing on the g ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-13
There are a number of new proposals put forward on the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong in this year's Policy Address, I would like to offer my views as follows: 100 smart city in ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-13
Over the past 18 months, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has raised rates by 525 basis points (bps), its biggest tightening of monetary policy since 1981. Long-term bond yields have also soared. All but two ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-10
The Paris climate agreement, concluded in 2015, has been instrumental in rallying countries around the world to commit to reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. But setting ambitious climate targets ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-10
China’s demand for natural gas is set to increase strongly in the years ahead as it transitions to cleaner energy sources. The country has already signed a number of long-term liquefied natural gas (L ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-10
... r cent. That was a bit embarrassing to the host of Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit yesterday for its second instalment after it proclaimed “Hong Kong is back” just a year ago. In fact, Hon ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-09
With the world’s human population expected to reach a staggering ten billion in the next century, the question of how to achieve food security looms large. The current food system is certainly not up ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-09
Those who know me would know that I have long been a fervent advocate of promoting competitive debating – in both English and Chinese – across China, including, of course, in Hong Kong. Yet debating i ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-08
The leaders’ declaration that emerged from the recent G20 summit in New Delhi highlighted the urgent need for collective action on climate change and sustainable finance. Central to the group’s Green ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-08
Hong Kong Ballet’s annual international gala of stars is long overdue. The last one was held in 2019 just before the pandemic to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. This year’s gala was in two a ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-07
No matter how the mayhem in Gaza is viewed politically, unless we are to abandon the principle of civilised behaviour that is the essence of rule based society, let alone common decency, it is impossi ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-07
After months of intense diplomacy, the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, announced Oct. 31 that President Joe Biden will meet with President Xi Jinping of China in November, when the Ch ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-07
What makes Hong Kong valuable to its own country? I would posit that the answer lies not with, ‘out-performing mainland counterparts in feigning loyalty through flimsy sycophancy that convinces no one ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-07
Hong Kong may be slightly behind other jurisdictions in its breadth of environmental and sustainability regulations, but not for much longer. Several proposed requirements will soon expand and clarify ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-06
China’s announcement of a tax and land investigation into two subsidiaries of Foxconn late last month has stunned Taiwan, especially its business community who wonder what is their future in the mainl ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-06
When Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin at the Belt and Road ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2023年11月04日
