What is the formidable CNN afraid of in Hong Kong? Well, it just seems to be this: the ever-rising property rental costs. For 18 years, the global news network has operated out of Taikoo Place, settli ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
Fancy having a badminton court beside your home? Well, you might want to consider a new residential development in Shum Shui Po, a district known for having some of the smallest flats ever built in th ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-19
Authorities in Shanghai and Beijing have ordered the closure of several capsule hotels after it was found that the establishments lacked necessary licenses or failed to meet fire safety requirements. ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-18
Big things are coming to Yuen Long. In January, Hong Kong and Shenzhen joined hands to turn the Lok Ma Chau Loop into the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, and a 87-hectare project th ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-14
One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up. The one trillion ton iceberg, measuring ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-13
China’s home prices have soared in recent years amid the loose monetary policy. While many argue that strong housing demand will continue to support high prices, that is not entirely correct. Demand m ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-07
Living in the city's so-called subdivided flats, coffin cubicles and rooftop shacks means not only enduring cramped space but also coping with sweltering temperatures during the hot summer. Indoor tem ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-03
If you fancy exploring a natural world that not too many folk in Hong Kong know about, then grab a chance for a trip to Hok Tau Reservoir. Located in the innermost depths of Pat Sin Leng Country Park, ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-30
Hong Kong has taken on a bunker atmosphere as authorities rolled out unprecedented security arrangements for the three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for the 20th anni ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-29
Police are expecting relatively high security risks during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Authorities will adopt str ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-28
Earlier this year, Smart City Consortium (SCC) organized an Internet Economy Summit where Lilian Coral, Chief Data Officer of Los Angeles GeoHub, spoke about gathering and utilizing open data, sharing ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-23
Uber Technologies Inc. chief executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, has resigned under mounting pressure from investors over his lead ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-21
Hong Kong government has been focusing on boosting the supply of public housing in the past two decades, but the new units have come at a cost: ever-shrinking living spaces. According to a Hong Kong E ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-20
President Emmanuel Macron won a commanding majority in France's parliamentary election on Sunday, sweeping aside traditional parties and securing a powerful mandate for pro-business reforms. The resul ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-19
According to Bloomberg, the market currently prices in one additional rate hike before the end of the year. In the long end of the curve, the market expects the 10-year US Treasury rates to increase b ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-15
Between 2014 and 2016, Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries’ revenues fell by an average of more than one-third – or 15 percent of GDP – and their current-account surpluses have swung violently to d ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-08
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after attackers killed at least seven people by ramming a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-05
Not too many people in Hong Kong would want to be a farmer, but Kenny Tso, a retired principal investigator at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), finds great pleasure in making it h ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-02
Three men, aged between 21 and 27, face murder charges for the death of a 20-year-old war games enthusiast in the early hours of Sunday, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The body of the victim, ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-31
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is said to have decided to preserve the entire historical building on 120 Wellington Street in Central, bowing to the demands of conservation activists. By opting to ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-22
