South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday as part of a probe over a political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend who is alleged to have exerte ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has tapped a former Walt Disney executive to lead its theme park business. Wanda, which is planning dozens of entertainment complexes and theme parks around China, ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese entertainment giant owned by the country's richest man, has opened the first phase of a sprawling 34 billion yuan (US$5.1 billion) tourism park in the eastern city of H ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
A smaller venue has been chosen for a ceremony to honor the medalists from the Chinese team in the ongoing Rio Olympics. Instead of the 40,000-seater Hong Kong Stadium that hosted previous editions of ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-18
What’s wrong with Hong Kong people – why can’t they get behind the Chinese national team in the Olympic games? Worse still, how dare they mock athletes from the mainland? Variations of these plainti ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
The Consumer Council has issued a warning about indoor trampoline facilities that have been gaining in popularity in the city in recent years. The watchdog said it has received complaints about kids h ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
A 29-year-old Hongkonger who went missing for five days while traveling alone in Nikko National Park in Japan has been found dead, Apple Daily reported Friday. Kevin Chan Ka-yu last updated his Facebo ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
The Hong Kong-China World Cup qualifier last month saw the emergence of “apartheid” in the territory in which local and mainland soccer fans were allotted separate seats in the stadium. There were eve ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
As time goes by, it’s getting harder for runners to find long non-repetitive trails other than those by the roadside for workouts in the city. As we have always been told, Hong Kong is hilly. Walking ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
With days to go before the district council elections, the Hong Kong government has unveiled a new campaign aimed at making locals feel good about the city and appreciate all the things they have. On ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
November 12 marks the 149th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen. Events will be held in all parts of the Chinese world on the day, while next year will see even bigger celebrations on his 150th ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-09
If you have the gold standard to which all luxury cars are compared but your sales in China are still embarrassing, you don't have much choice. You either abandon the market with your tail between you ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-27
Touted as the "Fight of the Century", the epic match between boxing legends Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas was the talk of the sports world earlier this year. Brands everywhere also ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
A triathlon without cycling? Organizers settled for a watered down version of the contest thanks to residents of a luxury enclave near the venue, Ming Pao Daily reported Wednesday. The Transport Depar ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
Extreme sports may provide huge thrill but they also come at a high degree of risk to the participants. This reality has hit home again for high-octane adventure seekers following a tragic accident in ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
Hong Kong police have never been known for brutality. But the TVB footage of seven police officers roughing up a lone protester in the dark in the early hours of Wednesday not only shocked and angere ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-16
Japan is fighting its first outbreak of dengue fever in seven decades, with at least 34 people having contracted the disease. Among the victims of the mosquito-borne disease are two young models who a ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
In the headlong rush toward urbanization, China has developed a building complex resulting in many grand monuments, some edgy, some bold and some kitschy. But one province would have no more ugly buil ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
Indoor trampoline parks, which are gaining popularity in Hong Kong, could pose serious safety risks, as many of their operators do not provide insurance coverage for their customers, Sky Post reported ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
Want to escape the choking air pollution and breathe easy? How about living in a giant inflatable 'bubble'? Yes, that's the solution an architecture firm is offering to people fed up with the bad air ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
