Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent policy decisions -- increase monetary stimulus dramatically, postpone a consumption-tax increase and call a snap election in mid-December -- have returned h ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
Renowned Cantonese opera actress Bak Sheut-sin once recalled a conversation with her late partner, Yam Kim-fai, who was also her stage partner. Bak said although Yam was very talented, she never prac ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
Dozens of people arrested during Sunday's siege of government headquarters were kept in a car park outside a police station for 20 hours before being allowed into the building. They were denied basic ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
There's no doubt outspoken school teacher Ng Mei-lan is dedicated to her work and willing to take responsibility for her actions. So today, she will report for work as usual, then head to the police p ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
The stunning victory Saturday by Dr. Ko Wen-je in the Taipei mayoral election represents the second dramatic protest, after the Sunflower movement, of the young people of Taiwan this year. Their votes ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
A police commander is stepping down and will be investigated after a widely circulated video showed him hitting people with a baton during a police operation to clear a protest site in Mong Kok, Apple ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-28
Bottom line: WeChat will face slow progress in the United States and other global markets owing to strong competition and will be hobbled by concerns it may monitor its users' activities like it does ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
The Umbrella Movement may be losing steam, but the spirit that it has evoked continues to inspire many youth. The democracy activists have also won sympathy from some of their brethren from the mainla ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
A Hong Kong band linked to the pro-democracy protest has canceled a performance scheduled for next month in Guangzhou, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Wednesday. Pop group My Little Airport an ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
Why do the comments of major economies' central bankers command outsize attention nowadays? It is not as if they change interest rates all of the time. Nor have they developed new, more robust models ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
Occupy Central movement co-founder Benny Tai has won high praise from his daughter for being "selfless and fearless" in waging a campaign for the public good. Describing him as her hero and the best f ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
Japanese cartoon characters including Doraemon, Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece, and Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro have taken up residence at the Occupy Central site in Admiralty since Monday night. ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
The Umbrella Movement is now in an ideal state of dynamic stability in which students can extend or pull back their front line, be responsive and provide feedback to each other and promptly adjust the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
If the government shows sincerity and goodwill to resolve the deadlock on the controversial political reform and universal suffrage proposals, the Occupy protesters could consider cutting down on the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
New People's Party (NPP) chief Regina Ip said she has gained more public support due to her clear stance of backing the police in their handling of the Occupy protests. Ip told Singtao Daily that it w ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
Students have been occupying streets for more than a month and the civil disobedience movement has entered a state of dynamic stability in which all participating groups interact to form a vibrant all ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
China has no opposition parties, no free press, no free Internet and tightly restricts civil society. How is it to curb abuses and injustices in the face of the absolute power of the Communist Party? ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
Former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung dismissed rumors that the high-profile think tank led by former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa was a prelude to his campaign for chief executive, Ming ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-31
A mother of five children, 39-year-old Jane Gottschalk had little else to ask for in life as she divided her time between her domestic obligations and her career as a senior officer of London-based al ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-27
He just took a leisurely walk in Hong Kong, and now it looks like he's in trouble in China. American saxophonist Kenny G on Thursday denied that he was supporting the pro-democracy protests in the ter ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
