China continues to be front and center on my list of concerns, even more so than the latest Federal Reserve press release or fluctuations in the Dow. I believe China is the single biggest risk to worl ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
Husband: Honey, guess what? My popularity is rising. Wife: Honey, I am so happy for you. I kept my mouth shut, too. I know you didn't laugh, but that's meant to be a joke, about the morning the news c ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
Two weeks ago, my old friend Kuen called to ask for my ex-boss's contact number, and I invited him for lunch with my current boss Jeff. Kuen brought along his comrade Mike. We're neighbors, actually, ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
Social networking websites and online forums were flooded with pictures of Kazakhstan volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova on Tuesday, whose doll-like face and long legs have made her amass more than ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
It is not often that a man gifts another male a self-made art piece in a show of friendship. And it's even rarer that both publicly recommend each other for the top job in the city. But then take a lo ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-21
It is one of the hot topics in Hong Kong and an issue that could fuel civil protests if not handled properly. No, I'm not talking about the Occupy Central movement, but about public housing units in t ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Joshua Wong Chi-fung, co-founder of the group Scholarism, said he wishes to continue his studies in Hong Kong after receiving his Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examination results. Wong said he ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
Forget the accusation that John Tsang Chun-wah likes to stay in the dark rather than engage with reporters. The Hong Kong finance chief, it now seems clear, cannot help but be a hippie at heart. In hi ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
A Chinese court has commuted the death sentence on convicted businesswoman Wu Ying to life imprisonment, state media reported. The decision was made at an open trial held Friday in Hangzhou, the capit ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
Eurozone leaders continue to debate how best to reinvigorate economic growth, with French and Italian leaders now arguing that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal compact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, the ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
The term “smackdown” was first used by professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) in 1997. Ten years later its use had become so ubiquitous that Merriam-Webster felt compelled to add it to ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
I was in Guangzhou and Foshan over the weekend, and I never felt farther from Hong Kong, which is just two hours away. Of course, I could still watch TVB Jade and TVB Pearl in South China, but half of ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong wishes he'd chosen his words more wisely. Wong apologized Friday for "misunderstanding" that arose from the controversial lyrics he wrote for Hacken Lee's hit song "Beijin ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-04
He remembers him as a simple young man, down-to-earth with no airs about him. It comes as a shock, therefore, when his old schoolmate, who has risen from the ranks to occupy one of the highest positio ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-04
Hong Kong's retired bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen has urged Pope Francis not to visit China, saying he would "be manipulated" by the Communist regime, news website CatholicCulture.org reported. The outsp ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-04
The pro-democracy activists arrested Wednesday by Hong Kong police have been denied their rights while in custody, pan-democrat lawyers said, alleging that the detained were not provided food and wate ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
The head of a student group staging a sit-in as a rehearsal for Occupy Central broke into tears Tuesday night after receiving an email from his father, Ming Pao Daily reported Wednesday. “Son, please ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
No leader of even the tiniest, poorest nation on earth would be thrilled about being the target of an assassination plot -- even if it's just a movie plot. But North Korea's vicious reaction to the Ho ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
Allan Zeman could not have thought of a better way to perform his last public activity at Ocean Park before leaving his post as chairman next week: he put on an outlandish attire. For the past 11 year ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
Beijing’s policy objective under President Xi Jinping has shifted from chasing growth quantity to pursuing growth quality. As a result, its policy reaction function has also changed from a bailout mo ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
