The government has unveiled guidelines for private hospitals in a bid to improve transparency in the pricing practices of the institutions. Under a pilot scheme announced by the Food and Health Bureau ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
Pok Fu Lam, a district on the west side of Hong Kong Island, is a great place to live, given its family-friendly environment, expansive views and open spaces. But the neighborhood also holds some secr ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
A former Wall Street investment banker faces trial in Manhattan for insider trading, the first since a US appeals court curtailed the ability federal prosecutors to pursue such cases. Sean Stewart, an ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
... nce, understatement, defence of the underdog. On a broader canvas, I also see equality before the law, freedom of thought and speech, and freedom from arbitrary arrest and prosecution, qualities that ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-21
Tarte Tatin, an upside-down pastry, is, like many inventions, the (delicious) result of an accident. It was created at the Hotel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron, a small town about 160 kilometers south of Pa ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... on into Australia. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing ranks among the largest in the commodities sector since energy and metal prices began to fall in mid-2014 as once fast-growing markets including Chi ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-14
A 15-year-old is believed to have jumped to his death early Monday in Hong Kong, the second such case in three days involving the student community in the city. Henry Chow Yu-hang, a Secondary Four st ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
At least five local private hospitals have raised their fees by as much as 200 percent in the fourth quarter of this year. The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers estimated that inflation in the medical ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
During a recent visit to Bangkok, a relative invited me to a prom at a British-style high school he is connected with. I was expecting a student dance and a gathering of parents and staff. However, as ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
ST Chan was probably the first one in Hong Kong to sell sports products online. When internet took the world by storm in the late '90s, Chan became intrigued by the seemingly endless possibilities of ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
More than 970 people have signed a petition to disinvite Leung Chun-ying to the 100th anniversary celebration of St. Paul's Co-educational College. Leung was invited to attend the Dec. 8 ceremony as ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-02
A Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula over the weekend, killing all 224 people on board, broke up in mid-air at high altitude, an official said on Sunday. "The destruction happened i ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-02
Lead-tainted water is increasingly being found in boilers in schools. Two water samples taken from St. Jerome’s Catholic Kindergarten in Tin Shui Wai were found to have lead levels that exceed the Wor ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-08
European telecommunications giant Altice NV has made a major move into the US market with a deal to buy fourth-largest operator Cablevision Systems Corp. for US$17.7 billion including debt. Altice fou ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-18
... xcite investors, sparking a sell-off of the tech giant's shares on Wall Street. Apple's new tablet, called iPad Pro, has screen-size of 12.9 inches, compared with 9.7 inches for the existing iPad Air. ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
Students may not be particularly excited about the start of the new schoolyear this coming Tuesday, and it's not just because it signals the end of the summer holiday. Many parents are concerned abou ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
British Prime Minister David Cameron has declared war on shell companies that invest ill gotten gains in the country. "There is no place for dirty money in Britain,” Cameron said Tuesday in Singapore. ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
Another disturbing revelation has emerged in Hong Kong's Watergate scandal. The whistle-blower is the plumber the government said was responsible for installing pipes linked to lead-contaminated water ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-17
A manhunt is under way after Mexico's most wanted drug lord escaped over the weekend from a high-security prison through a tunnel built right under his cell. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who bribed his ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-13
... ry, Two Systems", which will ensure that the socialist system and policies adopted in mainland China will not be practiced in the city, and that Hong Kong's capitalist system and life-style will remai ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
