The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, so ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Peer-to-peer (P2P) services have disrupted the operations of various industries. Besides Uber, the short-term lodging rental platform Airbnb is another case worth discussing. Airbnb boasts several sel ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-06
The arrest of an executive of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's biggest land developer, over a corruption scandal in 2012 triggered a debate in Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca over whether to ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-06
Less than a year before the next chief executive election, Leung Chun-ying is trying to keep a low profile while a controversial political issue swirls around him. That could be a strategy to keep thi ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-06
Sometimes it is not easy to tell who is naïve and who is not – if we look at our university students and our senior citizens. Yes, university students can at times seem like they are yet to get out of ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
It's good for the leader of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong to remind the people that they still have a way to voice out their demand for a truly democratic way of electing their next leader, which i ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
China really hates foreign visitors delivering "lectures" about human rights. The government is quick to respond. It usually stresses the country's policy of non-intervention in the affairs of other ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
Twin explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport prompted several countries worldwide to review or tighten airport security and raised questions about how soon passengers should be screened w ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-23
Australia's Senate on Friday passed voting reforms after a marathon session lasting over 28 hours, clearing the way for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to dissolve both houses of parliament and call a ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
"I protested that it would surely be better for the universities to choose their own constitutional heads. But the universities would not allow me to resign gracefully." Hong Kong's last colonial gove ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
What are the secrets to a venture capital career path? Some people think operating experience. Others believe it’s all about the right connections. My path to venture capital started as a waiter. It w ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
Former Skype engineers, backed by their founder, have launched a hyper secure messaging service that promises end-to-end encryption for all conversations including by video. Wire, a 50-person startup, ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
Public concern on whether Hong Kong’s express rail link will be deployed for military use is likely to be a focus of discussion at the Legislative Council when the finance committee starts a two-day d ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
Referendums are all the rage in Europe. In June, British voters will decide whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union. The Hungarian government has called for a referendum on acce ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
Hong Kong is a land of immigrants, with people having come here from different places over the years and making the city their home. While most locals can trace their ancestral roots to mainland China ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
Israel's tough-talking culture minister struck back against critics of her policies, telling them to "cut the bullshit". Liberals worried about what they consider efforts by the government to stifle d ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
Hong Kong will have another "small-circle election" next year for the city's top job as Leung Chun-Ying's current five-year term will expire on June 30, 2017. Beijing is yet to reveal its mind on its ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
The debate over whether China should cut taxes is heating up as the nation pushes supply-side reform. Generally, you arrive at a country's macro tax burden ratio by dividing tax revenue by gross domes ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and several other technology companies are filing a joint legal brief asking a judge to support Apple Inc. in its battle with the US government o ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
Guernsey (根西島), a British Crown dependency and an international finance center, has opened a representative office in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. It is the second offshore offic ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-03
