So far this series on my favorite Chinese stocks has focused on big names like Tencent (00700.HK) and Fosun International (00656.HK), which are sector leaders with strong, focused management. But hidi ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month. The crash may be the first case of one of its ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
Miss your romantic trysts at the Romance Hotel in Kowloon Tong, with its mirrored ceilings, jacuzzi, piped-in music and on-demand adult videos? Get used to the idea. These days, it's getting harder ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
More prime store sites on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui are being left vacant amid a lackluster retail outlook that is expected to further weigh on occupancy rates, the Hong Kong Economic Journal repor ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
The Washington Post ran an article in May last year on how a 99 US cent Amazon Kindle ebook may have saved NASA and the Mars space program. Incidentally, it became a New York Times bestseller and, as ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
Human workers are reclaiming space on Mercedes-Benz assembly lines as they prove robots are no match to their flexibility and dexterity. The German carmaker believes customization holds the key to woo ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
I would wager that I have been chancellor of more universities than anyone alive today. This is partly because when I was governor of Hong Kong, I was made chancellor of every university in the city. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
I once heard at a church gathering how a Christian took a homeless man to his place, cleaned him up, fed him and let him stay for a period. A person with such a big heart is truly exceptional. James F ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
Macau, which overtook the Las Vegas strip to become the world’s biggest gambling hub in 2006, has been experiencing year-on-year declines in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) over the past 20 months. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
Cities need to be green. Otherwise, they become the urban hellholes of William Gibson’s description: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." When part of the Tok ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916. It took a hundred years of searching for scientists to confirm he was right. They announced Thursday they have directly detected ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
Working from a distance is becoming far more common these days than most people think. This emerging model may in fact suit Hong Kong a lot. According to a survey from office space supplier Regus, 48 ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-09
Originating in the highlands of Fujian province, Monkey Picked Oolong Tea is a premium product in the segment. It is said that in the ancient days only monkeys could help farmers pick the tea leaves b ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-08
More than the city's magnificent urban skyline, Hongkongers can take pride in some of its ongoing mega projects, which are engineering marvels and shining examples of planning and design. World-class ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
Strong demand for high-end seafood in mainland China as the Lunar New Year approaches is prompting smugglers to grab the opportunity to make money before the holidays. A video clip posted on Facebook ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
After months of scrutiny and deliberations, the government announced in December a trial scheme that will allow 12 food trucks to be operated at popular tourist spots in Hong Kong by the end of 2016. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
Two directors and an employee of an interior design and construction company have been arrested for unfair trade practices under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. A customer complained that the firm e ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
Not only is our retail sector highly dependent on mainland shoppers, our office sector too has become quite reliant on demand from mainland companies. Already, mainland companies account for over a th ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
A group of street sleepers staged a protest outside the office of Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Benny Yeung Tsz-hei (楊子熙) after he proposed to evict them from their space underneath a flyover on F ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
Gaza may be physically cut off from the world under a blockade imposed by Egypt and Israel, but that hasn't quashed the enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs who are getting guidance on their startups fro ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
