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
Since its introduction by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the “one belt, one road” initiative – an ambitious plan to revitalize the ancient Silk Road overland and maritime trade routes linking E ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age” – during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world – lasted many cen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
In the first five minutes of his act, the clown Lu Maw unleashes a barrage of politically charged jokes at his audience. He unfurls a map; points north, east, everywhere; briefly describes all the int ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-09
Startups may be brimming with ideas, but most of them lack money, a proper work space and business knowledge. For sure, there has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial co-working spaces, i ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
