One night, since I had to work until 9 p.m. at the office in Causeway Bay, I decided to treat myself to a bowl of ramen first. There must be dozens of Japanese-style eateries along Sharp Street West, ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-12
... llowing a sharp recession during 2014-16," Moody's said. Ahead of Zhang's visit, Macau authorities announced new measures to monitor withdrawals at ATMs with facial recognition technology, as the Chin ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-08
... policies. Sharp increases in government employment are usually fiscally unsustainable and even counterproductive, as they can crowd out the private sector. Yet, large enterprises – whether private or ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
... illion, a sharp increase from the $5.5 billion valuation at Lyft's last financing more than a year ago. In January 2016, Lyft raised $1 billion, half of which came from automaker General Motors Co. Bo ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-12
... ontrol of Sharp Corporation, the report said. The Taiwan group's latest bid could put the Japanese government in a tough spot, as authorities have been hoping to see a Japanese firm or a joint US-Japa ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
... rown into sharp relief. Since President Donald Trump’s surprise election victory, the US has seemed to be competing with the EU over which side’s politics are more contentious and dysfunctional. In ea ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
... ith their sharp claws. A man surnamed Cheung said he was worried for his one-year-old son, and was thinking of relocating his parents' urns to another columbarium. Temple staff said they used to stri ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
Several Chinese property developers posted sharp revenue and turnover growth last year, helping their share prices surge in Hong Kong. The rally saw some stocks even notch 50-100 percent gains over th ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
The fire services department is warning movie fans of the dangers on "Chi Ming bridge" in Kowloon Bay after a sharp increase in reports of risky activities. The bridge has been named after the main ch ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-29
... ng Kong. "Sharp volatility is sometimes related to margin calls from brokers so if they fail to settle margin calls there may be forced liquidation and that would increase selling pressure." Liaoning’ ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-24
Led by a recovery in old-economy stocks, the benchmark Hang Seng index continues to gain ground. Nevertheless, we have also witnessed some sharp pullbacks in sectors that advanced notably previously s ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-21
... lted in a sharp decline in Chinese tourists in the South's shopping districts. Chinese authorities have also closed nearly two dozen retail stores of South Korea's Lotte Group amid the diplomatic stan ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... ught into sharp relief," Heyn said, referring to Theresa May, who took over as Britain's prime minister in July last year after the Brexit vote. Speaking at a luncheon organized by the British Chamb ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-17
... 2A, using sharp cutters to slash their victims' back pockets. They are said to have stolen about HK$12,000 (US$1,545). Police used CCTV footage and information from the victims and witnesses to ident ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
... ould face sharp increases in their tax liabilities; in some cases, these increases would be even greater than their pre-tax profits. Meanwhile, sectors or firms that export, like those in manufacturin ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
... 8 despite sharp gains of Hong Kong markets so far this year. That means mainland-traded A shares have an average price premium of nearly 20 percent over their H share counterparts in Hong Kong. And th ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
... ther with Sharp Peak and High Junk Peak, they form Hong Kong’s three sharpest summits. It’s the perfect spot to enjoy the back of the lion. 4. Lion Rock How could we not climb the mountain itself? The ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
... rompted a sharp rise in the use of mobile payments apps. Credit Suisse analysts predict India’s financial technology sector alone could grow from a US$2 billion to a US$600 billion industry by 2026, f ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-20
Hong Kong has seen an alarming increase in "superbug" infections due to abuse of antibiotics, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The Hospital Authority (HA) said the number spiked to 340 in 2016 ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
