Lawmakers have expressed concern over the move of the controlling shareholder of Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK), Hong Kong's top television broadcaster, to bring in a mainland partner. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
In his 1996 book "Hong Kong: Asia's Network City", economic historian Takeshi Hamashita had identified eight hinterlands for Hong Kong, ranging from Northeast Asia to Southeast Asia. They are: 1. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-23
A year after China eased its one-child policy, fewer people than expected have applied for permission to have a second child, Reuters reported Monday, citing state media reports. This development is r ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying will not attend the question and answer session at the Legislative Council originally scheduled for Thursday. A government statement said the reschedule of the Q&A ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-15
Acipenser sinensis, commonly known as Chinese sturgeon, is facing high risk of extinction, with some experts estimating that there could be few as 57 of those creatures left in the Yangtze River, acco ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-26
China's two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na is said to be retiring because of injuries, and will make the announcement on Friday, state-owned television broadcaster CCTV reported. Li “will officially ann ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-18
Political cartoonist Wang Liming said he will not return to his hometown in central China's Hunan province after his business trip to Japan as he fears being arrested by authorities, Ming Pao Daily re ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
Police arrested nearly 1,000 suspected members of the (Almighty God) cult for various crimes including murder, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of Public ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
China vowed zero tolerance and harsh punishment for the production and sale of genetically modified crops days after media reported that GM rice was being sold at a supermarket in Wuhan, the official ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
McDonald's Corp. is facing a shortage of products at some of its outlets in China after the "stale meat" scandal at supplier Shanghai Husi Food, Wall Street scandal reported Monday. Customers in store ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
Air passengers should brace themselves for long hours of waiting as flights to and from 12 airports in eastern and central China will face delays through mid-August as a result of military exercises, ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
In China, government jobs have long been a big draw for people wanting to move up the ladder in society. Apart from power and privilege, it is no secret that the jobs offer plenty of chances to amass ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
The rise of Changsha, capital of Hunan province, has gone almost unnoticed. Yet, its stellar economic growth has already put it on the national map of emerging upstarts tipped to be one of the country ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
Rising production costs and wages now faced by factories in the Pearl River Delta will also happen in central China five years from now, Metro Daily reported Monday, citing Irons Sze, president of the ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
The authorities had hoped it would help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS but some teachers and parents are worried that it could cause an epidemic of promiscuity. The municipal government of Xian in Sha ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-08
Water pollution concerns sparked a surge in bottled water sales in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, on Thursday, after tests showed the portion of the Hanjiang River crossing the popu ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-25
Mining firm Sichuan Hanlong Group's former chairman Liu Han, his younger brother Liu Wei and 34 other connected persons went on trial Monday in Xianning in central China's Hubei province after being c ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
Foreign enterprises investing in China are always astounded by the sheer size of its cities, both in terms of area and the number of people. Anywhere else in the world, a city with a population of 1 m ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-12
There's still room for growth and a crash looks impossible in the housing markets of third and fourth-tier cities, National Business Daily reported Tuesday, citing Hu Baosen, chairman of Central China ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-11
Wuhan in central China's Hubei province has seen its bond issuance for urban construction projects jump to 33.27 billion yuan (US$5.43 billion) last year from 1 billion yuan in 2008, as the city pursu ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-27
