The metaverse is no longer science fiction but a place where more than 160 brands are already operating. Corporates and venture capitalists have invested large amounts in metaverse-related projects. F ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-20
In recent years, recommerce market has expanded rapidly, and this wave has also spread to luxury goods. The Economist reported that the sales value of resale clothing in 2021 was about US$15 billion, ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-19
US President Joe Biden tweeted in August, “instead of workers begging employers for work, we’re seeing employers have to compete for American workers.” Many corporations, however, are not competing f ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-16
George Santayana famously observed that, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But allow me to offer a corollary: Those who misremember the past may be led into error by mis ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-15
... nt decades.” Is he right? At the risk of sounding Panglossian, I do not regard such a disaster scenario as inevitable, or even as the most likely outcome. Turkey and a few other countries afflicted wi ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-14
... lf as long. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, "that equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes is burned or dumped in a landfill every second." Everyone has leftovers in their homes. A ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-13
The dust has now settled after the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, but there are still many unanswered questions about how to finance emissions reductions and adaptation. Th ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-12
In this timeless classic that doesn’t age (just like the diva behind it), Mariah Carey belts, “I don't want a lot for Christmas… There is just one thing I need”. For thousands, if not millions of Hong ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-12
Central banks’ unwavering determination to increase interest rates is truly remarkable. In the name of taming inflation, they have deliberately set themselves on a path to cause a recession – or to wo ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-12
In his narration for the Netflix series Our Great National Parks, former US President Barack Obama describes a sloth as harboring “an entire micro-kingdom” in his fur. “Researching him will help fight ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-09
When I heard that the government had not extended Timothy Owen KC’s visa, Elvis Presley’s version of “Are you lonesome tonight?” began to course through my brain. The saga of the English silk’s applic ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-09
The Earth’s biodiversity and the services provided by healthy ecosystems are under massive pressure from climate change and the challenge of supporting eight billion people in a sustainable way. Key e ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-08
... age of 96. Jiang was by all accounts a remarkable figu ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年12月08日
Former President Jiang Zemin passed away on November 30, at the age of 96. Jiang was by all accounts a remarkable figure. Born and raised in a revolutionary family, adopted by an uncle who died fighti ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-07
Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency bubble, exposing fragility, bad governance, and even fraud in many corners, most notably at the crypto exchange FTX. And FTX’s spectacul ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-06
... hina (CPC). Though Xi said he prefers reunification by peaceful means, his objective was clear, and he did not rule out the use of force. Meanwhile, in Taiwan, the share of the population identifying ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-06
The world economy is lurching toward an unprecedented confluence of economic, financial, and debt crises, following the explosion of deficits, borrowing, and leverage in recent decades. In the private ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-05
Infrastructure investment will drive Hong Kong’s economic recovery, the projects will soar to HK$300 billion per year in the next few years,. However, a study by Oxford Global Projects found that mega ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-05
