Pope Francis met former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Sunday shortly after dissidents said they were detained to prevent them from attending a papal mass. The pope spoke with a giant portrait of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
Kate March began showing a keen interest in dance since the age of three, helping her blossom into an acclaimed choreographer in later years. However, it took her some time to realize that dancing was ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-19
In recent months, the Hong Kong TV market has seen a lot of breaking news. LeTV announced a new TV rights deal with the English Premier League, US online TV streaming service Netflix said it will come ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
Turning ideas into physical prototypes or products is a challenge that many wannabe entrepreneurs face. Lack of facilities and absence of peer engagement has prevented many a youngster from chasing hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will build a rocket manufacturing plant and launch site in Florida, ramping up competition with fellow tech billionaires in the race to push the frontiers of human space trav ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
In Hong Kong's mainstream media, stories related to domestic workers usually run along one of these two themes: "the mean employer" or the "irresponsible domestic worker". The cliches however fail to ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
Eager for some changes, Frenchman Romain Aubert came to Hong Kong at the beginning of this year. Previously a finance professional, Aubert wanted to look for a similar job, but then he came up with a ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
Looking at images of projects done by Heatherwick Studio, you can’t help wondering if they are mere concepts residing virtually in the computer or things that exist in real life. The man behind the st ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-12
There are more than 330,000 of them in Hong Kong. Foreign domestic helpers have been living with us for decades, taking care of everything from our kids to our laundry. Yet many of us take them for gr ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-12
A student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) committed suicide on the first day of the new academic year, Ming Pao Daily reported Tuesday. The 21-year-old man, surnamed Chan, was the second ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
I have been discussing the concept of collaboration in Bologna, Italy, under which the local community performs some general functions of government formerly assumed by the central authorities. If New ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
Sometimes I wonder if God isn't amused at the funny real-estate market in Hong Kong. Among the various investments, residential properties are now considered to be one of most resilient and defensive ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
Starting from scratch, Sam and Kitty developed their cake workshops into a booming business in the space of just three years. Their venture, Bon Appetit Pastry Ltd., offers both diploma courses and DI ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-05
Hong Kong’s role in China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy has become a hot topic, with government officials, scholars and business elites offering different views and suggestions about the subject. Re ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-05
French authorities have formally declared that a wing part found on an island in the Indian Ocean in July was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. A prosecutor said a technician from ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
Our fondest childhood memories always include mom's home cooking. For French chef Vincent Leroux, it's tomates farcies, or stuffed tomatoes. Being in the food business for so long, Leroux has tasted ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-29
Many may still wonder why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It's a decision 411 scientists made during the 2006 general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Chan Kwing-lam, th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-29
At least four people were injured when they fell into a hole after a pavement suddenly collapsed in Harbin, capital of northern China’s Heilongjiang province. The incident happened near a bus stop on ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
Janco Logistics’ office has only two walls. The other two sides are plastic curtains. This is just one of the many ways the company ensures maximum flexibility. “If there are too many goods, we can mo ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
More than 40 people raced against a tram in Hong Kong Sunday in a bid to disprove an argument from a former government planner that trams are too slow to serve as public transport in busy areas. The g ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
