... en posted sharp gains. Debt-for-equity swaps were first initiated in China in 1999, when the government started transferring the bad debts of state-owned enterprises to the four major AMCs created for ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
... shadow of Sharp Peak, the most treacherous in Hong Kong. Off the coast of Ham Tin Wan are two small islands -- Tsim Chau and Tai Chau, where I got stranded once in the past. I was sailing a catamaran ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
... unless a sharp spike in yen happens and hurts its economy, according to a Reuters poll. The US dollar surged to 104 against Japanese yen on Tuesday. Technically, the US dollar is likely to rally furt ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
... ign for a sharp right turn to line up with the runway for the final approach. But Cathay’s last CX8747 flight on Saturday will not be the end of the airline's love affair with 747. As the world’s lar ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
The Court of Final Appeal has delivered a sharp reminder of the extent to which the Basic Law protects the interests of the rich and powerful. The judgment arises from a case brought by Hysan Developm ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... xperience sharp pain and numbness in the affected arm and fingers. If the patients have acute inflammation in the neck, they could confront neck pain in the middle of the night, greatly affecting thei ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... led to a sharp rise in tensions between Russia and the West. Among the key findings of the Joint Investigation Team were: the plane was hit by a Russian-made Buk-9M38 missile; the missile was fired f ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
... nd mark a sharp change from a few years ago when despite scandals at large banks, no CEO had to give back a bonus. Wells Fargo, the United States' third-largest bank by assets, is under pressure to sh ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... rienced a sharp decline in GDP growth, as well as lower liquidity and credit growth. Fiscal and current-account surpluses were transformed into deficits. This year, the two deficits are expected to re ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... e for the sharp slowdown in trade growth over the past four years. the Guardian newspaper reports. But it said a rise in protectionist measures since the financial crisis has “not been innocuous”, add ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... as been a sharp increase in the past decade of the number people waiting for public housing in the city. The number has almost tripled to 300,000 now, and the average waiting time is 4.1 years. -- Co ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... race, the sharp rebound of the residential property market probably would. Leung has been trumpeting his accomplishments in increasing land supply and launching tightening measures aimed at diminishin ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... stake in Sharp Corp and its 4.5 percent stake in Rambus Inc. A Samsung spokeswoman told Reuters the total proceeds from the sales exceeded 1 trillion won (US$888.85 million) but declined to give furt ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... oken by a sharp pain and tingling sensation in her left forearm and fingers. It turns out she had herniated disc between the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, which pinched the seventh nerve root ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-15
... lead to a sharp increase in fruit prices before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The fire started at around 4 p.m. in one of the stalls, and quickly spread to neighbori ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-05
... lamed for sharp rises in housing prices in cities like Vancouver. China’s overseas image has not been helped by its officials’ apparent defensiveness and tendency to use stiff language and slogans. Th ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-24
