... ice's Sha Tin division, was serious enough to warrant time behind bars. Awarding a jail term, rather than lighter punishment such as community service, is necessary, Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-04
... e to a continued decline in the birth rate and the aging of its population. There were 941,000 babies born last year in Japan, 36,000 less than in 2016. That's a fresh record low. Since about 1.3 mill ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
... ts, indicating its system has a good understanding of users' diverse tastes. Attention is considered the most precious resource in a world where people are overwhelmed by massive information. Therefor ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
The Hong Kong Economic Journal has used its database to look for words that appeared most frequently last year. The results reveal some interesting facts. In the business/financial news section, after ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-02
... ple is cutting orders with certain makers and diverting them to other factories. However, another source sent out a similar signal. The tech giant launched iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X on Sept ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-29
... o are fighting for the top city position in the region. Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing have already built their dominance in north, east, south and west China respectively. But the spot of ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-28
... -share listing. (H shares refer to Hong -Konglisted shares issued by a company incorporated in the Chinese mainland.) In 2002, it introduced American beer company Budweiser’s parent AB InBev as a stra ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-22
... cities continue to lead other mainland cities in home price rises. Part of the reason is that there are a lot of exemptions. For example, the tax only applies to new purchases after the trial tax sche ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-22
Last week, the opposition lost its sting. That happened when the establishment exploited a window of opportunity to force through Legislative Council rules changes that would limit the opposition’s us ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-21
... ter graduating from Beihang University in 2003, he joined Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment supplier. In 2011, he left Huawei and joined its rival ZTE (00763.HK). He was then pr ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-21
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今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2017年12月21日
... en negotiating with Alibaba. In this deal, Tencent and JD.com will buy US$604 million and US$259 million worth of Vipshop shares respectively, representing 7 percent and 5.5 percent stakes. The purcha ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-19
... f the Sha Tin Division, may receive a jail sentence, which is scheduled to be announced on Dec. 29. Chu, who retired on July 23, 2015, has been accused of attacking a pedestrian at the height of the s ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-19
... Under existing rules, internet service providers (ISPs) are not allowed to discriminate between internet traffic among different websites. That means they are not allowed to block certain websites or ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-19
Small homes, high returns! If you need proof of that, just ask CEC International, which has reaped handsome gains by selling several tiny residential units it has invested in over the past decade or s ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-18
... kg or two tins of milk powder being carried out of the city. The government is now considering whether to cancel the limit. In her policy address in October, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam sai ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-18
Only 20 percent of Hong Kong young students gain admission to universities. The remaining 80 percent would go for associate degrees, professional diploma or advanced diploma courses. Still, a degree n ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-18
... sor Leung Tin-wai, a professor at the university’s Department of Journalism and Communication, who read out the citation, praised Lau for his artistic achievements as well as his contributions to Hong ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-15
The number of movie theaters in Hong Kong has been falling since the 1980s due to competition from other forms of entertainment such as the television, video games and karaoke. The rampant piracy in t ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-15
Just when the prospect of Chinese developers raising funds through the domestic equity market seemed to be getting brighter, things took a nasty turn suddenly. Major developer Country Garden (02007.HK ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-13
