... ased operating costs and higher fuel prices. CLP's new tariff would be HK$1.154 per unit of electricity after offering special rebates, while that charged by HK Electric will be HK$1.125, also with sp ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-13
... owered heating to gas. As local government officials are keen to impress the top leaders, it turns out that nearly 5 million households in the region have actually completed the conversion projects. T ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-12
During the Chinese Communist Party's 19th National Congress in October, President Xi Jinping stressed that the government will take targeted measures for poverty alleviation. The Chinese leader didn't ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-11
... t. Interestingly, HSBC used to be the largest shareholder of Ping An before the latter's Hong Kong IPO in 2004. It once held up to 19.99 percent of the Chinese insurance firm. Now, things are turning ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-08
... , representing 70 percent of their cash pile. Most of the foreign profits come from US tech titans. Apple holds US$230 billion in profits offshore, Microsoft has US$113 billion, CISCO holds US$62 bill ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-07
... ed the meeting. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai joined the conference for the first time. The theme of this year’s conference was developing the digital economy and facilitating open s ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-07
... ly in Sha Tin, Tai Po and Ma On Shan, is the first operator in Hong Kong. In August, GoBee.Bike secured an initial round of funding led by venture capital firm Grishin Robotics and funded by Alibaba H ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-06
... ain attracting lots of attention with catchy economic concepts. Ren proposed the idea of a “new cycle” at the end of last year, which refers to the temporary economic uptick after years of supply-side ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-06
... now expecting four hikes in 2018. By 2019, some expect the federal funds rate to rise above 3 percent, implying a potential upside of 2 percentage points from the current level. Due to ample liquidit ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-05
Leading Chinese automakers like Geely and Great Wall Motors have set their sights on the mid-range market, which used to be dominated by mainland joint ventures with international car brands. China’s ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-04
... l be a testing time. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Nov. 30 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/RA ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-01
... onal reporting [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/RA ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-30
... for investing in Hong Kong’s equity market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has given the green light to Chinese mutual funds that allocate a significant amount of capital to Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-29
... lts in getting low-quality teachers. RYB’s New York-listed shares slumped nearly 40 percent after the scandal broke out. The company said some of the accusations leveled against its kindergartens were ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-28
A 69-year-old hiker died after falling off a steep cliff on Lantau Island, Apple Daily reports. Lau Ho-ming, who was the head of San Tin Village in Sha Tin, went hiking with 15 friends on the island o ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-27
... for Valentine’s Day or Christmas. However, for the same price of one set of Victoria's Secret lingerie one could buy three sets of lingerie of the same quality on internet shopping sites or fast fash ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-24
There are two new catchphrases in Chinese: "earning a maggot a month" and "earning a dog monthly". Both apparently originated from some online postings. It’s said that a white-collar worker in Shangha ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-24
... s worth noting how Alibaba will transform classic retail by integrating technology in order to provide a seamless online and offline experience to customers. In fact, the deal marks Alibaba’s latest a ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-22
Café de Coral, Hong Kong's biggest fast-food restaurant group, has seen its share price tumble to a 52-week low. The company has suffered a setback in mainland China expansion, prompting several store ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
... n coordinating with the management offices of the affected housing estates to provide technical support in draining the water from pumps and tanks as well as in cleaning the facilities. He said the WS ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
