... of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). At the weekend, she passed the 30 per cent threshold in three primary polls, with an average approval rating of 46.2 per cent. In the absence of any other candidate, sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
Hung Hsiu-chu, considered the second most powerful person in Taiwan’s legislature, is poised to represent the ruling Nationalist Party in the 2016 presidential election, paving the way for the island ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, one of Taiwan’s biggest department store chains, is opening a branch June 25 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, one in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in the fourth quarter, and one in Chon ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... ted. Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who is visiting the United States to rally support from US officials and politicians, said Wednesday that if she won the vote s ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
Tsai Ing-wen, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's pro-independence opposition party, has called for a more sustainable and consistent relationship with mainland China, Reuters reported. The chairw ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
With barely eight months to go before Taiwan holds its next general election, at which both a new president and the entire parliament will be chosen, there was a lot hanging in the balance as the new ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
The huge rally in Asian government bonds driven by plunging oil prices may not last much longer, Reuters said in a report. The rally, based on reduced expectations of inflation as fuel costs decline, ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
Russia's economy shrank in November, the first contraction in five years, thanks to western sanctions, a falling ruble and plummeting oil prices. Gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent last month, t ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
The rout of the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party in the Nov. 29 local elections changed Taiwan’s political landscape overnight, making the DPP candidate ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
Saturday’s elections in Taiwan were the worst electoral result for the Kuomintang since it arrived on the island in 1949. They were also a heavy defeat for Beijing and its strategy for reunification. ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
Regina Ip, chairwoman of the New People’s Party and Hong Kong's former security chief, has criticized some pro-democracy protesters for attacking officials and lawmakers including herself with obscene ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
Singapore’s central bank has returned as much as S$12 billion ($9.3 billion) to 19 lenders who were ordered last year to set aside the amount as penalties for trying to rig benchmark interest rates, B ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
Private-equity group Blackstone is "giving up on Russia" after getting frustrated in its attempts to secure deals in the country, Financial Times reported. The New York-based buyout group has chosen n ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-22
Digital Broadcasting Corp. Hong Kong Ltd. (DBC), the first digital radio broadcaster in the city, plans to launch special radio sets for private cars and home use in the middle of October. CarTas ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
... e whole thing now. Still here? You are, you say, unwilling to read 5,000 words? It would be time well spent, I assure you. But if you are still here, I will offer you neither a synopsis nor highlights ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-09
Richard Li, chairman of Pacific Century Premium Developments (PCPD, 00432.HK), said on Wednesday that he has no plan to inject the privately-held FWD Group into PCPD at the moment. Speaking after a sh ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-08
There are different stories behind every merger and acquisition (M&A) deal, but all companies involved in such an undertaking has a common goal -- to create value for their firms. In a column they ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-02
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Oct. 23: TOP STORIES Singapore gains blessing from China on RQD ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-23
