A veteran Japanese thespian specializing in playing the samurai villain who gets killed in period movies has been named the best actor at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. Seizo Fu ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
Property development is a capital-intensive business. In the midst of a cooling market, industry players are searching for new ways to maintain their competitiveness and profitability. At the Boao For ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
Former president Jiang Zemin is not a target in China's ongoing anti-graft campaign even though some of his powerful allies have come under investigation. In fact, Wang Qishan, the Communist Party's t ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
Some mainland property developers, including Franshion Properties (00817.HK) and Fantasia Holdings Group (01777.HK), have been aggressively using financial leverage amid a slowing market, Standard &am ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
What a stark difference a deal can show. One party is moving into top gear with a proposed morale-boosting landmark acquisition while the other is making a dismal yet surprising pullback. The deal in ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
It is certainly a good life for those living in properties managed by Fantasia Holdings (01777.HK), the developer based in Shenzhen. When a Fantasia homeowner wakes up in the morning, he can open a sm ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
Moderating housing demand and financing difficulties are forcing a growing number of small and medium-sized mainland developers to pull back, or pull out. There has been a notable increase in assets u ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-17
Tough competition and low margins in its traditional home appliances and mobile phone business is prompting TCL Group to turn its gaze to services such as video-on-demand and internet finance. The mov ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-28
Hong Kong stocks added to Tuesday's 380-point gain, buoyed by news that China's January exports beat expectations, coupled with a rally in property counters. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 322 poi ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
No doubt it was a remarkable feat. Chinese property titan Vanke (000002.CN, 200002.CN), the world’s largest of its kind, sold 171 billion yuan (US$28.25 billion) worth of homes in 2013, up 21 percent ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-04
Hong Kong stocks extended their slide into a second day Thursday, weighed on by mainland banks disheartened by the central bank's decision to suspend its open market operations this week. The Hang Sen ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-12