Toblerone has drawn mounting criticisms from British consumers who are upset over the bigger spaces between the distinctive jagged peaks of the chocolate bars sold in the UK. US manufacturer Mondelez ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-09
... the time gap between China and South Korea. But the restaurant employee rejected the demand, prompting the students to fly into a rage. Three of the students began threatening the worker and threw ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
... ng wealth gap among its citizens. The rich are becoming richer, and a hike in taxes doesn't bother them. Meanwhile, the number of emerging wealthy Chinese on the mainland is so huge that even if a sma ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
... here is a gap of 8 to 10 mm between the train and the track. Because the maglev train is suspended above the rail track and does not have wheels, it is able to climb slopes and cross low-lying barrier ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
... Coach and Gap that have stopped expanding in Hong Kong due to a weak retail sector outlook amid a fall in mainland visitor numbers to the city. Last year, Coach made a multimillion-dollar payment to w ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-02
... platform gap and landed on the tracks after exiting a train at a station along the MTR East Rail Line. The accident took place at about 9 am when the senior citizen arrived at Lo Wu Station, the Hong ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-02
... rough the gap between the door of the shower cubicle and the floor. He immediately reported the incident to the security unit. The case is now being handled by the criminal investigation unit of the ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
... the huge gap between him and his financial secretary in terms of popularity, took a dig at Tsang without mentioning his name by saying that his secretaries should focus on their work instead of divid ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-31
... into the gap between the wall and your lower back. If the space is just about right to allow your palm to move in, you probably do not have a hunchback posture. But if the gap is wider than your pal ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... When the gap – whether a premium or a discount – becomes huge, the market is in a very abnormal situation, which is what we are seeing at the moment. We have an example in Hong Kong, too. HSBC launch ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... ing price gap of dual-listed shares and the Federal Reserve's looming rate increase. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 12 percent in the three months to September, the biggest gain in seven years, th ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-24
... the price gap shrinks. Given the low labor and rental costs in China, foreign brand cosmetics sold in the mainland may one day be cheaper than those in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's retail sales slumped 10.5 ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-21
Oxfam wants the government to step up its efforts to fight poverty after a study showed the number of poor Hong Kong households is on the rise, along with the wealth gap. The world anti-poverty group ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
... financing gap annually. The government expects to fill this gap through foreign aid. Putting Afghanistan on the path to self-reliance will require both the Afghan government and its donors to change c ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
... The price gap with Hong Kong is getting smaller." Home prices in China rose the most in six years in August, prompting more cities to slap curbs on property purchases. Beijing last week increased down ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
... ridge the gap in Hong Kong society. The present administration "has done a lot" but its efforts have been in vain because its governance style has created a polarized populace, Leung said. Leung, who ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-04
... ied for a gap-year in the past when she turned 31. "I bought a single-way ticket to Bangkok and intended to travel round the world. But in the end I stayed mostly in Asia only," she recalls. She did p ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... here is a gap of US$160 per child for around 240 million school-aged kids in need, or about US$40 billion per year. The consequences of underfunded education are tragic. Kids leave school early, often ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... Also, the gap between the median income levels of university and high school graduates has continued to narrow over the past two decades. Around 20 years ago, according to our study, fresh university ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
... a record gap of US$98 billion last year, a stagnating economy and is being forced to cut the salaries of government employees. Saudi Arabia is by far the largest OPEC producer with output of more tha ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
