... 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
... valuation gap in stocks -- despite the recent rally, Hong Kong equities are still cheaper overall compared to A shares in the mainland -- are other factors that will support continued fund inflows int ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... ever, the gap between the percentage of votes gained by the moderate and radical wings within the pro-democracy camp narrowed substantially. In the previous election, votes cast for radical candidates ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-14
... al -- the gap gets wider because it divides people with neutral political stance,” Tsang said. “But the more divided, the more difficult it is to communicate -- and that is the challenge our society ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
... ke up the gap between average wage growth and minimum wage growth in the period between 2011 and 2015. For the period between 2015 and 2017, the next uprate must also at least be in line with average ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
US President Barack Obama has played down an airport dispute between US and Chinese officials over media access during his arrival in Hangzhou for the G20 summit. The American leader said the tensions ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-05
... s. Income gap Another thing that Hong Kong people should be wary of is the shaky Taiwan economy. The island's economy has been faltering in the recent past while Hong Kong has largely emerged unscathe ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
... he record gap suggests that the Fed is indeed behind the curve. So why has Yellen been hesitant about taking action? Well, there are two reasons. First of all is the high leverage in the US economy. A ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-01
Singapore will introduce dual-class shares after the stock exchange won approval from its listing committee. Bloomberg is reporting that companies will be allowed to have weighted voting rights, subje ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-30
... hile, the gap between locally born Hong Kong citizens and mainlanders is getting wider as the Leung Chun-ying administration implement "Beijing first" policies. Many Hong Kong people want to uphold th ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-25
... rotection gap of consumers. Despite a high proportion of Hong Kong customers having medical insurance, it was evident that there was strong potential for a new breast cancer product in the market. In ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-23
... e yawning gap to the fact that return on capital has been outstripping the pace of economic growth and wage gains. This makes the rich even richer while by contrast, those who lack capital and need to ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
... ture, the gap between European banks and their US peers in terms of competitiveness and profitability is likely to widen further. On the Hong Kong market, mainland demand for local shares, in particul ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-19
... le of the gap between what needs to be done to meet a global challenge and what the world is prepared to do. Alas, the same holds true for most such challenges, from terrorism and climate change to we ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-16
... ency, the gap in prices of British products sold in Hong Kong and London is widening. A Burberry classic trench coat, for instance, costs HK$14,500 in the firm's Hong Kong online store, compared with ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-10
