... , and the gap has kept widening. In April, when the city’s overall jobless rate was around 3.4 percent, 3.8 percent of male Hongkongers were jobless, compared with just 3 percent of their female count ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
... eneration gap is holding back Hong Kong (Dec. 21, 2015) -- Contact us at [email protected] BK/AC/FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
Nineteen years after Hong Kong was handed over to China, our society is witnessing polarization of unprecedented proportions, with social discontent mounting and the wealth gap continuing to widen. Am ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
... ble price gap with the spot rate. Many foreign investors are using NDFs to bet on yuan depreciation. The Hong Kong market has fared reasonably well, bolstered by expectations of a smooth launch for Sh ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... nd supply gap -- that’s what you’re making a call on.” NexGen expects to start production in the early 2020s when the uranium market is set to tighten as older mines in Namibia and Australia end opera ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... e funding gap. Current global aid for health runs at about US$25 billion per year. While these numbers are only approximate, we need roughly an additional US$25 billion per year to help prevent up to ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
... be a huge gap when compared with consumers in western countries.” Mainlanders are said to have become more aware of how poor dental hygiene can adversely affect one's eating and personal appearance a ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-30
... eneration gap between Hongkongers born in the 1990s and the older generation of social activists born in the 1950s. The youngsters are willing to abandon the historical baggage of June 4, cutting the ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-26
... he income gap between first-degree holders and those with postgraduate degrees was less obvious. Postgraduates earned an average of HK$580,000 per year 10 years after graduation, 16 percent more than ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-24
... ld fill a gap in the market and spread the message. Leveraging social media "It is certainly a tough job for social media executives," says Anders Heikenfeldt, COO of the firm behind the brand "6ixty8 ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
... behind Singapore’s US$53,000, Hong Kong’s US$42,000 and South Korea's US$27,000. Meanwhile, Ma did make some progress in improving the job market. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent from a h ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-19
... are. This gap is set to widen this year and beyond, as buying power across the Asia-Pacific continues to grow and more consumers worldwide opt for the convenience of e-payment options over cash or pla ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-18
... widen the gap between Beijing and the people of Hong Kong by increasing the tension on both sides, with the aim of giving the country's top leaders the impression that he represents a safe pair of han ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-18
... Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney. The Hong Kong branch, which opened two years ago, holds classes in Central, on data, design, business and technology. From June 27, General Assembly Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-17
... ng wealth gap and the outsourcing of jobs were major reasons for Tsai’s winning 56 per cent of the vote in the presidential election in January. In her speeches, she has spoken of the importance of in ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... eter wide gap between two brownstones on Leysfield Road in Shepherd's Bush is being sold for £400,000 (US$578,000) by its owners who live in an adjoining building. The owners had hoped to build into t ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
Moneyweek editor-in-chief Merryn Somerset Webb wrote an article recently about the widening wealth gap between generations in Britain, depicting a situation resembling that in Hong Kong. Webb said eve ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-12
