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
... e massive gap with market leader Amazon, Reuters reports. Wal-Mart's online division has underperformed against Amazon, posting its slowest growth in a year in the first quarter as it struggled to gai ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
... he wealth gap keeps widening. In response to the economic challenges, Tsai has proposed a "New Southbound Policy" to move the island away from its overreliance on the China market and to cultivate mor ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... ge wealth gap between the western and eastern parts of his country, despite the fact that there were calls from some West Germans at that time for putting the German version of the Marshall Plan on ho ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... rrow that gap? Like I said in one of my previous articles, many people, mainly the underprivileged and the working poor, are well aware that subdivided flats in industrial buildings are both dangerous ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... ridge the gap by reaching a consensus on the democracy roadmap for Hong Kong. A consensus is far better than limiting the freedom of expression of Hong Kong people and banning those who are opposed to ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... ridge the gap between low-income households and those who are better off by putting them in one community. This enables low-income families to share in the community and social networking resources o ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
... platform gap and left. The MTR Corporation said a verbal warning was issued to a passenger who had violated regulations. However, the rail operator said they didn't spot anyone smoking when the train ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-18
Last week, Albert Cheng strongly criticized the Liberal Party for our opposition to Li Ka-shing’s suggestion that corporate tax be raised in order to narrow the wealth gap. Mr. Cheng said we are merel ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-14
... the class gap in society as it benefits those who can afford to buy cars at the expense of those who can't. We must educate the people that pedestrians should have as much right to use our roads as mo ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-12
... widen the gap between them and "the motherland". In describing his captivity, Lam did everyone in Hong Kong a service – but not to himself. If he had remained silent and closed his business, the main ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
Our society has continued to be polarized over various issues and the wealth gap is widening at an alarming rate. Hong Kong, indeed, is on the brink of widespread social unrest. To make things worse, ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing a slower economy and a wider budget deficit, just weeks into office. Duterte's economic team slashed its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target and p ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-06
... ed in the gap between the steps and side panel of a 220-meter downward escalator they were taking. As the escalator failed to stop automatically, the toddler's mother rushed to pull his foot out befor ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
