Flat rents on the East Rail Line are soaring but it's not due to speculation or end-users snapping up property. Hint: some of Hong Kong's top universities, such as Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hon ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
In a taxi to the China ferry terminal, the driver is eagerly sharing his ideas on political reform and blaming the government for the soaring property prices, saying his newly married son cannot affor ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
Walter Kwok, former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (SHKP) (00016.HK), sent threatening letters to deputy managing director Victor Lui over a lease agreement with an investment bank, Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
Husband: Honey, guess what? My popularity is rising. Wife: Honey, I am so happy for you. I kept my mouth shut, too. I know you didn't laugh, but that's meant to be a joke, about the morning the news c ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
It's not the color male motorists are objecting to; it's the purpose. They say they can tolerate the pink markings but the words inside them -- yes, they're also pink -- scream sex discrimination. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
Few have followed in their footsteps but 45 years later there's at least one way to imagine what it was like to be there. The US Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is reliving via Twitter the e ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-21
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is grappling with a question writ large over an entire nation. Why? It is as much about Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, missing for more than 130 days, as it is ab ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
What a splendid way to spend a lazy afternoon -- have a haircut, then a late lunch in the same place. That's Hurwundeki, a Korean restaurant-cum-hairdresser that's fast gaining an enviable reputation ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
As if flying economy is not bad enough, Airbus has thought of a way to make it even worse. According to Los Angeles Times, the France-based plane maker is seeking a patent for a new design of passeng ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-17
Hong Kong stocks opened firmer on Thursday as fears over the Occupy Central movement, triggered partly by downbeat comments from HSBC and Barclays, subsided, helping the market come off the post-July ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
It wasn't always pretty but it was quite simple. When desktops reigned, advertisers could get their message across with simple tools like banner ads and pop-ups. The challenge now is to reach out and ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
United States fashion retailer American Apparel faced a social media barrage after a picture of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster surfaced on its Tumblr page. The company deleted the offendin ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
It's been a surprise but a pleasant one. Executives at US-listed REIT Digital Realty did not anticipate just how robust demand in Hong Kong would be for data center services after it opened its first ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
Hong Kong's youth don't want to be told what to do. Push them, and they will push back. They resent it when Beijing asks them to be loyal to the Communist Party. They start entertaining thoughts of in ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
If you own retail space in Hong Kong’s prime shopping areas such as Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok, you can sit back and let tenants fall over each other. A deal, complete with rent-rise prov ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is planning to sell its Community College, which has around 7,000 students and teaching staff and assets worth HK$870 million (US$112 million), Ming Pao Daily ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-26
Less is more but what is it good for? Japanese consumer goods retailer MUJI has built a name for itself by making minimalism a household word. Its reach extends from Europe to Asia and this year it ch ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-23
Hong Kong's cha chaan teng tea restaurants are known for their affordability but some steep dim sum prices in the city's touristy Tsim Sha Tsui area are taking a bite out of that reputation. Sky Post ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
If your luxury properties already have a swimming pool (which luxury property does not have one?), what do you do for an encore? Build one in the shape of a violin. That’s exactly what a former Goldma ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-18
After Virgin Galactic hurt the feelings of the Chinese people earlier this year by banning Chinese nationals from its space flights, prospects looked dismal for mainland space freaks. Perhaps that's w ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-17
