Many broadband users must have had the experience of setting up their routers in the office or at home, which is undoubtedly discomfiting. You have to input a set of IP addresses for the configuration ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-11
Chinese President Xi Jinping {習近平} and his US counterpart Barack Obama spoke to each other over the telephone Monday Asian time, exchanging opinions on various issues such as Sino-US relations and the ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
Wang Huning {王滬寧}, director of the Policy Research Office under the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, is said to have been appointed as secretary-general of the Central Leading Team (CLT) ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec, 00386.HK) chairman Fu Chengyu {傅成玉} has warned that the oil refinery sector could be replicating the fate of the Chinese steel industry. In a speech deliver ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng {高虎城} voiced confidence that China will achieve its 7.5 percent growth target for foreign trade this year, government-backed China.com.cn reported Friday. Focus will be p ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-07
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, March 7: TOP STORIES Zhang steps into row over mainland visitors i ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-07
China Securities Regulatory Commission chairman Xiao Gang {肖鋼} is proposing four measures to improve the capital market system. These are faster development of the stock market, developing and regulat ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-07
Employment will be a top priority this year for the Chinese government which is targeting 11 million urban jobs, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei {樓繼偉} told a media briefing on the sidelines of the 12th Nat ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Pension reform will receive top priority from the Chinese government as it seeks to streamline the country's fragmented social safety net, 21st Century Business Herald reported Thursday, citing Hu Xia ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Reckless city expansion and new town developments across China have been putting Beijing's food security mission to severe test in recent years. While urbanization is an important task, authorities ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Enjoying the government's policy blessing, the new-energy vehicle sector is generally seen as having a bright and prosperous future in China. However, within the industry itself there are mixed opinio ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, March 6: TOP STORIES China sets 7.5 percent growth target for 20 ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
China Insurance Regulatory Commission chairman Xiang Junbo {項俊波} said online insurance should be regulated to encourage innovation, China Securities Journal reported Thursday. The government recognize ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) ended a volatile trading session Wednesday, the first day of the National People's Congress's annual session. The HSI climbed as much as 181 points in the ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei {苗圩} said 4G mobile tariffs are relatively high at present, but the rates are expected to come down with increased competition, the official Xi ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} said Wednesday that China will target 7.5 percent economic growth this year and cap inflation at 3.5 percent. The unemployment rate will be kept at 4.6 percent as the governme ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
Geely chief Li Shufu {李書福} has more than a passing interest in Britain. He not only saved Manganese Bronze Holdings, the maker of London’s iconic Hackney taxicabs, from bankruptcy by paying £11 millio ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, March 5: TOP STORIES HKEx to launch mainland commodities contra ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan {周小川} said in an interview on Tuesday the central bank has no plans to take over Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s money market fund Yu'E Bao, but will introd ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-04
Housing minister Jiang Weixin {姜偉新} said the central government will adopt a "two-way" approach to the regulation of home prices, the Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday. Jiang did not elaborate ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-04