Newspaper executives around the world are at their wit's end trying to figure out ways to cope with the onslaught of the internet. With readers and advertising dollars migrating to the online world, t ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
Beijing's grip on online investment and third-party payment platforms is tightening and Alibaba Group offshoots Alipay and Yu’E Bao are likely to feel it the most. But Alibaba seems unfazed by the cla ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-28
Concept stocks related to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, amid rumors that the three areas will be integrated into a single zone, have become hot picks in the mainland market lately. The Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-25
Most of the items that will be put up for sale next month by Poly Culture Group (03636.HK), the Chinese state-owned auction house, will be off-limits to the public. An archaic bronze vessel from the W ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
I don't follow China's domestic banks too closely, largely because all are controlled by the government and their actions are more often directed by policy initiatives than real commercial factors. Bu ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-18
What does China's State Forestry Administration have to do with civil aviation? Not very much, except that in a new set of initiatives promulgated by the State Council this January, this department wa ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-14
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA is undertaking a massive facelift of some of its stores in China -- and it's not to create more retailing space or attract more customers. Many of these sales outlet ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-13
Qianhai, the special economic zone in Shenzhen that aims to serve as test-bed for new financial and legal reforms in the mainland, is also seeking to become a hotspot for innovative technology start-u ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
China Vanke Co. Ltd. (000002.CN), one of the country’s major property developers, booked sales of 12.15 billion yuan (US$1.99 billion) in February, down 56.1 percent from January, it said in a filing ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
The recent deal flurry in the internet sector has fueled hopes for a quick build-up in the valuation of WeChat, the instant messaging app of Tencent Holdings Ltd. (00700.HK), sending the share price o ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-28
Suddenly, the world's casino giants are falling over each in the rush to enter Japan's gaming market. MGM Resorts International, the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, said it plans to in ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
Macau's six casino operators are likely to see their licenses renewed for shorter tenors when they come up for renewal in 2020 and 2022 as China's leaders see the licenses as a leverage over the Unite ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-19
One market. Two players. And a big difference in plans to help companies in China store and manage their ever-growing information systems. That's the picture painted by two rival foreign data center p ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-17
Three years is a long time in the technology space but that's how fast it took Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. (2498.TW) to go from great to good to average. In 2010, it rang in the first Android sm ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-14
I have a lot of respect for TV giant TCL Corp (000100.CN), which has managed to remain relevant in China's high-tech gadget space by moving aggressively into products like smartphones and high-end fla ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
Grade-A offices in Shanghai, such as those located in the city's Hongqiao, Huangpu and Pudong districts, will enjoy further rental demand in the coming years as more international firms and service pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-15
Central government organs in China have seen their combined official hospitality expenditure budget get slashed by 33 percent this year from the 2013 level amid Beijing's austerity drive, Xinhua news ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-13
Checkbook diplomacy as an instrument of policy between Taiwan and mainland China hasn’t been used in at least five years, but a somewhat similar type of diplomacy is now emerging as China and Japan bo ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-23
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, Dec. 5: TOP STORIES MIIT grants 4G licenses to three telecom car ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-05
Three main trends will sweep Macau's gaming industry over the next decade as the city government aims to achieve sustainable economic growth and maintain social stability, market watchers said. Focus ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-05
