Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. reported a sharp rise in quarterly sales, particularly from the Chinese e-commerce giant's mobile platforms. Revenue for the three months to September rose 32 percent to 22 ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-28
... ned was a sharp bend and could be difficult to negotiate for new drivers. Given the driver’s age, he probably obtained his driving license less than two years ago, Lee estimated. He said the sports ca ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-23
... eported a sharp 24.4 percent rise in rape cases. Still, critics of Hong Kong police believe rapes are dramatically underreported, citing a lack of confidence in the force. "Rape is very much underrepo ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-20
... rovides a sharp contrast to the situation in Japan and France, which lost more than 600,000 millionaires in the wake of the strong US dollar. However, Hong Kong's wealth seems to be unevenly divided. ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
... the job, sharp eyesight is a prerequisite. Among the tests, candidates are required to be able make out written words from a distance of six meters. Given the tough requirement, many applicants fail ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-08
... t through sharp volatility, offering investors an opportunity to make some quick money. The market is likely to resume consolidation next month, and offer traders a chance to take some fresh bets befo ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
... iggered a sharp uptake in private car purchases in the US and around the world, effectively laying the foundations of the modern automotive industry. This essentially short-circuited the development o ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan will be the most affected among major economies in the region in the event of a sharp slowdown in Chinese GDP growth, according to Fitch Ratings. Global growth and econom ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
... from the sharp falls of two healthcare funds after Clinton took office in 1993. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Sept. 24. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version中文版] – Co ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
The sharp decline in oil prices is weighing heavily on hydraulic fracturing companies that flourished at the height of the shale oil boom. One of the latest casualties is Longview, Texas-based Pro-Sti ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-24
... owing the sharp gains in home prices in the near-zero interest rate environment in recent years, the housing market is likely to have peaked or will peak soon. The economy will take a beating should h ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
... m Japan's Sharp (3128.T) and Taiwan's AU Optronics (2409.TW), but ultimately ended up using parts from the Beijing-based BOE Technology (000725.CN). The reports contain numerous photos of Xiaomi's ear ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
... also drew sharp criticism from the Bar Association, which issued a public statement expressing deep concern at his comments. To be fair, Zhang actually didn't use the word "override" when he said the ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
Apple Daily and the now defunct Sharp Daily, along with their former editors, have been fined a combined HK$550,000 for contempt of court. The case involved the two newspapers' publication of an inter ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
... following sharp drops in China’s stock market this year. In July the Ministry of Public Security said Deputy Minister Meng Qingfeng was leading an investigation into “abnormal volatility” in the marke ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
... weakening sharply. Chinese exporters are caught between the pincers of weak foreign demand and rapidly rising domestic wages. Devaluation is the tried and true remedy for such ills. But a 2 percent ch ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
Transactions in the secondary housing market have fallen sharply in Hong Kong, with some real-estate agents describing the current conditions in the segment as the worst in 20 years, Apple Daily repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
... es at the Sharp Island Pier. Hong Kong's geopark covers an area of 50 square kilometers, consisting of eight geo-areas under the protection of the Country Parks Ordinance and Marine Parks Ordinance. W ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
... e initial sharp Chinese equity market correction in Shanghai, with long-flagged efforts to rebalance the economy to rely less heavily on exports, with flaccid economic data, and now a currency devalua ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
Zhou Xiaochuan, the head of the People's Bank of China, said at a G-20 gathering that the renminbi has stabilized after the recent sharp devaluation, and that the correction in the nation's stock mark ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07