... ed from a peak in 2014, they haven’t fallen nearly enough to convince some brands to stay. Singaporeans are among the most tech-savvy shoppers in Asia, with a greater percentage turning to online shop ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-24
... . Devil’s Peak: Kowloon’s fortress hill (Nov. 7, 2015) This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on May 16. Translation by Darlie Yiu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at english@hkej. ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
Shed a tear for the top echelon of expats in Hong Kong's finance and banking sector. The housing allowances fat enough to rent a 4,000 square foot harbor-view home on the Peak or a townhouse in Repuls ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
... as been a peak redemption period since 2009, according to the China Securities Journal. A further weakening of the economy will also make it harder for shaky borrowers to service their debt. -- Contac ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-19
... nt at the peak of Lion Rock in Kowloon on Monday night. They initially refused to comment on their presence there but later confirmed that it is to prevent anyone from trying to hang a pro-democracy b ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-18
... ls at the peak of Lion Rock to keep people from physical harm if they planned to hang up a banner there demanding democracy. The deployment of police there was also aimed at preventing Zhang from havi ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-17
Some thieves broke into a luxury mansion in the upscale Peak area Sunday night and made off with a safe containing more than HK$600,000 (US$77,300) worth of cash and valuables, reports say. The victim ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-17
... e current peak season for flu. But whether the services are provided to patients during the night would depend on necessity and priority. Leung stressed that the drug Tamiflu should be prescribed with ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... ld Castle Peak Bay in Tuen Mun, there has been a similar story on Mouse Island. Residents in the bay were mostly fishermen dwelling on their boats. If people had children who failed to recover from il ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... ls during peak flu seasons. In its announcement on the boy's condition as of April 11, the Department of Health said the boy had been to mainland China between March 30 and April 5 and tested positive ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... half from peak levels to below 7 percent. And the rate may drop further. "Supply-side reforms" is Beijing's latest platitude, but it's all about old tasks like deleveraging, destocking, weeding out ov ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... from the peak level, which also points to higher recession risk. The inventory-to-sales ratio has spiked to a record high. The benchmark has soared to 1.36 after tumbling to a trough in 2011. Current ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-12
... the 2009 peak when 81,810 shell firms were set up with Mossack Fonseca; that number dropped to 66,153 last year. Panama is losing its allure and the leak is just expediting its decline. All this can ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
... with the peak of 18,351 and 2,134 points set in May last year. By contrast, the Nikkei 225 and DAX indices are both more than 10 percent below their peak last year. Technical analysis shows that when ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
... e highest peak in the area." The 100 kilometer trail usually takes five to six days to complete, but the hike has been made easier since the days of the Gurkhas, with stone steps and paths and free ca ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-04
... se at the Peak also had illegal building works, and, as a chartered surveyor, he categorically denied that he was aware of the problem until after the media expose. After he took office, he was involv ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-03
... ms during peak hours in private vehicles becomes a torture, consumers have become less interested in buying private cars than in previous years. The government, too, is turning its back on carmakers. ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
... At their peak this year, Dalian iron ore had risen 73 percent, and Shanghai rebar 62 percent. On some days, the trading volume in iron ore futures on the Dalian exchange exceeded China's total import ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
