In the IMD World Talent Report published in November 2018, Hong Kong only ranked 34th in the area of "labor force growth". Coincidently, two days before the report was published, the Secretary for La ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-04
Big data has great potentials, and in promoting its use, the government has a key role to play. In Asian countries known for innovation such as Japan, Singapore and Taiwan, the government always takes ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-04
Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone giant, is preparing to enter the television business, according to mainland media. The Shenzhen-headquartered firm will launch smart ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-29
The 5G revolution is expected to redefine mobile telecommunication. Its ultra-fast speed and low-latency connectivity will unleash new avenues of communication-based applications and solutions, partic ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-29
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po offered an apology after citizens bewailed on social media the chaotic procedure for applying for the government's HK$4,000 cash handout for poor people. Chan admit ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-28
According to the World Talent Report published by Switzerland-based IMD in November last year, Hong Kong lost the first place in Asia, getting beaten by Singapore. With the report stirring much public ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-28
US President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mo ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-24
Warung Pintar, an Indonesia-based startup focusing on micro-retail technology, has completed a Series B funding round worth US$27.5 million as it seeks to help more street vendor shops digitize their ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-22
Technology and the economy are much intertwined nowadays. In December, I attended two conferences on economic trends and prospects for technology. One was the Hong Kong Economic Summit 2019 organize ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-21
SimCity, a popular city-building video game, will mark its 30th anniversary this year. In the game, players scramble to build their ideal cities, but no matter how much effort you put into designing a ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-18
As the Sino-US trade war intensifies, Taiwan high-technology companies are moving production back home from mainland China, as they seek to avoid tariffs in the American market and possible future ret ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-17
US President Donald Trump's insistence on building a modern-day version of the Great Wall along America's border with Mexico remains a major bone of contention between the Republicans and the Democrat ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-16
Smart watches and fitness bands are the in-thing – not only as fashion accessories but as valuable devices for those who want to stay fit. However, they are not always reliable. Our Consumer Council w ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-16
