I have recently taken a one-week holiday with my mother. We went sightseeing, visited museums and tried out an array of local delicacies. But nothing is as important as our casual chats which brought ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
Since the handover in 1997, Hong Kong's education sector has undergone radical change and reform. The ever-increasing workload, work-related stress and demands for accountability from parents and soci ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday decided to add China's renminbi to the fund's reserve currency basket, terming the move as a milestone that should encourage Beijing to carry out furthe ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
The International Monetary Fund is expected to officially announce on Monday the addition of the Chinese currency to its reserves basket, an acknowledgement of the renminbi, also known as yuan, as a m ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
Every employee who contributes to the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) can choose an account manager. After that, however, the employee has no control over which specific investment the fund manager pic ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
A number of Chinese banks have failed to recognize loans gone sour on their books to avoid having to stump up capital. Loans to borrowers that have missed a payment are growing three times faster than ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
Japan has told China it's concerned about increased capital outflows from the country and that Beijing should move slowly in reforming its capital account. Capital flight is in the hundreds of billion ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
The United States will support China's bid to have the renminbi included in the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights basket if it meets the institution's criteria, US Treasury Secretar ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
It remains to be seen whether last weekend’s meeting between presidents Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Xi Jinping (習近平) will alter the dynamics of Taiwan’s politics, but we may take a hint from the roller-coa ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
The US Federal Reserve did not kick off a series of interest rate hikes at its September meeting as some expected. The decision has been criticized by Fed staff and market participants for sending a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-10
When I was studying for my master's degree in education in the United States, one of the lectures touched upon how parenting is shaped by culture. I conducted field trips in different neighborhoods, ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-10
Australia's vitamin and dietary supplement makers are benefiting from surging Chinese demand for their products, Bloomberg News reported. "There has never been a better time to be an Australian health ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
US central bank officials must be certain the job market and inflation are strong enough to justify raising interest rates. “The Fed has not raised interest rates in such a long time, that it should r ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
A local columnist once said: “DGS is famous for talented girls. Maryknoll is famous for beautiful girls. St. Mary’s is famous for nuns.” The columnist studied in one of those schools, but not St. Mary ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
Colonies of fire ants were spotted again in Tseung Kwan O district near the MTR LOHAS Park Station, Ming Pao Daily reported Friday. More than a dozen fire ant colonies were found near phase five of th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
A young mother and her two sons were injured when part of the ceiling collapsed in a shopping mall at the Tseung Kwan O MTR station. The 30-year-old woman, surnamed Fan, injured her feet while her chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is going ahead with a plan to rezone a fill bank in Tseung Kwan O for a residential project in January despite opposition from two government departments, Apple Daily r ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
The International Monetary Fund should put off any move to add China's renminbi to its benchmark currency basket until after September 2016, IMF staff said in a report. The report, published on Tuesda ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
If you commit your energies to protecting the oceans, it helps to live close to the sea. That's how Toronto-born Lisa Christensen found her calling growing up in a small town on the US east coast, whe ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-04
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday laid out new proposals on a reforms package, aiming to break a deadlock with foreign creditors and unlock billions of euros in much-needed cash. A day bef ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
