Hong Kong used to be full of vibrant new ideas and energetic talent that helped transform it into a global metropolis. But in the 18 years since the handover to China, it has been losing that competit ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
... n and the gap between developed and emerging markets in terms of current account balance started narrowing. In terms of global trade, however, the imbalance continues. Presently, about one-fourth of t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... arrow the gap between the international standing of the renminbi and that of the world’s “great currencies”, as they promote use of the renminbi far beyond the Asia-Pacific region. It is important to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... is large gap between potential and actual use of yuan outside China. In 2013, up to 70 percent of renminbi trade settlement occurred between Hong Kong and China, rather than in outside markets. The y ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... price. A gap in the market existed, it has now been filled. A million people use taxis every day. On those odd occasions where you can’t get one, having an alternative where you pay a premium surely ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Mainland tycoon Si Rongbin (司榮彬) has yet to fill a HK$450 million financing gap before he can close a deal to acquire a controlling stake in debt-laden Asia Television Ltd. from major shareholders Dav ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... widen the gap between Hong Kong and the mainland, given the people's low level of confidence in the administration of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. So many instances have proved that Hong Kong off ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
... owing the gap with their overseas counterparts. South Korean schools, for instance, are learning to balance their focus between language proficiency and academic performance. In addition, local univer ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
... away this gap. The US is a more heterogeneous society, they argued, and the gap supposedly reflected the huge difference in average life expectancy between African-Americans and white Americans. The r ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-08
... he fiscal gap may widen further amid slowing revenue growth. The government may issue a set of policy finance bonds and also expand scale of a debt swap program. In the past, China mainly relied on st ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... e city, a gap that new retirement housing estates can fill. Recently I came across an acquaintance who went to enquire about Tanner Hill. The lady, a 70-year-old widow who spends her time between Toro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... that the gap had become wider between city and countryside, rich and poor and one district and another. “The public will find it very hard to continue trusting the party and the government if promise ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... to a wide gap between the official exchange rate and that on the black market. Recently, the official rate was 9.58 peso per US dollar, while in the black market the unit was being exchanged at 15 pes ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
... s the pay gap between higher and lower performers. The moves could position Honda as one of Japan’s most aggressive companies in seeking programs and policies to help deal with a population that is ag ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
... Nai Chung Gap trail in Happy Valley. David has recovered a number of wartime relics, mostly weapons and ammunition, in hiking trails believed to have been used by Japanese and British soldiers during ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
... find this gap surprising. Hong Kong, “Asia’s World City”, is a deeply sophisticated place that I deeply admire. It boasts an advanced economy with strong rule of law and respected, world-class law enf ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30