... from the peak in last year’s third quarter to its lowest level since September 2014. Lee Shau-kee, chairman of Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (00012.HK), said Monday the government will have to ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-24
... pass its peak in the city. Dr. Cheng Chi-man, convenor of the Hong Kong Medical Association Community Network, urged local clinics to conduct checks on their in-stock vaccines soon. But some doctors ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-24
... rations. Speaking from his gut, Uncle Four foresees a drop in home prices of as much as 30 per cent from their peak last year, suggesting that oversupply indicates a downside of 15 per cent from here. ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-22
Forgive the Cantonese for mixing up ice and snow. After all, snow is something seen here once in a hundred years, if that often. The China Mail reported snow on The Peak on Jan. 17, 1893, when roofs ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
... ed at the peak and some even reaped good profits through short-selling. But individual investors suffered a lot when the market tanked later. Beijing resorted to intervention fearing that the market c ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
... below the peak of 800bp in 2008 and 2009. By contrast, Asia equities have been sluggish, and posted a drop of 18 percent last year. Currently, the price-to-book of Asia stocks is around 1.2 times, clo ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
... reached a peak in 2008, when China hosted the Summer Olympics, followed by a reversal since then. What caused the dramatic U-turn of people's hearts? This is something that Beijing needs to give a ser ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
Despite an almost 50 percent slide from peak levels last June, valuations in China's A-share market are still not cheap overall. The Shanghai Composite index, for example, offers an aggregate price-ea ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
... el from a peak of US$120. Slower economic growth and expanding oversupply have posed risk for commodity markets as well as the global financial system. And rising geopolitical risks have even made thi ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... ster is a peak season for travel. He said the cancellations were unavoidable and were not within the control of the agencies. Hong Thai Travel Services said about 20 tours and 600 travelers are affect ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... ries. The peak was about US$2 trillion in the third quarter of 2014 and foreign debt fell to US$1.5 trillion in September 2015, the latest data is available. Since then, about US$495 billion has flowe ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
After falling from their peak in the third quarter of last year, Hong Kong’s housing prices are showing signs of stability this year. The Centa-City Leading Index tumbled by 11.1 percent from the peak ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
... d Devil's Peak. I have often wondered how nature blessed Tseung Kwan O with such a geographic advantage. Tseung Kwan O is a bay surrounded by a series of ridges that serve as an excellent hiking groun ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
... se to the peak of 220 percent in Japan. China’s corporate debt accounts for 166 percent of the GDP which increases the risk of default and saddles the banking system with non-performing loans (NPL). A ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
Public hospital beds are in extreme short supply during the current peak period of seasonal influenza – so much so that patients have to wait for up to three days at the accident and emergency unit be ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
... x hit the peak of 28,542 points on May 26 last year, and tumbled to a trough of 18,278 points in mid-February this year. As such, the market should break above 22,192 points in order to stabilize in t ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... er at the Peak and took him to the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel as requested. Without flagging down the meter, Wong asked for a fare of HK$300 for the trip that is supposed to cost only HK$75 upon ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... n of Gold Peak (00040.HK) chairman Victor Lo and Pong is a son-in-law of New World Development (00017.HK) chief Henry Cheng. Classified Group (not to be confused with SCMP's Classified Post) is planni ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
... with the peak flu season still ahead. -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-03
... 68 Castle Peak Road. Officers were deployed immediately around the store. At around 4 a.m. Monday, detectives saw a white private car driving to the jewelry store. A man got out of the car, unlocked t ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
