... year starting this year. As China’s capital city, Beijing has always been a magnet for young people from all over China who want to pursue their dreams. Middle class families often go to great length ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-21
... ancel the Tin Shui Wai visit beforehand). Unless President Xi Jinping suddenly turns his back on her, it is widely expected that the former chief secretary will emerge winner in the March 26 election. ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... o-face meeting scheduled for Saturday with residents of Tin Shui Wai. Lam blamed the problem on a tight schedule and poor communication with the organizer of the meeting. After the debate, Lam told th ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... na, projecting 4 percent inflation rate this year after taking into account of a mix of factors including raw material prices, wages, capacity and demand. Under such assumption, nominal GDP could grow ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... Under existing laws, all land is collectively owned by the state, and rural land is under collective ownership overseen by local party bosses. In 1990 China adopted a free market approach to developi ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-17
Hong Kong’s housing market has been picking up since the 2008 financial crisis. Private housing prices surged 195 percent between late 2008 and the end of January this year, translating into an annual ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
... -old Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino as club manager and introduced South American football techniques. The traditional British football club is now one of the top teams in the Premier League. At pres ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-15
... to be deleting any posts on the microblogging site about housing price rallies. Despite these moves, which are aimed at cooling market expectations, home prices in major Chinese cities have staged a f ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-14
... f the floating stocks are available for trading. Local and foreign investors may only have around 5 percent as some mainland investors have bought the shares directly through Hong Kong accounts. As a ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-13
Japan has posted four straight quarters of GDP growth six years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. The government has turned deflation into inflation, and corporate earnings a ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-10
... n broadcasting license by the government last year, will be able to begin service in May as scheduled. Wharf said Thursday that i-Cable has ended discussions about share sales with potential buyers as ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-10
Ejiao, a kind of gelatin obtained from donkey's skin, is one of the most popular gifts for Chinese women celebrating International Women’s Day, or Queen Day in China. It is a traditional Chinese healt ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-09
Forty-six years after its founding, US coffee chain Starbucks has finally decided to set up shop in Italy, the birthplace of the espresso. The move assumes special significance as Starbucks' chairman, ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-09
Six-year-old Choi Hiu-ching, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March last year, is racing against time. She is desperately awaiting a bone marrow donation within the next three mo ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
While the Leung Chun-ying administration keeps reiterating that land and home production is high on the government’s agenda, it has failed to stop Hong Kong’s housing woes from becoming intractable. O ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... e flat costing HK$2 million. Now, if a double-income couple does not spend a penny on food, water or any other thing, they can save enough in seven months to put down the deposit. Kwok makes it sound ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... ent is betting heavily on this emerging technology. “We are making a lot of trials on our own social network platforms, such as WeChat and QQ, and hopefully we can find some interaction models with sm ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... of forecasting a drop of 8 to 13 percent, Shi now expects Hong Kong's housing prices to gain 20 percent in two years. Fund manager Alex Wong said he is not interested in buying properties but he sees ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
Shares of China's leading express delivery firm SF Holding (002352.CN) surged after its backdoor listing last month, catapulting its founder Wang Wei to number two spot on the country's rich list. Whi ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
... 80s targeting at private consumers. It was very popular with Chinese entrepreneurs at that time, who took pride in using the same car brand as their top leaders. Hongqi sales hit a peak of nearly 30, ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
