... then what makes us think we can still fight for anything from Beijing today? Perhaps what has happened to Catalonia in Spain can provide us with some useful insights into our current situation. This a ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-12
... thinking makes sense. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan 10 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-12
... es, which makes the HZMB attractive to them, hk01.com quoted him as saying. The lawmaker advised Hong Kong travel firms to launch tours targeting mainland customers, allowing the visitors to not only ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-11
... hich also makes chips and computer hardware for mining. China is one of the world’s biggest sources of bitcoin mining, where miners solve complex mathematical puzzles with computers in order to be awa ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-11
... film that makes an original glass go "smart". The company’s founder and chief executive, Toby So Tak-ching, said a smart film, like wallpaper, works in a way that it simply sticks on an original glass ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-10
... e of this makes sense.” Riot Blockchain shares have tripled since October when the former biotechnology firm changed its name and said it was revising its business focus to bitcoins. Soft-drinks maker ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-10
... isk if it makes inroads into the US market. Huawei had dismissed the report, saying it was politically motivated. Still, it was shut out of business from major US carriers. As the Journal reports, par ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
Canva, an Australian supplier of graphic design software, has raised US$40 million in its latest funding round, with the new investors led by Sequoia Capital China. The latest investment makes the Syd ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
... Hong Kong makes it a national law that has a higher status than the city's common laws, she said. -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/JC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
... legations makes it clear that both sides intend the talks to extend from sports into political realms. The South Korean delegation is headed by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, with all that his ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
In Hong Kong, it is easy to crack a joke about a political party, but it is perhaps easier to turn a political party into a joke. Ask the New People’s Party, which found itself the butt of jokes after ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-05
... ity. What makes a Hongkonger? The law recognizes the permanent resident after seven years' continuous residence. What of the thousands of non-Chinese born and living here? And do we not include those ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-05
... gislation makes America's tax system even more regressive. It is now universally recognized that growing inequality is a key economic problem in the United States, with those at the top capturing almo ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
... songs it makes available to users. Spotify, which is planning a stock market listing this year, has grown around 20 percent in value to at least US$19 billion in the past few months. -- Contact us at ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
... ent, this makes sense. Nearly three out of five investors we surveyed said that recent political events prompted them to enhance their focus on risk management, and more than two-thirds said the prima ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-02
... rm". This makes Ms. Lam something of a flawed leader forever looking at the trees but never seeing the woods. She grimly goes about her job, no doubt working diligently but also without an ounce of jo ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-29
... C when it makes a decision in respect of the HKSAR, according to HKBA. The HKBA said the co-location arrangement will “appear to be inconsistent with” a total of 11 provisions of the Basic Law, includ ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-29
... e efforts makes sense, because both initiatives rely heavily on trust. Through pre-established networks, CHWs could augment their e-health offerings with financial products, like mobile cash payment s ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-28
... iary that makes Hong Kong the stellar Asian jurisdiction. But this legal luminosity is starting to grow dim at the edges. It is not too late to rectify if and only if the PRC will stay its suffocating ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-27
... is doing makes perfect sense. As a Chinese saying goes, “Make your decision fast, give your guarantee fast, and when you get promoted, leave fast.” In China, there is no such thing as public consulta ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-21