... e evening peak time on the same day. Blackouts occurred in domino fashion as the power supply at stations along the two lines was suspended. "No lights, no air con, not moving, stuck for hours," one f ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
... ould be a peak period for imports. Import data reflects consumer and manufacturing activity. If the data turns worse, we may assume the US economy is facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, some large ca ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
... ions to a peak by around 2030. Researchers at government-backed think-tanks said last month that coal consumption by power stations in China would probably peak by 2020. -- Contact us at english@hkej. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
... t and The Peak if they want a bite of their favorite fast-food. The restaurants in those two places are operated by a different licensee. Apple Daily said its reporters were unable to reach representa ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
... ll from a peak of HK$650 million (US$83.87 million) in 2000 to just HK$2 million in 2003, the year of SARS. Now, hopes are high that new investment will restore the glory days of SCMP, especially amon ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
Police have arrested a 33-year-old mainland man after he was seen moving suspiciously in an area in Kowloon Peak, also known as Fei Ngor Shan. The man was found carrying several tools and weapons comm ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
... previous peak of 22,980 in the short term. However, daily market turnover is not quite active, averaging about HK$61.9 billion last week. Also, the market still lacks momentum given that the ratio of ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... e highest peak on the Chi Ma Wan peninsula. The climb is worth your while if only for the chance of beholding the breathtaking scenes around. Cheung Sha Beach is found along the coast, while Sunset Pe ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
Contrary to industry forecasts that Russian recession will continue, President Vladimir Putin was quoted by Reuters last month saying that "Russia may have reached the peak of an economic crisis". Las ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
... previous peak of 100.33 set early this year and even rally further to 101.5, the greenback may extend its rally that started in mid-2014. The dollar usually moves in opposite direction to various com ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... uring the peak Christmas and Lunar New Year holidays. Meanwhile, vice chairman Julian Yau said the union will ask the company to conduct any disciplinary hearings on cabin crew according to official g ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... when The Peak and its vicinity were off limits to Chinese and other "colored" people, unless they were employed as helpers. Some gentlemen's clubs and societies with membership restricted to personal ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... nt at the peak of the A-share market earlier this year. Funny enough, Wang's romance and possible marriage with Tse is seen as a barometer to gauge market sentiment in China. That's because her previo ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... ds on how peaks and troughs are defined.) The booms typically lasted seven or eight years, though the one that began in 1933 spanned almost two decades. That exception was sustained first by World War ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... en from a peak of 60 percent in the mid-1990s to around 35 percent today, says Herald van der Linde, HSBC’s head of equity strategy in Hong Kong. "The growth of advanced industrial clusters is at the ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... ages will peak at more than 2 degrees Celsius above normal, putting this El Niño in the same league as those seen in 1972-73, 1982-83 and 1997-98, the WMO said. "Right now we say we think it's really ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... ow of the peak of 2 trillion yuan seen in June, it's much better than the lowest point of less than 600 billion yuan that was seen in September. Margin financing supported high transaction volumes in ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... enter the peak period of their careers and buying capacity between the ages of 21 and 30. Online shopping is a favorite pastime. Alibaba’s Singles Day shopping promotion took in over 10 billion yuan i ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... . Simply speaking, more money printing or large-scale quantitative easing would exert more pressure on the currency. The US dollar has moved in tandem with the launch and withdrawal of QE since the 20 ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... uring non-peak hours. Also, while the baggage size rules have been relaxed, they still do not permit the carriage of very large items. The total dimensions of an item should not exceed 235 centimeter ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
