US clothing retailer Gap Inc. will close a quarter of its specialty stores in North America over the next few years, including 140 this year, as it struggles to cope with slumping sales, Reuters repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... ng wealth gap and average incomes that have not increased for 13 years. Using figures from the Finance Ministry, Chu Jing-yi, a researcher at Academia Sinica, found that the richest 1 per cent in Taiw ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... he income gap among our working population. Here is one simple example: If the government wants to hire a cleaner under a permanent contract, it will normally have to pay HK$11,000 a month. However, i ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... t now the gap has narrowed to 5 percent. That has forced many foreign factories in China to relocate elsewhere. The country is facing a dilemma at the moment, with limited high-end technology and inte ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
That old question, what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object, received a new answer on June 4 when tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong poured into Victoria Park for the 26 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... t funding gap and give Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his country’s creditors -- the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund -- more time to chart a new path for Greece’s economy. But it does ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... China, Singapore and South Korea of Invesco Asset Management Asia Ltd. Regulators in Hong Kong and mainland China are expected to unveil the agreement next month. The deal sets the criteria for f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
... that the gap between the levels of support and opposition to the electoral package has shrunk, Apple Daily reported. The poll showed that 49.4 percent of people now expect lawmakers to pass the refor ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
... the yield gap between China and developed markets is also expected to narrow. Onshore yuan bond yields may continue to lag offshore markets. The offshore yuan bond market has seen a spike in yields th ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... ine. “The gap between the mainland and Hong Kong has been largely narrowed, being HongKongers do not have any privileges now,” Hong said. Through his work, Hong has the chance to get in touch with man ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... siderable gap in his wealth. The fact is the Hong Kong tycoon, also known as Superman, is flying high. He is up at least three rungs in the rich league table from this time last year. Since Li announ ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
The US trade deficit narrowed to US$40.9 billion in April from a revised March deficit of US$50.6 billion, Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. That came as imports fell 3.3 percent to US$230.8 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... about Singapore and Taiwan? Hong Kong’s economic fate has been closely tied to that of mainland China since the 1970s. Leveraging on the lower production costs in China, our economy benefited tremend ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... a gender gap but also by a broad lack of inclusiveness that affects minorities too, according to the news agency. Google said Monday the increase in Black and Hispanic employees outpaced the company' ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... ridge the gap. As renowned US arbitrator David Hoffman said in his article "Mediation and the Art of Shuttle Diplomacy”, an effective way to break the deadlock at a negotiation is to appoint a middlem ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... is a wide gap in the quality of services among the providers. But he said the issue concerning elderly homes is more about land supply than service quality. Even with the adoption of an accreditation ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-29
... erception gap is telling us, to outsiders doing business here, the territory’s governance and livability (security and public services, in particular) is still world-class, but for locals who call Hon ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
... osing its gap with us in terms of living standard and economic development. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on May 26. Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... he wealth gap in education over the long term. The school was founded in 1938 and admits about 100 students each year to Primary 1, out of an average of 1,700 applicants. The report quoted some parent ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... e funding gap and investment return concerns. Mandyck believes the targets are achievable. It is a very positive step for the local government to set targets, he said, adding that more aggressive move ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
