Albert Tam is a famous name in Hong Kong, having performed his magic shows before audiences for more than three decades. But he still feels that he is no match when compared to photographers in terms ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-18
Bitcoin kiosks will be set up in Macau by July 1, making it easier for mainland visitors to the gambling center to circumvent regulations and get more cash, Sing Tao Daily reported Monday. Users who h ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
The North Sea Jazz Festival, one of the biggest international music events, is coming to Hong Kong for the first time this November, as the first stop of its debut tour to Asia. The Hong Kong show, se ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-13
Xu Caihou, retired deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission, is likely to be the highest military officer to stand trial for corruption after investigators found he accepted bribes worth 36 ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-13
More than 100 applications were lodged Wednesday on the first day of submissions for 85 subsidized Home Ownership Scheme flats in Tai O, Sing Tao Daily reported Thursday. Most of the applications were ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
Beijing believes the practice of the "one country, two systems" principle in Hong Kong has reached a turning point, and it is worried that the city is becoming a hotbed of subversion that could threat ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-11
Hong Kong teachers have given Education Secretary Eddie Ng Hak-kim an F for work performance, Sing Tao Daily reported Wednesday. According to a Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union survey of more th ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-11
A police officer with more than a quarter of a century of murder investigations under his belt described weeping at the crime scene of an 18-month-old girl allegedly killed by her mother at a Sham Shu ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-06
Beijing police are believed to have detained the head of a popular mainland blog site for allegedly creating a disturbance, Beijing lawyer and blogger Liu Xiaoyuan said on his Twitter page Wednesday. ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-05
Stephen Cheung, president of the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), recalled the heart-pounding moments when he first met Christine in the capital of romance 30 years ago, Sing Tao Daily report ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-04
Hong Kong police are gearing up for a 33-day campaign against betting on soccer during the upcoming World Cup finals. Illegal betting around the world amounted to about HK$1 trillion (US$128.97 billio ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-03
Hong Kong golf enthusiasts could start hitting practice balls in a disused driving range after its new landlord agreed to give it a new lease on life. Whitehead driving range could reopen anytime soon ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-03
A legislative councilor has urged the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to streamline plans for the arts hub after estimated costs for a 17-hectare basement at the site ballooned to HK$23 billi ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-29
Worries about a wider wealth gap, food security and a lack of trust in Chinese society are keeping 85-year-old Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing awake at night. Solina Chau, director of the Li Ka Shing Fou ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-26
Hong Kong has one of the best benefits for foreign junior executives in Asia but it lags India and mainland China, according to a survey by human resources consultancy firm ECA International. Expatria ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-22
Ten Hong Kong developers are still in the running for the second and third stages of the massive Kwun Tong Town Centre Redevelopment Project after the field was narrowed from 15, Sing Tao Daily report ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-21
Macau is planning to ban the sale of luxury products using UnionPay cards to prevent customers from re-selling them for cash, Sing Tao Daily reported Tuesday. The ban, expected to come into force on J ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-20
It's been a week of two unions for mogul Peter Lam. Last week, Lam celebrated the marriage of daughter Emily to Kent Ho, son of Sing Tao Group chairman Charles Ho. This week Lam's Lai Sun Garment (Int ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-20
The new Kai Tak Public Hospital will provide 2,400 beds, the highest among local medical institutions, for people living in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong, the Hong Kong Economic Times repor ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-20
Hong Kong's newspaper market is already awash in ink. More than two million free copies are given out each weekday, more than making up for a fall in paid circulation. If you count the hordes of reade ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12