It’s awkward to write about music in financial pages. But for British rock star David Bowie, it's worth it. He is not only a music legend, but also an international cultural icon for generations. Bow ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Hong Kong TV star Wong He (王喜) has been frozen out of Chinese shows for sharing a Facebook post that suggests the late Zhou Enlai was secretly gay. Netizens are lashing out at Wong for insulting the m ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Hong Kong's Paralympian runner William So Wa-wai (蘇樺偉) has announced his retirement after 21 years on the tracks. So, 34, said he was unwilling to end his athletic career but the severity of his long- ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Tributes poured in from around the world for British rock star David Bowie, who has died of cancer at 69. Bowie straddled the worlds of hedonistic rock, fashion, art and drama for five decades, pushin ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
... a was the star emerging market last year. Global interest rates remain at subdued levels, which underpinned the bond market. US treasury yields have yet to spike despite the Fed liftoff, and short-dur ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
A secretive meeting that Hollywood star Sean Penn orchestrated with Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman in a jungle hideout late last year helped Mexico's government catch the world's most wanted drug lord, Reuter ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
... political star as chairman of the Commission for Youth, and standing in line for the chairmanship of Ocean Park (he is currently serving as vice chairman). With a family wealth of over HK$30 billion, ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
... laced its star-shaped "favorite" icon with a heart-shaped icon called "like". Twitter has come under increasing pressure to boost user growth and ad revenue. It had its slowest user growth in 2015 - i ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
The world's largest blue star sapphire has been discovered in a mine in Sri Lanka, BBC News reported. The gem weighs 1,404.49 carats, the news network quoted experts from the gemology institute in the ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
While it's anybody's guess as to what lies in store for Hong Kong in 2016, there is one thing that we can be pretty sure about: our living costs are set to rise further. Let's start with food. Starti ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... el, YMCA, Star Ferry and Shun Tak Center, Apple Daily reports. A certain Nip Yan, who posted his contact details on the notices, is offering the bounty. Calls by Apple Daily reporters to two other con ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... cused the star of sexually assaulting them in incidents dating back decades. Cosby and his lawyers, while acknowledging marital infidelity on the entertainer's part, have consistently denied any alleg ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
A kind of Star Wars force field has descended on the box office, wreaking havoc on records and putting the latest instalment of the intergalactic epic on course to make movie history. Walt Disney Co ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
At a table at the Star Ferry pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, people are handing bags to visitors from the mainland. They do not contain free tickets to Disneyland or discount coupons to buy watches and jewelry ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
As the latest Star Wars sequel, “The Force Awakens”, is taking the city by storm, it might be worth looking back on the last Star Wars installment 10 years ago, the “Revenge of the Sith”, whose plot, ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
The operator of the Watermark restaurant at the Star Ferry pier in Central, has filed an application to privatize a 1,700 square foot public space and convert it into an al fresco dining area, Apple D ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... since the start of the year. Investigators said Lam faked signatures on 30 checks and spent part of the money on trips to Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Europe with an unnamed young barrister. Lam also p ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... nies from starting new businesses that are not suitable for listing." The bourse has rejected high-profile attempts at backdoor listings including a proposed investment in Meike International Holding ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... n average starting Jan. 1, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported on Monday. The Housing Authority also announced fees for its carparks will rise between 4 and 7 percent in the new year. The government ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
... he former star of the "Celebrity Apprentice" reality show sued both companies, settling with NBC in September, which included buying the network's stake in the pageants. That same month, Trump sold th ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
