Volvo Cars has teamed up with Chinese search engine operator Baidu to develop a self-driving taxi for China, opening another frontier to secure its place in the robotaxi market, Reuters reports. The C ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-01
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and slightly trimmed its inflation forecasts as global trade frictions clouded the economic outlook, suggesting that it is in no rush to trim its massive ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-31
China’s manufacturing sector in October expanded at its weakest pace in over two years, hurt by slowing domestic and external demand, Reuters reports. Wednesday’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index ( ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-31
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Ecuador is seeking to end his asylum in its London embassy and hand him over to the United States, Reuters reports. Assange spoke from the embassy via teleconfere ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-30
Germany’s Angela Merkel said that her fourth term as chancellor would be her last and that she would step down as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), heralding the end of a 13-year era in which s ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-30
Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left in the ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-29
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said customer data is being “weaponized with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit and called for a federal privacy law in the United States, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-25
A US withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalat ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
Russia said it will be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if US President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
Saudi Arabia called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake,” but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the widening crisis, saying Moha ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-22
US President Donald Trump said Washington will withdraw from a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe because Russia is violating the pact, Reuters reports. The Inte ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-22
Seven banks, including HSBC (00005.HK) and Banco Santander, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a global digital network in trade finance aimed at allowing cheaper and easier fun ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
For the first time, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has commented publicly on reports that the technology giant is developing a censor-friendly search app specifically for the China market. Speak ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
Washington wants to include a provision to deter currency manipulation in future trade deals, including with Japan, based on the currency chapter in the new deal to revamp NAFTA, US Treasury Secretary ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
Ant Financial’s Alipay, the operator of one of China’s top two mobile payment apps, said hackers have taken an unknown amount of money from accounts using stolen Apple Inc. IDs, Reuters reports. Alipa ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-12
勞資雙方爭拗多年的強積金對沖爭議終有望解決。特首林鄭月娥昨日在《施政報告》提出，以劃線方式取消對沖，當局將動用 ...全文
