It was CY Leung's first stab at Facebook, but as it turned out, it was not to be. Just hours after the page went up on Sunday, it was taken down. No word why. It had a warning that it "may only be vis ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... fans have started to protest; they complain that many are tourists and not real supporters. This enormous fan base in Hong Kong, China and Asia has changed the EPL. During the summer break, the teams ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
Chinese investment bank CICC is quickly discovering just how much its fortunes have faded, with word the former financial superstar has scaled back its Hong Kong IPO by 20 percent due to lack of inves ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
HotelQuickly, a mobile application that allows users to make "last-minute bookings" in Asia-Pacific hotels at discounted rates, has partnered with several local five-star hotels in a bid to help envig ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-19
... nts. The Star Ferry offers a wonderful ride for tourists who want an up-close look at one of the world’s most photographed harbors, but it basically serves as a transport system for local residents c ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-12
... urge that started in April this year. And we’ve seen many people sell stocks during the market crash in August. The Hang Seng Index has hovered in the range of 19,000 and 25,000 points for most of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-10
Thanks to Modern Education, we know now that a star tutor can make a lot more money than a football superstar. If Lam Yat-yan wants to, he can put David Beckham to shame in earnings and end up just a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-09
... over the star-studded 93 line-up is age. The team is much younger, with the top hitters still in their early 30s. Fans favorite closer Roberto Osuna is only 20, while one of the five winning pitchers ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-03
Retired Brazilian football star Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima has teamed up with famous educator Carlos Wizard Martins, also from Brazil, to open 30 soccer schools in China. Announcing their plans duri ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-30
... the team starts playing in Japan’s V.Challenge League the following month. Altynbekova's deal with a Japanese club has drawn criticism in her own country, with some Kazakhs deeming it as an act of be ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-29
... aurant in Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui, and in another case in March it was ordered to pay HK$7,500 after a plastic glove was found in a loaf of bread from one of its shops. In each of the cases, the cat ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-25
... at three-star hotels fell more sharply. For instance, Dorsett Hospitality International Ltd. (02266.HK) cut room rates at Silka Far East Hotel in Tsuen Wan to about HK$850 per night during Golden Wee ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-24
... ion movie star Fernando Poe Jr., formally declared her candidacy last week for the elections in May 2016. She was the top-rated candidate among 47 percent of respondents, up five points, Reuters repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
... ome three-star hotels have cut their nightly room rates to HK$70 (US$7.74), well below the hostel rate of HK$100, which is down from about HK$300 to HK$400, hostel operator Ta Li-na said. Tai expects ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
... he latest Star Wars 7 movie; and pop sensation Taylor Swift. Twenty-seven CEOs on the list together controlled enterprises with a market value of US$1 trillion. It marks a drastic improvement from ear ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-19
... g in tech startups. It is quite likely that many of them may end up putting their capital and energy back into some more secure and conventional businesses and industries, and Hong Kong will once aga ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
... Bauhinia Star from the government, he said. Duncan pointed out that although Cheung had obtained a huge loan, there was a condition that it must be used to settle the rent arrears of the then HKMEx. ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
... football star Johnny Manziel to try working at one of its stores after talk show host David Letterman advised the quarterback to quit football and open a DQ location. Mark Cuban, owner of the Nationa ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
Daily passenger numbers on the Star Ferry route between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui have plunged 23 percent after the pier in Wan Chai was moved 130 meters, Ming Pao Daily reported Monday. Ferry operat ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
... e to four-star hotels in light of surging mainland travelers. For that reason, we’ve seen a construction boom of these hotels since 2012. The average room rate was HK$1,165 per night in 2010 and touri ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-05
