Two dangerous flashpoints, in Europe and Asia, could bring the United States, Russia, and China into open conflict. The crises over Ukraine and Taiwan can be resolved, but all parties must respect the ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-16
For many merchants, the holiday season is a make-or-break opportunity. Online sales in November and December during the 2020 holiday season were historic. Global retailers saw two years’ worth of eCom ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-15
... the state. One can't be blamed for wondering – have we ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年12月15日
The Hong Kong Ballet has just premiered a brand new production of “The Nutcracker” last weekend. It is the second full-length ballet specially created by the company by its artistic director Septime W ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-14
... the state. One can’t be blamed for wondering – have we all gone absolutely, completely bonkers? Then there’s Jacob Rees-Mogg’s lamentation over MPs being required to wear masks – Boohoo! Apparently b ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-13
... l problems. Last year, “involution” was listed as one of the top ten buzzwords in Mainland China. In fact, involution is not a challenge unique to young people in the Mainland, as Hong Kong faces simi ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-13
... 0 or above. Using government figures in 1975 as the base, the construction cost in 2021 has increased by 16 times, the salary by 23 times. On the other hand, private buildings over 50 years old accoun ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-13
... a stranger. It's even harder to articulate clearly one' ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年12月11日
When most people think about soybeans, their first thought is probably of food. After all, this tiny bean has grown to become one of the top ten most valuable agricultural products in the world. Sweet ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-10
The writing had always been on the wall. We spend decad ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年12月09日
Borrowing from Hamlet’s famous soliloquy "To be or not to be" may well fit into the situation faced by our recently-installed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. While Prince Hamlet mopes abo ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-08
It’s usually rather hard to put pen to paper on a stranger. It’s even harder to articulate clearly one’s thoughts on a stranger who had passed before one has come of age. Candle in the wind – Elton Jo ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-08
The writing had always been on the wall. We spend decades in our lifetimes trying to improve the state of technology, to break new frontiers, to devise solutions to mankind’s biggest worries and great ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-07
China has just lost its best friend in Europe, Angela Merkel, and fears the government that is replacing her. Merkel formally left office last Thursday (December 2) after 16 years as Chancellor of Ger ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-06
... the victim. Further, through rehabilitation services and community education, the chance of offenders committing a crime again could be reduced, thus, enhancing social crime prevention. But such “crim ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-06
It will soon be possible to give a digital identity to individual wild animals whose species are at risk of extinction. Currently, these animals’ only economic value is that of their processed body pa ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-03
... y expected. That recognition is welcome, especially given the likelihood that inflation will remain uncomfortably high in the coming months. The challenge now, not just for the Fed but also more broad ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-03
... n activity. There is broad-based demand for a public-private approach combining federal targets, tailored state-level strategies, and investment and innovation from the private sector. Americans want ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-02
Sarah Yu, a Shanghai accountant in her 20s, outlines her dating strategy. “To save time, during our first meal together, I ask the boy if he has an apartment and a car and what his job is. If he produ ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-02
