... es as a powerful anti-corruption tool, because it helps to increase transparency as money flows from a government’s budget to public agencies to citizens. Government social programs can now reduce del ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-13
Hong Kong people were exhausted after fighting the epidemic for more than two years. They were tired of panic buying food and anti-epidemic materials. They worried about the suspension of business, wo ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-12
... f x% followed by a recovery of y% in z days. Market commentators use formulas such as these to ease clients’ mental anguish and imply that better days are ahead. Better days are ahead. However, they c ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-11
... pound as well. Since peaking in the spring of last year, the pound has depreciated by about 10% against the dollar. “Britain’s currency is getting slaughtered on international markets,” we are told. ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-11
When we were little children and easily entertained, there used to be something called a Punch and Judy show at every seaside resort. A multicoloured tentlike booth contained a mini-theatre and the gl ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-11
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine inherited part of its nuclear arsenal. But in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine agreed to return these weapons to Russia in exchange for “assurance ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-11
... 書包。英國文化名句：We must keep up appearances。 「...But as we've ...全文
Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent shockwaves around the world. Oil prices have skyrocketed and food prices have soared, causing political instability. The last time food prices were this volatile, riot ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-08
These days, it pays a lot to be a patriot. From influence to privilege, from wealth to an abundance of media limelight. From office to non-office, from rent to ownership, it’s all about the credential ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-07
Rich Western industrialized countries appear to be caught in a time loop, with unexpectedly higher inflation bringing back not just memories of the 1970s but also that era’s policy debates and the pol ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-07
... e agreed: We must whip inflation right now. 這句話有色彩豐富的用字 ...全文
Four months into the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army continues to grind its way relentlessly through the Donbas region. Some Western commentators are calling for more weapons to be supplied fast ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-06
... Men的研究發現： We study leisure returns for men aged 21–30, ...全文
... tionals – wealthy global citizens, wealthy pensioners, work-from-Thailand professionals and highly skilled professionals. “The internet in Bangkok and many big cities is very fast,” said Tourism Minis ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-05
To begin with, it’s imperative that we differentiate between the following terms – the nation, and the state. The state denotes a geophysical fixture – an entity that is recognised by international la ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-04
... warnings were unnecessary. Unlike five years ago, there were no opposition rallies. The national security legislation imposed on Hong Kong in mid-2020 resulted in the flight, imprisonment or intimida ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-04
... Jerome Powell and his colleagues are accused of failing to spot the early signs of an inflationary threat last year. As late as last autumn, they were arguing that price rises were “transitory.” With ...More
EJ Insight2022-07-01
