... topus and Visa payWave cards. At the end of the day, security concerns would probably be the number one factor that will determine the pace of acceptance by locals of the mobile payment system. Think ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-17
... h African visa, according to the Wall Street Journal. The 2014 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was to take place from Oct. 13 to 15 in a country that has produced four Nobel Peace Prize winners ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... s tourist visa and demanded Pyongyang grant him asylum, the report said. Uri Tours, the company that organized the trip, said Miller was traveling without foreign guides. But the prosecution said Mill ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
... Express, Visa or Mastercard at the tap of a button. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Motorola Mobility and others have similar wireless technology in many Android smartphones but with payment systems suc ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
... sterCard, Visa and American Express were in Silicon Valley during the unveiling of the technology giant's payment service on Tuesday, the Financial Times reported. The companies represent 83 percent o ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
... providers Visa Inc, MasterCard Inc and American Express Co. The partnerships, as well as a special communication chip within the new iPhone and smartwatch, would allow consumers to use their gadgets a ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
... rcard and Visa have all rolled out contactless payment card systems for small purchases, leveraging near field communication (NFC) standards, and these are starting to be applied in Hong Kong in innov ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
... ss travel visa to Japan has expired, Wang said has decided to stay there for a longer time. He said if he returned soon, mainland authorities would arrest him, using his cartoons as an excuse. One Aug ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... for EB-5 visas had been used up. Applicants have to wait until the start of next fiscal year on Oct. 1. The EB-5 visa program offers a fast and convenient way for foreigners to gain permanent residen ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
Among the many charms that Hong Kong holds for mainland Chinese, the city's passport is surely one of the biggest as the document enables convenient visa-free entry or visa-upon-arrival facility innum ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... extend a visa when he was staying in Los Angeles in 2009, Simon had sought help from a US official, who then asked Simon to provide the necessary documents to the embassy to process the application, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
... tion. No visa is required for travelers from more than 100 countries and regions worldwide to enter Hong Kong. Unlike mainland China, Hong Kong recognizes dual nationality. Thus, if a British citize ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-21
... rants and visa and tourist services. Most small businessmen come from Zhejiang and Fujian; many daily necessities come from China – they are exempt from the 17 percent VAT. Shen Huiyong, commercial at ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
... tay their visa to give birth to their babies there. -- Contact the writer at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
... rged with visa fraud for allegedly underpaying her babysitter. The row threatened to jeopardize a growing economic relationship that has seen annual trade between the countries increase to nearly US$ ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
... is online visa application was turned down last week. The student movement leader was attempting to enter the city to participate in a mass rally being organized by Hong Kong pro-democracy activists o ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
Hong Kong wants to cap its multiple visa scheme for mainland tourists under a preliminary agreement with mainland China, Ming Pao Daily reported Friday. The policy will limit visitors from the mainlan ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
... policy -- visa-free entry for Chinese passport holders -- is an added incentive. And more importantly, the prospects of enjoying unrestricted right of abode in Jeju or even becoming a naturalized citi ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
The Hong Kong authorities have rejected visa applications for three leaders of Taiwan's student "Sunflower Movement", scuppering their plans to take part in the July 1 march in the city, Apple Daily r ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
... one-year visas that allow multiple entries, introduced in 2009, may be capped, the report said. Entries of Shenzhen permanent residents to Hong Kong are proposed to be restricted to five to eight, it ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-23
