It’s one of the best elderly care facilities in Beijing. Next to the city's green lung -- the botanical garden and nearby woods -- this home for the elderly boasts an address that trumpets what it tak ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-18
China could become the top investor in Israel this year in terms of the number of joint projects between Israeli and foreign companies, taking the slot currently occupied by the United States, accordi ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-18
-- An interview with Taiwanese love song maestro Yao Chien {姚謙} (excerpt) An irony lies at the heart of popular music reality shows like Hunan Television’s I am a Singer -- their quest for the next bi ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-17
Brick-and-mortar department stores have been the big losers to online shopping but they're not giving up just yet. Some are hoping online-to-offline promotions will stabilize some of the shifting cons ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-17
The biggest message from Lenovo Group's (00992.HK) latest quarterly report is that the firm's so called PC+ strategy is making headway. Although the Chinese firm beat Hewlett-Packard last year to beco ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-17
Wang Yu-chi {王郁琦}, Taiwan’s minister for mainland affairs who made a historic visit to China this week, declined to comment on whether Chinese President Xi Jinping {習近平} and his Taiwan counterpart Ma ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-14
Feeling the pressure from rising Chinese wages and suffering some negative publicity after a spate of worker suicides at mainland factories, Foxconn's chairman Terry Guo Taiming {郭台銘} had boldly embar ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-14
Shanghai deputy secretary general Xu Yibo {徐逸波} has been named to take over the helm of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission’s bureau in the city, China Business News repor ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-13
It came as a surprise but the cream of the Chinese dairy industry is about to be included in Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index. Hang Seng Indexes Co. Ltd. said Wednesday that China Mengniu Dairy Co., ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-13
Shortly before the Lunar New Year break, civil servants in Caoxian {曹縣}, a county-level city in the eastern province of Shandong, received a strange order from their bosses: They were told to help sel ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-13
Alibaba Group's fund management platform Yu'E Bao {餘額寶} has announced that it will launch on February 14 an insurance product exclusively for its users. The expected yield of the product is 7 percent, ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
E-commerce is not only helping Chinese consumers shop more easily and cheaply, it is also providing crucial support to an army of suppliers across the country. Meeting social needs, the sector is inje ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Feb. 12: TOP STORIES China General Nuclear Power in chase for U ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} called on all government officials to pursue the anti-corruption fight launched by President Xi Jinping {習進平} as he called for stricter accounting of construction and engineer ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
COSCO International Holdings Ltd. (00517.HK), the shipping services unit of state-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., said it is seeking more acquisition opportunities after last year's purchase o ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
Ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce Motor is gearing up plans to lure more super-rich customers in China after the nation became the British firm's top market in terms of sales last year, surpassing the ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
What's in a name? More than just a little speculation if it's Geely's Project V factory relocation in the Zhejiang city of Taizhou {台州}, where company founder Li Shufu {李書福} got his start. The ground- ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Tuesday, Feb. 11: TOP STORIES China tipped to scrap HK yuan daily exchange ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
When Xiaomi’s Lei Jun {雷軍} wants his staff to seize the day, he offers his favourite aphorism: "When the typhoon comes, even a pig can fly". Lei and Xiaomi have already soared on the launches of smart ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
The central government will merge China's rural and urban pension insurance schemes to create a single nationwide program, the State Council said after a weekly meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang { ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
