As expected, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor triumphed in Sunday’s election, winning 777 votes from the 1,194-member Election Committee to become Hong Kong’s next chief executive. She will be the first wom ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-27
A giant yellow banner with the words "I want genuine universal suffrage" surfaced on Lion Rock mountain on Sunday morning, the day of the chief executive election. The banner was put up by the League ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-26
... lebrities makes the network a constant center of attention. "We regularly conduct user research to gather feedback about people's Twitter experience and to better inform our product investment decisio ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-24
... ic (which makes the administration’s conflicting pledges impossible to fulfill). But even on the international stage, where US treasury secretaries typically enjoy more latitude and esteem, Mnuchin is ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
... he parent makes none. Buffett himself was a strong supporter of Democrat Hillary Clinton in last year's US presidential election. The other shareholder proposals, respectively from Marcia Sage and the ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... ung often makes his cabinet members edgy by constantly looking over their shoulders. As a result, our bureau chiefs often can't even stay focused on their job, let alone coordinate with one another as ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... rity that makes up 19 percent of the population in a state with a population of 220 million that is home to 15 percent of the world's poor. If it were a country, Uttar Pradesh would be the world's fif ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... he way he makes bread, saying the secret to making delicious bread is doing extensive studies, experiments, comparisons and inductions. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-17
... no longer makes sense. Commerzbank, the country’s second-largest lender, offers a mortgage with an ultra-cheap 10-year fixed rate of just 0.94 per cent. There are indications that Germany is experienc ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-17
... industry makes up 12 percent of Thailand’s national income. Mainland tourists are the largest group of visitors to Thailand. Chewinsiriamnuai said Chinese arrivals will continue to increase as the te ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
... hat truly makes the UAE stand out from its Arab neighbors is that its leaders attach great importance to providing free and high-quality education for their people, men and women alike, which is quite ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-13
... ation, it makes sense for those cities to unveil supportive measures to gradually clear their housing stock. High prices and home purchase restrictions will help cap population growth in first-tier ci ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-10
... r efforts makes sexism worse in the workplace, she said, warning people against making casual remarks that are demeaning to women. Aiming to tackle casual workplace sexism and spread awareness against ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-09
... it. Kwok makes it sound easy, except that it's more of a fantasy than a real practical suggestion. Can anyone put aside their entire income and not spend at all? True, many youngsters nowadays can b ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... on, which makes him the first Hong Kong chief executive to sue a lawmaker for defamation, has caused concerns. Civic Party lawmaker Dennis Kwok Wing-hang assailed CY Leung for filing the lawsuit, sayi ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
... ent Trump makes one thing perfectly clear: His original travel ban was indefensible—legally, constitutionally and morally," he said, according to the Journal. "The president has capitulated on numerou ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
... orker who makes the same product day in, day out, as it is for the finance graduate who, after spending thousands in university fees ends up spending the first few years of his/her career processing l ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
... ck record makes her stand out in the race, Tam said. Tam said the 36 Hong Kong deputies to the NPC have no agreement to vote for only one candidate on March 26 but added she expects the votes to go t ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
