No country in recorded history has grown as fast – and moved as many people out of poverty – as China over the last thirty years. A hallmark of China's success has been its leaders' willingness to rev ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-05
Initiatives by Beijing and Shanghai authorities earlier this year to include non-local auto brands onto their lists of approved new-energy cars had been widely touted as a major breakthrough in ending ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-24
Standard Chartered Plc. has expanded the role of its Hong Kong chief executive, Benjamin Hung, to include oversight of the bank's Greater China operations, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. In ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-02
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced Sunday that it will launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, putting to rest months of speculation over its listing venue. The US listing ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-17
The People’s Bank of China is doubling the daily trading band of the renminbi against the US dollar from today, China Securities Journal reported. The Chinese currency will be allowed to fluctuate 2 p ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-17
Property companies that bought copper as a financing hedge are confronting a double loss as the price of the metal falls, the Shanghai Securities News reported Thursday, citing analysts. The losses fr ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-13
MKW Capital Management, an international private-equity fund, is preparing to fire a fresh salvo against the Macau government for losses suffered due to the sudden grounding of budget carrier Viva Mac ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-12
Canada’s sudden decision to cancel its investment migrant program will do nothing to stem the flood of migration of rich and qualified Chinese. Countries around the world are competing to welcome thei ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-25
The government will closely monitor stockpiles to prevent hog prices from falling too steeply, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday, citing the National Development and Reform Commission ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-20
Hong Kong homeowners have probably asked themselves this question countless times -- Will property prices take a big hit if the United States Federal Reserve suddenly decides to raise its benchmark in ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-18
When the United Kingdom handed Beijing the keys to Hong Kong in 1997, the deal was that Hong Kong could do its own thing for at least 50 years before being fully "reunified" with the motherland. With ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-18
As the world mourned anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, China missed a golden opportunity to show that it is what it claims to be: a responsible power. By sending Vice President Li Yuanchao to join m ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-13