Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday said over HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) would be spent to boost the city’s long-term technology and innovation development, up from HK$10 billion the ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-28
For telecommunications operators and equipment makers, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is a battlefield of sorts where they show off their latest products and services and announce thei ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-28
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has launched a pocket-sized digital camera that decides on its own whether an image is interesting enough to shoot. Called Google Clips, the US$249 device is designed to clip on ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-28
E-commerce giant Amazon has reached a deal to acquire Ring Inc, a California-based startup involved in the manufacture of smart doorbells. "Ring's home security products and services have delighted cu ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-28
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is focusing on biotechnology and artificial intelligence as part of its goal to become a major driver and coordinator of innovation and techn ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-27
It's reported that the approval rate for initial public offerings (IPOs) on China's A-share market has tumbled to 36 percent this year from 78 percent previously. Many applicants have waited for three ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-26
It is impossible to predict for sure what the technologies of 2050 will be. However, with the emergence of 5G, we can say that the era of Megatech has undoubtedly begun. The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Ol ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-22
China's smartphone market has seen intense competition over the past few years with four local brands capturing more than 60 percent of sales in 2017. Huawei Technologies, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi Techno ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-22
Venture capitalists assess the value of a project based on its potential return on investment. Unlike in other sectors such as finance or healthcare, it is much harder to come up with a clear estimate ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-22
Alipay and WeChat Pay, China's big two mobile payment giants, both entered the Hong Kong market last year, triggering a mobile payment war among major operators. To fend off the competition, local e-p ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-21
Qualcomm has been the leader in the mobile broadband modem market over the past decade as it transitioned from 3G to 4G mobile network technology. However, the world’s top three smartphone makers hav ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-21
Although China is a market many commentators love to hate, it was anything but a dog last year. Most global and emerging market investors were caught off guard by the strong currency, as the market wa ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-20
Before the Year of the Rooster ends, it is good to review what we have accomplished so far and to plan ahead for the coming year. Three years ago, 20 people from different professional fields gathered ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-14
