It's the height of luxury and privacy with the price tag to boot. At HK$175,735 (US$22,674) per square foot, an uber luxury mansion on the Peak, Hong Kong's most exclusive enclave, sets a domestic rec ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
Sometimes small is really beautiful -- and also profitable. A luxury flat on the Peak costs cheaper to rent per square foot than a Sham Shui Po subdivided flat, a car park slot in Tin Shui Wai or a co ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
Tourists could be in for some adrenaline-pumping fun on Hong Kong's Victoria Peak if a plan for an aerial rope slide, or zip line, comes to fruition. A project to build the aerial rope slide -- typica ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
... ts at the peak of the summer season since early July, and some have been losing more than 10 million yuan (US$1.61 million) daily as a result. -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-29
HSBC has been accused of occupying some government land in front of its famed "Taipan House" property at No. 19 Middle Gap Road in Hong Kong's Peak area, Apple Daily reported Monday. According to seve ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
... ed at the peak of the anti-national education campaign and bowed out on the eve of the Occupy Central civil disobedience drive. It has been an amazing and inspiring run. Life is not always predictable ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
... previous peak in tensions. Oil prices rose 2 percent on March 3, while European gas prices rose by as much as 10 percent at one point. European stock markets, meanwhile, slipped by 2-3 percent before ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
Housing rentals in Hong Kong climbed to an average of HK$23.20 per square foot in June, surpassing the previous peak of HK$23.10 recorded in October last year, the Ming Pao Daily News reported on Tues ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
It might sound counterproductive but the Seoul metropolitan government is allowing staff to fall asleep on the job as the heat takes hold over the peak of summer. The news from city hall is that worke ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
... ps during peak hours, the report said. -- Contact us at [email protected] KZ/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
... ks during peak periods. In the meantime, Chinese customers are shifting to more affordable domestic brands. For example, flagship models of foreign brands are sold above 5,000 yuan, while domestic han ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-17
... me at the peak of the US civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movement. "When I listen to this song again and think of Hong Kong, it reminds me of my college days when I would speak up without hesitation ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
Beijing subway is notorious for overcrowding – passengers are crammed in like sardines in the metal boxes during peak hours. Part of the reason is the ultra-low ticket price. Passengers need to pay ju ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
... near the peak of the last tech bubble. Software companies are eating up 37 percent of all VC funding, the highest since known available data, according to the Mims note. Should taxi-hailing app Uber ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
... previous peak was 246.3 in August last year, Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Tuesday. The price index for small homes -- those with a saleable area under 431 sq ft -- rose 0.94 percent during the ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
... ock hit a peak of about US$69 in 2006 and is now slightly above US$4.00 after the recent jump. The bears will see an eight-year downtrend and the many investors fried along the way. But, those eager t ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-04
... with the peak rental season in Hong Kong when parents with school-age children make the switch to quieter surroundings to avoid the summer crush. I hadn't noticed the seasonality factor until a recen ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-04
... e put the peak of the rally at 98,600. Independent research institutes put the crowd in the range of 120,000 and 170,000. Regardless of the actual turnout, the Tuesday rally marked the strongest publi ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
... hitting a peak of US$41.5 in 2007, the year when Yingli got listed and was in fact its most glorious year so far, the counter has seen an almost one-way drift to the south. Who would have anticipated ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-26
... uota will peak at 6,000 per year, and that will in turn affect the sales of residential projects on the island. Some observers warned about policy uncertainties when Chinese developers jumped on the " ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
