... ng, which makes it perfect for immediate grinding and brewing. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Nov. 9. Translation by Darlie Yiu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at engli ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-11
... 25, which makes up 14 percent. Lam Tai-hing, chair professor of the School of Public Health of the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, said the success rate among traditional cigarette and e-cigarett ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-11
... pect that makes the world more nervous. Others who be welcoming the change of leadership in Washington include Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been cursing outgoing US leader Barack Oba ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
... nager. It makes a lot of demands but it doesn't know what it wants," Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma, told Reuters. Gains of over 3 percent each in the ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
... cision it makes later on would mean nothing, Yuen said. Cheung of the HKU acknowledged that the Youngspiration duo might be disqualified. He said the NPC Standing Committee knows well that its interpr ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
... ile waste makes up nearly 5 percent of all landfill space. As for the seas, an estimated eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year, according to the journal Science. About one-tenth ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
... thod also makes financial sense. Such technology can help save 30 to 60 percent on building materials and 50 to 80 percent in labor costs. Two years ago, the company printed out 10 single-story houses ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
... el, which makes up about one-quarter of the total and goes up by 3 percent over the 10-year period. This is the only noteworthy setback, along with a 10 percent increase in emissions linked to food, d ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
... oath and makes it invalid, according to critics. Some internet users accused Leung of double standard amid his relentless effort to disqualify Youngspirations' Sixtus Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching f ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-03
... vironment makes you feel you are closer to the simplicity of your original self. Q: What do you like here? A: The houses [and] gardens. According to the BBC, the Chinese tourists seem to enjoy picturi ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-03
... y; and 3) makes transactions less costly than engaging third parties. The platforms supported by blockchain technology show promising prospects in meeting the above criteria. Blockchain is a data stru ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
... hat if it makes its position known, it will draw criticism for trying to interfere with the Hong Kong election, he said. That said, the former Legco chief believes that Beijing will not keep silent fo ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. is buying NXP Semiconductors NV for about US$38 billion, the biggest deal in the semiconductor industry. The purchase makes Qualcomm the leading supplier to the fast ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... ber. That makes sense because the top leaders would like to know how many seats in the 1,200-member committee will be won by Beijing loyalists. On the other hand, the opposition says it is hoping to w ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-27
... the court makes its final decision on the DOJ's judicial review application is unconstitutional. However, things took a nasty turn the following day as lawmakers from the pro-establishment camp staged ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-27
... Chow, who makes about HK$8,300 a month, supports her cancer survivor husband and two disabled sons. FEHD under fire for slapping HK$1,500 fine on cleaning lady (Oct. 25, 2016) - Contact us at english@ ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... rty if it makes less than 50 percent of our median monthly household income. The second method to measure poverty, first proposed by the American academic Mollie Orshansky (1915-2006), is based on the ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... ght. This makes compromise on centrist positions all the more difficult to achieve. The rapid resumption of presidential politics will undermine compromise further. If Clinton wins, many Republicans w ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... in. Chau makes about HK$8,300 a month as a cleaner and has never had to rely on social welfare, according to the report. She has three children, two of them disabled, and her husband is a cancer surv ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
... r usually makes a company more vulnerable to attacks. Those with low valuation, high dividend yield and large capitalization are often preferred by predators, according to a China Securities Daily rep ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-24
