The Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) rebounded for a second day as it followed the mainland market to close higher. The HSI rose 213 points, or 1 percent, to 21,636. The Hang Seng China Enter ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-07
At first glance it was just an exotic, sleek sedan, but many Chinese who stopped by at a recent Tesla road show in Zhongguancun {中關村} -- known as Beijing's silicon valley -- couldn't help gasp in amaz ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-07
Beijing will continue to step up the anti-graft fight while deepening the nation's economic reforms, state media reported Thursday, citing the research department of the Central Commission for Discipl ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-07
San Francisco-based limousine app Uber is on the move in China, busily recruiting managers in all corners of the country over the last few months. The firm links passengers with drivers of luxury cars ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-06
A drive during rush hours from the China World Trade Center, one of the most time-honored office complexes in Beijing's central business district (CBD), to Tiantongyuan {天通苑}, a major commuter town ju ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-06
President Xi Jinping {習近平} will travel to the Russian port city of Sochi to attend the Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, China News Service reported Thursday. Xi is making his first vis ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-06
How big a deal is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) license? For mature players such as GOME Electrical Appliances (00493.HK) and Suning Commerce (002024.CN), it's probably as big as it gets. B ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-05
The anti-graft campaign led by President Xi Jinping {習近平} has prompted people to look for ways to circumvent the ban on gift-giving to government officials during the Chinese New Year, Beijing Times r ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-05
Lenovo Group's (00992.HK) decision to buy Motorola Mobility from Google Inc. has received the cold shoulder from the market. Investors appear have some concerns about the US$2.9 billion deal, which is ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-04
No doubt it was a remarkable feat. Chinese property titan Vanke (000002.CN, 200002.CN), the world’s largest of its kind, sold 171 billion yuan (US$28.25 billion) worth of homes in 2013, up 21 percent ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-04
Chinese President Xi Jinping {習近平} said in a letter last week that hopes to visit South Korea this year, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, citing the South Korean Presidential Office. In a letter of ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-03
Hong Kong stocks ended a four-day losing run Wednesday, buoyed by a festive hype that is creating waves in the mainland. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 180 points or 0.82 percent to 22,141 afte ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
Baidu is all set for a bruising battle in the O2O (online to offline) arena after acquiring the remaining stake in Nuomi (sticky rice in Chinese) from Renren.com last week. With its total ownership of ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
The ranks of affluent mainland Chinese heading for the United States under Washington's Immigrant Investor Program (also known as "EB-5") have been swelling at a scorching pace in recent years, column ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
Haikou police arrested Hainan Federation of Industry and Commerce deputy chairman Shen Guilin {沈桂林} Monday over alleged illegal fundraising, government portal gov.cn reported Tuesday. Shen is accused ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd., a new joint venture formed by Alibaba in partnership with eight e-retailers and leading courier services, has fast-tracked its data network construction nationwide ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
The State Food and Drug Administration has granted eight testing centers the power to approve manufacturing licenses for infant formula products, the Beijing News reported Wednesday. All local governm ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
Anyone familiar with the auto industry knows that sedans, not coaches or trucks, make a car company. In China, sedans also make fine trophies. Corporates and cadres, businessmen and boys covet the st ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
It is rare for Tom Group Ltd. (02383.HK), a small pocket of tycoon Li Ka-shing’s business empire, to do so well sharewise. The counter has almost doubled since mid-January amid renewed hope a new vent ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
China and Belarus have entered into a securities and futures cooperation, the Shanghai Securities News reported Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Liu Xinhua, deputy chairman of the China Securiti ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
