Five and nine are the two numbers to remember about the three-year-long pandemic in Hong Kong. Today finally marks the end of the mask mandate, known as the Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-01
Shopper behavior is always evolving, but the changes have been much more significant in the past few years, accelerated by various payment-oriented technology and applications as well as the impact of ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-28
India is poised to become the world’s most important country in the medium term. It has the largest population (which is still growing), and with a per capita GDP that is just one-quarter that of Chin ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-23
According to the report Monitoring of Solid Waste in Hong Kong - Waste Statistics for 2020 released by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), the total quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-21
China will likely experience a rapid, short-term economic lift this year as the global economy recovers from the pandemic. Beyond the issues on the surface, the Chinese economy is undergoing a more pr ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-20
Smart devices, especially smartwatches, are becoming more popular which can be divided into two categories: 1. Those aiming at healthcare, with varying degrees of accuracy. Some people joke that some ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-15
For Hong Kong to be truly back, we must go maskless – now. Dropping the inane mask requirement is a necessary but insufficient part of Hong Kong’s trek towards normalisation. The following makes the c ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-14
From the growing presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives to novel medical therapies, progress in science and technology affects us all – mostly in positive ways. But the pace of change ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-14
According to the first world report on vision issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness globally, which forms a huge fina ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-10
Speaking in Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently evoked the horrors of World War II to justify his invasion of Ukraine. “Again and again, we have to repel ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-10
Is Hong Kong back on track after a month of reopening? Yes, spring returns, and things are looking better. There are more people asking for street directions in Putonghua but they are not lining up ou ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-08
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally. When the virus was at its peak, many low- and middle-income countries struggled to save lives whil ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-07
The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food systems, leading to a 60% increase in hunger across the continent ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-06
