The US Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse its plan to raise interest rates further this year, its chairwoman, Janet Yellen, told US lawmakers Wednesday. She acknowledged that tighter credit market ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-11
The United States has called on China to clarify the status of five missing Hong Kong booksellers, saying the case raised serious questions about Beijing's commitment to Hong Kong's autonomy under the ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
Hong Kong investors should worry more about the local economy than the situation in mainland China. The city's monetary policy follows that of the United States, but its economic fundamentals are grou ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Finger-pointing and recriminations are flying in the wake of Tuesday's siege in the University of Hong Kong (HKU) by protesters demanding reform. Former education minister Arthur Li sparked a backlas ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Macau's gaming industry is bottoming out, helped by a stabilizing mass market. That's the takeaway from Las Vegas Sands Corp. after its Macau unit announced fourth-quarter earnings that fell less than ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Canada is expressing concern after China indicted a Canadian citizen on charges of spying and stealing state secrets. Kevin Garratt had been detained since August 2014 near China's sensitive border wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Israel is under fire from the United Nations over a planned new settlement in the West Bank. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called it "provocative acts" that raise questions about Israel's commitmen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
Tesla Motors Inc. chief executive Elon Musk hopes to have a factory in China to produce electric vehicles by the middle of this year. Musk told tech website Engadget the company is "doing reasonably w ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
Russia is inviting Japan to co-develop fisheries around Pacific islands they are disputing, saying it will tap other foreign partners if Tokyo does not jump in. The offer is part of a broader plan to ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
Miss Hong Kong Louisa Mak Ming-sze (麥明詩) broke the hearts of her fans over the weekend by coming away from the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 without a trophy. The result was expected, but t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
US Secretary of State John Kerry plans to press China to rein in North Korea after Pyongyang announced a recent nuclear test and urge Southeast Asia to show unity in response to Beijing's claims in th ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are being held as slaves in Iraq by Islamic State militants, the United Nations said. The Islamist group, which controls large parts of Iraq and S ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
Exclusive tiger feasts where the jungle cat is butchered before the guests -- for grotesque authenticity, maybe? -- are hosted in secret locations in China where seats are reserved for the nouveau ric ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
In my mind, there never was any doubt. The latest Star Wars saga racked up US$52.6 million in China last weekend -- the country’s biggest opening weekend of all time -- despite naysayers predicting le ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
Tributes poured in from around the world for British rock star David Bowie, who has died of cancer at 69. Bowie straddled the worlds of hedonistic rock, fashion, art and drama for five decades, pushin ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
The UN Security Council has vowed to take new measures against North Korea after Pyongyang said it had tested a hydrogen bomb. The council condemned the test, saying "a clear threat to international p ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
The upcoming referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the European Union, almost certain to be held this year, could turn out to be yet another major catastrophe to hit Europe. If, as seems inc ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
