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
Doctors who treat patients in private hospitals in Hong Kong are mostly not employees of the hospitals. Rather, they are in private practice and hold practicing privileges (also known as admission or ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
At a table at the Star Ferry pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, people are handing bags to visitors from the mainland. They do not contain free tickets to Disneyland or discount coupons to buy watches and jewelry ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
Ty opened his eyes. It was exactly six o’clock in the morning. His job required him to be good with numbers. He could tell the date without looking at a calendar, he could tell the time without lookin ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The last thing I remember seeing before I plunged into the abyss was the sparkle of sequins on a fluttering black dress. As I came to my senses, I realized that I was lying on my side with my cheek re ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The artist is going to do something extraordinary today. He is going to do what no man has done. He has set it up for months, and he is going to do something extraordinary today, in the name of love. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
It’s another autumn. This year, it feels so different from last year. All the pressure is back on ... I’m just in Form 4, but I can feel the Diploma of Secondary Education exam coming closer, closer ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Donald Trump brought his free-wheeling use of foul language to a new level when he said Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" in 2008 to describe her unexpected loss to Barack Obama in the Democratic primar ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
The US must respect China's core interests, a top Beijing official said, urging Washington to stop weapons sales to Taiwan and end military patrols close to islets controlled by China in the South Chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
One can make any wish to Wong Tai Sin, the Great Immortal who is known to be generous in answering people's prayers. But since it's Christmastime, most people, especially kids, would probably address ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive. It is Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the Vietnam War. The ruling Co ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
Men sporting mustaches are more likely than women to head medical departments in 50 leading US medical schools, highlighting a need to redress the balance of sexes, a study said. Women accounted for 1 ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
In conservative South Korea, two women are trying to shatter taboos about sex. Choi Jung-yoon and Kwak Eura have opened "Pleasure Lab" in Seoul, a shop selling sex toys and related items targeted at w ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
UN officials and human rights activists have voiced concerns over a crackdown in Thailand against critics of the monarchy and the military junta. On Sunday, a student was taken from hospital by plainc ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
