US chipmaker Qualcomm has revealed that it has invested in nine Chinese technology startups via the firm's US$150 million China Venture Fund, TechCrunch reports. The investments made by the Venture Fu ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-16
Bill Gates wants to build a futuristic community in Arizona. A group associated with a Gates investment company has invested US$80 million in a high-tech planned development outside Phoenix, according ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-15
We are in an era where we can’t survive without smart devices. The video equipment in my home broke down recently and I struggled to find a solution after reading four handbooks of four different equi ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-15
The government is planning to revitalize Hong Kong's concrete waterways, including the Tai Wai Nullah, Tuen Mun River, and the Fo Tan Nullah in Sha Tin. These rivers have the greatest potential for gr ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-13
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Singles’ Day generated a record 168.2 billion yuan (US$25.3 billion) in sales, as the e-commerce giant worked with more traditional retailers to sell cut-price goods from ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-13
E Tech Dynamic Technology, a Hong Kong-based technology startup, unveiled two electric vehicles recently -- a hybrid electric coach and a 16-ton pure electric truck. The hybrid vehicle, Hong Kong's fi ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
3天前，香港縱橫遊旅行社遭黑客入侵電腦，盜取客戶資料，並以電郵勒索，要求交付贖金後才可解鎖系統。據報數十萬客戶 ...全文
China's Ministry of Science and Technology has named Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) as a "State-level Scientific and Technological Enterprise Incubator", marking the mainla ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-08
Kingboard Chemical (00148.HK) said Monday that it would sell its entire 9.61 percent stake in Cathay Pacific Airways to Qatar Airways. The state-owned Middle Eastern carrier will become the third larg ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-08
In this year’s policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor identified some key themes in the city’s innovation and technology development, with HK$700 million allocated to start turning ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-06
In her policy address last month, Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor identified some key themes in relation to promoting innovation and technology development in the city. During the speech ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-03
港府上月發表的《施政報告》，「智慧城市」為其中一大重點，政府更計劃預留7億元撥款，從三方面加以發展。《信報》S ...全文
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The end of the fossil-fuel era is on the horizon. With renewables like solar and wind consistently outperforming expectations, growth in electric vehicles far exceeding projections, and governments wo ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-02
As the US consul general here in Hong Kong, I sometimes get asked whether the United States is “turning away” from Asia. My answer to this question is an unequivocal “no”. The US remains deeply involv ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-31
Busy people tend to ignore the basic needs of their bodies, especially when it comes to drinking water. That is why Groking Lab has developed Ozmo, a smart-bottle and app which track users’ beverage c ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-30
Cities, the American-Canadian author Jane Jacobs once observed, are engines for national prosperity and economic growth. But in their current form, modern cities are also catalysts of inequality and e ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-30
China’s State Post Bureau has released memorial stamps for the 19th Party Congress. The stamps feature Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. That has stoked debate on whether Hangzhou will overtak ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-26
Amazon.com Inc. has plans to drop off packages directly into shoppers’ homes. The world’s largest online retailer on Wednesday announced Amazon Key, a lock and camera system that users control remotel ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-26
