US President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone, but called off the attacks at the last minute, the New York Times reported. ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
The extradition bill saga is without doubt an unprecedented public relations disaster for the Hong Kong government. The urgent task right now for Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her top ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com grossed 201.5 billion yuan (US$29.43 billion) of online sales during the June 18 shopping festival, up 27 percent from the year before. Smartphones were one of the be ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
Apple Inc., Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. and Fitbit Inc. have joined other companies in filing letters of opposition to a Trump administration plan for more US tariffs on Chinese goods, including iPhones, M ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that strengthening bilateral ties is good for both countries and regional peace, North Korean state news agency KCNA said on Fri ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
US President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of an American military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspects it was shot by mistake, Reuters reports. “I think probably Iran made a m ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
Xiaomi Corp. (01810.HK) is trailing far behind Huawei Technologies in sales in both local and international markets. But now that Huawei is reeling from the US trade embargo, Xiaomi is given a chance ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
Apple Inc. has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15 to 30 percent of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
On Sunday morning, just hours before a mass protest, Beijing’s liaison office summoned its Hong Kong allies to a closed-door meeting at its headquarters in Western district. Top officials at the liais ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
On Sunday morning, just hours before a mass protest, Be ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年06月20日
US tariffs on Chinese goods may not be enough to force Beijing to make the economic reforms demanded by Washington, but the trade barriers are the only recourse given that dialogue has failed, the top ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-19
China and the United States are rekindling trade talks ahead of a meeting next week between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during a G20 summit in Osaka, Reuters reports. Trump said on Tuesday ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-19
Huawei Technologies has broken its silence on the impact of US government sanctions, with its founder and CEO warning that his firm could see its original projected revenue for this year get eroded by ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
In the second quarter of an already eventful year, investors are faced with a range of stark choices. The divergence in economic policy, driven by changing fortunes in the largest economic powerhouses ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
The United States on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after President Donald Trump had earlier targeted the three countries over the migrants i ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s announcement on Saturday suspending controversial extradition legislation after a secret meeting with a top Chinese official wasn’t enough to pacify an ang ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-17
