Bank of China Ltd. (BOC, 03988.HK, 601988.CN) said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that its governor Li Lihui {李禮輝} has stepped down due to advanced age, and that Chen Siqing {陳四清} has been appointed a ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chairman Xiao Gang {肖鋼} said market forces, rather than authoritative rule or straightforward administrative measures, should be the answer to resolve the ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
Before appearing in the singing competition series I am a Singer {我是歌手}, Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter Gloria Tang Tsz-Kei {鄧紫棋}, nicknamed G.E.M. (Get Everybody Moving), was not so well-known ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} has called for more efforts to combat pollution, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday. During a visit to the Xian branch of BYD Co. Ltd. (01211.HK, 002594.CN) on Monday, ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
Has Sina Weibo lost it? That's the question observers are asking as talk grows of more people switching to Tencent’s popular messaging app WeChat from the Twitter-like Sina Weibo. The China Internet N ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-27
Xiao Gang {肖鋼} may soon step down as chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to become a member of the financial affairs department under the newly established National Security ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-27
The Politburo of the Communist Party's Central Committee decided Friday to set up a National Security Commission chaired by President Xi Jinping {習近平}, Xinhua reported Friday, citing meeting deliberat ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-27
As many as seven property developers in China are now said to be in the '100 billion yuan club' after growing their revenues steadily in recent years. While no study is available as to the time the fi ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-24
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, Jan. 24: TOP STORIES Analysts see potential polarization in Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-24
Earlier this month, Chinese app distributor Wandoujia {豌豆莢} received a US$120 million funding from a group of investors led by Japan technology behemoth Softbank. The market immediately turned its foc ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-23
President Xi Jinping {習近平} said Wednesday that any problems in implementing reform should be tackled boldly and increased efforts should be made to achieve progress at a fast but steady pace, 21st Cen ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-23
China will improve the quality and efficiency of its industries this year to achieve sustainable growth, which is essential to global economic development, Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} said Wednesday. In ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-23
The mainland's upwardly mobile are obvious targets for China Mobile's (00941.HK) faster 4G phone network offerings, with TD-LTE-enabled versions of Apple's slick iPhones available since mid-January. B ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
Bank of China Ltd. (03988.HK, 601988.CN) president Li Lihui {李禮輝} is set to retire, with his post to be taken up by Chen Siqing {陳四清}, who is currently an executive vice president at the lender, the S ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will strengthen monitoring of newly listed firms to protect the interests of small investors, the regulator's chairman Xiao Gang {肖鋼} said on Monday. ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Jan. 22: TOP STORIES Alibaba average daily tax payment tops 20 ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
Will I be taxed? If so, when? That's a question that has been on the minds of thousands of self-employed individual vendors on the Taobao online shopping platform. As of now, the majority of these vir ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Beijing mayor Wang Anshun {王安順} said the local government will invest up to 760 billion yuan (US$125.61 billion) to alleviate the city's PM2.5 pollution and achieve the targets agreed with the central ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Senior Finance Ministry official Jia Kang {賈康} has urged the central government to speed up property tax reform and legislation, Economic Information Daily reported Tuesday. Jia suggested piloting cha ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Internet behemoth Tencent (00700.HK) is a pioneer in many areas of the mobile internet era. Its mobile instant messenger WeChat and its mobile gaming platform are both champion products. However, when ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
