Just in time for the annual meetings of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies next month, President Xi Jinping has unveiled his political philosophy: the Four Comprehensives. He first ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
In this day and age, it is often considered racist or culturalist to criticize one's regional neighbors. Yet as the Year of the Sheep begins, some Thais appear to be reaching the limit of their forbe ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (00011.HK) will hire more people to expand its cross-border business despite deteriorating credit quality in the mainland. Loan impairment charges jumped 113.4 percent to HK$1.14 b ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the ... Is it sheep or goat? Up to now the debate is raging over which zodiac creature should represent the lunar new year which starts on Feb. 19. As Chinese com ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
Jack Ma Yun, founding chairman of e-commerce godzilla Alibaba Group, is worth at least US$20 billion. But before he was the richest person in China, Ma went through a lot of rejection, Business Inside ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
It's a crying shame, but things like this do happen. The plane that once served President Dwight Eisenhower, the first aircraft to be given the Air Force One call sign, a state-of-the-art machine duri ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
Forget iPhone 6 or iPad 3. It's sort of nice to have them, but neither would probably make you scream in delight when your name is announced as the winner of the grand prize at the Lunar New Year offi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
Macau Legend Development Ltd. (01680.HK), a satellite casino running on the license of gaming giant SJM Holdings Ltd. (00880.HK), is urging the government to consider the interests of all casino opera ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
More than 300 people died trying to cross the sea from Africa to Italy this week, according to the UN refugee agency. The high number of deaths, including 29 people who died of hypothermia on the deck ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
Mainland investors are likely to be able to invest in more stocks through the forthcoming Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect than they can through the scheme that now links the Shanghai and Hong Kong ex ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
Michael Lynch has resigned as chief executive of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, citing family and health reasons, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who chairs the authority, s ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
Times Property Holdings Ltd. (01233.HK) said it will go ahead with its urban redevelopment projects in Guangdong province although similar projects of developer Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. (01638.HK) we ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
Iran's supreme leader said he supports a fair compromise in nuclear talks with the West. "I would go along with any agreement that could be made. Of course, if it is not a bad deal. No agreement is be ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
North Korea said Wednesday it sees no more need to negotiate with the United States, accusing Washington of plotting to bring down its regime, Reuters reported. Pyongyang threatened to strike back usi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
In mid-January, a young male Chinese white dolphin, recently named Hope, was seen after it had been severely injured by a boat's propeller off the southwest coast of Lantau Island. Our research team ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
Malaysia on Thursday officially declared the disappearance last year of Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for Malaysia Airlines to pay compensation to victims' relatives. "We officially decla ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
Targeted ads are a pain for most social network users. In China, however, they are an object of desire, the Financial Times reported. Users of top Chinese social media app WeChat who were left out of ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
US President Barack Obama pledged US$4 billion in investments and loans to India, saying the world's largest democracies must unlock the "untapped potential" in their business and strategic partnershi ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-27
Apple Inc. likely sold more iPhones in China than in the United States for the first time last year. The US tech giant reached the turning point after expanding its presence in China last year through ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-26
Sri Lanka's new government will investigate all financial deals sealed by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brothers during his term as head of state and will take legal action if they involv ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
