... te its impact on the job market. Policymakers must act in advance and make plans for retraining of workers deemed at risk of losing their jobs. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-18
... y of transactions and user data. But there are also deeper concerns that the powers of big tech companies increasingly encroach on areas belonging to governments, like issuing currency. “The sovereign ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-18
... but this act was perceived by the police as a suspicious move. In the end, he was asked to cooperate in a second video-recording. Moreover, he was fined £90 for alleged ‘improper behavior’. In other ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-17
... r illicit activity, Reuters reports. David Marcus, who oversees Facebook’s blockchain efforts, planned to tell Congress that Libra is not being built to compete with traditional currencies or interfer ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-16
... the 2015 pact – said on Sunday they were preoccupied by the escalation of tensions in the Gulf region and the risk the nuclear deal might fall apart. “We believe that the time has come to act responsi ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-15
... f Finance Act”, describes a large technology firm as a company mainly offering an online platform service with at least US$25 billion in annual revenue. “A large platform utility may not establish, ma ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-15
... hey can practice as a registered medical practitioner in Hong Kong. Under the new proposal, overseas specialists can get a full license as long as they have worked for the Hospital Authority, the Depa ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-12
... s Decency Act (CDA 230), which exempts developers of online services from lawsuits stemming from user-posted content such as restaurant reviews or social media photos. “We simply believe companies sho ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-11
... s. Those factors have conspired to pose a serious risk of ending the economic expansion by pushing growth and inflation lower. Powell used an appearance before his congressional overseers in Washingto ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-11
... misguided act of self-sacrifice, including violence or suicide, is not worth it. All of us must stay united at this critical moment so as to continue with our fight, and hence my plea: please live for ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-10
... ailure to act in response to a ruling by one of its courts last October ordering Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. to compensate former forced laborers. Japan says the issue of forced labor was fully settled ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-10
... criminal act to steal customers’ data. We have found no evidence of fraud/fraudulent activity on accounts linked to the theft,” he said, adding an apology to customers for any inconvenience caused. W ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-08
