The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched seven rounds of counter-cyclical measures to tighten mortgage lending but property developers continue to offer mortgages with high loan-to-value r ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-21
... l of Hong Kong’s MTR Corp. (00066.HK), which has benefited from property projects at its rail stations. But China Resources has thrown a spanner in the works, saying that it plans to oppose the share ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-20
As a frequent taxi user, I'm largely happy with the cab services in Hong Kong. Many people have complaints about the services, but it is unfair to blame the drivers alone. The truth is that many of t ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 16. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/RA ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 16. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 14. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/RC ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-14
... e in Hong Kong in recent years and paid a fortune for the rights to show games from the English Premier League and several other famous soccer leagues. The company claimed it would use over-the-top (O ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-13
The financial sector is struggling. Hong Kong lender Bank of East Asia said it would cut 180 jobs in the city. Generally speaking, men are more affected by the economic downturn, since their advanta ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
Property is a pillar of Hong Kong’s economy. The city's billionaires have all made fortunes in the property market. Small businessmen who bought store spaces for their own use and paid off the mortg ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 7. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
Trading of live poultry has been suspended in Hong Kong as the bird flu virus H7N9 was identified in a sample of fecal droppings. Many consumers hope the suspension will end as soon as possible, as th ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... n popular Korean dramas like Descendants of the Sun and My Love From the Star. Nirvana in Fire is considered a masterpiece of Chinese TV drama. Its cinematography is breathtaking, and its set design a ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 3. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... p of Hong Kong billionaires 22 years ago, as recounted in a New York Times article. In 1994 Trump was on the verge of bankruptcy in the wake of the collapse of the US real estate market. A consortium ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
Hong Kong Unison, a non-government organization fighting for ethnic minority rights, said it is disappointed with a local court's decision on a race discrimination case involving an Indian-origin boy. ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
... ion. Hong Kong's housing market has returned to the 1997 peak, with the Centa-City Index at 100 points. Some homeowners have become renters after selling their flats but they are regretting getting o ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on May 31. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/JP/RC ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-31
A Hong Kong-born Indian boy has lost a five-year discrimination lawsuit against a policeman after a judge ruled his claims did not stand up. Arjun Singh, 17, had sought compensation and an apology for ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-31
... low South Korea's 74 bags and Japan's 44 bags. Why are instant noodles so popular in developed economies like Japan and South Korea? That fact is that instant noodles are no longer associated with che ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-30
Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), a doctor at the National Taiwan University Hospital and a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine, was elected the mayor of Taipei in late 2014. As a surgeon Ko ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-27
