... en simply makes you feel that "you are actually there" to the point that the technology can induce a fit of acrophobia, the fear of heights. However for now, in a shaky global economy, consumers may f ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
... ge rate – makes clear that the moment when China could have navigated this transition smoothly has now passed. Countries can exit a pegged rate smoothly only when there is confidence in the economy, e ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-11
... politics makes it an uphill struggle for CY Leung to reach out to the people and urge for unity, he should still have done it to prove he stands taller than his opponents. Obama did it to prove he st ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-11
... years, it makes little sense to raise costs on the industry," Neal Kirby, a spokesman for the Independent Petroleum Association of America, was quoted as saying. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
... m roughly makes HK$3.58 million a year. The government’s estimate of salaries and expenses of the eight UGC-funded institutions is HK$16.9 billion in financial year 2015-16. Then, how does that remune ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
... asing. It makes it far more flexible to start up a company, and the investor does not need to buy furniture, a computer, copy machine or coffee machine. They can just rent them monthly. Since the fina ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... rea. That makes it imperative for Seoul to develop its own deterrent. 3. Surrounded by nuclear powers such as Russia, China and North Korea, and given Japan’s potential for becoming the next nuclear p ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... g process makes one wonder whether the government officials who came up with this idea got their inspiration from some hit reality shows like "Master Chef”. It goes without saying that the competition ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
If you are a fan of The Amazing Race, the popular American reality TV show, you would be thrilled that it has finally landed in Hong Kong. And you would be intrigued by the route which makes a detour ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-30
... cks. This makes the camels whirl around. The boys call it “dancing.” Buyers yell out their bids as this goes on. To reach Birqash, the camels survived a 40-day journey from Somalia and Sudan. Those de ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-30
... gence. It makes sure all the projects are outstanding. It invests its own money in those projects, which later raise money on the crowdfunding platform. In other words, the platform’s interest is in l ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
... hich also makes a big foreign exchange buffer desirable. China is running a fixed exchange rate regime, with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) intervening to hold the yuan stable against a basket of c ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
... . So that makes King Arthur not only the chairman of the HKU governing council but also the head of the university's struggle committee. A struggle committee is a group of pro-Beijing activists who or ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
... ion. What makes China different is its massive scale and the purposeful effort it is taking to shift from boosting economic growth to raising living standards. Rebalancing is not ‘hard landing’ As Chi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... ts. Tesla makes most of its cars in Palo Alto, Calif., where the company is also headquartered. Barring the company's overhyped launch in China in 2014, which led to excess inventory in the market, bu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... ponse. It makes you look well-rounded and impress others. Name-dropping is more suitable for private conversations or insider gatherings, rather than public forums or speeches. 3. Make it relevant The ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... on, which makes each egg roll somewhat rare. On opening day, people stand in line for hours on end to buy the first boxes, a scene that is repeated this time each year. You might reach the front of th ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is working with Nvidia Corp. to ramp up development of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The Chinese e-commerce giant is planning to hire 1,000 developers to work ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
... rp, which makes display screens for smartphones, tablets and televisions among other things, has been saddled with heavy debts. The troubled Japanese electronics maker has been bailed out repeatedly b ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
... efinitely makes theoretical sense, whether it's another internet company or a media company," Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. Inc. analyst James Cakmak said. A News Corp spokesman said there was no t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-21