What's the secret to long life? Scientists are trying to unlock the mystery by studying the genetic blueprint for the bowhead whale, the awe-inspiring giant of the Arctic that lives up to 200 years. T ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
... – yellow, blue and pink – to identify the bearer's social status, not their political orientation. The plastic age came in 1960 when the government issued a blue card for men and red card for women, a ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... th Square Blue Oak, was quoted as saying. “China is saying that as a WTO member, it’ll have to abide by WTO rules.” Rare-earth prices surged as much as tenfold after China slashed export quotas on the ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... s for the blue chips since early October. The S&P 500 index shed 37.62 points, or 1.8 percent, to 2020.58, also its worst showing in three months. The decline in oil prices, while helping the cons ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... ocused on blue-chips as they didn't have much knowledge about the Chinese market. Price premium didn't deter the investors. Also, some foreign funds just bought A-shares for the "year-end window-dress ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
... orkers in blue-collar manufacturing jobs before the dust of the Third Industrial Revolution settles. The rapid development of smart software over the last few decades has been perhaps the most importa ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
It's bad habit to use a smartphone or tablet to surf the internet or read an e-book at bedtime. That's because it's harder to fall asleep when your eyes are exposed to the blue light emitted by the de ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-24
... ellow and Blue Split Our Society”, published in this newspaper on Oct. 16, has been proven correct by the events that followed. The standoffs between the “yellow ribbon” and “blue ribbon” factions wer ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
Forget HSBC Holdings (00005.HK), Hong Kong and China Gas Co. (00003.HK), Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels (00045.HK) and other Hong Kong blue chips. Almost all of the stocks have underperformed their mai ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... hours to blue-collar workers in manufacturing or employees in service industries. Employers should compensate them for their overtime hours, Chung said. However, it is hard to identify extra hours fo ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... as a HSI blue chip, a stock has to meet numerous criteria, with market cap and turnover ranking among the important ones. Potential constituents of the HSI also normally have a listing history of at ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
Leticia Lee See-yin, leader of the "Blue Ribbon" group and the convenor of the pro-Beijing Justice Alliance, led dozens of people in an anti-Occupy rally in Mong Kok late Monday, complaining about dis ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... hite, and blue of the Union Jack, writing, "We welcome Their #Royal Highnesses The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge by sparkling in red, white, and blue #RoyalVisitUSA." The royals' brief visit is jamp ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... s believe blue-collar work is not the road to a bright future for their children. They don’t understand that money is not the most important thing on young people’s minds. Instead, the fifth generatio ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
... tween the blue camp (KMT) and the green camp (Democratic Progressive Party), both of which failed to do the job right. KMT seeks to enhance economic ties with China, an agenda that many Taiwan citizen ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
... neither "blue" (KMT) nor "green" (DPP) but "white", the colour of the jacket he wears in the NTU hospital where he has worked for nearly 30 years. He is presenting himself as bringing in a new kind o ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... known as blue camp and green camp respectively. Wearing the wrong color could result in unintended consequences for visitors. Mainlanders in increasing numbers are being drawn to the idea of seeing f ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... s in some blue chips. These major players do not have to alter their portfolios but can conveniently monetize the difference in share values. Now, what about the medium term impact of the scheme? Give ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-21
... Hong Kong blue chips such as Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (00013.HK) and HSBC Holdings Plc. (00005.HK) were able to capture the interest of mainland investors. Exchange rate is another key factor as mainlan ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
... large-cap blue chips that have attractive valuations and stable dividend policies. Meanwhile, mainland investors are known for their love of small-cap growth stocks which can potentially reward them w ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
