There is no dull moment for Jack Ma. Just when he stands to become one of the world’s 10 richest men after the mega listing of Ant Group, things do not work out as he wants. In a stunning setback, Ant ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-04
... Hong Kong. Following his teaching 30 years ago, I continued in his path of passing on my knowledge and experience in the geographic information system (GIS) to the next generations. It is really amaz ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-04
Under the COVID-19 epidemic, the unemployment rate is rising inevitably. But the group of young girls aged 15-19 was hit the hardest. Compared with the figure in Q2 last year, the young girls’ jobless ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-03
Hong Kong is a fast-moving and cosmopolitan city, home to regional and global headquarters of many huge companies with a work culture that embraces the rapid pace of its economic activity. With waves ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-02
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a test for the global economy. Executives from Asia and the world have had to make quick, difficult calls to adjust their business operations, people and plans to ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-02
COVID-19 is the biggest public-health crisis in a century and has caused the deepest economic recession of the modern era. The pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in public-health systems and social ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-30
... nology hub. Most China-watchers have focused on what this means for Hong Kong, Shanghai, or at most the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. But such narrow assessments fail to capture the true ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-29
Ahead of the United States presidential election next Tuesday, the world is holding its breath. Never has so much been riding on the election result, abroad as at home. If this were a normal year, eve ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-29
... its breath. Never has so much been riding on the electi ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2020年10月29日
Lion might be the king of animal kingdom but ant, as seen in the capital market, could vanish the lion. Welcome to Ant Group, soon the world’s biggest fintech company. It is now offering shares in Hon ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-28
... government. But if the election turns out to be mostly a referendum on US President Donald Trump, Democrats might win just the White House while failing to retake the Senate. And one cannot rule out t ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-28
Recently in Hong Kong we received the welcome news of Lord Patrick Hodge’s appointment by Chief Executive Carrie Lam as a non-permanent judge to the Court of Final Appeal (CFA).. Lord Hodge’s appointm ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-27
This month, delegates from governments around the world are meeting (virtually) for a crucial, albeit under-the-radar, climate summit at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO). T ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-23
The impact of COVID-19 on consumer buying behaviour has been unprecedented and breathtakingly rapid. The battle for consumer dollars has shifted to the virtual frontier, prompting Hong Kong retailers ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-23
We'd all seen it coming. The company had lost a record ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian YS Wong2020年10月23日
We’d all seen it coming. The company had lost a record HK$9.87 billion over the first six months this year, and had been incurring average monthly expenses of $2-3bn since early 2020. Slipping revenue ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-22
Everyone in the world is awaiting a vaccine for immunity from the coronavirus. But our chief executive is already immune to something else. She told pro-Beijing newspapers she is immune to criticism. ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-22
