A former British-Chinese soldier has been living frugally at a campsite in Sai Kung for almost two years, drawing curious onlookers and earning praise from locals for his community-friendly gestures. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
It's nothing out of the ordinary: teachers in this Tin Shui Wai school teach. But what makes them different is that they're using their own money to help needy students achieve their dreams. This yea ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... ar (which makes it similar to previous years) in the history of North Korea. The only factor suggesting that 2016 could be different lies in the North's estrangement from China. Perhaps Japan could ta ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... re spread makes it profitable for those who skirt capital controls to buy the currency at a discount in Hong Kong and sell it in Shanghai, the report noted. It is not clear how widely the ban has been ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... n said he makes a virtual transfer to an associate hawala dealer, or hawaladar, who releases the money at the other end to the smugglers. For each payment, Zaman said he charges roughly 5 percent -- o ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
A last-minute decision pushed the Philippines into the orbit of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) before a year-end deadline for founding members. The Southeast Asian nation wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... ina" call makes any sense, given that Lau and Fok themselves do not have any mainland China exposure, either in education or work experience. The prevailing perception is that their social stature has ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-30
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan recently announced their plan to devote some US$45 billion in Facebook shares toward making the world a better place, some critics wro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-30
... iness. It makes Intel, known for microprocessors used in computers, the second largest maker of chips that can be programmed after they leave the factory. Altera’s chips are used in an array of device ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-30
... now only makes up 1 percent of the company’s total revenue. Legislator Michael Tien said he understands that the use of payphones is “outrageously low” and it is impossible for the service to be self ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-29
... tle green makes a world’s difference. The third portion is mixed with the same greens, but also dashi stock to make ochazuke. By the time you’re here, you’ve already had two bowls of heavy food. The o ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
... mmies and makes his way across, focusing on his own breathing, feeling the rise and fall of his chest. He is 400 feet in the air and not even breaking a sweat. Steady now, he thinks. Don’t think. Just ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
... this fact makes you feel a prickle of something far far inside your abdomen. The distance from the entrance to the lift is about fifty steps. You count them because you do not want to get lost. The sp ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
A series of mis-steps by local officials have led to a loss of confidence among the public in the Hong Kong government. The public trust has eroded to such an extent that some people perceive an evil ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... arket, it makes much more sense to put their headquarters in Hong Kong. Initially, he said, Singapore might look more appealing from the cost side, but “in the medium term, you cannot maximize the bus ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... embership makes clear. Tellingly, the alliance includes all of the world’s main sponsors of extremist and terrorist groups, from Qatar to Pakistan. It is as if a drug cartel claimed to be spearheading ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... him which makes him far from a role model. Perhaps, it's Chan's politics or philosophy which borders on arrogance that's alienating them. Nat (literally smart in Cantonese) does not think young people ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Indonesian police have carried out many raids over the past few days and arrested several men suspected of planning terror attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported. The arrests were carried out at di ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
... Kong that makes this place valuable, safe and secure – it is called the rule of law. Is it too much to ask the very people charged with maintaining its integrity to do just that? Our old friend Rimsky ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
... ion video makes the message even clearer. After Paris was hit last month, Da’esh claimed responsibility. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is also a victim of terrorism. He suggested that th ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
