Hong Kong and Shenzhen will jointly develop an 87-hectare site in Lok Ma Chau into a technology park. The agreement comes after both sides settled a long-runing dispute over ownership of the land, the ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-04
It’s no secret that cybersecurity threats and even attacks are on the rise. Businesses, governments and even everyday citizens are struggling to keep up with the increased sophistication and efforts o ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
Big data has become one of the top buzzwords of our times. Indeed, we are living in an age of data explosion, what with the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, smart dust and cloud- ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
Space travel, laser fights, robot companions – often one marvels at the futuristic, mind-boggling and almost surreal technologies typical of science fiction movies. Will it just be a matter of time be ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
A day after pan-democrats won 325 seats in the subsector election for the Election Committee, Financial Secretary John Tsang announced his resignation from the government. The pan-democrats' strong ga ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-13
When US President-elect Donald Trump took a phone call from Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen last Friday, he signaled a potential shift in the geopolitical relationship between the US, China and Taiwan. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-06
During the recent Hong Kong Economic Summit, guest speakers expressed mixed views regarding the prospects for the global economy and financial markets. Peter Wong Tung-shun, deputy chairman and chief ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
Among a wide range of blockchain applications, “smart contracts” are the ones with great potential. Smart contracts are essentially computer programs that are saved on the blockchain and execute their ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
Hong Kong builder Chun Wo Property Development is trying to set a new standard for "coziness" in modern living. It seeks to answer the question: What is the smallest amount of space that could still b ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-01
Given the current environment, people tend to read political signs in almost everything, including the city's favorite pastime – Mark Six. If not, what else can explain the more-than-usual interest in ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-28
Thanks to their hectic work life, many Hongkongers including myself have given up cooking at home, choosing to eat out instead to save time and effort. Initially, I was confident I could keep to a hig ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-25
If you happen to be sitting with two other people right now, chances are one of you is malnourished. And you might not even know it. Yes, that’s right: one in three people worldwide suffer from malnut ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-18
Those of you still hoping that the central government can somehow be talked into trusting Hong Kong with so-called genuine democracy, hope no more. It’s gone out the window. Hong Kong’s defenders of d ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-17
India's Gujarat state, which is home to some of India's biggest industrial enterprises, aims to speed up its growth by attracting more foreign investment and providing fresh momentum to the economy. ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
Take a look at the one of KUKA’s latest videos promoting its small robot series and you will be amazed at how good they have become. The machine highlights its two killer features -- extreme speed and ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-03
I first heard the term Industry 4.0 in a forum in Germany two years ago. I didn’t quite know what it was at the time. Less than a year later, people in the United States started talking about smart pr ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-03
Sales of once highly hyped smart watches tumbled 51.6 percent to 2.7 million units year on year in the third quarter, according to a new report by market analyst IDC. Various brands have suspended the ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-02
Just like professional chess players, people who play high-stakes politics need to think many moves ahead. When chess grandmasters make a move, they anticipate how their adversaries will respond and h ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-02
It is sort of amusing that prospective candidates in next year's chief executive election are quoting famous English lines as they warm up for the battle ahead, instead of using Mandarin which would m ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-31
Chinese electric car maker BYD will invest 5 billion yuan (US$742.2 million) in China’s monorail market. The move has been applauded by a number of investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Credit Su ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
