... , such as Ko Yo Chemical Group, use natural gas. Natural gas accounts for 80 percent of Ko Yo Group's fertilizer costs. Falling natural gas prices are set to boost the company's profitability. Natural ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-30
Hong Kong-born American economist Steven Cheung Ng-sheong (張五常) recently gave a speech at Guangzhou's Sun Yat-sen University, pointing out that the Chinese economy is in a deep crisis. During the spe ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan. 25. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/DY/RC ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... nd and workout buddy. At the end, students were asked to rate this stranger on several key dimensions. The study found that those who claimed to be Federer’s friend or both his friend and workout budd ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan. 21. Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
... ister Dr. Ko Wing-man said the hospital's Obstetrical and Gynaecological Department is short of three full-time doctors. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
Rain, slippery roads and the cold weather sent participation in the Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon on Sunday to a 10-year low. Organizers said only 83 percent of the 74,000 runners who register ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
... pei mayor Ko Wen-je has warned that 10 percent of the city’s budget will go into paying city employee pensions in 2016. And the pressure on finances continues to grow as state employees rush to lock i ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
At least five local private hospitals have raised their fees by as much as 200 percent in the fourth quarter of this year. The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers estimated that inflation in the medical ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
Jack Ma, founder of the Alibaba Group, listed Alibaba.com (01688.HK) in Hong Kong in late 2007 and privatized it at the original price in early 2012. Three years later, the e-commerce flagship is in t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
China's two-year government bonds worth 2 billion yuan (US$308.9 million) are expected to be oversubscribed amid strong demand. BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (02388.HK) said the total subscription amo ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... the Hong Kong bourse, revealing that its holdings in locomotive giant CRRC Corp. already exceeded 5 percent of outstanding shares. Li could keep adding H shares to the portfolio as the Hong Kong mark ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Secretary for Food and Health Dr. Ko Wing-man was rushed to hospital Sunday after he stumbled over a boy while attending a two-kilometer run in Sheung Shui. Blood was running down Ko’s face, and he wa ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
An 18-year-old girl has been arrested in Hong Kong on charges of assaulting a police officer and for possession of illegal drugs, Apple Daily reported. The girl, who bears the surname Ko, was said to ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
Neither side lost in Tuesday's World Cup Asian qualifier between China and Hong Kong. In case you haven't heard, the result was another scoreless draw. There was a clear winner -- political correctne ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... pes. Hong Kong foodie favorites like crabs, oysters and steak all need to be kept at a low temperature at all times from procurement to delivery to ensure they are safe to consume. Japan has a strict ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
Health Secretary Dr. Ko Wing-man says the government will try to introduce a voluntary health insurance scheme as early as possible through an agreement with the insurance industry before the required ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
Hong Kong people still remember the property market collapse amid an abortive plan by then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa to build 85,000 public housing units. That began in 1998, shortly after Tung be ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... nd Health Ko Wing-man said the findings are a "serious problem". Authorities are investigating how CAP, a potential carcinogen, was introduced into the animals. They said it might have been done inten ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
A meteor looking like a blue-green fireball streaked above the sky in Hong Kong Wednesday night, according to video footage captured by some motorists as well as the Observatory. A person named Chris ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
