... ls. Fortunately, around five billion people have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the World Health Organization and Gavi have set a goal of vaccinating 70% of people in all co ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, much has been written about the increased risk of nuclear annihilation and its impact (or lack thereof) on stock-market valuations. But, leaving aside ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
Across the globe, two billion people, or one quarter of the world’s population, do not have access to one of life’s essentials – clean, safe and plentiful drinking water. Every year, International Wat ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted!Thrice is he arm’d that hath his quarrel just.And he but naked, though lock’d up in steel,Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted(Henry VI,Part 2) ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
On the eve of the announcement of this year's Budget, due to the severe situation of the epidemic, it is understandable that the Budget continues to introduce counter-cyclical measures to support peop ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
The surprising potency of the multilateral sanctions imposed on Russia has been exceeded only by that of Ukrainians’ resistance to Russia’s invasion of their country. True, it is difficult to imagine ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
It is now well known that SARS-CoV-2 can mutate to evade vaccine protection against infection. The Omicron variants – BA.1, B1.1, and BA.2 – can infect those who were previously infected by other vari ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
Every year since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – founded by Albert Einstein and scientists from the Manhattan Project who helped develop the atomic weapons used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-18
Russia’s war in Ukraine is tragic, infuriating, and unspeakably sad. It is also an unexpected turning point for environmentalism. Until a few days ago, climate change topped the global agenda, with sc ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-18
What does it mean to engage in diplomacy? Is it to wage ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年03月18日
Two years since the surge in adoption of digital payments, shoppers have seamlessly transitioned to their day-to-day use, with online payments becoming second nature for those buying goods and service ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-17
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to cause more disruption to the global food system by dramatically increasing the cost of staple foods and the energy required to transport them. The Black Sea r ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-17
What does it mean to engage in diplomacy? Is it to wage war via alternate means? For that sure seems to be the case as we speak today – with elaborate peddling of conspiracy theories and half-baked, s ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-17
Call it the Miserable, rather than Mandatory, Provident Fund. The working population with Hong Kong stock exposure in the pension account like you and me must be screaming over the steep loss over pas ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
Going beyond the headline figures of rising temperatures and sea levels, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) captures the full scale of the threat to human life ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
“I’ve been through this movie many times before, in many different eras, and Hong Kong always bounces back,” says Allan Zeman, founder of the LKF Group. Here, the tycoon talks to Tatler about why he t ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
Now that addressing climate change has become a top priority worldwide, economic policymakers and corporate strategists alike are embracing sustainability goals – most notably, “net-zero” greenhouse-g ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
From introducing attractive tax incentives to bringing more dynamism and diversification to the types of real estate investment trusts on offer, there are a number of key areas where Hong Kong can rai ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
The COVID-19 Omicron variant has swept through Hong Kong, severely impacting economic and social activity in the city. The government’s COVID-19 restrictions to battle the city’s worst outbreak have c ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
