Beijing and the pro-establishment camp may disagree, but Sunday's election is a resounding victory for the opposition. Within the pro-democracy camp, however, the reaction was mixed. True, they shoul ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
Many pension funds and insurance companies as well as governments -- such as those in Europe and Japan -- have been focusing on long-maturity bonds. As a result, prices of those bonds have spiked, fa ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
The Hang Seng Index closed above 23,000 points for the first time in two weeks on Thursday, but the gas sector slumped nearly 10 percent. Beijing has issued a notice asking local governments to cut th ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
Several students, particularly those coming from the mainland by bus, couldn't make it to their classes in Hong Kong on time on Thursday, the first day of the new school year in the city. The reason: ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
The arrival of Apple Pay in Hong Kong has triggered enthusiastic discussion and comparison with the local Octopus card. Before we enter into a debate, let's talk about the development of contactless p ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-26
It all starts with data. Most marketers agree that behind every successful brand is a strategic social listening plan, one that allows an organisation to track mentions of their brand and competitors. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-25
Anyone but CY. Anytime but now. Leung Chun-ying has rarely had it so perfectly put together for him -- or against him. He is juicing the "Hong Kong independence" theme while his Beijing loyalist allie ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-23
China’s appliance market has been stagnant amid the economic slowdown and an excess of capacity, forcing leaders in the sector to look for new areas of growth. Earlier, Midea bought a controlling stak ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
We have just returned from a three-week holiday in the UK and France. Everyone was worried about two things -- what will happen to Britain and the rest of Europe after Brexit and where and when will b ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
Imagine everyday objects that "talk" to each other by wireless internet. It's an idea whose time has come. They even have a name for it -- internet of things (TOT). The thing is TOT has been around fo ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
Two candidates running for the seat of the information technology functional constituency have called for an investigation into possible massive vote rigging in the coming Legislative Council election ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-19
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett once described the supermarket business as a non-starter. The logic is that even if a supermarket gains lots of customers, a rival can always appear out of nowhere ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
(Editor's note: The following was originally written for and read by the author in RTHK's Letter to Hong Kong program on July 31) Dear Rebecca, How’s your summer? I hope you're enjoying your internshi ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
Is it possible to earn over HK$5 billion in three months by investing HK$1 million in stock futures? No way, you would say, as such fabulous return appears beyond the realm even for legendary punters ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
Chinese appliance maker Gree had earlier launched a top-end rice cooker in a bid to challenge high-priced Japanese imports. The company wanted to show mainland customers, who have been flocking to Jap ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
After a relatively quiet year, smartphones are back with a bang. Apple Pay debuted its Pokémon GO campaign in Hong Kong and Facebook launched its Mentions app that enables public figures to post updat ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
Hong Kong's No. 2 finance official bought two properties at the maximum mortgage ceiling in 2010, less than a month before the government announced tighter lending rules. Undersecretary for Financial ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-08
It is a story Hong Kong people know only too well -- in the face of political and social danger, they move to acquire foreign passports to protect them in case everything goes under. For the first tim ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
Znaps Inc., a supplier of mobile device chargers, has denied a Hong Kong media report that accused the company of crowdfunding fraud. In a statement on its website, the company, incorporated in Ontari ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-30
Britain's vote to leave the European Union has stunned the world. The catastrophic result of the referendum shows that the traditional ways of communication are badly in need of reform. Brexit may ev ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-27
