Hong Kong must focus more on boosting the consumption of locals to help the retail and tourism-related businesses amid a decline in mainland visitors to the city, says a prominent corporate executive. ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
They're young and eager to see the world, and they've got the money to spend. They are China's Generation Y, those aged between 18 and 36, including a "growing class of second-generation rich kids". H ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect has disappointed many observers as the trading volumes generated by the cross-border bourse link have fallen short of expectations. Right now, the program is comin ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-26
Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) soft-toned inauguration speech in Taiwan broached the subject of cross-strait relations in a somewhat peripheral manner. Going through the text of the 6,000-character speech relea ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-24
It might not be too far-fetched to imagine an Alibaba or Wechat logo on the jerseys of players in the English Premier League now that we have the first mainland Chinese owner of an English football cl ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
Asia Pacific is vastly outpacing the rest of the world in accumulation of personal wealth, but that doesn't mean that private bankers in the region are having an easy ride in boosting their business. ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-19
Hong Kong is abuzz with "Smart City" excitement. As the government prepares to push related initiatives, which will come alongside growth in Internet-connected devices, it needs to sharpen focus on se ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
Anyone hiking along Smuggler’s Ridge (孖指徑) between the Shing Mun Reservoir and the Kam Shan Country Park will soon run into the desolate Shing Mun Redoubt. The historical site is quite near the entran ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
A London receptionist was sent home from work on her first day after refusing to wear high heels, the BBC reports. When temp worker Nicola Thorp, 27, arrived at accounting firm PwC in December wearing ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-12
A Chinese technology firm seeks to beat Tesla Motors in the premium electric vehicle (EV) market with an all-electric, self-driving, web-connected car. "Tesla's a great company and has taken the globa ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-25
I have some friends who enjoy seeking interesting tech investments via crowdfunding platforms. However, their experience has not always been good. In some cases, the investors turned out very disappoi ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
Have you ever experienced not being able to feed your pet because of work or travel? Now, it can be done remotely on a smartphone app. In this year’s Guangzhou International Pet Industry Fair, one of ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
It boggles the mind as to why the police, who have always been so obsessed with preserving public order, would give permission to the Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union to stage a large si ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
If BYD Co. Ltd. is China's great hope in the electric-car arena, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. aims to become the equivalent in self-driving technology. The carmaker recently completed a landm ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-19
Hong Kong had an Internet Finance Summit in the city last weekend, with top industry players in attendance. Now, it's time to ask this question: what progress has the territory achieved in financial t ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-19
Kazakhstan is an undisputed oil and gas giant, producing about 80 million tons of oil and natural-gas condensate every year. But now, the Central Asian nation has a new vision for the future: green ec ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-19
In recent years, Hong Kong's policy roadmap on various issues, be it aviation planning, high-speed railway or financial market development, has borne the footprints of Beijing authorities. Now, the go ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-14
Two entrepreneurs at a startup company in Hong Kong have raised nearly HK$200 million (US$25.8 million) from crowdfunding website Kickstarter and venture capital funds to produce smart coffee machines ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
It appears that GEM board listings will now need to surge at least 20-fold on their debut if they want to attract good media coverage. Following the sweet success of Hypebeast (what a name – caveat em ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
Amundi Asset Management is aiming to become one of the top five providers of exchange-traded funds in Asia, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The firm launched its first ETF in Hong Kong on Tues ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
