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
It’s quite common for listed companies to acquire assets, whether businesses, property, cars, wine or even airplanes. However, Sun International Resources Ltd. (08029.HK) said Wednesday that it spent ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-08
It's the best of times and the worst of times for Hong Kong's television industry. First, the good news: the city finally has a new free-to-air station as Viu TV kicks off its service today, promising ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Conventional wisdom tells us that inequality is an inevitable by-product of strong economic growth. Talent, innovation and entrepreneurship will inevitably capture the lion’s share of the income being ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Apple product launches have been blockbuster media spectacles. Not this one in which Apple introduced its cheapest iPhone. Sure, the iPhone SE sold out in Hong Kong Thursday but counter sales don't cr ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-01
Bookseller Lee Bo (also known as Lee Po) has been allowed by mainland authorities to travel back to Hong Kong. During his first trip to the city last week following his three-month-long disappearance, ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
The 112-year Hong Kong Tramways may be the oldest mode of public transport in the city, but it is also the most open-minded when it comes to sharing real-time information. Since 2012, Tramways has imp ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
All the complicated investment strategies are ultimately about seeking a balance between risk and return. While the goal of investment varies from one case to another, there is no correct answer as to ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
Street protests by tens of thousands of coal miners in the northeast province of Heilongjiang for back pay and job security are a sign of what is to come this year in China as it attempts to lay off u ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-22
