India is set for the highest monsoon rainfall since 1994 as the odds of La Nina increase, Bloomberg reports. Farmers are increasing the planting of rice, corn and oilseed crops as a result. Weather wa ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-25
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has been supporting his technology businesses by buying their bonds and taking out personal loans to acquire their shares. He has been the biggest purchaser of the b ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
Last month, the leading credit rating agencies cut their outlook for China’s sovereign credit rating from stable to negative. If the decision was warranted, it may also be time to reassess the current ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-14
Hong Kong officials have toned down their rhetoric against an emerging pro-independence mindset. Recently, Leung Chun-ying smilingly said that his administration puts local interests first and that Ho ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
Keep moving forward. That is the greatest joy in life. At 105 years old, Chiu Mo-hawk can speak that line with more conviction than most people. Chiu’s way of moving forward one small step every day i ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-09
As the campaign against illegal drugs intensifies, drug smugglers are adopting new ways to transport their illegal goods into Hong Kong, and the latest is to disguise them as canned luncheon meat. Bef ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-24
China’s latest easing move signals that shoring up growth is the government’s top priority even if it further weakens its currency or adds to leverage that threatens the longer-term health of the worl ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
Crime reports in Hong Kong declined 1.9 percent to 66,439 cases last year, the lowest since 1979, police said. Police also said the detection rate increased 1.4 percentage points to 44.8 percent durin ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
A kind of Star Wars force field has descended on the box office, wreaking havoc on records and putting the latest instalment of the intergalactic epic on course to make movie history. Walt Disney Co ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
A property at the upscale Beverly Hills housing complex in Tai Po has fetched a valuation that is nearly 30 percent lower compared to what the owner paid for the unit four years ago. In a secondary ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
When the South China Morning Post confirmed reports about a proposed stake purchase with its own front-page story on Thursday, it appeared everyone but itself knew the buyer was either Alibaba Group o ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's largest personal-computer maker by shipments, said it will cut 10 percent of its non-manufacturing jobs after net profit fell 50.9 percent in the three months to June. T ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
The fifth batch of the government's inflation-linked bonds, better known as iBond5 (04228.HK), is likely to see a weaker price growth than the previous edition because of Hong Kong's tame inflation, e ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
The Boy Scouts of America's executive committee has unanimously approved a resolution allowing gay adults to serve as leaders. The group's national executive board will meet to ratify the resolution o ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-14
Cathay Pacific pilots said they would launch industrial action to protest new work arrangements in the airline, Ming Pao Daily reported on Thursday. A spokesperson for the airline said management is a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-18
The Golden State Warriors won their first NBA title in 40 years after beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The Warriors won the best-of-seven champions ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
More than one in five food samples tested by the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) contained NDL-PCBs, pollutants that could cause cancer or harm the hormonal system of people who consume them, the Ming Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
Hong Kong's civil servants are expected to have their salaries raised by 3.02-4.12 percent this year, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Wednesday. The range was unveiled after a study for the Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
Migrants from Africa and the Middle East, who take the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in small, crowded boats to find a better life in Europe, are facing another danger: religious conflict. ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
China BlueChemical Ltd. (03983.HK), the chemical fertiliser and methanol production unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp., said net profit fell 94 percent to 105 million yuan (US$16.9 million) in ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
