Last year was tough for investors in A shares, which have gone through many ups and downs. However, it was a bumper year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving listed Chinese companies. Dea ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-05
Political opposition to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over his handling of a scandal involving state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. continues to build, The Wall Street Journal repor ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
It wasn’t anything we haven’t heard before. But in a year in which #OscarsSoWhite dominated headlines, awards host Chris Rock’s tone-deaf joke at the expense of Asian kids was a cheap shot. In case yo ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
A 23-year-old man diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) as a child died in his sleep Thursday, Metro Daily reported Friday. The young man, surnamed Ho, was an only child and lived in Kam Yi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is being investigated for defamation over blog posts criticizing the attorney general for not bringing corruption charges against Prime Minister Najib Razak. S ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
Cities need to be green. Otherwise, they become the urban hellholes of William Gibson’s description: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." When part of the Tok ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
Singapore has seized a large number of bank accounts in its investigations into alleged money laundering and other offenses related to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB, The Wall Street Journal rep ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak received US$681 million in his personal bank account from Saudi Arabia to help him win the 2013 election, according a Saudi source says. Malaysia's attorney genera ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
Chinese authorities have gone to great lengths to restore order in the chaotic A-share market with little success. Market reform has yet to show any significant results. It’s uncertain whether its obj ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
Hong Kong and Shenzhen have achieved huge progress in the scope and depth of their cooperation over the past three decades. Generally speaking, Hong Kong has played a dominant role in the process. Ho ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak came under new pressure over allegations of graft at state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd during an annual assembly of the ruling party. Deputy Presiden ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
The previous article (see below) mentioned that the New York City government seeks to enhance economic diversity in communities by implementing an Inclusionary Housing Program (IHP). Under the program ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
Malaysia's 1MDB clinched a deal to sell its energy assets to China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN) and its subsidiaries for 9.83 billion ringgit (US$2.3 billion). It is a key step the scandal-hit st ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
Next time you fly Cathay Pacific, you'll probably give its aircraft a second look. The Hong Kong flag carrier has just unveiled a new livery. The subtle changes mainly involve the brushwing logo, a si ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
As Dr. Edward Leong Che-hung approaches the end of his term as chairman of the governing council of the University of Hong Kong, Commercial Radio Hong Kong aired on Wednesday morning a recording of re ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-28
US federal investigators are examining Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s role in a series of transactions at 1Malaysia Development Bhd., The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. The US inves ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-15
The council of the University of Hong Kong, behind closed doors, has rejected the search committee’s recommendation to appoint Johannes Chan Man-mun as pro vice chancellor. Had it not been for the gal ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
Malaysia's central bank chief called for more information to be made available to the public about 1MDB, a controversial state investment fund that is the focus of global investigations. "The public w ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
United States federal investigators are looking into allegations of money-laundering related to a Malaysian state investment fund. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the scope of the investigation i ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
Tens of thousands of Malaysians, most from the majority Malay community, marched through the capital Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday in a show of support for the scandal-plagued government, stoking fears of ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
