Crosby Capital Ltd. (08088.HK) is planning to spin off HMV Ideal Ltd. when the business regains its footing, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday, citing chief executive Kelvin Wu. Wu bought ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
A US citizen of Korean descent who runs a Christian non-governmental organization in a Chinese city on the border with North Korea is being investigated by Chinese authorities and has had his bank acc ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
The Bund, Shanghai's waterfront district famed for its many western-style establishments, is seeing an exodus of luxury brands such as Hugo Boss and Giorgio Armani, China Business News reported Wednes ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
Coffee is on him but the big tab goes to you. A 30-minute coffee meeting with Eric Schimdt is inspiring frenetic bidding on a charity auction site, with one bidder upping the ante to US$16,000. Charit ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
It's a new day, which means it's time for yet another government investigation into foreign firms that are coming under increasing scrutiny for both their products and business practices. This time it ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
The growing use of a pure powder form of caffeine sold as a dietary supplement is getting a second look due to some deadly consequences in the United States. This summer, Dennis and Kate Stiner though ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
China has placed a Canadian couple under investigation for suspected theft of state secrets about the country's military and national defense research, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. They w ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
Pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po said Thursday that it will launch a free newspaper on Friday. The new publication will leverage the newspaper's strengths and social influence, it said. It will be pub ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is back in the spotlight as some confidential information stored on the computer of a close associate mysteriously found its way to newspaper offices late Monday. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
There's no more waiting in line for some Starbucks patrons. The company has rolled out an app in South Korea that lets customers place pickup coffee orders with their smartphone and swiftly pay for th ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
More than 70 passengers staged an 18-hour sit-in on a Hong Kong Airlines plane after their flight to Shanghai was delayed late on Friday, saying they had been left without food and drinks for 13 hours ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-23
Many retailers regard their online stores as just an additional channel to reach more shoppers. MUJI sees them in a different way. By collecting responses from customers through the internet, the Japa ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is on the frontier of creating space history. Not only is Cristoforetti to be the first Italian woman in space, she is tipped to be the first of any nationalit ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-17
Feeling helpless when your smartphone runs out of battery? No worries. Have a coffee. Starbucks has tied up with battery maker Duracell to provide wireless charging in Starbucks outlets across the Uni ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
CEC International Holdings Ltd. (0759.HK) surged 10 percent Tuesday on news it's preparing to open its first 759 wonton noodles restaurant in Hong Kong. It mattered little that founder Lam Wai-chung s ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-04
You know something has changed on the mainland when a developer cannot open a eight-story clubhouse in prime Shanghai real estate to give the city's elite the space to rub shoulders. Reuters reports ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-26
Three of 19 energy drinks tested by the Consumer Council contain more caffeine than a cup of coffee and are not suitable for children and pregnant women, Apple Daily reported Friday. The council said ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
BOC Credit Card (International) Ltd. is still hammering out security issues with mobile quick response (QR) code payments to safeguard customer details but QR code electronic coupons could be up ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-05
Investors with a taste for risk are betting on a new product – the cannabis plant grown in the southwest province of Yunnan. It can produce the marijuana drug or hemp which is refined into oil, seed f ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-23
Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) has watched its QQ instant messaging service take a back seat to its hugely popular younger sibling, WeChat. But the lopsided attention they have been getting from the mark ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-16
