In my mind, there never was any doubt. The latest Star Wars saga racked up US$52.6 million in China last weekend -- the country’s biggest opening weekend of all time -- despite naysayers predicting le ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
About 73 percent of the Hong Kong-based non-Chinese who applied for naturalization as Chinese nationals since 2012 have received approval, the Immigration Department said. The number of non-Chinese ap ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
A Filipino domestic helper was found dead in an apparent charcoal-burning suicide at a luxury flat in Kowloon City on Wednesday, police said. The 36-year-old maid named Janice was found unconscious in ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
He gained a lot from his father's wisdom, and used it to build his hotel empire. But for Girish Jhunjhnuwala, a Hong Kong-born Indian entrepreneur, success also resulted from a bold bet he took - buyi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
A 15-year-old student hanged himself with two school ties at home in Tsuen Wan on Monday morning. He left a note saying his life was not going well and he wanted to be in another world, Apple Daily re ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
A local-born ethnic minority student who received a scholarship to study abroad is at a loss over being denied a Hong Kong passport and not being told why. Asma Butt, 17, told EJ Insight she needs the ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
Veteran broadcaster Kelvin Tang King-fai jumped to his death from his home in Taikoo Shing at 7:12 a.m. on Thursday. Tang, who worked at Digital Broadcasting Corp. and was a former anchor at Asia Tele ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The winners of “Hong Kong’s Top Story 2015”, an English-language writing competition, have been named, and you can enjoy reading their stories below. This year, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Radio ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Hong Kong's youngest newspaper owner is planning to list his publication business on the stock market next year. Metro News Media owner Kenny Wee (黃浩) told Ming Pao Daily that Metro Daily, which is di ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
A 23-year-old man long suffering from a skin disorder killed himself by jumping from his parents' flat in Sha Tin after his condition worsened. The jobless man, surnamed Lee, had been battling eczema, ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
A 15-year-old girl sent WhatsApp messages to her friends to say goodbye, then jumped to her death in Mong Kok. Responding to a citizen's report, police arrived at the scene on Tung Choi Street at arou ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is reportedly in talks to buy the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Daily. The news comes just a week after the Chinese internet giant bought the city's main English-language dai ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
A young university student plunged to his death from a Sai Ying Pun flat on Tuesday after unexpectedly coming home from school. The 22-year-old victim, surnamed Chan, was found unresponsive on a podiu ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
A young Thai woman living in Hong Kong was found dead at her home in Shek Kip Mei on Monday in an apparent suicide after suffering from depression and work-related stress. The victim, who was 21 years ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
A Norwegian man jumped to his death from his apartment after several sleepless nights. The 36-year-old man, identified only as Erik, had been diagnosed with mood disorder exacerbated by work-related s ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
Bloomberg L.P. on Monday launched a fast-commentary platform called "Gadfly" on its terminal and website to provide readers with a bigger picture of breaking news stories. “We are known for breaking n ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
A Filipino domestic helper plunged to her death after admitting she had stolen jewelry from her employer. The 29-year-old woman, named Janice, worked for Celia Sie, a former TVB actress and radio host ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
Colleagues are grieving and looking for answers after the apparent suicide of a University of Hong Kong (HKU) pathology professor. They have set up a memorial for Chan Li-chong in the HKU pathology bu ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
Hong Kong and Chinese importers should explore Mexico's wide array of manufactured goods such as telecommunication and high-tech products, not just its traditional food and spirits exports, according ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
