Hong Kong's property market will come under some pressure in 2015 due to expected interest rate hikes in the United States, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist said. US rate adjustments, wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-20
A business-to-business gem and jade trading platform debuted on Thursday on the Guangzhou Commodity Exchange, aiming to establish standardized and trustworthy trading processes in an industry that lac ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
Hong Kong people mostly haven't had good feelings about Leung Chun-ying, as they see him as a Beijing puppet and a roadblock to political reforms. One solace for the embattled chief executive, however ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
Hong Kong will allocate an extra HK$150 million (US$19.35 million) to extend the Cleaner Production Partnership Program and encourage Hong Kong-owned factories in Guangdong province to adopt cleaner p ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
Only a year ago, Shanghai police won public approbation for its competent handling of the huge crowd that gathered at the city's waterfront area to celebrate the coming of 2014. By official estimates, ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
David Wang, chairman of BBI Life Science (01035.HK), expects the firm's revenue from its protein- and antibody-related business to grow at least 20 percent annually in the next five years, as demand h ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
BYD Co. (01211.HK), a Chinese maker of electric vehicles -- the share price of which suddenly plunged last week -- announced Tuesday it plans to build two production bases in Europe within a year and ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
Britain's consulate general in Hong Kong said Wednesday it had no comment on a recent speech by a former senior Beijing official in which he criticized the wartime colonial governor for "surrendering ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
Caring for the elderly may seem to be a tedious, unpleasant business. But more and more young people are joining the service. Three workers at the Oasis Nursing Home tell EJ Insight how serving people ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
Hong Kong may lose more technology firms seeking a listing to other markets such as Singapore unless it relaxes its rules to accommodate companies with multiple ownership structure, US accounting and ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
Private equity firm New Asia Partners Ltd. is shifting its focus to Vietnam's food and beverage sector as it winds down its investments in China, NAP chairman Dennis Nguyen said. "A good rule of thumb ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
Nations should stop blaming each other for climate change and instead join forces to deal with global warming, French climate negotiator Laurence Tubiana said. "The commitments made by countries so fa ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.US) is combining enterprise and personal applications in its Windows Phones to make the devices more useful for a broad spectrum of consumers and help the firm compete better wit ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
French train maker Alstom admits that is facing growing competitive pressure, especially in emerging markets, following the merger of Chinese rivals CNR Corp and CSR Corp. Yves Mouillet, the Asia Paci ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-28
Hangzhou Kuaidi Technology Co., a taxi-booking service backed by Alibaba Group (BABA.US), plans to launch a luxury car service in Hong Kong next year after spreading its wings in the mainland. "We are ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
To make big money in the investment markets, one has to figure out the five Ws -- what's happening and why, when and where, and finally who to trust. We found one guy we can trust, and who can answer ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
How long should I stay in a job that I don't like? What is it like to be a CEO? What do they do every day? I want to be an astronaut. What should I do? If you are grappling with questions such as the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
It may be politically incorrect for the British royal insignia to persist in Hong Kong after the territory returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. A police spokeswoman caused a stir earlier this mont ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
Deutsche Boerse A.G., which operates the fourth largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, has decided to establish a clearing house in Singapore rather than expand its clearing and settl ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
With demonstrations in Hong Kong going on for almost a month, tensions between the police and students have escalated. BBC World News’ Babita Sharma joined the protesters when they first took to the s ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
