Geographic information system (GlS) refers to the collection, sorting, analysis and visualization of geospatial data using information technology. This emerging and widely applied science has become a ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-09
While the world was focused on the plight of Uighurs in Xinjiang, Beijing was moving quietly to further tighten its control over ethnic minorities in two other strategic areas: Tibet and Inner Mongoli ...More
EJ Insight2020-09-08
As the coronavirus pandemic has virtually halted global travel, online forwarder Flexport said the firm experienced directly the sharp decline in shipping volume. "We are entering a new normal - the u ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-22
Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medici ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
Princess Cruises, the operator of two ocean liners that were quarantined after they became hotbeds for coronavirus infections, said it will suspend the voyages of all its 18 ships for two months, Reut ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-13
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread beyond China, several countries around the world are taking a hit, with Japan, South Korea, Italy and Iran among the biggest victims. With fears mountin ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-26
In my 2010 book, Crisis Economics, I defined financial crises not as the “black swan” events that Nassim Nicholas Taleb described in his eponymous bestseller, but as “white swans.” According to Taleb, ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-18
Unicorns are rare. American research firm CB Insights tracked more than 1,100 technology startups which raised their first seed funds from 2008 to 2010, and found that less than half could secure a se ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-04
Investors worried about the spread of the coronavirus wiped more than US$400 billion off the value of China’s stocks in the first trading session on Monday after an extended Lunar New Year break while ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-03
A Philippine volcano that has been spewing ash for days appeared to be calming down on Thursday, but seismologists said the danger of an eruption remained high and authorities warned evacuees not to r ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-16
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially trigge ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-13
Plastics have become a hot topic. News stories about plastic on beaches and in the oceans abound, and policymakers have begun to respond with bans or limitations on plastic bags and single-use plastic ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
Lan Kwai Fong in Central, one of Hong Kong's most popular nightlife hotspots and home to more than 90 restaurants and bars, may not witness the usual Halloween revelry this year as there is a chance t ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-31
Four months ago, the leaders of China and Japan met on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka and agreed to normalize their relationship. President Xi Jinping accepted Premier Shinzo Abe’s invitati ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-31
Four months ago, the leaders of China and Japan met on ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2019年10月31日
On Oct. 18, the government of Zhuhai will auction a large plot of land near the bridge to Hong Kong with a minimum price of 5.64 billion yuan (US$790 million). The land will be used to build a large h ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-08
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt by millions of her peers in the heart of the United Nations ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-24
About 700 years ago, the Chinese used mooncakes to spread revolutionary messages, using the Mid-Autumn Festival to create special pastries that served a hidden purpose. Well, we are now in our own "re ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-13
We often hear people say 70 percent of Hong Kong’s land is within our country parks or conservation zones, parts of which are under the protection of international conventions and hence off-limits to ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-28
