Last month, the Netherlands hosted the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015, which brought together nearly 2,000 government officials, academics, industry representatives and others. I chaired a panel ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
In a joint operation on April 29, Hong Kong's Buildings Department and the police busted two units that contained 21 sub-divided flats at an industrial building in Tsuen Wan. A total of 15 households ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
Western scientists and ethicists are questioning a Chinese genetic experiment in which researchers claimed to have edited DNA, the human blueprint, for the first time. Chinese researchers said they us ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
European Union leaders have agreed to triple funding for patrols in the Mediterranean and deploy navy ships to stem the soaring deaths of migrants from Africa. They met in Brussels on Thursday to find ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
For anyone hoping that the new Hong Kong travel curbs on Shenzhen residents will stem the problem of cross-border smuggling and parallel trading, a visit to some border districts will serve as a quick ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
The European Union promised a set of measures to address the region's growing migration crisis, aiming to stem the flood of people risking the deadly sea-crossing to Europe, the Wall Street Journal re ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
China’s exports dropped by 14 percent in March from a year earlier, while imports fell 12.3 percent. That indicates China’s economic growth is decelerating. Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
China is generally considered a technology follower rather than a leader, but new data shows an exciting trend that could result in the country finally emerging as a global innovator in internet-conne ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
There have been quite a few calls on the Hong Kong government to draw on the experience and wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore who passed away recently. The calls sound lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
Beijing must be feeling the pressure from the United States to stop its campaign of turning tiny reefs that it controls in the South China Sea into artificial islands capable of accommodating military ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
The United States is launching a nationwide effort to dramatically slash infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria by 2020 to prevent deaths and curb overuse of antibiotics. Officials in the US Ce ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
Britain's Prince Charles wowed tourists, viewed monuments, addressed ocean pollution and got special gifts from the National Archives on Wednesday during his US goodwill visit with his wife Camilla. T ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
Palau will halve charter flights from China starting next month to stem a flood of tourists. The western Pacific country said the move is part of efforts to promote a healthy and balanced tourism ind ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Financial stocks rallied over 4 percent in Shanghai on Thursday after Beijing said it would allow local governments swap 1 trillion yuan (US$160 billion) in debt for bonds. The surge helped the Shangh ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
Two high-profile multinationals are slimming down in China, as reports suggest that British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) and US electric car superstar Tesla (TSLA.US) have made major job cuts i ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
"Never overpay for a stock. More money is lost than in any other way by projecting above-average growth and paying an extra multiple for it.” -- Charles Neuhauser US-listed oil companies are usually c ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
New innovations and technologies keep delivering incredible new products but whether they are good investment opportunities depends very much on timing. I would like to share my observations on two ra ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
Following a State Council meeting last November, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a pilot scheme of equity crowd-funding in a bid to enhance financing services for small-and-micro firms and the ru ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a US$3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Russian hacker charged with creating a computer virus used to steal more than US$100 ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Even the most naïve person would not regard the chaos that took place at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin on Sunday as an isolated case. In fact, it was the continuation of similar chaos that broke out in Tu ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
