Turning ideas into physical prototypes or products is a challenge that many wannabe entrepreneurs face. Lack of facilities and absence of peer engagement has prevented many a youngster from chasing hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
Internet of Things (IoT), a terminology that describes objects interconnected through sensors, wireless networks and other technologies, is being touted as a game-changer for the future development of ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
Hong Kong people have often voiced their desire for more competition in the television industry, arguing that the existing system dominated by a few players has limited the choices for consumers. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
Apple Inc. unveiled on Wednesday a larger-screen iPad and a revamped TV set-top box along with upgraded versions of its smartphones, hoping to breathe new momentum into the company's sales ahead of th ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
LeTV Holdings Co., a Beijing-based internet video company, is reported to have won exclusive broadcast rights for Hong Kong for English Premier League matches for three years starting from the 2016-17 ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
Chinese electronic payments service Alipay.com is taking its growing rivalry with state-owned behemoth China UnionPay to the global stage, with word of a major new move outside its home market. Alipay ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
Earlier this year, cybercriminals threatened to launch cyberattacks against the websites of two financial institutions in Hong Kong unless they paid the hackers ransom in bitcoin. Eventually, one of t ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
In the face of excess production capacity and weakening market demand, mainland manufacturers are having a hard time. To survive the downturn, many of them may need to transform or upgrade their opera ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has revised its supervisory policy manual to give the green light to licensed lenders to provide peer-to-peer mobile services, the Hong Kong Economic Journal re ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
Investors' mood constantly changes with the fluctuating market and economic data. Amid the recent A-share collapse and renminbi devaluation, the mindset of mainland investors also swings from seeking ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
Who could have predicted the spring blossom and the summer crash? What happens in autumn? What lies beyond? It's a shame that tycoon Li Ka-shing won't come out and meet the press today during the firs ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
Household appliance makers realize their future depends on "smart" products that will appeal to the tech-savvy consumers. In line with this emerging reality, quite a few major brands have already laun ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
If you receive a call that starts with “4” or “7” starting from next year, don’t panic: it is not likely to be a phone scam claiming to be from the Liaison Office and asking you for a money transfer. ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
International Baccalaureate (IB), the Swiss-based education foundation, has published its exam results worldwide. The results show 27 of its Hong Kong students scored full marks (45 points), accountin ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-22
In an online forum post that has gone viral in Hong Kong, a female netizen expressed her grief over being called a “bitch” after she told her girl friend that she was making a wrong marriage decision. ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-22
Automaker Infiniti Motor Company has launched a 12-week entrepreneurship program to help startups develop their business and look for investors. A total of 145 startups from Hong Kong and around the w ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
A major difference between working men and women in Hong Kong is the latter are more likely to quit their job once they get married and have babies. But many would still want to work part-time to supp ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
Although one may find it hard to name even half a dozen local household electrical appliance brands in Hong Kong, the truth is that the city is quite a significant player in the production and export ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
Like apples in a basket, a cohort of scammers can have a few rotten, useless ones. They're not the sort of guys who thought up the courier con (you have an illegal substance in your parcel), the threa ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-14
Desperate times, desperate deal. We are talking not about Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation but the record-breaking HK$1.5 billion (US$190 million) that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. chairman Jack Ma Yu ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
