Hong Kong’s smartphone penetration is among the highest in Asia Pacific. More than 70 percent of residents use smartphones, according to the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). In this envi ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-24
Last week the media uncovered that as many as 1.25 million contactless credit cards issued by seven local banks may have built-in security loopholes through which hackers might gain access to sensitiv ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-23
China recorded the weakest GDP growth rate (6.9 percent year on year) since the global financial crisis for the third quarter of this year, fueling concerns about economic hard-landing and sending sho ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
While Hong Kong boasts many key elements needed to secure its place within the top league of world cities, life is still tough for many of its citizens, given the cramped living spaces in the city. Po ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
Smartwatches tend to overestimate the calories their users burn, one sample showing a deviation of nearly 80 percent, Sky Post reported Friday, citing test results from the Consumer Council. The Razor ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
The Pearl River Delta region has reinvented itself into a hub for advanced manufacturing, high technology and services. It has climbed up the global value chain at the forefront of China’s economic re ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-12
Casio Computer Co. Ltd., maker of G-Shock watches, is targeting the middle-class market with high-end electronic watches priced at over HK$10,000 each. The company has long been in the mass market sel ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
The year 2014 was a tough one for American-born actor Daniel Wu. He had to give up many things, including his six-year-old talent agency, in order to take care of his ageing mother, who was suffering ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
Guangdong province has recently released a 10-year blueprint for developing smart manufacturing. The guidelines have replaced the previous “replacing humans with robots” with “robot application” plans ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
There have been many articles recommending stocks to readers, but how could the truly valuable ones be that many? The more useful suggestions are those that recommend the opposite -- avoid stocks wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
Billiards halls are often depicted in Hong Kong movies as shady places frequented by triads. Rather than being led astray in such establishments as a teenager, Ng On-yee, 24, found the snooker tables ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
In recent years the mainland has been putting a lot of effort into developing “Internet+”, which refers to a system in which the internet acts as a main platform for business activities. One of the be ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-25
It’s a dollar to a cent that Pope Francis’s visit to the United States will be one of the biggest news stories of 2015. Take the sheer number of American Catholics, add the diplomatic skill of the Vat ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
Hong Kong Sea School (HKSS) has been a cradle of seafarers in the city since the end of World War II. Founded in 1946 by lawyer Brook Antony Bernacchi and other social elites, the Stanley school provi ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-19
Over the past 15 years, the bottled-water industry has experienced explosive growth which shows no sign of slowing. In fact, bottled water -- including everything from “purified spring water” to flavo ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
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
