The Big Picture: LI’S FOREIGN TRIP

Listed firms face pressure to cut entertainment expenses Views & Analysis

Last week was the darkest period for China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC) (01186.HK) since its listing in 2008. And it was not because of weakening sales figure or record operating loss; the problem instead stemmed from an item of 837 million ...

HKEJ Today: Highlights HKEJ Today

(Reposts to add author's name in last item.) Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Monday, May 20: TOP STORIES Internal documents point to fraudulent ...

POLICY WATCH: Beijing seeks more ties with Middle East Policy Watch

China is seeking to play a more important role in the Middle East, with the nation hosting the leaders of both Israeld Palestine in the same week earlier this month as Beijing tries to expand its economicd political links with the key region ...

Hi-tech firms keep Taiwan on curve of mobile era Views & Analysis

Last year Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a paltry 1.26 percent over a year earlier, intensifying a sense of gloom over the island's future. Its people are worrying about the future of the high-technology sector, the cornerstone of the ...

POLICY WATCH: Fresh effort to stabilize the farm sector Policy Watch

China's Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} has unveiled a package of goodies for the farmor in a bid to stabilize the production and supply of agricultural commodities and food items, as part of broader efforts to protect the economy. The agriculture ...