Is Xi Jinping a Paper Tiger?
By Willy Lam – Beijing has ruled out any military action against the Islamic State (IS) despite having made vehement calls to punish the executioners…
‘Vote them out’ versus ‘let pan-democrats in’
By Chris Yeung – On Sunday, more than 1.47 million voters cast their ballots in the District Council election. The pro-government flagship Democratic Alliance for…
Government indecisiveness deters business investments in low-carbon economy
By John Sayer and Albert Lai – Big international businesses are waking up to the changes brought by climate change, and are already preparing to…
Hong Kong’s high-speed rail heads towards ‘one country, two systems’ maze
By Chris Yeung – Billed as a multi-billion-dollar project aimed to connect with the mainland’s high-speed rail network, it cannot be more ironic that Hong…
Are you ready for the storm? Hong Kong Business and Paris climate talks
By John Sayer and Albert Lai Kwong-tak – To stop the risk of global warming threatening such basic aspects of our lives as food supply,…
High stakes in Sunday District Council polls
By Chris Yeung – Conflicting signals are aplenty in the upcoming District Council elections on Sunday. On the face of it, the overall atmosphere of…
Jack Ma’s e-commerce empire struck by Forbes
By Chan King-cheung Alibaba founder Jack Ma hit the cover of the Forbes magazine again. This time it has nothing to do with his latest…
Unreported messages in Xi-Leung meeting
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the meeting between Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins…
Hong Kong enters golden era, but only if ….
By Annora Ng The world’s cameras had all focused on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to United Kingdom last month, which is hailed by both…
Another fireworks-like campaign, this time ‘Appreciate Hong Kong’
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the “Appreciate Hong Kong” campaign launched by the Hong Kong Government on Monday. Kicking off the campaign, Chief…