For Eric Lam's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to continue strengthening ties with China, using an annual policy address to defend Beijing’s tightening grip over the financial hub and announce new steps to boost economic links with the mainland. In a speech on Wednesday that was ...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam relied on thousands of riot police to enforce what she declared was a return to stability, sweeping up scores of would-be protesters before they could mobilize another mass demonstration on the anniversary of communist rule in China. Crowds that gathered ...
After months of political protests and the onset of a recession, Hong Kong's resilient labor market is starting to crack. Retailers, restaurants and hotels are cutting wages and hours or letting staff go just to survive. An end to the city's record-low unemployment level is ...
Sure, the trade war between the U.S. and China seems to be easing. But, with few details available after three days of midlevel talks, other than the promise of more talks, equity investors are taking a pause. Chinese officials described the negotiations as "extensive, in-depth ...
If you're reading this in China and you bought a Prius in December, congratulations — you were the only one. While Toyota Motor Corp.'s iconic gas-electric hybrid car continues to sell in other markets almost two decades after the first one was sold in Japan ...
