... the first western country to issue a sukuk earlier this year. South Africa and Luxembourg are both poised to follow suit. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang, said the successful sukuk sale is pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
... y banning Western airlines from transiting its territory on transcontinental flights, as well as imports of used cars and some textiles. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
... ld in the western market. The costs of applying for patents can be forbidding. In Europe, companies have to spend about 200,000 euros (US$258,760) in order to apply for one patent. For an idea of how ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
... the northwestern region of Xinjiang fighting with Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria. Xinjiang is home to the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and has been the source of a wave of deadly attacks o ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Western leaders on Thursday announced plans to launch further sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine even after Moscow said talks with Kiev could lead to a ceasefire in a five-month ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-05
... gnificant Western arms sale to Russia and its postponement marks a very visible rebuff to Moscow, BBC News said. The ships, which can carry up to 16 heavy helicopters, land troops and armored vehicles ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
... ntral and Western district councilor Joseph Chan Ho-lim said he supports the proposal, given the fact that passengers currently have to wait 45 minutes to one hour to take the tram. -- Contact us at e ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
... tors from western powers. To Beijing, one centre of "subversion" for these threats is Hong Kong, which has the largest foreign population, highest concentration of NGOs, freest media and freedom to or ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
... the U.S., Western European countries, Japan and Korea have negative growth in baby diaper sales. The Chinese currently use about one billion disposable diapers every month, with monthly demand expecte ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
... e hostile western forces are using many forms of religious infiltration,” it said. “Their scope is growing wider and their methods more hidden, including public and secret forms. They include strong e ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... capital. Western governments fear Libya is teetering toward becoming a failed state three years after a NATO-backed war ended Gaddafi’s rule. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... esman for Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called on Israel to cancel the appropriation. "This decision will lead to more instability. This will only inflame the situation after th ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... preted in Western media as implying support for the rebels' demand for independence, but his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no new endorsement from Moscow for rebel independence. Asked if "New ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... ready in Western countries, Li said. The MSF has sent over 100 doctors and healthcare workers to five West African countries affected by the outbreak. Li stayed in Sierra Leone for 13 days from Aug. ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
Chinese authorities have been trying hard to suppress ethnic violence in the western border region of Xinjiang. Who next can they call upon to help? Enter Princess Fragrant. The 10-year-old Uighur pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... tralia or Western Europe. But the issue is not so simple, and can indeed become a problem, if a person needs to stay in China after he acquires citizenship in a foreign country. This is especially tru ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
Wealthy Chinese are flocking to Western countries to pursue a better quality of life or better education for their children. Due to soaring applications, mostly from mainland China, the United States ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... ntral and Western District starting on Aug. 31, Ming Pao Daily said. Some police officers may have to cancel their days off if the civil disobedience campaign takes place. They will also guard the gov ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... m classic Western movies. Nonetheless, the offending item was removed from Zara's stores and website, Zara's parent company Inditex said in a press release. The shirt was on sale for a few hours befor ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... onals and western governments that they are being unfairly targeted by Beijing for such probes. That's not quite the case, according to the SAIC. In newly published remarks from a rare press conferenc ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
