... votes at street stations. The result was a glorious defeat -- she got 2,345 votes in her maiden run, just 304 fewer than her rival. That result was far better than Yau had expected but Priscilla Leun ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... ty -- the street has replaced the Legco chamber as a battleground for the democracy movement. Being chairman of a Legco panel achieves nothing when it comes to fighting for democracy and standing up ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... the Wall Street Journal reports, citing a statement on the website of the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp., a government agency that tracks accounts. The move signals a continued cautio ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... the Wall Street Journal quoted a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson as saying in an emailed statement on Sunday. “The case is currently under investigation.” According to the newspaper, Melbourne- ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
... the Wall Street Journal said, citing Nigerian officials. The girls were abducted by Boko Haram fighters from their boarding school shortly before their final school examinations in April 2014. Late o ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
... the Wall Street Journal reports. News from the royal palace Sunday that the revered king, who suffered for years from numerous ailments, was in unstable condition triggered outpourings of grief and d ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
General Motors Co. has invested in Chinese car-sharing company Yi Wei Xing (Beijing) Technology Co. It's the latest foray by the US auto giant into alternative transport services, the Wall Street Jour ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-13
... the Wall Street Journal. Before the agreement, there was a limit of cargo flights of 10 each way a week and airlines could only serve six destinations in each country. The British government has bee ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
... the Wall Street Journal reports. The central bank said it will also cancel the merchant-banking license of Falcon Private Bank Ltd.’s Singapore branch for what it called “persistent and severe lack o ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
Britain is now the cheapest place to buy luxury goods, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing analysts. Sterling has plunged 17 percent since Britain voted in June to leave the European Union. That s ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
... the Wall Street Journal. An Egyptian guide gave him directions. To show his gratitude, Ye handed him a small red tin the size of a large coin. Inside was a cooling mentholated balm that has become a ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
Former Philippne leader Fidel V. Ramos says the early administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is a disappointment by being too focused on an anti-drug war, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Team P ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
... ections, "street politics" will become more dominant to the issue than economic benefits, Garnier said, noting that "timing is very important". He also said that "politics may go in a very strange dir ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... ellington Street was able to get a tenant right away, Apple Daily said. Many netizens gave the "Kongish" notice the thumbs-up, saying its funny and innovative concept was effective in attracting eyeba ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... Mong Kok streets. Chan tried to run away as a police officer chased him, but he was subdued and taken into custody. Following his arrest, he was initially charged with rioting. But the charges were l ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... the Wall Street Journal reports. The Paris deal committed more than 190 nations to regulate carbon emissions blamed for the earth's warming. International flights were not included in that accord, al ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
Snap Inc., which runs the virtual-messaging app Snapchat, is working on an initial public offering that could value the firm at US$25 billion or more, according to the Wall Street Journal. The US tech ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... the Wall Street Journal reports. “We are considering various options for the PC unit, including a possible deal with Lenovo,” the newspaper quoted Fujitsu as saying in a statement following Japanese ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... the Wall Street Journal reports. Singapore’s performance was in line with the 10 percent growth in Asia’s asset-management industry in 2015, the newspaper said, citing figures published earlier this ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
... the Wall Street Journal reports, citing airline officials. Neither Samsung nor the airline identified what model of Samsung device was involved. But Reuters reports the device was the fire-prone Gala ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
