Neighborhoods inspired by Beverly Hills, office towers and swanky malls resembling landmarks like St. Mark’s Square in Venice are sprouting up everywhere. It's not China in 2005 but the Philippines in ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
... London's St. Paul's cathedral: if you seek his monument, look around you. "To those who seek Mr Lee Kuan Yew's monument, Singaporeans can reply proudly: 'look around you'," he said. After eulogies fr ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... ea around St. Peter's Basilica, a chance to admire the inside of buildings of which they usually see only the front steps. The visit was organised by Bishop Konrad Krajewski, the pope's almoner -- the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
Some shops in Sheung Shui district frequented by Chinese parallel traders have seen their rents triple in five years. These are in San Kung St., mostly supplying mainlanders who sell the goods across ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... e outside St. Petersburg in his first appearance since Feb. 5. His absence had fueled rumors he was ill, had been overthrown by the army or had even flown abroad to attend the birth of a love child. " ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... te of the St. Louis skyline and drew chalk outlines in the parking lot of the department. Later, some two dozen officers clad in riot gear faced off against the demonstrators, who had relocated to the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
... remony in St. Mary’s Church in the village of West Rainton, followed by a town hall-style reception. The bride was resplendent in white. But by the next morning, things had turned nasty as the couple ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
... tudent in St. Paul’s College when he distributed leaflets containing slogans such as “British government won't allow us to love our country” and “Suppressing patriotic countrymen using fascist measure ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
... use (near St. James Settlement office) said he misses the old Wan Chai and couldn't care less about his new neighborhood of wine cellars and bars. Like me and many other old-timers, he is asking “why? ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
Homeless people in Rome will be offered not just showers but also haircuts and shaves when a new facility opens in in St. Peter's Square next month, Reuters reported, citing the head of the pope's cha ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... so bought St. John, a United States fashion brand, Alma Lasers, an Israeli cosmetic laser company, Saladax, a US biomedical company, Caruso, an Italian luxury menswear brand, Lloyds Chambers, a buildi ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-13
... Brown in St. Louis, Missouri in August.) Last year, "404", the internet error message, was the most popular word. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-31
... the NFL's St. Louis Rams played Oakland at home on Sunday. Some of the Rams entered the stadium with their hands raised overhead, a show of solidarity with Brown, who some witnesses say had his hands ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... ps in the St. Louis region to about 2,200 from 700 overnight. “I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up to see parts of their community in ruins,” Nixon said. “No one should have t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
... ce in the St. Louis suburb reported heavy automatic gunfire late on Monday in the area near where Brown was shot and killed on Aug. 9. The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restr ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... iversity, St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Pui Kiu Middle School and Clementi Secondary School, Scholarism said in a Facebook post. Banners with the telephone numbers of several student leaders ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... people in St. Peter's Square in Rome that it should spur people to try to topple other walls. "Where there is a wall, there is a closing of hearts. We need bridges, not walls," he said. Earlier on Sun ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
Tim Cook was hailed as a gay icon when he came out last week -- but not everybody is celebrating the announcement. Not Russia. On Friday, the former imperial capital, St. Petersburg, demolished a memo ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
A 17-year-old Hong Kong student has won a top science prize in China for her research into monosodium glutamate (MSG), Sky Post reported Monday. Wu She-kei, a secondary six student at St. Paul's Conve ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
... people in St. Peter's Square, marked the conclusion of a two-week gathering of bishops that Francis called to discuss how the Church could better minister to the faithful, Reuters reported. Paul's bea ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-20