... ecember 7 last year. The defendant, League of Social Democrats member Derek Chan, admitted he threw two eggs at the stage, and one hit Tsang's head. Tsang told the court, “If I could have foreseen the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died after a battle with cancer, ABC News reported Tuesday, citing a family member. De la Renta famously dressed Jacqueline Kennedy and most recently designed th ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-21
... ursday. Relatively unknown outside of France and a media recluse, Modiano's works have centred on memory, oblivion, identity and guilt. He has written novels, children's books and film scripts, accord ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
Hong Kong's economy and political development will benefit from the efforts of the young generation, Apple Daily reported Thursday, citing a statement from the German consulate general. The statement ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-09
Social workers, factory hands and more students have joined the pro-democracy campaign. Supported by their teachers, some 3,000 students from more than 20 secondary schools have boycotted their classe ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-30
Some teachers and students of Hong Kong's La Salle College are said to be wearing black clothes Monday in a show of protest over the college's directive to keep political discussions away from the cam ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-22
Hong Kong's former chief secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan admitted that he gave HK$7 million to HK$8 million to a young woman from Shanghai with whom he had an "intimate" relationship. Hui told a local cou ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
... enegger belatedly unveiled his official portrait at the state Capitol on Monday, many people who had previously seen the six-foot painting noticed something was missing. The portrait has a very conspi ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
In the IFA electronic trade fair held in Berlin last week, more than half of the major handset exhibitors were Chinese brands. But they still have a long way to go in order to gain a foothold in Europ ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
... he Uighur language of Princess Fragrant, according to the New York Times. It is the second Xinjiang-theme cartoon released in recent years after the Legend of Loulan Kingdom in 2013. The Chinese gove ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... in Macau last week for a VIP screening of The Expendables 3. He previously visited Hong Kong in 1998 and 2005. So it's been quite awhile. "Hasta la vista, baby." Related stories: Beware of Hollywood ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
Legco President Jasper Tsang said it in a song and Financial Secretary John Tsang borrowed a line from a movie. But it was former chief secretary Stephen Lam who said it best, albeit with a touch of i ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
... atya Nadella. "The fall will be hectic between teaching a new class and the start of the NBA seasonso my departure from the board is effective immediately," he said. Ballmer, 58, acquired the Clippers ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
Jolla Ltd., a Finnish maker of mobile devices and open-source software, is offering an alternative mobile operating system as it ramps up its foray into the Chinese market. "Quite a number of smartpho ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
... l for manslaughter and abandoning the ship. The captain denies he left the vessel after it hit a reef near the island, before 4,229 people on board were taken off. Schettino gave a two-hour lecture to ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
A US judge has cleared the way for the US$2 billion sale of Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, dismissing objections raised by the team's co-owner Donald Sterling, ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-29
French luxury chocolate brand La Maison du Chocolat aims to lure corporate clients in Asia to boost its sales growth, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday. Given their high spending and freq ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-23
Boy, did they ever. The Spaniards got it on the chin from the Netherlands and now this: a drubbing from Chile five days later. The World Cup holders gave up seven goals in two matches, which is no way ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
... n on the planet but it's doubtful the play will be world standard. True football fans know that the tournament with the highest level of play is UEFA because all the world's highest-paid players compe ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
When it comes dishing out insults, the Chinese are no amateurs. From blistering tirades scorning one's ancestors to vicious tongue-lashings laced with sexual references, the Chinese have a put-down fo ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-05
