... to lead a grand coalition of parties. "People would like to see Tharman around to set the tone for a new PAP leadership," said Catherine Lim, a political commentator and critic of Lee Kuan Yew. "It's ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
Beijing's grand commemorations of 70 years of Japan's defeat in World War Two may have whipped up a new tidal wave of national pride among the masses. The Communist authorities, meanwhile, have been ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
Most of us may have already forgotten Mak Chai-kwong who served a grand total of 12 days as Hong Kong development chief before he was struck down by a corruption scandal. Mak was arrested and formally ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
... e Italian Grand Prix in Monza, northern Italy. Marchionne declined to comment on whether FCA would pursue a hostile bid for GM. "I have zero comment on that issue. I'm not a good forecaster of the fut ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
To mark 70 years of the "victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression", Beijing held a grand military parade Thursday, showing off new weapons and also pledging to pur ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
... watch the grand military parade on Thursday, but Hong Kong people want their leader to be concerned about their welfare, and not one who only thinks of politics or how to please his Beijing bosses. -- ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
... g-il, and grandfather, Kim Il-sung: create a crisis for no apparent reason and expect a reward for ending it. But in the latest crisis, Kim gained little. North Korea received no new food deals, no ec ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... s Harbour Grand Hotel, opposite Newton Hotel, and AIA Tower, which is owned by Henderson Land. SHKP is also investing over HK$10 billion to turn the former North Point pier into luxury residential pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... rs in the grand summer sale when everything is 20 percent cheaper. Don’t forget Yuen, who sold out his PCCW share options in exchange for his apartment in 1999 at the peak of the internet bubble, also ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
... ng with a grand ceremony on Sept. 3 This will be China's eighth amnesty since 1949. The last official pardon was granted 40 years ago. Li Shishi, director of the National People's Congress legal work ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
... up by the grand national celebrations of the jubilee. When people feel proud and grateful, surely they will want the party to continue in its rule. The odds are still in favor of the PAP to claim the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-14
... to stage grand music carnivals and shows. It’s true that the inverted pyramid-shaped Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom has become a cultural landmark over decades. Since its 1984 inauguration, the place ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-10
... iece of a grand agenda by Sisi to cement his tenure as the man who brought stability and prosperity to Egypt after he ousted elected Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 following mass p ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... elcome a “grand and official” proposal after the wedding. Perhaps this is why women are from Venus men are from Mars. In fact, people will never know whether any commercial motives were behind these g ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
... rmula One Grand Prix. In October, the lucky winner will undergo training in Zhuhai in a Formula Renault 2.0 car capable of speeds of up to 230 kilometers per hour. The climax of the program will see ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
... ollected. Grand Tech Construction Co. Ltd., the main contractor of The Caldecott, has yet to identify the engineering company responsible for the pipe work. The Caldecott, developed by the K. Wah Grou ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
... It was a grand display of upholding American values, despite China’s growing inroads into the continent -- to such an extent that China’s trade with Africa is now triple that of the United States, wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
... of Ocean Grand Chemicals Holdings (02882.HK), which the trio took over and renamed Hong Kong Resources Holdings in 2007. Wong's co-accused are Chui Chuen-shun, father of Cathy Chui Chi-kei, daughter- ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
... za 66 and Grand Gateway 66, its Shanghai flagships, and expect a return after four years. Olympia 66, a new shopping mall in Dalian in northeast China’s Liaoning province, will open in the fourth quar ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
... nfare and grand promises for a better and more effective government, Tung announced that all of his principal officials were to be political appointees chosen by the chief executive and would report d ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
