... on's last imperial dynasty. But the projects were halted when some large-scale strikes and social turmoil took place prior to World War I. The strip of reclaimed land was soon targeted by the colonial ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... vation at Imperial College London, one of the world's top 10 tertiary institutions, briefed attendees on the college’s new development program at Imperial West, its new campus in west London. The conc ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
... rance and imperial magnanimity. Now, within weeks, the newspaper has changed its mind. In the editorial about the "interwoven Hong Kong and Taiwan questions", it says the central government should off ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... eijing's "imperial envoys" who are wielding power from behind the veil. The string-pulling has become more apparent since Leung Chun-ying took over as Hong Kong's chief executive more than two years a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... in 2003. Imperial Tobacco Group plc last year snapped up the patents owned by the company Hon co-founded in a deal worth US$75 million, and is suing rivals for a range of alleged patent infringements ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... to assert imperial authority over the former British colony. His regal tone when meeting Leung was almost like that of a monarch in front of his ministers and subjects. In a disdainful disregard of th ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... pments -- Imperial Kennedy by Sun Hung Kai Properties, The Hudson by Henderson Land Development (00012.HK), Belcher's Hill by New World Development, Lexington Hill by Wheelock Properties, Harbour One ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
Autumn is the best time to visit Xiangshan Park, a picturesque imperial garden at the foot of the Western Mountains in northwestern Beijing. That's when the maple trees explode with their fiery red an ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
... ge at the imperial court to weed out crime. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
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
... and look imperial in every way. A poster of the hairstyle has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook and more than 11, 000 times on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. No wonder NPM is out ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
... , eighth; Imperial College London and Yale University, tied at ninth. The University of Chicago, ranked ninth last year, dropped to 11th. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/JL ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... ed during imperial times. It symbolizes Japanese nationalism but is also controversial for celebrating the country's imperialist and militaristic past. [Go to Facebook] -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-25
... ation and Imperial College, London, estimated that 20,000 people risk infection within six weeks. They warned that the disease might become a permanent feature of life in West Africa. "Without drastic ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-24
... on of the Imperial Palace since 1994. The family foundation has also been sponsoring about 500 students from five top universities in the country, including Beijing University and Tsinghua University, ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-16
... g Dynasty imperial consort, Fragrant Concubine (or Rongfei, her palace name). In the context provided by top officials in Beijing, her story represents a theme of ethnic unity among the Han and the Ui ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... When the Imperial War Museum in London re-opened in July after a refurbishing that cost £40 million (US$66.35), there was no mention of the Chinese workers in the new World War I gallery. The campaig ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... ne is the Imperial Museum at St. John’s Building in Central, which was founded in February 2013 by renowned connoisseur Paul Kan. Kan, who is chairman of Champion Technology Group and the Chinese Worl ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... r private imperial garden attached to the grounds of the Forbidden City, came in second. Beihai Park and the city’s botanical garden were fourth and 10th, respectively. The top 10 included Shanghai’s ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... ouses the imperial collection of the Ming and Qing dynasties, are constantly thinking of new, fun ways to get the younger generation interested in China's rich cultural past. And now things are slowl ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
