... ntly, our prime minister have re-emphasised in the clearest terms.” He tried to reassure Beijing about one of its main concerns: that outside powers were orchestrating the protests. “It is my belief t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... henko and Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk over control of key positions. "We hope that the process [of forming a government] will begin this week," Poroshenko said at a news conference with visiting L ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
The frosty handshake between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the margins of the APEC meeting in Beijing is providing an opportunity for the two countries to end ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
Hong Kong luxury retail sales, especially in street shops in prime areas, will continue to soften next year due to a deepening anti-corruption campaign in mainland China, a lackluster property sector ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... d-to-head prime time clash for a while but we can tell you how the Wong Cho-lam segment went down with TVB viewers: not so well. For decades, TVB's anniversary specials were big television events on w ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō at the APEC summit in Beijing earlier this month. Refusing to budge an inch to Hong Kong protesters over the chief executive election process is nothing but just an ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... of HKTV’s prime-time programs, is a political thriller, a first of its kind in the history of Hong Kong television. Vincent Wong said Hong Kong's highly-charged political atmosphere, brought about by ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will call an early election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies, Reuters reported. A day after data showed the economy had slipped back into re ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of inciting violence in the city and said the killings, along with a spate of recent attacks, were part of a "ba ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... ustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott signed the memorandum of understanding during a ceremony in parliament in Canberra. Australia is trying to wean itself off a reliance on exports of minerals such a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
Japan's economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession and setting the stage for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an unpopular sales tax hike. Data released Monday ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV), which is set to start broadcasting TV programs over the internet on Wednesday, is looking at extending the so-called prime time label to as long as 20 hours a day. ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... h British Prime Minister David Cameron said was not only a humanitarian crisis but also a security threat. "The best way we can keep out people safe from Ebola is by tackling it at source," he said. - ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... asked the prime minister to look urgently at the entire system put in place to fight Ebola and to strengthen health controls at the different frontier posts," a government statement said. But official ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... s. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet US President Barack Obama at the Group of 20 summit in Australia later this week. The agreement would shield India’s stockpiles for food secu ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... tion as a prime financial and trade hub. At a time when some observers are expressing doubts about the territory’s political and economic future, Leung could have explained to the international commun ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... k. Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, a founding father of modern Singapore, adapted western-style democracy and turned it into democracy Singapore style. Lee said Singapore should be ruled by the el ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... sioned by Prime Credit Ltd., showed that 204 respondents with kids below the age of 18 have an overdue credit card balance of HK$84,000 (US$10,832) on average. Some parents owe card firms up to HK$1 ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... . British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the ruling, describing it as "simple common sense". He said the judgement was a “good step in the right direction”, indicating that he will continue to ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
... rnment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the prospect of an economic boom in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Also, they are drawn to Japan’s environment, culture and food hygiene. The average ho ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
