Ting Wai Monastery in Tai Po was founded in 1921 as "Lan Yeuk Yuen" — which literally means "The Orchid Garden" — by Monk Tsang Sau to promote Buddhist teachings to the public. The Grand Temple — the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
... ears. The grand people who run Hong Kong’s Education Bureau prefer to focus on the fancier end of the educational system, but countless studies have shown that primary schools are where the real diffe ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
... ter and a grand theater. The authority has received HK$21.6 billion (US$2.79 billion) in government funding since 2008 when the project was approved by the Legislative Council. In those 17 years, the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-08
... e British Grand Prix whether the private equity fund had a deadline by which it had to sell its 35.5 percent stake, the media-shy businessman replied: "No, we don't. There is no end date." "We have 12 ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
... e for the grand event. She said she's very grateful to her supportive father, who, immersed in the world of equities, describes her daughter as a "quality stock with a potential to outperform". So wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-03
... stay at a Grand Hyatt hotel. Those joining five-day tours to Thailand are entertained at high-end restaurants and are also put up at the Grand Hyatt, though they may only fly economy class. At EGL, to ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-03
... udied the Grand Mosque of Cordoba. For a while he regarded it as the high point of Islamic architecture, but later thought it was "too lush and too colorful" to be the essence of Islam. He paid a visi ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-01
... pate is a grand one," Li said, although he declined to say how much Beijing would spend. "China has ample foreign exchange reserves," he added, also suggesting the creation of an additional joint EU-C ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-30
... Europe's grand project to bind its nations into an unbreakable union by means of a common currency. It also carries broad implications for the global financial system. After months of wrangling, Gree ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-29
... e playing Grand Theft Auto in your twenties. But how much longer do you want your life to continue like this? Let’s get back to the train station metaphor. Imagine you are standing there aimlessly wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-27
... ime for a grand bargain. A grand bargain can put an end to years of quarrels within the eurozone and regenerate positive momentum for the European project. With a grand bargain, Greece would no longer ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
... said the Grand Mufti, Egypt's top religious authority, had said in his opinion that the death sentence was permissible for the defendants who had been referred to him. Wearing his blue prison suit, t ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
... rline MGM Grand Air and launched an unsuccessful bid for Trans World Airlines. In the business world, he was known more for making a deal than for nurturing a company over the long haul, often taking ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
... a single grand-slam investment. The markets give little to no value to the company’s other businesses, including Africa’s largest pay-TV network and investments in dozens of other start-ups. A year a ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... or a “new grand strategy” aimed at “balancing the rise of Chinese power rather than continuing to assist its ascendancy”. In plain language, it is calling for containment to replace engagement, which ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... since the Grand Duchy in January became the latest EU state to extend full rights to same-sex marriages, Reuters reported Friday. "Everyone's warm and positive," broadcaster Stephane Bern, a long-time ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... orld of a grand military parade, complete with China's weapons of war, and the message it could send to Tokyo. Even if Beijing decides on a more low-key observance, its intended audience will hardly m ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... yees on a grand vacation to France earlier this month. Infinitus will book 110 flights and 400 coaches for the trip, which is estimated to bring to Thailand a tourism income of 600 million baht (US17. ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... part of a grand public-private partnership for development. Imagine further that the “bad bank” helps the financial sector, which was recapitalized generously by strained Greek taxpayers in the midst ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... d the MGM Grand arena with celebrities, sports stars and people paying as much as US$40,000 for ringside seats. But while Pacquiao was the crowd favorite for his fighting spirit, Mayweather showed hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
