... hat he considers himself a Hongkonger. Back in the '60s when he graduated from college, Northern Ireland was in turmoil because of the independence movement, and nobody wanted to work there. However, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
... th either side of the issue putting their best definition forward. Hong Kong people say genuine universal suffrage is the freedom to nominate and elect their next leader. Their government says it's an ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
... e from outside, either in support of her or vice versa, may lead to unpredictable consequences”. Now I admit that there were indeed some inappropriate points in my last commentary, and I would like to ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
... from one side to the other. The report cited a lawyer as saying foreign maids are entitled to ask for the details of the living facilities provided to them to be clearly stated in their employment co ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
... elds on residential properties down to a measly 2 to 3 percent amid surging home prices, a parking slot, which gives a return of about 4 percent, is a more lucrative investment alternative. The smalle ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
... articular side or group of people. However, his closed-door meeting with pro-Beijing politicians, which he hosted at the Government House over the weekend, shows that he is clearly against the pro-dem ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
... peared to side with employers by being seen with their representatives at the formal unveiling of the recommendations, Chan said. On Wednesday, the Standard Working Hours Committee said it failed to r ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
... the other side to see if they could get a better view," she said. "It was so sad." The man has yet to be formally identified, and the coroner will investigate. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/FL ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... e Myanmar side must recognize the seriousness of the issue, seriously deal with this incident, punish those who caused the trouble, apologize and pay compensation to family members, and explain themse ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
Iraqi troops and allied Shi'ite militias are locked in a major offensive against Islamist extremists in Tikrit, with neither side gaining ground. On Sunday, the two sides exchanged sniper and mortar f ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... ld now considers both China and her as "mother", according to a media report. Coming back to the tycoons, observers point to a big irony in the statements calling for national education. Most of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... which one side clearly lacks. Beijing has moved to curb boorish behavior by mainland tourists overseas but has done little to address the underlying issue -- an inflated sense of self-importance abett ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... pits one side of the pan-democratic camp against the other by presenting them with a stark choice nobody wants. Interestingly, the same "authoritative sources" raised the prospect of the dreaded nati ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
... ave to consider methods on the currency side such as a sharp yuan depreciation, which will result in exchange gains for Chinese banks, Chan said. Bank of China Ltd. (03988.HK) and Bank of Communicatio ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... se of one side preempting the other to achieve the desired result for a third party. And this week, some "authoritative sources" in Beijing did their part to bolster the case for the Hong Kong governm ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
... on and considered psychopaths. Americans were horrified that Chinese authorities took no action to investigate or punish the alleged fraudsters within China. What it will take to change: Investors nee ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... e on each side. When they walk, the three legs on each side move in sync with one another. When a pulse is sent to the middle left leg, for example, it falls out of sync with the others, prompting the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
Resentment still runs high on the other side of the border, where some people, offended by how mainlanders were treated during recent noisy protests in Hong Kong, have urged the authorities to hit bac ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... Japanese side will be led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama, who will be joined by officials from the foreign and defense ministries. Liu Jianchao, China’s assistant minister o ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, since the radical Sunni fighters seized it in June. It is also the clearest example of how Tehran, rather than Washington, is now playing a more important role on the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
