... dge of HK Island Things you probably didn’t know about Chungking Mansions Gwo Laan: Fruity story of an old Hong Kong trade RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
... rdered an island-wide ban on the commercial slaughter of domestic waterfowl until noon on Jan. 14. -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to his opposition challenger on Friday in national elections, setting the stage for a change of regime in the island nation. Reuters quoted the p ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
... and Small Island Developing States. Though international funding will be available, costs will fall largely to countries, with governments forced to divert scarce resources from development projects t ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
... ff Borneo island on Dec. 28, about 40 minutes into a two-hour flight from Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors among the 162 people on board. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
... ce in the island's economic affairs. Why do the youth from the two places say "No" to China, while apparently embracing nations such as Japan and Korea? The answer lies in deep-rooted suspicions, as B ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
... ff Borneo island on Dec. 28, about 40 minutes into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors among the 162 people on board. Jakarta has l ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
... ly if the island makes a move toward independence. The One China policy holds that there is only one China and that Taiwan is part of it. Taiwan's China Post newspaper reported on Saturday that the ce ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... s private island in the US Virgin Islands during an alleged orgy with other underage girls. Responding to the allegations, a Buckingham Palace spokesman was quoted as saying: "It is emphatically denie ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-05
... ened West Island rail line and a potential 10-percent increase in taxi fares. Hong Kong taxis, which are among the world's best in terms of the quality-price ratio, may see a 10 percent hike in the f ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
... Hong Kong Island will not be affected, as their electricity supplier, HK Electric Investments Ltd., has frozen its charges. Meanwhile, 19 minibus routes have raised fares by 2 Hong Kong cents to HK$1. ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
... hilippine island of Panay. "There was some turbulence but we didn't expect that landing," Jakarta-based journalist Jet Damazo Santos, who was on board the flight, told NBC. "I didn't even realize we ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-31
Red and white debris spotted off the coast of Indonesia's part of Borneo island is likely to be part an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which is presumed to have crashed two days ago, Reuters report ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
Old buildings, traditional shops and a genteel, laidback environment -- these have been some of the common impressions about the Western District of Hong Kong Island over the years. But now all this i ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
Even before the West Island Line extension of the MRT opens on Dec. 28, Kennedy Town, which the new line will link to Sheung Wan district, has been experiencing a sea change. With their eye on the fre ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-24
... Hong Kong Island saw less than one minute of blackout, and Kowloon and New Territories less than two minutes a year in average. This compares with one hour, six minutes in Shenzhen and one hour, forty ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... ntre. The island has built an enormous exhibition and convention center. According to the HNDMA, 6,500 companies have registered in the district with a total registered capital of 320 billion yuan. Bu ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... Hong Kong Island because he was afraid to die," Chen said. Chen tied Young's conduct to recent efforts by Britain to hold China accountable for its obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... Hong Kong Island and Lamma, will keep the current power rates unchanged next year, as falling fuel costs offset rising operation expenditures, Wan Chi-tin, managing director of Power Assets, was quote ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... link and Island South rail. One obvious reason for the budget-overshoot is the timetable conflict among the projects. Because of the delay and complexities of the ventures, construction firms are abl ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
