... he Middle East producers, they should have the confidence to win the “protracted war”. But their economies have been relying so much on income from oil exports and the governments have got used to be ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
The government of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was dealt a resounding vote of no confidence through the results of the Legislative Council by-election for the New Territories East geographical cons ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
Fending off strong competition, the Civic Party's Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu won the Legislative Council by-election in New Territories East on Sunday, allowing the party to retain its seat in the geographi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
... he Middle East without an intellectual reconstruction that re-establishes the values of ideological openness, diversity and acceptance of others’ viewpoints, whether intellectual, cultural or religiou ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
... rritories East on Sunday. Government officials and the pro-establishment media can cite the two cases as examples of how the democrats are blocking administration efforts to improve Hong Kong, and us ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... , Bank of East Asia, which is focused on the domestic market, posted a profit, albeit at a slower pace. By contrast, Standard Chartered reported its first annual loss in more than 25 years thanks to i ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... rritories East by-election to be held this weekend, democrats have been having a hard time in picking whom to back: Edward Leung Tin-kei from Hong Kong Indigenous or Civic Party’s Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... a Sea and East China Sea. China is also expanding its peacekeeping role, with Xi pledging in September to contribute 8,000 troops for a United Nations stand-by force that could provide logistical and ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... ng Island East divisional commander Cheung Tak-wah said the fire started in Au's flat. A special investigation team was formed to look into the case. Eastern district council member Chiu Chi-keung sai ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... lude the “East and South China Seas, the airspace above those seas, and in the rules that govern international behavior, particularly in the cyber and space domains”, it said. The paper commits 25 per ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... dominate East Asia. China is "clearly militarizing the South China Sea ... You'd have to believe in a flat Earth to think otherwise", Harris said in comments that coincided with a visit to Washington ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... ysia, and East Malaysia, which consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak located on the northern part of the island of Borneo. West and East Malaysia are separated by part of the South China Sea. Sa ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
China is being accused of trying to dominate East Asia by deploying missiles and radar in the South China Sea. It is "clearly militarizing" the disputed waters, Reuters reports, citing Admiral Harry H ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
... rritories East by-election debate. Yet I could never bring myself to watch the debates completely from beginning to end, because they have always been an absolute joke -- and not the funny kind, eithe ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
China has reacted mildly – to some extent, even positively – to the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit hosted last week by US President Barack Obama at the Sunnylands estate in Californi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
On Sunday, residents of the New Territories East electoral district – which includes Sha Tin, Tai Po, Sai Kung and the surrounding areas – will get to decide the political future of the entire city. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in the past, many leaders in the region may be tempted to wait for prices ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
At least 140 people are dead after bomb blasts ripped through the the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus. Four blasts struck the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab Sunday, killing at least 83 ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
... rritories East by-election campaign being waged by the DAB which has started using the slogans of "fighting disorder" and "maintaining stability". This, however, is the mere tip of the iceberg. Much, ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
... nalism in East Asia triggered by China’s shifting positions has a domino effect. The United States has resumed its focus on driving integration in the Asia Pacific. And the US agreed to enter into tal ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
