... ration of Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly postponed a final decision on the plant, which involves investment of 18 billion pounds. The final signing was due to take place on July 29. China Gen ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-15
... 6 million prime time viewers, according to NBC. Brazil also competed at the event, and spectators who wanted to see it in person were left out of seats they could have filled. “Some people buy tickets ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... onth left Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservatives with a fragile grip on power. Lawmakers from across the political spectrum have raised concerns over the privatization deal. -- Contact us at ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... t test of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at the ballot box since he seized power in a coup in May 2014. Thailand's 88 year-old King Bhumibol Adulayadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, and his ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... Amazon’s Prime plan, which costs an extra US$99 annual membership fee. Amazon always claims to be the cheapest retailer in the United States, saying its operating margin is as low as 1 percent. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
... into the prime ministership to manage the thankless job of extricating the country from the European Union. Meanwhile, standing in the wings is another woman, Nicola Sturgeon, who will decide whether ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
... tion from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative base, which worries that debate on the imperial family’s future could widen to the topic of letting women inherit and pass on the throne, anathema to ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... er French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin recently put it, “Globalization, on the one hand, promotes cooperation; on the other hand, [it has] brought new mutual exclusion, isolation, and radicali ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... ta led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha a convincing win in its first major popularity test at the ballot box since it seized power in a 2014 coup. With 94 percent of the vote counted, early result ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... ,” Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev, who is also the presidential plenipotentiary envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, said in a media briefing in Vladivostok. “We will use the fund to impleme ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in September 2009, raise US$6.5 billion in three bond sales in 2012 and 2013 to invest in energy projects and real estate to boost the Malaysian economy. Instead, ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
... ctory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he took office two years ago, now has to be endorsed by the parliament's lower house and then ratified by at least half of all states, Bloomberg News repor ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the launch as a "grave threat" to Japan and said Tokyo "strongly protested". Japan also said its self-defence force will remain on alert in case of furthe ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved 13.5 trillion yen (US$133.7 billion) in fiscal measures on Tuesday to stimulate economic growth. The US dollar dropped to a three-week low of 101 ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... ’s former prime minister, used black pencil to fill in the patches not covered by his two hair transplants. The Dutch demagogue Geert Wilders dyes his Mozartian bouffant platinum blond. Boris Johnson, ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
"Brexit means Brexit," Theresa May, the United Kingdom's new prime minister, insists. It is a simple and powerful slogan that sends an unmistakable message to all who have been hoping for a reevaluati ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved a stimulus package that includes 7.5 trillion yen (US$73 billion) in new spending, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to revive the nation's sluggish economy. Under ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
US President Barack Obama and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged Tuesday to push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, saying the pact will promote commercial connectivit ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
