... e Chinese side has breached the joint declaration. As the UK government has never done so, Lau said, he does not think it really cares about what happens in Hong Kong. The British government remains f ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-19
... nt can consider setting up district budget committees with substantial public participation in which citizens, particularly young people, can actively take part in deciding how and where money will be ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
When you go to a McDonald’s in Japan from Wednesday and are asked, "Would you like fries with that?", don't expect to get more than a small portion of the side order. The fast-food chain is restrictin ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... n the two sides manifests itself in many ways. Initiating a debate, a mainlander recently posted a questionnaire on an online platform and directed it at his Hong Kong friends, mostly youngsters aged ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
... te for president in 2016 the odds-on favorite and possibly marking a change in cross-strait relations. While each of the “nine-in-one” elections was a local race, cumulatively they constituted a refer ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
... e battery side than everyone else. It’s going to have a lot of competitors in electric cars, but the key is the battery side. EJ: Which Hong Kong businessmen do you respect? JM: I have always been a f ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
... would consider standing for a geographical seat which is returned by one person one vote. But she is in no rush to decide, preferring to "listen to the voices of the public" before she takes her next ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... the other side of the pro-democracy campaign. As a result, calls for commuters to boycott its routes are spreading on social media, and many Occupy supporters are joining the campaign. One netizen sai ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... y will consider how the British government monitors the implementation of the Joint Declaration, as well as the UK's relations with Hong Kong, including economic and cultural ties. Last week, the comm ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... ng on its side of the bargain, the other two “arrows” of Abenomics have fallen far short. There has been no significant progress on supply-side reform, especially on the core issue of how to expand th ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... man of President Benigno Aquino, told DZRB radio. “It’s better to err on the side of prudence and on the side of caution.” Haiyan killed more than 6,200 people and over 1,000 were left missing in Nove ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... hich each side listens to the other's viewpoint patently can help bring a peaceful conclusion to the Occupy campaign and set the stage for healing the wounds in the community. The talks should involv ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... n the two sides. Now, it is sad to see the latest developments with regard to the Occupy campaign, and the strong images from the frontline, as an acceptable solution is nowhere near. The October meet ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... also have sided with that view that China Telecom was simply biding its time before making an aggressive move into 4G. But the timing of this management shake-up looks just slightly worrisome, as it s ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... 2008, President Ma Ying-jeou has brought Taiwan closer to the mainland than at any time since the end of the civil war; Beijing has built a substantial and powerful constituency of business leaders w ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... cold” outside at 15 degrees, she said. “I’m not sure how long my body can last with the strong feel of hunger.” However, she vowed to persist: “I know what’s my goal and what I’m doing.” “The three o ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
The Occupy movement has been much bigger than anybody expected. But the government’s strategy of waiting out the protests has apparently worked well, as more residents and shopkeepers get fed up with ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... arkets outside North America, according to the report. Toyota's action follows a recall by rival Honda Motor Co. for the same problem two weeks ago after revelations of a fifth death, in Malaysia, lin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-27
... o serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clinical trial, Reuters cited scientists as writing in the New England Journal of ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-27
The frosty handshake between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the margins of the APEC meeting in Beijing is providing an opportunity for the two countries to end ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
