... th the 16 Sea Harriers V/STOL fighters serving on board. That meant the RN would no longer have any fix-winged carrier-capable aircraft left in service until the F-35B Lightening II enters service in ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
... r natural sea salt. Even that won't do for some people, who will pay several hundred dollars for a tiny bottle of "flower of salt" – a kind of sea salt hand-harvested by workers who scrape only the to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
Japan is fortifying its far-flung island chain in the East China Sea under an evolving strategy that aims to turn the tables on China's navy and keep it from ever dominating the Western Pacific Ocean. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
China's military carried out war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, with warships, submarines and fighter jets simulating cruise missile strikes on ships, Reuters said, citing a report f ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... ges” from sea-level rise. But they rejected demands for formal acceptance of legal liability. This was a reasonable outcome in a difficult situation. Rich countries can’t deny that their past emission ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... uth China Sea, and if that fails, to be able to defend itself on all fronts, senior officers and people close to them told Reuters. Vietnam's strategy has moved beyond contingency planning. Key units ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
The “One Belt, One Road” plan put forward by President Xi Jinping and the series of overseas infrastructural programs that come along with it are as much a part of China’s ambitious diplomatic strateg ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... meters of sea off the southern tip of the peninsula in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. That is nearly equivalent to the entire land area of Macau, which is 30.3 sq km, and equal to the 28 sq km of the exi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... th garlic sea shrimps. However, the shrimps are getting so expensive that the owner has decided not to offer the dish, as it doesn't represent value for money. Okay, no shrimps, but I wasn't disappoin ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... uth China Sea, through which more than US$5 trillion of maritime trade passes each year. The Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan have overlapping claims. The US already operates P8s from ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
... security search, it was confirmed by local authorities to be a "false alert", the airline said. The plane left Montreal shortly before 7 a.m. ET Tuesday to complete its journey to France. The delay m ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
Massive amounts of construction waste are being dumped regularly into the sea, but concerned government agencies are apparently unaware of these flagrant violations of Hong Kong's pollution laws. Ming ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-08
... fly fish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and cowries are most commonly found in the survey sites. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... ker is in season, the price itself could whet your appetite. That’s the wet market economy. The vendor is such an honest man. But if I were him, I would sell high. After all, you don't easily find wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
Grappling with rising costs, small and medium-sized companies in China would have liked to be in a position to increase their prices. However, that has become difficult as overseas buyers are reluctan ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
Vietnam has launched an official investigation into the killing of a fisherman in disputed waters in the South China Sea. Ly Tho, vice chairman of Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province, said the bull ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
... the Java Sea on Dec. 28, less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. In their first public report, Indonesian investigators did not pinpoin ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
... uth China Sea issue. Investors should keep calm and cap their stock market exposure. Hong Kong is likely to be volatile in the first half of December and it could tumble as low as 20,500 points once i ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
... nd rising sea levels as polar ice caps melt. The gathering is being held in a somber city. Security has been tightened after Islamist militants killed 130 people on Nov. 13, and Hollande said he could ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
An attempt by North Korea to launch a ballistic missile from a submarine appears to have failed, Yonhap News reported. The launch was made around 2:30 p.m. local time Saturday in the sea between the K ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
