... former UK prime minister Winston Churchill were contenders for the Nobel Prize for literature. In fact, six French presidents including Hollande all have published thick books. His predecessor Nicolas ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-31
... s British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government wants to close the UK’s borders to immigrants from the EU, it does want trade with the world. Trump, on the other hand, is determined to curtail impor ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-31
... erties in prime locations in the capital city. The story of Chen's ascent to riches is quite unique. A descendant of a noble Manchu family of the Yellow Banner, Chen has a blue-blood background. But a ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... has split Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government, was chosen over another proposal, which was to expand Gatwick, a smaller airport south of London, the Wall Street Journal reports. The H ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... ht years. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party is considering policies to speed up arrivals, Bloomberg reports. Japan will allow more unskilled workers to enter temporarily as companies struggle t ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... as taught Prime Minister Theresa May “a good lesson”. Undoubtedly, the plunge in the pound has triggered widespread repercussions not only in Britain but also across the global market in the short run ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-24
... s a king, prime minister or president -- should be above the law. Ugaz is on a two-day visit to Hong Kong that includes meetings with officials from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
... es. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said safe routes had been secured for civilians who wanted to leave Mosul and it was the duty of the US-led coalition to prevent Islamic State fighters from es ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... change in prime minister may well have contributed to the delay in the report on the January-June 2016 period but the report, when it came, did not disappoint. The new British Foreign Secretary, Boris ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced an offensive to retake Mosul, the capital of Islamic State's so-called caliphate in Iraq, Reuters reports. "The hour has come and the moment of great ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
... iter. The prime contractor is Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Finmeccanica. The cost of the ExoMars mission to ESA, including the second part due in 2020, is expected to be abo ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
Shimon Peres, one of the founding fathers of Israel who had served two terms as the country's prime minister and was president from 2007 to 2014, died on Sept. 28. As a highly respected statesman and ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
Thailand's military government has sought to quell rumors and speculation about the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as stocks and the baht fell. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha cut short a provinci ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-13
... Amazon's Prime shipping and video service and US$9.99 for non-members, the news agency said. Amazon will continue to offer Prime members a limited streaming service for free. The Echo is a smart spea ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-13
... r British Prime Minister Theresa May said the Brexit talks will start by the end of March, the pound sterling weakened sharply on the country’s uncertain economic prospects, hitting a 31-year low. But ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
... milar to “prime shop space for lease” in Cantonese. Underneath the notice, which was in big black letters on a yellow background, are the English words “For Lease” and a contact number. A picture of ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... expected. Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday set a March deadline for the formal departure process from the EU to begin. "The whole thing's been on a precipice since Sunday, since Theresa May [point ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... reports. Prime Minister Theresa May said there is no trade-off between controlling immigration and trading with Europe, implying she is veering towards a 'hard Brexit'. No EU nation has ever triggere ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
... ng during prime time on TVB, while the rest comprised pirated programs from South Korea, Japan and mainland China. A man, believed to be the administrator of an online discussion group, was arrested f ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-05
... , Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev agreed with him when he railed against the United States. "I met with Medvedev, I am revealing it to you now. I told him this is the situation, they are giving ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
