... ral & Western Concern Group, said the restaurant's proposals were unreasonable, as they simply deprive the right of the public to access the observation deck. Members of the public are welcome to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... oncern in western countries, as it could require technology firms to install "backdoors" in products or to hand over sensitive information such as encryption keys to the government, Reuters reported. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... in other Western countries, including the US, and that it constitutes an assault on personal freedom. Submitting its response to a British parliamentary committee that is scrutinizing the new bill, A ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
... troubled western region of Xinjiang and several officials, according to his lawyers. State news agency Xinhua said the court decided "to impose a lenient punishment" due to "the fact that the defenda ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... n Mumbai. Western leaders have recognized the Saudi role for many years. In a 2009 diplomatic cable, then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton identified Saudi Arabia as “the most significant source ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... of major Western powers, not just British, flocked there during the ensuing decades and those who stayed for long periods - some for generations - called themselves "Shanghailanders". Before long it ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
The United States, the European Union and Western-led institutions such as the World Bank repeatedly ask why the Middle East can’t govern itself. The question is asked honestly but without much self-a ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
As I mentioned in an earlier column, some western international relations experts at a recent academic seminar suggested that Dubai has the potential to replace Hong Kong as the next global financial ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
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
... worse by Western sanctions, they are likely to pay more attention to the gulf between the rich and the poor, and especially to the wealthy individuals around Putin. Some people have described the chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... ellows of Western Asset Management. "The March meeting is probably too early, but perhaps in June or September, when it will be more clear that growth and inflation are coming in under the Fed’s expec ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
... ng one in western China. The turning point came in July when China’s stock markets lost US$5 trillion after gloomy economic news hammered investor confidence. That raised concerns among VCs that they ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
... ly, these Western giants attributed their losses to China's growth slowdown and the pullback by shoppers, which presumably accounted for their shrinking profit margins. However, the rapid explosion of ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... those in Western Europe and Japan. My friends and I went skiing in Switzerland months ago. The six of us shared a 2,000 square foot Swiss style hut for only HK$2,000 (US$258) per night. The service q ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... uences of western and eastern cultures, and an international gateway to China. In a press conference on Tuesday, Lam, who is also an entertainment and property tycoon, made these remarks about the tou ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... Range in western New Territories. They were defending against a simulated attack from the mountains. Some interpreted the drill as a signal to “evil overseas forces” or anti-Beijing troublemakers. Pe ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... ing that "Western democracy" is not suitable for Hong Kong. Repeating a comment he made previously -- "China is good, Hong Kong is good, too" -- Tung said greater knowledge of the motherland will help ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... ttacks on Western targets claimed by Islamic State in recent months, the US has increasingly said it thinks that firepower would better be used against IS. As a ceasefire is set to take hold in Yemen ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... than its western competitors. Beijing also allows African customers to pay for their weapons with oil, coal or minerals instead of hard currency. Besides, unlike most western countries, China has abs ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... e fall in Western investments”. Even though the Chinese economy continues to show signs of a slowdown and the yuan is depreciating further, Gavrilenkov remains upbeat about Russia’s partnership with C ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
