... 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
... vasion of Western Europe. And while the US never agreed to a formal norm of “no first use of nuclear weapons”, eventually such a taboo evolved, at least among the major states. Deterrence in the cyber ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
India has decided to partner with Japan for a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project in the western part of the country, according to several reports Thursday. Under the plan approved by Prime Mi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... tation in western Sydney, before being shot dead by responding officers. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... ntral and western regions. Deepening industrialization in the inland provinces also generates an inherent growth momentum by tapping unused and cheaper resources. The industrial migration process also ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
... iting the Western China City Daily. Deng Shuchao, a resident of Panzhihua city, reportedly took his own life because of money problems by jumping off a bridge over the river Nov. 30. The body was not ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
