Spurred by China’s economic success in Africa, the United States this month held its first summit with the leaders of the continent. Presidents and prime ministers streamed into Washington for three ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
... force. Consider these: 1) Many participants said they didn't know why they were there. Some came from Shenzhen to shop and somehow found themselves in the march. 2) Almost all were mobilized or organi ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
... ddle. One side sees integration as inevitable and desirable and the only economic future; in Taiwan, most of these people belong to the ruling Kuomintang. The other side sees integration as "mainlandi ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
... the dark side of this philosophy is that it considers the masses as largely ignorant and benighted, and as such, should be subject to the rule of the elite. As a hybrid authoritarian regime, Singapor ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... te and considering the appropriate legislation. Watching this regulatory vacuum, the State Tobacco Monopoly (STM) in China sees a good market opportunity; it is lobbying the government to classify e-c ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
... ess known side of Jack Ma, who stands to become one of China's richest tycoons with Alibaba's upcoming US listing that is expected to value his company as much as US$150 billion, but also how the coun ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
... e Chinese side of the border with North Korea. Hahn runs a school for ethnic Korean children in the Chinese city of Tumen. Through his Tumen River Area Development Initiative, he also operates several ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
... the other side of the Yalu River. “We also can help you organize a trip over the border. Just ask,” reads the Peter’s Coffee House website. The arrests occurred less than a week after Canadian Prime M ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
... the wrong side of the law," Emma Carr, of the privacy lobby group Big Brother Watch, told the BBC. "However, Gmail users will certainly be interested to know what action Google proactively takes to m ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
... the flip side? We are served with some fresh, untainted food for thought”. Leung said it is high time big corporations like McDonald's review their modus operandi, begin afresh by treating consumers ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... celebrity side event, mostly with Song Lin, the former China Resources Group chairman who was arrested for corruption this year. With such dedication to the game, it's no surprise that Gui has been th ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... pent a considerable amount of time screening out improper terms and vulgar expressions. At the time Xiaobing was set for her debut, she had more than 15 million words, idioms and newly-coined phrases ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... these considerations, might alter our fundamental ideas and predictions about what might follow the discovery. New ideas are now being formulated about the Higgs boson itself, opening a direct portal ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-01
... e western side of the Pearl River Delta. Many Hong Kong people go there for business and tourism and stay in second homes; many Zhuhai residents cross the other way for work, pleasure or buying luxury ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-31
... he demand side of economic activity. If your measurement of the growth of the economy is entirely defined by final consumption (that is, consumer spending) and government spending, then if you want t ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
... e winning side but at what cost to the government? When Leung and some of his ministers took sides in the controversial electoral reform issue with their statements and actions regarding the signature ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
... lestinian side to 1,200, most of them civilians, the report said, citing health officials. Among Israelis, 53 soldiers and three civilians have been killed. Meanwhile, more than 200,000 Palestinians h ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
... a local resident was killed. Xu helped him with his son's case after the two were introduced but Wang kept a low profile about the relationship, the report said. Wang had close business ties with Xu's ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
... the dark side of social media. Weixin is geared to advertising and companies tend to place their ads close to the biggest fan base. If you want to attract more advertising dollars to your account bu ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
... located beside a mini gallery cum retail shop operated by cultural godfather Danny Yung Ning-tsun. But first you have to figure how to use the old lift in order to get there. It's quite small. About a ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-28
