... ld in the western Pacific. For the first time, its warplanes flew more than 1,000 kilometers beyond the first island chain. It isn’t a remarkable feat by any standard for a modern warplane to fly more ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
... s that of Western Europe and 11 times that of the contiguous United States, disputes over land acquisition for industrial development create serious barriers to economic growth. In much of Africa, de ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
... near the western city of Dera Ismail Khan. A senior Pakistani Taliban commander, Abdullah Bahar, told Reuters soon after the kidnapping that the man was in the Islamist militants' custody. Khan gave ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
... Osaka in western Japan, the report said. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
Some Hongkongers don’t spend much on clothing but others are fuzzy about what they wear and are willing to pay for premium products. Still, many regard only western brands as upscale fashion. Those wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-22
Four abandoned buildings in the Western District are still being used as the registered address of as many as 79 voters in the run-up to the district council elections, according to Apple Daily. The f ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
... stern and western sections of Hong Kong Island, but that function has now been taken over by the MTR West Island Line, Sit said. If tram lines are removed, Sit said at least 30 percent of road space c ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
Earlier this month, global financial markets nearly imploded. From East Asia to Western Europe, currencies swooned and equity prices tumbled -- all because of China’s decision to allow a modest devalu ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
... urope and Western Europe all posting such drops. None of this should come as a big surprise, since these macro trends have already been reflected in the latest quarterly results from high-end smartpho ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
... e biggest western restaurant chain in China with nearly 7,000 restaurants. Pant heads Yum's KFC division and will become chief executive of Yum China on Wednesday. Yum spokesman Jonathan Blum declined ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
Why is it that Western inmates are given better food than their local and Asian counterparts in Hong Kong prisons? This is the gist of a petition for judicial review that a pro-democracy activist file ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
... s and the Western World, particularly the United States, were the intended audience in the first place. The elaborately choreographed move allows various interpretations, but Abe still managed to set ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
... unched by western countries and their colonies. In this respect, Abe’s speech is reminiscent of the narrative provided by the Yushukan war museum adjacent to the Yasukuni Shrine, which seeks to justi ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
It's been more than 110 years since Hong Kong Tramways first rolled out its electric trains on the streets of Hong Kong island in 1904. Connecting the eastern and western sides of the island, the mass ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
... h -- some western observers say Beijing is in panic mode. That might be an exaggeration, but judging by recent developments, Chinese leaders are uneasy about the status quo. The devaluation may not be ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
Fears of reduced spending by Chinese tourists and consumers amid the renmibi's depreciation have prompted global investors to dump shares of Western luxury goods makers. Burberry Group and Hugo Boss s ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
... into the western region, where growth is expected even as the larger coastal cities see less sales growth. Auto sales in China fell 7.1 percent in July to 1.5 million vehicles, the largest monthly sa ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
... gnored by western media, which had previously flocked to the company when it emerged last year as the world's third largest smartphone brand. Xiaomi embarked on a global expansion last year, and India ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
... from the Western World following economic liberalization moves since the 1980s, grooming of English graduates has been given more significance. In the earlier era, Russian was the most popular foreig ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
... trees in Western district as an example. The government insisted that it notified the district council about the urgent midnight axing of the trees, but the fact is that it killed the trees to avoid ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-11
