... the South East New Territories Landfill, be turned over to private housing. The plan envisages the building of 35,000 homes for a total of 100,000 residents, more than the 25,500 homes at the LOHAS Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
... idents in East Tsim Sha Tsui have not been sought. However, New World Development, which manages the Avenue of Stars, claimed it has been told by some people that the project can enhance Hong Kong’s a ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-11
At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Monday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State. In January Iraqi officials declared victory over the insurgents in Diyala pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-11
Two women shot at the US consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least nine people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces. The NATO member has been in a heightened state o ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-11
For the last month, political and public debate in Britain has been dominated by one subject – the ‘invasion’ by migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Television stations give live ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-10
... idge. The eastern part of Lantau Island will be developed into a third key business district, after Central district and East Kowloon, and it’s one of the city's most strategic land reserves. Under th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-08
... ing Tao's East Week wasted no time moving into the void. Oriental Sunday will now be out on Thursday, filling Sudden Weekly's usual weekday slot, with its usual package on fashion, parenting and dinin ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... Aug. 5 by East River Column, a group of Hong Kong resistance fighters, to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Japanese surrender. Kerr mainly devotes this section of the book to his rescue by th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... told the East Asia Summit attended by foreign ministers from around the region. "Despite assurances that these freedoms would be respected, we have seen warnings issued and restrictions attempted in ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... affic and east-west trade to meet its ambitious revenue targets. The project involved extending a waterway parallel to part of the 19th century canal connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, as we ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in an attack on a mosque used by members of a local security force in southwest Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing the interior ministry. A s ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... he Middle East to cut costs. McFarlane wants Barclays' investment banking business withdrawn from countries where it has no clear edge. The bank's return on equity is about 5.9 percent, far below its ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
China has appealed for US support in fighting Islamist militants in the Xinjiang region, saying they are also a threat to the United States, Reuters reported. Chinese officials say the East Turkestan ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
... Communist East Germany's Stasi secret police and by the Gestapo in the Nazi era, the news agency said. Justice Minister Heiko Maas said last week that it was important to defend the independence of th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
... face, at least, Obama got his message across in both Kenya and Ethiopia while maintaining mutual goodwill. His African heritage no doubt helped. Such a discussion is unimaginable for Chinese leaders, ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
... he Middle East and Europe. However, the rate of investment in the regions covered by the plan has decelerated to 28.1 percent of China's GDP in 2013 from 29.5 percent in 1992, Qin said. Funds are nee ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
... he Middle East and China. "The funds from the Middle East only want a financial return. China can provide both capital and technology. "Britain wants to build eight nuclear power plants. These are lon ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
... es of the East and West, he said. However, he said, Hong Kong and HKU seemed to have failed to continue doing so in the past three years and under the "one country, two systems" principle. Yuen said h ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
... er Middle East -- particularly its support for terrorist groups in the region -- seems to belie its claim to be seeking regional stability and economic development. While most countries in the world a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
Alibaba Group Ltd. is planning a US$1 billion war chest to battle Amazon.com in cloud-based services. The Chinese e-commerce giant said part of the money will go into data centers in the Middle East, ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-30
