... mbers and land-based missiles – the three legs of the nuclear triad – are expected to reach the end of their useful lives. Maintaining and modernizing the arsenal is expected to cost about US$1 trilli ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... m the mainland, seem highly bullish about Hong Kong's property market. The HNA Group, a leading Chinese developer, just bought two premium residential plots in the Kai Tak area for HK$14.249 billion, ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
... th. While land is increasingly expensive in China, it is almost free in the US, Cao said. Meanwhile, the US government offers various incentives to attract manufacturers. Although labor cost is lower ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... ourney on land and water as boars are known to be good swimmers. An airport police officer told Apple Daily that they are perplexed as to how the animal was able to break into the apron area, which is ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... when they land to ensure their human waste containers aren’t empty, a three-member panel said in an order. Satwant Singh Dahiya, a resident near New Delhi’s airport, filed a case in October saying hou ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... ps to Scotland where her younger son was attending school and receiving treatment for spine problems. The Immigration Department didn’t bother with any explanation for the flat refusal, citing “confid ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
I have been discussing with a number of mainland scholars what the major economic themes will be for next year. I believe reform of state-owned enterprises will be one of them. The latest Central Econ ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... n the mainland since the 1980s. It bought huge tracts of land in Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta to grow its laminates and printed circuit boards business. These land plots became extremely ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... nate some land plots as “land for first-time homebuyers only”, on which the government and private developers can build new homes available only to local first-time homebuyers. He added that these new ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... ks helped land her a string of wealthy husbands. She had a penchant for calling everyone "dah-ling" in her thick Hungarian accent, the news agency said. Along with her two sisters, Eva and Magda, she ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... asic Law, land, housing and education. Woo, who formally launched his candidacy on Oct.27, becoming the first to do so, said the issue regarding when and how the government should implement political ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-15
When it comes to being outlandish, peculiar, kooky and oddball, Paul Tse Wai-chun is probably second to none in Hong Kong's legislature. Over the years Tse has lived up to his reputation as being the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-12
... me of the land plots owned by Zhou had already been occupied by the workers, and this could have prompted her to protest aggressively. County officials issued a statement on Wednesday night saying the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
... Henderson Land (0012.HK) in Fanling. “It is indeed a pity that you spend your whole life repaying millions in debt after graduation,” Mak said. Living in The Waterfront above Kowloon Station with her ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
... adjoining land in Hambantota district. Sri Lanka’s ports authority will retain the remaining 20 percent. Officials expect the deal to be completed by early January. The port, in Hambantota, lies along ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
... surge to land supply shortage and said it cannot be solved simply by suppressing demand. They agreed on a few key points. First is that chronic supply demand imbalance is set to continue amid excess ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... tinue and land safely, as it only needed one engine to fly. “We are very perplexed,” Saigol was quoted as saying. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... sues over land for public housing in the New Territories. Only after voters in the recent Legco election delivered a killer mandate to Mr. Chu was the government forced to face up to its double dealin ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
Like hapless losers at the roulette table, Hong Kong government officials are planning to place even bigger bets on their reckless Disneyland gamble, the difference being that they are leaving other f ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-25
... ong lacks land? Just look at Kai Tak. The large swathe of emptiness where weeds run riot in the heart of Hong Kong contrasts very unfavorably to the pearlescent harbor and the neighboring legions of h ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-22
