Case closed. After months of investgation, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been cleared by his own attorney general of any wrongdoing in the transfer of US$681 million to his personal bank ac ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... an Deputy Prime Minister Trutnev told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. "The conditions are ideal there for fishing and fish farming. So we are inviting Japanese companies ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... g that in prime districts such as Tsim Sha Tsui, Causeway Bay and Mongkok, we have seen some new red packet outlets opened by a specialist retailer, Chinese Red Packet. The Tsim Sha Tsui outlet is lo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... rose when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a staunch republican, took the leadership last year from his monarchist predecessor Tony Abbott. "My commitment to Australia having an Australian head of sta ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... ith Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the IMF would stay engaged in Greece and press its euro zone creditors to grant it significant debt relief, provided Athens stuck to painful reforms of pen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... n sold as prime jewelry. Every dollar and yuan spent on Myanmar jade, no matter where it is bought, funds an extremely ugly industry, one so entangled with the drug trade that syringes are used in pl ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
... nd chips, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Xi committed in a joint statement to creating “a global comprehensive strategic partnership for the 21st century”. Britain further outlined a plan ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
... . British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not rule out further action. But he added: "Do we at some level have to go on having some sort of relationship with them because we need a solution ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
... were the prime movers of the sanctions regime. About US$32 billion of oil proceeds previously frozen in accounts overseas ares now accessible and will probably be used to buy commodities, Seif said.T ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-21
... Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to seek amendments to the government's spending plans, the newspaper said. The current budget was based on a US$48 a barrel price for Brent crude. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... spot for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose government worked to lure more tourists, in part by easing visa rules and expanding the range of duty-free items. A weaker local currency was the biggest dra ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... roposals, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff told state news agency MTI. MTI also reported an Uber statement that said the protest by the taxi drivers underscored the need for new regulation ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
India is setting up a 100 billion rupee (US$1.5 billion) fund to encourage startup businesses and pledging easier regulations for entrepreneurs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the plan to crea ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
... e British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Having left the bureaucracy, Shiu became a political commentator to voice out his thoughts about politics and society. Many of his articles are imbued w ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
... anies are prime examples. These businesses are building up niche capabilities in textile research and development backed by the petrochemical industry, an entrepreneur, surnamed Chiu, told Hong Kong E ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
Hong Kong's prime street shops are likely to see higher vacancy rates after the Chinese New Year holidays, potentially leading to a 5 to 10 percent drop in rents in the first half of 2016, according t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
... d Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying. It is believed that the bomber entered Turkey recently from Syria and that he is a member of the IS, which is under attack from a US-led coalition t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
... he city's prime rate. In addition, local banks have limited room for raising their interest rates, and they are likely to lag behind the US rate moves. Also, a rise in mortgage rate may have less obvi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
... ks are in prime commercial districts and relatively modern in design and fitting. Startups can leverage on a more up-market image and better office infrastructure with a small budget, Henderson noted. ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
... s allies. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan would make a firm response to North Korea's challenge against nuclear non-proliferation. "North Korea's nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation's ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
