... of oil research at Societe Generale S.A. in New York, said by phone. WTI for January delivery dropped 99 cents to close at US$59.95 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the lowest se ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-12
... ied about sea-level gains as well as other countries facing climate extremes want to limit the average surface temperature of the globe to no more than a degree or 1.5 degrees celsius over pre-industr ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
... apparent sea change in Beijing's thinking. On the mainland, the focus remains on economic development. Truly making it "a better place" will entail improvements in aspects like human rights, democr ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... credible sea-based nuclear deterrent," the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission was quoted as saying in a recent report. The submarines are expected to initially confine themselves to Ch ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-09
... British research firm Maplecroft ranks the Philippines second to Japan for being at-risk from tropical storms. Hagupit was expected to be 107 kilometers o Manila on Monday night before crossing into t ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... due to be sealed in Paris at the end of next year. Meanwhile, British government scientists said humans are likely to be responsible for the elevated temperatures. “We would not be breaking these reco ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
A couple of weeks ago, IHS Jane’s, a leading British publishing company specializing in military topics, reported that China was reclaiming land at Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea and was tran ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... i mayoral seat. The loss of Taipei, traditionally a KMT stronghold, was the bitterest blow. The KMT candidate, Sean Lian, was son of Lian Chan, a former vice-president and a very wealthy man. The resu ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... uth China Sea. Beijing's naval superiority has rattled the region. "We should be worried the way we have run down our submarine fleet," said Arun Prakash, former chief of the Indian navy. "But with Ch ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... he Bering Sea while catching pollock, a popular fish in South Korea. Sajo Industries Co. Ltd., the Seoul-based operator of the ship, said that of 60 people on board, one Russian inspector, three Indon ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
... uth China Sea has resulted in a series of counter-alliances around Asia. Xi took a slightly more conciliatory tone in a foreign policy speech carried in official media on Saturday night but still vowe ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... ding to researchers, that is the tipping point at which the world will be locked into a near-term future of drought, food and water shortages, melting ice sheets, shrinking glaciers, rising sea levels ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... terranean Sea. “We cannot allow the Mediterranean Sea to become a vast cemetery.” he said. The EU has struggled to cope with a rising tide of illegal immigration, with member states bickering about wh ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
... mpressive sea views. The plot was bought in 2007 for over HK$167 million and the mansion was built in 2011. Over the years, the office has snapped up several properties in Happy Valley and Wan Chai in ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
... ead offer seafood items such as Canadian wild sea cucumber that have less impact on the environment. -- Contact us at [email protected] KZ/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... for the ASEAN meetings, at which he called for a friendship treaty between China and the Southeast Asian grouping. President Xi traveled to Brisbane for the G20 meeting as well as a state visit to Au ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
China is defying calls to halt a land reclamation project in disputed waters in the South China Sea, saying it is for search, rescue and public services. A London-based security group said the new isl ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
Nine Chinese fishermen have been convicted by a Philippine court of poaching and smuggling endangered giant sea turtles out of the country. They were fined nearly US$103,000 each but were spared jail, ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
... om rising sea levels, the Bank said. The world’s poor will be hit hardest by the changes, which may trigger major migration shifts as people flee arid regions, the report warned. -- Contact us at engl ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
... uth China Sea is outrageous yet it goes unchallenged. China is encroaching on the internal affairs of Hong Kong and attempting to curtail democracy in violation of the latter’s constitution. It is tim ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
