Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as a 75-year-old businessman who arrived from a Middle Eastern nation tested positive for the deadly virus. Thai Public ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) threatens to deal a blow to South Korea's economic recovery, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, the health m ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-18
... country's east after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine last year. The European Union and the US have imposed economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
The Hong Kong government plans to develop Kowloon East into a smart city. Its ideas include adding sensors to the traffic light system to save time for pedestrians. While officials have done little mo ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... an in the east via Fanling, Tai Po and Sha Tin. The department first proposed the cycle network in 2008. It would connect the eastern and western parts of the New Territories from Ma On Shan to Tuen M ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, has moved 40 centimeters to the northeast over the past 10 years, with its height increasing by three centimeters, according to China's National Administration ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... S (Middle East respiratory syndrome) is a flu-like virus first reported in 2012 and mostly linked to Saudi Arabia where it got its name. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... f Kowloon East regional crime unit. Swindlers succeeded in 19 cases, causing the victims -- whose ages ranged from 18 to 68, to suffer combined loss of HK$13 million, Lam said. In the biggest case, a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... n Kowloon East. The pilot project will revolve around three principles. The first is data technology, and this includes such measures as providing free WiFi in public spaces and constructing interacti ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
... need at least another million columbarium niches to meet the demand. However, at the current pace the government is planning for and building columbarium facilities, supply will continue to lag far b ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
... S (Middle East respiratory syndrome) has killed nine people and infected 122 in South Korea, according to reports. The virus, first reported in 2012 and linked mostly to Saudi Arabia, causes flu-like ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
... with Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and, ultimately Europe. On the financial side, China is promoting wider international use of its currency, the renminbi. And it is increasingly a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
... of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), was issued. A meeting will be held on June 22 with representatives of the industry to assess the situation. Tung said it is very likely that tour groups to ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
... or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Wednesday, social media was abuzz as people discussed what could lie ahead for Hong Kong. Along with pictures of mask-wearing citizens and barricaded facilities ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
... or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a flu-like disease first reported in 2012 and mostly linked to Saudi Arabia. Ming Pao says the woman had been back two weeks from South Korea where a MERS outbreak ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
... e Bank of East Asia Ltd. (00023.HK) to consider secondary listings in China to tap into mainland capital. But now some lenders, including StanChart, have given up the plans, according to Hung. Trans ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) recommended schools be reopened, as they were unlikely to spread the disease, Reu ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
... of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has killed seven people and infected 95 others as of Tuesday. The City University of Hong Kong, meanwhile, said it has talked to several South Korean ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
South Korea's Health Ministry said Wednesday two more people have died in the country's outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and 13 new cases have been reported, taking the total to 108 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
South Korea’s initial stumble in dealing with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) highlights important lessons from previous viral outbreaks in Asia. Experts say a quick, comprehensive quarantine ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
