... blighted land are rapidly thrown into jail and charged with "crimethink". When the novel was written more than sixty years ago Orwell was much concerned with the tides of fascism and communism that h ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-19
... nd buying land plots. Many of its projects are in lower-tier cities, where the local housing market has been haunted by severe inventory glut. To boost sales, the company even introduced an unconditio ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-18
... ificial island, complete with a landing strip for planes. The Mischief Reef incident eventually blew over and Ramos, after his retirement, became known as a friend of China. He, together with former l ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-15
Despite being one of the most densely packed cities in the world, Hong Kong has managed to retain many undeveloped tracts of land and countryside, especially in the New Territories. Largely preserving ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... aduating, land a job in the city. However, despite determined efforts to brand it as unlawful and illegal, the concept of independence continues to burn in the hearts and minds of the young generation ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
... ht to buy land at below market price and build a three-story house of no more than 2,100 square feet. Each “ding” can only build one house during his lifetime and the right itself is not transferable. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
... from the Lands Department to dismantle the columbarium inside the monastery, Sing Tao Daily reports. Reimer is filing a civil claim against Sik and two other directors, surnamed Kong and Hui, for all ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... nd Toyota Land Cruiser four-wheel drive. Sutton said the Land Cruiser, driven by a 29-year-old Old Beach man, appeared to have been traveling at the 80-km. speed limit at the time of the collision. He ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... ofit tax, land tax and property tax within the first five years and 12 percent profit tax for the next five years. Residents of 12 advanced special economic zones, which target domestic markets with n ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
What exactly is an island? The question has pre-occupied international law experts since an arbitral panel in The Hague dismissed most of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. In fact, th ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
... in barren land such as landfills, he said. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... the first land plot. The firm ploughed on. In 2000, Wanda decided to go into commercial properties, taking the view that operational difficulties in the segment would ensure a less crowded market. T ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... increase land supply and build more new towns. Our town planners and bureaucrats are all firm believers in the town planning doctrines laid down by English town-planning expert Ebenezer Howard back i ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... Singapore Land Transport Authority, will road test a concept that many companies investing in automated driving believe offers the fastest path to making such technology commercially viable, Reuters r ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... ng Kong’s land tenure regime and policy changes may be scratching their heads: Isn’t it that new land leases are good for only 50 years since the 1997 handover? How come a new development has a land l ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... 23. Upon landing, she handed her passport to a customs officer as part of normal procedures. The officer examined it and returned it in a few minutes. Then the woman found to her horror the words "F* ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... ssed, the land of hope and opportunity, the descendants of those early refugees have turned in upon themselves. The demagogue's proffered solutions have no substance beyond empty catch phrases, "Make ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
Lo Wu is probably best known as the busiest land port of entry between Hong Kong and mainland China. The border crossing handles an average of 225,000 travelers a day, according to the latest official ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
