... eeded at least in showing his political hand. There are many similar cases like Linderland, the most famous being Sealand. Paddy Roy Bates, a former major of the British Army, and his family occupied ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
... l site in East Kowloon, went for HK$3.04 billion, or HK$6,199 per square foot, to a consortium led by Billion Development and Project Management Ltd. The group includes Sino Land Co. Ltd. (00083.HK) a ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... he Middle East a year ago, Pope Francis delighted his Palestinian hosts by referring to the "state of Palestine", giving support for their bid for full statehood recognition. European Jewish Congress ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... ds in the East China Sea. The spat led to large-scale anti-Japan protests across China and boycotts of Japanese goods. Sales of Japanese cars fell by half in late 2012. Many Japanese executives in Chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Bank of East Asia Ltd. said their websites were attacked by hackers over the weekend, Ming Pao Daily reported on Wednesday. BEA said its website saw an abnormal surg ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... nous area east of Kathmandu, near Nepal's border with China. Thirty minute later, there was a 6.3-magnitude tremor around 15 miles south, and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks. Forty-ei ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... eiled 118 East 59th Street, a 29-unit high-rise between Park and Lexington Avenues, according to the New York Times. Chinese companies have flocked to build in New York but typically partnered with lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
There are a lot of external uncertainties in the A-share market despite its bullish trend: the likelihood of a Greek debt default, geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the looming interest rate h ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... e center, east or even in a small city on the western coast, you'll probably be able to enjoy those clear blue skies again. While Singapore's air quality isn't as good as the less urbanized areas of e ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... day. Far East Consortium International Ltd. (00035.HK), the conglomerate backed by the Chiu family, has denied any connection with the plan. The park, once situated on the west shore of Lai Chi Kok B ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ct in the East or South China Sea. (Spoiler alert: The PLA Navy’s ability to perform these missions is modest at best.) As expected, China is also focusing on counter-space, offensive cyber operations ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
A New Zealand woman drank her own breast milk and covered herself in dirt to survive after being lost for 24 hours in a forest east of the capital Wellington. Susan O'Brien, 29, wandered off course du ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... m West to East, the report said. "Being the world's biggest crude importer should give China more buying power. China's engagement in the Middle East will continue to change, and it will no longer be ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... a and Far East -- so that the former empire could no longer be a threat to the US. In 2004, it was reported in Russia that the US had devised an elaborate plot to break Russia into six to eight parts ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... ng of Far East Holdings International Ltd. (00036.HK) -- son of ATV's late founder Deacon Chiu Te-ken -- who teamed up with his friend Pansy Ho Chiu-king of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. (00242.HK) and two o ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... from the East or the West, the travel cases of aristocrats of yesteryears, their patterns and personal toiletries, are remarkably alike. France and Germany have always been famous for their superb st ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... f them in East Kowloon. Translation by Vey Wong [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] VW/JP/CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... south and east China that would level the cities of Taiwan in a matter of hours. Chu, 54, is only mayor of New Taipei City and became chairman of the KMT in January, the single candidate replacing Pre ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... g went to Eastern district to distribute leaflets to the public pitching the political reform proposal, without notifying the media. Shortly after that, government information coordinator Andrew Fung ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... e Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere during World War II. The scheme was announced by the then Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe in 1938 to form a mutually supportive alliance among Japan, Ch ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
