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
... n the new season, but my advice would be: shed the preconceived notions, as the winter this year could be a lot different from the previous one. The Hong Kong Observatory has indicated that we will ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... le in the sea trade, the report said. Tsang said the city will apply for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites relating to the Maritime Silk Road, adding that he hopes the discoveries will make ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... wledge (research and development), and infrastructure (transport, power, water, and climate resilience). The neo-Keynesian approach is to try to boost domestic investment of any sort. Indeed, accordin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has warned that territorial disputes over the South China Sea should be directly resolved between claimants alone, government broadcaster RTHK reported Thursday. Li said Chi ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
The government is open to the idea of opening more sea transport services to Lantau islands, Sing Tao Daily reported, citing sources close to the Transport Department. In particular, it is willing to ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... strict, a sea resort near Beijing. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... lashes at sea, after frequent sparring between paramilitary vessels in the waters around disputed islands, AFP reported. "I asked him that we implement a maritime communication mechanism, and I think ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
If the "I want genuine universal suffrage" banner can climb up the mountain, there is no reason why it cannot sail the sea. The giant yellow banner that carries the Occupy Movement's umbrella symbol g ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
... ed out to sea during the storm surge. Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said that the government is “exerting all efforts to expedite the completion of housing units for more than 200,000 affecte ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
... ast China Sea and Abe’s decision to visit Yasukuni, a shrine where World War II criminals are among those commemorated, last December. The Ogasawara and Izu islands are not part of the disputes. Kishi ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... can win a sea battle between the two nations if there is one at the moment. Kazuya Natsukawa, who had served for over 40 years in Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and is a former Chief of Staff at the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... uesday, a sea of people appeared in Harcourt Road and opened umbrellas to mark the tear gas assault by police exactly a month ago. Smaller but dynamic and stable protest zones are easier to maintain i ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... d under a sea of excess liquidity since 2008. They will become salient when liquidity is squeezed. I am not saying that Hong Kong’s macroeconomic fundamentals have deteriorated to unsustainable levels ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... the Dead Sea Scrolls, will be displayed for the first time in Hong Kong along with some 50 key artifacts from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. “Temple, Scrolls, and Divine Messengers: Archaeology of t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
... th rising sea levels and other impacts of a changing climate, will add costs that “cannot even be quantified”, said panel chairman, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri said. Global temperatures have risen by nearly ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
... land and sea areas needed to provide the natural resources necessary for human consumption, is at a historical high, with average consumption at 5.4 global hectares. Hong Kong’s lifestyle is causing ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-21
... d western sea border earlier this month. The incidents come after top officials from each side agreed earlier this month to hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues late this month or early in Nov ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-20
