... ferior to western equivalents. When it comes to developing arms, China is starting out far behind Russia and the West and is struggling to catch up, respected defense blog War is Boring says. "And we ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Palau will halve charter flights from China starting next month to stem a flood of tourists. The western Pacific country said the move is part of efforts to promote a healthy and balanced tourism ind ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... the first western country to do so. France, Germany and Italy have now followed suit, the Financial Times reported. The US, which has opposed the AIIB since it was first mooted in 2013, was extremely ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... keep its western allies from joining the new US$50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Britain announced last week it would join the AIIB, seen as a possible rival to the Washington- ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... nter, the western hemisphere's tallest skyscraper, built on the site of the twin towers destroyed in al Qaeda's hijacked airliner attack on Sept. 11, 2001, according to Reuters. It is responsible for ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
... s China's western region and Yan’an in Shaanxi which the Communist Party sees as the birthplace of its revolution. According to data from Hong Kong's Education Bureau, 5,800 college students joined ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... ed to buy Western or Russian equipment can now turn to China and often secure weapons of similar quality at far lower costs, he said. A proposed US$3.4 billion deal to sell a missile-defense system to ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... d receive Western education, critics say. Cheng, for instance, studied in Canada where he received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business. Anoth ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... d and the western Strait of Malacca coast of the mainland. This is not the first time that improper behavior by some Chinese tourists has been a media topic in Thailand. Wat Rong Khun, also known as t ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... wers. But Western officials involved in the negotiations said they are also discussing elements to include in a draft resolution for the 15-nation Security Council to begin easing UN nuclear-related s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... papers in western markets. A native advertisement reads like a normal newspaper article which adheres to certain journalistic tenets such as fairness, comprehensiveness and objectivity. In that sense, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... region in western La Rioja province. There were no survivors, Reuters reported Wednesday. Investigators removed the bodies of Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat, yachtswoman Florence Arthaud and boxer Ale ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... re in the western time zone. The benchmark pricing is there. At the same time, you have [commodity markets] in Asia, China and India with very close domestic markets that you can’t equalize. There are ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
... ds a more western model or remain a competitive version of neo-authoritarianism, it is not a dangerous bet to assume the city will be better able to contain or harness the impulses of the younger gene ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... nt of the western powers, showing that it manages "one country, two systems" very well. But at the end of the day, Beijing has to make a decision whether having an unpopular chief executive is the be ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
Russia is expected to sign a deal this year to supply gas to China from western Siberia. The deal allows Russia to choose between exporting gas to China or to Europe, the Financial Times reported Mond ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... nstead of western-style fashions, they say. Wang Shucheng, who initiated the motion, is the chairman and publisher of Wen Wei Po, a Beijing mouthpiece in Hong Kong. He said that as China rises as a gl ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... ntral and Western Asia, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which will connect China with Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe. Hu Xingdou, professor of economics at the Beijing Institute of Technol ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... thin many western countries will undermine democratic values. Some even believe that the political instability that results will be so severe that western economies may fall back into chaos. But not e ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... a is that western countries have organized a strategic plot against the Russian Federation to steal its national resources and destroy the economy.” Baunov said the Russian lexicon has been “enriched ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
