India’s western state of Maharashtra, which covers the financial capital Mumbai, has imposed a tough ban on beef. It carries a fine and prison term of up to five years for those found engaged in the s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... inations. Western countries, such as the United States and Canada, used to be the most popular choices, but the new generation is more inclined to pick other Asian countries. Cheung said the main reas ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
With the beheading of Japanese and Western hostages and the burning-alive of a Jordanian pilot, Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has shocked the world. Now, why is the jihadist group doing all these ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... xury of a western-style media that was a watchdog over the government. Things that happened in Hong Kong, such as the Occupy protests and passionate public debate over relations with China, are unthin ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... ly spread Western ideologies on campuses. The western world has developed the concept of academic freedom since the mid-20th century. The concept stresses that institutions must be free from external ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... from the western port city of Nampo and traversed the country before falling into the sea off the east coast. Describing the tests as a "provocation" in response to the start of the military exercise ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... clerks at western Kenya’s Mosoriot Rural Health Center to spend two-thirds less time interacting with other staff on administrative tasks, and almost twice as much time registering patients. In terms ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... idespread Western cybersurveillance or part of its effort to shield the domestic technology industry from competition, the news agency said. Among the biggest losers is US network equipment maker Cisc ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... sector in western countries. Sustained government-led investment is central to ensure the interests of these syndicates. One should bear in mind that in an authoritarian regime, investment is usually ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
At least US$1 billion in cash has been smuggled into Iran through front companies, couriers and money changers as the country seeks to avoid Western sanctions, Reuters reported. The figure is much big ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... ch -- the Western powers in naval vessel expertise is proving to be difficult. A video clip aired by state television this week certainly won't help matters. In the footage shown on CCTV Monday, the c ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... vernment, Western leaders and NATO say there is clear evidence Russia is helping the rebels with heavy weapons and soldiers. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... phasis to Western China from the eastern parts of the country. Last year, Xi announced the US$40 billion Silk Road Foundation in order to expand offshore investment, involving initiatives such as con ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
The US homeland security chief has warned shoppers to be "particularly careful" after a radical Islamist group based in Somalia threatened to launch attacks on Western shopping centers, including the ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... ntral and western regions, will be put into operation this year, which will stabilize economic growth and improve people's livelihoods. The NDRC, China's top planning body, will continue to use prefer ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... v and its western allies are trying to determine whether the separatists will now halt, or advance deeper into territory the Kremlin calls "New Russia". Germany and France mediated the peace deal that ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... rnance of western universities differ from HKU's. Cambridge, Oxford and the University of London are British institutions typically used for such a comparison. Among them, I am most familiar with the ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
Chinese tourists are not the only ones behaving badly abroad and westerners are equally unruly, according to the official People's Daily Online. After so much negative news about them, Chinese tourist ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
Western economies, as a whole, are on the verge of deflation. Advances in artificial intelligence, information technology and 3D printing have been remarkable, but investors are largely overwhelmed by ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... s such as Western Digital, Seagate and Toshiba was part of a cluster of spying programs discovered by Kaspersky Lab, the report said. Most infections were seen in Iran, followed by Russia, Pakistan, A ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
