... 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
... rs in the Western District in 2011. Since the 1997 handover, the Liaison Office spent about HK$2.5 billion to acquire 13 properties, including residential and commercial units and shops. It has bought ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... tablished western businesses Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge. Noble mines, ships and finances supplies of iron ore, coal and agricultural commodities including grains, sugar, palm oil and co ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... beheaded western hostages. Sisi, who met with Egypt's top military commanders to discuss the killings, called for a seven-day mourning period, state television reported. The Coptic Church said it was ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
... chews the Western mindset, universal principles such as democracy and press freedom appear to be less important in the pursuit of national unity and economic growth. At the height of the pro-democracy ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... tors from Western Europe, the United States and Japan, said Michael Bennett, head of derivatives and structured finance at the World Bank Treasury capital markets deparment. He said the World Bank hop ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... th of the western Europe were greatly enhanced, allowing it to compete with the US on equal footing. In order to integrate the Greater China region, we must start with the stock market. In fact, there ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... beheading western aid workers and journalists and burning to death a Jordanian pilot. Obama sent his request to Congress a day after his administration confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a 26-year- ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
... unlike in Western cultures, which begin counting after the baby's first year is completed. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
One sector in which Hong Kong has consistently done well is tourism. Much of this success can be attributed to the melding of western and Chinese cultures, our unrivalled infrastructure and ease of tr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... y stolen. Western governments have been reluctant to hand over suspects because of a lack of transparency and due process in China’s judicial system, according to the news agency. International human ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... airfield, western Sydney, on Tuesday, officers are said to have seized a hunting knife, a homemade Islamic State flag and a video of a suspect describing his planned attack. Australia has been on a t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... sseminate western values”. His remarks promptly triggered heated discussion and may encourage wealthy families to send their children overseas for their studies. About 600,000 Chinese students are alr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
... zu. Major western companies kicked off the trend, with software titan Microsoft now producing both gaming consoles and smartphones, and internet giant Google (GOOG.US) experimenting with smartphones, ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
... n MP from Western Australia after mounting criticism of Abbott's leadership, culminating in his awarding of an Australian knighthood to Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip. No member of the gover ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
... iate with Western nations on the country's nuclear development program, a policy opposed by powerful hardliners at home, the news agency said. "As the president said, negotiations mean reaching a comm ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
