... olize the prime location along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in the name of renovating the Avenue of Stars, is in fact implemented as a “Public Private Partnership” program rather than through just ano ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... ounded by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's father, the late Lee Kuan Yew, and in power since six years before independence in 1965, is keen to tap national pride in the aftermath of the Aug. 9 festiv ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
... ustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose country is heavily exposed to China, the biggest consumer of its commodity exports. "It is not unusual to see stock market corrections. It is not unusual to ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is skipping a Sept. 3 military parade in Beijing to mark the Japanese surrender in World War II. Also, he has no plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping around that date. ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he will soon call for a general election as he announced plans to make state housing more affordable and raise the re-employment age for elderly workers, ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
Greece faces a snap election after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to reboot his leadership with a clean slate after the chaos over a controversial economic bailout from the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
... ready for prime time in the global economy. But China has been taking concerted steps to expand the use of the renminbi including signing swap agreements with more than two dozen countries, actively e ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
... ht. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, meanwhile, urged the main suspect to surrender to the police because he might otherwise "get killed to stop him from talking". Prayuth, who has described Mo ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
... . British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to Chan, a Hong Kong resident who also holds a British passport. Seven other Hong Kong tourists were injured and sent to hospitals, including Pang’s ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
Emperor International Holdings Ltd. (00163.HK) is bracing for significant cut in rents at some prime properties when the tenancy agreements come up for renewal. The company warns that rents may even d ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
... mpletely. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that green groups were threatening growth and Australia’s national interests. Meanwhile, environmental group Greenpeace said the government aims to strip ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
... , British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China. The historic meeting was called to map out strategies to defeat Japan and determine the post-world war order in ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
... he south. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha also referred to the man as a suspect without giving details. He said there were "still anti-government groups out there", although he did not elaborate. Pol ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave a landmark speech last Friday on the 70th anniversary of Tokyo's surrender at the end of World War II. The original script in Japanese and its English translati ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe failed to grasp the nettle when he delivered a much-touted address on the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II. As Abe pointed out, more than 80 p ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
Greece's socialist PASOK party joined the main opposition on Sunday in saying it won't back Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras if he calls a confidence vote following a rebellion in the governing party ove ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
... ngapore's prime ministers, from Lee himself to Goh Chok Tong to Lee’s son Lee Hsien Loong. This fact cannot be glossed over by the nominally “one person, one vote” elections, which have been in place ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-14
... Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir has warned that Iskandar might soon become a "foreigner’s territory" if the influx of foreign capital continues. However, his concern was dismissed by Ibrahim Ismail, ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
... rs. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed confidence that the bailout deal will be completed. “Despite the obstacles and trip-ups that some are attempting to put in our path, I am optimistic t ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
... ting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to work all year on a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Last month, dozens of people stood in the heat, hoping to win a lot ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
