... nities in South Asia often value girls less than boys because of limited opportunities to acquire skills and access salaried jobs. Early marriage is often considered the best option to secure a girl’s ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
South Korea's Lotte Group appears to be paying the price in China after the conglomerate got involved in the Korean government's plans to install a controversial US missile defense system. The Korean ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
... rk Times, South China Morning Post and other media outlets. New York Times photographer James Estrin has described Bacani's work as heartfelt and full of empathy, especially the photos which she took ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's northwest coast early on Monday, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The launches came days after the reclusive state promised ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
... frica and South America. In the meantime, ports in Sri Lanka can also serve as an ideal stepping stone for the Chinese navy to extend its influence into the Indian Ocean. In fact, Chinese submarines h ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
China has banned group tours to South Korea in a move expected to deal a heavy blow to Seoul's tourist industry. Purchases of airline tickets and hotel accommodations have also been suspended, Yonhap ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
A cleaner got a shock when he found a two-meter python in a plastic bag left in the South Horizons bus terminal. He called the police and a snake expert was brought in to handle the matter, news webs ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
... t attack. South Korean intelligence and US officials say the case was an assassination organized by North Korean agents. Kim Jong-nam was waiting at the departure hall of the airport when he was assau ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
... er in the South China Sea dispute? With bated breath the international community is waiting for a more definite answer from the White House. As far as China is concerned, it would definitely be good n ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
... ers said. South Korea and the United States say he was assassinated by agents of the North Korean regime. China, meanwhile, urged calm and restraint after South Korea called for the possible suspensio ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-02
... eanwhile, South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said it would spend US$250 million to build a new factory in the United States, in a move that comes amid criticism from Trump about companies manufacturing ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
South Korea called for "collective measures" to punish North Korea for using chemical weapons to kill the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong-un, as Malaysia said it would charge two women w ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee and four other executives with bribery and embezzlement amid a political scandal that has rocked ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
US President Donald Trump, who has attacked China on issues from trade to the South China Sea, held his first face-to-face talks with a member of the Chinese leadership on Monday. The White House said ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
North Korea executed five senior security officials with anti-aircraft guns because they made false reports that "enraged" leader Kim Jong-un, according to South Korea's spy agency. The Associated Pre ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
... ormuz and South China Sea. That could put Washington at odds with Iran and China. The United States already has the world's most powerful fighting force and it spends far more than any other country o ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
... onth, the South China Morning Post reported that two Chinese leaders went to Shenzhen, adjoining Hong Kong, to inform Beijing loyalists that the decision had been made to back Lam. It was reportedly m ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
... kled down south to Macau, where junket operators report surging revenue. February’s gaming receipts are expected to increase by 10 percent from a year earlier to about 21.5 billion patacas (US$2.7 bil ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
... el in the south and Victoria Harbor and the island in the west. Lion Rock would be on the north ridges overlooking the city. 2. Mount Nicholson A panoramic view of the Kowloon ridges could be seen fro ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
