... court in western Palawan province found them guilty of violating the country's fisheries code. They were ordered to pay a fine of US$100,000 each for poaching in Philippine waters plus 120,000 pesos ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
... used by a western intelligence agency, the Financial Times reported Monday. In some ways, it is more advanced than the infamous Stuxnet worm, which was developed by US and Israel government hackers in ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
The United States and its western allies favor extending talks with Iran on a nuclear deal after expressing doubt about an accord by the Monday night deadline. US officials said a comprehensive deal n ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
... errain of Western District on foot more convenient, regardless of whether users take the MTR or not, during normal train service hours," MTR official Francis Li was quoted as saying. Earlier this mont ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... em to the western and southern parts of Hong Kong Island. But it has exerted little effort in restraining demand for private cars. In fact, the motor vehicle first registration tax has been frozen for ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... e largest Western economy that will have an FTA with China. Among China's 10-plus free-trade partners, New Zealand emerged as the first Western economy to implement an FTA with China in 2008. Iceland ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... symbol of western culture under the former Communist regime. It served as a forum for anti-communist messages, love notes and street art. A group of anonymous students claiming to be from Prague art s ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... program, western brokerages are likely to be quite careful if and when they choose Chinese partners. That's because many big western names previously set up related fund-management joint ventures wit ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
... e Chinese western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and along the contested border with India, Kanwa said, adding that the experts saw PLA soldiers wearing 2007-style air force military clothes go in and ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
If you don't have the time to go to Dunhuang, a tourist destination in western China's Gansu province, you can learn about its rich culture, particularly its renowned Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, th ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
... his makes western governments and their societies hesitate. -- Contact us at [email protected] FL ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... ling of a Western captive by the group, in a 15-minute video posted online in which Islamic State showed the beheadings of at least 14 men it said were pilots and officers loyal to Syrian President Ba ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... way most westerners see politics in Singapore: a fake democratic system, or "authoritarian democracy". The government has passed laws that seem over the top to outsiders. Shops are banned from sellin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... od on the western brink of the island, is now undergoing vibrant gentrification. Uninviting facilities like the former abattoir and incinerator have been demolished to make room for waterfront high-ri ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
... oved into western markets with a major deal last year in London, and its 2012 purchase of 80 percent of the US unit of Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia (00023.HK). Only time will tell how all of these ov ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
... hbors and western nations, China's "new normal" agenda may signal it's time to be even more wary of the Middle Kingdom than usual. Xi told world leaders that China's economy is shifting to a “new norm ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
... me means "Western education is sinful" in Hausa, has attacked schools, abducted hundreds of students and killed thousands in its fight for an Islamist state and is seen as the main security threat to ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
... office in Western district, Ming Pao Daily reported Monday. Along the way, they were met by a small group of pro-establishment supporters belonging to Loving HK Power who taunted them. The group's lea ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... nt to the Western police district. She was forced to quit for alleged violation of police regulations prohibiting political activities, Apple Daily reported Friday, citing social media sources. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
Autumn is the best time to visit Xiangshan Park, a picturesque imperial garden at the foot of the Western Mountains in northwestern Beijing. That's when the maple trees explode with their fiery red an ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
