... se to the west of Manila, practising the drill for unplanned encounters known as CUES, Philippine officials said. The exercise follows a pact in January between Japan and the Philippines aimed at tigh ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ed on the west shore of Lai Chi Kok Bay in Lai Chi Kok, was a favorite haunt of Hong Kong families during weekends and holidays, but started losing business when the Ocean Park opened in 1977. It clo ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ed at the West Kowloon station. The proposed joint checkpoint is intended to facilitate the processing of the immigration papers of mainland-bound passengers as they do not need to get off the train w ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... hift from West to East, the report said. "Being the world's biggest crude importer should give China more buying power. China's engagement in the Middle East will continue to change, and it will no lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... with the West have been strained. Friends are in short supply. Out of invitations to 68 countries to stand alongside him to commemorate Russia’s Victory Day marking the 70th anniversary of the end o ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... y for the West Kowloon terminus. The company will have to review the cost estimation and target completion date, he said. The spokesman did not say if the project will be delayed further, but said the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... Incheon, west of Seoul, when it sank off the coast on April 16 last year. Most of the victims were high school students on a field trip. In November, a lower court convicted him of gross negligence a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... ed by the West Kowloon regional crime unit. The police said three male and two female officers were injured in the clashes. By around 1 am Monday, some 200 protesters gathered outside the Mong Kok po ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... es to the west of the university. Featuring lawns and low-density buildings, it could be suitable for the university’s development needs. But then it is the PLA Hong Kong Garrison’s Gun Club Hill Barr ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... the southwestern Indonesian province of West Java. “Both sides took a keen interest in improving relations,” said Yasuhisa Kawamura, press secretary for the Japanese foreign ministry. Abe raised the ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
... e Kowloon West Regional Headquarters had launched a 24-hour stakeout in the neighborhood after receiving a tip about the group's plan. Police said the three suspects, aged 47, 56 and 57, were targetin ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
British authorities have seized illegally imported shark fins from an upmarket Chinese restaurant in London and destroyed them. The raid on Royal China Club in London’s West End, where lunch costs abo ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
Hong Kong's railway operator is facing an angry public after leaks were found in a newly built station of the HK$18.5 billion (US$2.39 billion) West Island Land extension. Water has been dripping in f ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
... stralia's west coast, could take up to a year, Reuters reported, citing officials at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Tru ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
... ns in the west of the country, the news agency said. The insurgents suffered a major defeat this month when Iraqi troops and Shi'ite paramilitaries routed them from the city of Tikrit, but are now str ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
... l of many Western leaders to attend has underlined the rift in relations with Moscow which have sunk to lows not seen since the end of the Cold War. Chinese and North Korean leaders are expected to at ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
Russia is accusing the United States of seeking political and military dominance and blaming the West for international security crises, including the conflict in east Ukraine. Russian Defence Ministe ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
... into the Western Pacific. Russia's activity has gathered pace since it annexed Crimea from Ukraine last year and comes at a time when Japan faces an increasingly assertive China which boosted its def ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
... ecture in western Japan, have met basic safety regulations set by Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Agency and were expected to be restarted some time this year. "The fact that the court ruled in favor of th ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
... ry by the West and Chinese rights campaigners. The women, who have campaigned against domestic violence and discrimination, were released on bail on Monday. Lu, who is in New York, did not respond to ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
