... eanwhile, Western visitors are put off by the ubiquitous shopping arcades and lack of focus on cultural and other attractions. With the individual visit scheme policy coming up for a rethink, now is t ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-09
... that the western part of the European region particularly is the best prepared in the world to respond to viral haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola,” Jakab told Reuters. The nurse was part of a team ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
... on of the western capitalist system. What's happening here? Women in attire that could put Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus to shame, young men cruising Tehran's highways in top-down Maseratis and Ferrari ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
... tame pro-western regime. This narrative has deep historical roots. The party was born in Shanghai in July 1921 into a pit of vipers. It had enemies everywhere -- the ruling Nationalist government and ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
... near the western town of Fallujah. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
... ntral and Western districts, which have been affected by the protests since last week, will resume classes on Monday. -- Contact us at [email protected] MY/JP/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
Secondary schools in Central, Western and Wan Chai districts, which have been affected by pro-democracy protests since last week, will resume operations today, while classes in primary schools, kinder ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
... stern and western cultures. 9) Safeguard Hong Kong's reputation for maintaining a strong anti-corruption culture in government and business. Eliminate all perception and possibility of growth of a bri ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
... of major Western powers including Britain. Economically, the future role of Hong Kong in the rapidly growing Chinese economy is in doubt. Joseph Yam, former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority a ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
All kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and special schools in Central, Western District and Wan Chai remained suspended for the third day on Friday, Sky Post reported, citing an announc ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... ntral and Western districts has made many parents anxious over the impact on their children’s education.” It quoted a housewife in Causeway Bay as saying that fresh fruit and vegetables were in short ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... ime, many Western universities, in many cases starved of vital public funding, are losing ground.” The universities are measured on 13 criteria regarding teaching, research, knowledge transfer and int ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... st of the western Iraqi town of Hit early on Thursday in Anbar province, where they already control many surrounding towns, launching the assault with three suicide car bombs at its eastern entrance. ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-03
... gree to a western-style election in 2017 with the public able to nominate candidates. This is a red line – a Chinese city cannot choose its leaders through such an election. The party believes a democ ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-02
... ntral and Western district remained suspended for the second day in a row on Tuesday amid the protests. -- Contact us at [email protected] VW/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-30
... itions in western Rakhine, where deadly clashes with ethnic Rakhine Buddhists in 2012 displaced 140,000 people, mostly Rohingya. The plan, shared with Reuters by sources who have received copies of th ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-29
... ntral and Western districts. The Education Bureau said it made the decision after assessing transport problems in this area as a result of the occupation of Central by the protesters. It said parents ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-29
... the first western government to issue a sovereign bond denominated in RMB before the end of this year, with an expected size of 2 billion yuan. Empirical research also shows that an RMB bloc is develo ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-26
Rosneft, Russia's biggest crude oil producer, may back out of a deal to buy Morgan Stanley's oil trading unit because Western sanctions make it virtually impossible for the company to finance daily op ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-25
... tacks" on Western targets. Rear Admiral John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, said the group was a "network of seasoned al Qaeda veterans" that had sought shelter in Syria in order to manufacture explosiv ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-24