... dache for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is trying to persuade young people that they don’t need to go to university to have a good career. After a clampdown on immigration and a slowdown in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
Talks between Greece and its international lenders over reforms to unlock further bailout aid are gaining headway and an agreement could be closer this month. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's three-mon ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... enomics,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reform program. Its launch has sharply weakened the yen and is now leading to rising trade surpluses. The upward pressure on the US dollar from the embrace of qua ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... reported. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the government remains “pro-business and pro-investment” but that investment rules must ensure “that the foreign investment we need really is in Australi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... 's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, came as the ADB's board of governors began on Saturday a four-day annual meeting. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed "deep repentance" over Japan's role in World War II in a speech to the US Congress Wednesday. At the same time, he declared Tokyo's emergence as a global s ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obama assured Tokyo of US commitment to defend Japanese territory, including tiny islands in dispute with Beijing, Reuters reported. "I want to reiterate that our ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
... ustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told media in Canberra. "I want to stress that this is a very important relationship between Australia and Indonesia, but it has suffered as a result of what's bee ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his heart aches for the women who were forced into prostitution by Japan's military during World War II. "My heart aches when I think about the people who were ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... ready for prime time -- they don't have enough facts to back their claims. An analysis by a group of University of Hong Kong (HKU) academics concluded that there's no mainstream public opinion support ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... e so many prime sites within a city’s core urban area being occupied by the military. If one takes a broad look, there are many precedents where local governments have negotiated to rezone or realloca ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... , even in prime districts, only shops going for under HK$1 million monthly rental would be able to find tenants easily, Lam said. The market for more expensive properties is stuck in low gear. – Conta ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
He may just be horsing around, but for the object of his boyish prank, it's plain harassment. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a waitress at an Auckland cafe for repeatedly pullin ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping moved to ease tensions between Asia's largest economies, taking time off from a regional meeting to discuss territorial claims and a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
... rs during prime time. ATV responded to the offer by Monday's deadline. The station's counter-proposal calls for three hours of HKTV prime time programs and revenue sharing from advertising, with ATV g ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also performed a remote grounding breaking, via video link to the sites, on five projects including a US$1.4 billion dam close to Islamabad that will deliver 720 ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country is close to an agreement with the United States on a major Asia-Pacific free trade pact. A deal would help advance President Barack Obama's economic ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... imulus by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In the US, the wealthy may face some headwind from President Barack Obama's plan to levy a billionaire tax. The investment strategy is short old-economy stocks and ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
... n. Former prime minister Goh Chok Tong pushed the founding of the “ASEAN+3” framework. After the Sept. 11 attacks, Singapore invited countries in the Asia-Pacific region to join the Asia Security Summ ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
... . Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said details were still "nebulous" and that he couldn't estimate the total death count. French President Francois Hollande said the EU had to do more, telling Can ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
