Wealthy Chinese are flocking to Western countries to pursue a better quality of life or better education for their children. Due to soaring applications, mostly from mainland China, the United States ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... ntral and Western District starting on Aug. 31, Ming Pao Daily said. Some police officers may have to cancel their days off if the civil disobedience campaign takes place. They will also guard the gov ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... m classic Western movies. Nonetheless, the offending item was removed from Zara's stores and website, Zara's parent company Inditex said in a press release. The shirt was on sale for a few hours befor ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... onals and western governments that they are being unfairly targeted by Beijing for such probes. That's not quite the case, according to the SAIC. In newly published remarks from a rare press conferenc ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
... thern and western Japanese prefectures that are closer to China have recorded a higher share. Okinawa, for instance, the most southwesterly prefecture on the island of Kyushu, can trace up to 61 perce ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
... eed, many western universities are now dependent on fee-paying students from China. Up until the 1990s, the vast majority of Chinese students remained abroad, in part because the Chinese economy did n ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
... purred by western claims that it helps reduce childbirth-related stress, including post-partum depression, induces increased breast milk production and produces a general sense of well-being. The prac ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
... , wearing western brands such as Adidas hoodies as he raps in the studio while another shows him squaring up to riot police. Later images show him in military fatigues and a mask, wielding AK-47 and M ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
... Europe. Western nations have imposed sanctions against Russia for its annexation of the Crimea and for supporting insurgents in eastern Ukraine. But Russian leader Vladimir Putin is trying to projec ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... roject in Western Australia, China's biggest offshore mining investment, Reuters noted. Following his controversial remarks -- which were made on Australian television -- this week, Palmer tried to so ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
At least 36 people were killed in Japan on Wednesday as landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, Reuters reported. Seven people were missin ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
... nt in the western Corn Belt and high plains. Iowa land selling for US$2,275 per acre a decade ago is now at US$8,700 per acre. The increase in farmland prices beats almost anything the United States s ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
... e mine in Western Australia, as “mongrels”. Abbott’s government assailed Palmer’s comments as “hugely damaging”, and stressed the importance of Australia’s relationship with its biggest trading partne ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
... rchase of western oil paintings at Sotheby's or Christie's events, thangka, Buddhist paintings on cotton or silk appliqué from Tibet, is said to be their new pastime at present. -- Contact the writer ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
Russia's large oil company has asked the government for as much as 1.5 trillion rubles (US$42 billion) in support as western sanctions against Moscow take their toll. The Russian government will cons ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... involved western troops on the ground in Iraq for the first time since the US withdrew its last soldiers in 2011, the report said. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
... Kiev and western capitals that it was destined to shore-up separatists in a city surrounded by Ukrainian government forces. “Maybe [the trucks] are empty, and their drivers are special forces,” said ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
... ther than Western ones. The increased competition would exert pricing pressure on Russia and other gas exporters, resulting in lower overall gas prices for Europe and further blunting Russia’s energy ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... d in some Western countries, will ensure that no body parts are exposed during any emergency. Following the news, medical workers in the city are also seeking enhanced protective attire and equipment, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... n the far-western region of Xinjiang since December 2011. The lawyer attained international publicity for his campaigning for religious freedom, particularly for members of the banned religious group ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
