... ore 76.4, South Korea 75.9, and Japan 67.4. Reasons for Hong Kong's weaker score included the absence of a formal overarching mental health policy, and unsatisfactory access to mental health services. ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-18
North Korea could renew relations with the United States if US troops leave South Korea and Washington secures a peace treaty ending war on the peninsula. But for now, North Korea will pursue its poli ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-18
Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China's building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region. Satellite images taken ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-18
... imilar to South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co. “The nation relies on shipping firms to transport goods that come in large quantities, which is key to our economic development,” said Wang Kwo-tsai, Taiwan ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-17
... aneige, a South Korean brand, has the lowest moisturizing efficacy, attaining only 1.5 points on a scale of five. Laneige had reacted to the Consumer Council test results, noting that the volunteers' ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-16
... ntral and South American countries, according to the Center for Health Protection (CHP). Health authorities are warning the public to adopt strict anti-mosquito measures and safe sex during travel. Th ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-16
... in China, South Korea or India? Selling this kind of hogwash does them a terrible disservice. When he raises trade barriers against Chinese imports, how many American companies with their manufacturin ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-16
... Japan and South Korea might need to share the burden of rising defense costs in Asia. In that case, military and national defense stocks might rally. Also, they believe the US market would witness mor ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-16
Samsung Electronics has agreed to buy US automotive technology firm Harman International Industries for US$8 billion, marking the biggest deal ever for the South Korean firm. The company will pay US$1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
... Japan and South Korea may have to develop those weapons to defend themselves because the US nuclear umbrella may not be there for them. However, the Republican Party Platform unveiled in Cleveland in ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
... ct in the South China Sea, where Beijing has moved to actively stake its claim over contested territory through greater military buildup, aggravating tensions with its neighbors. CCTV said both leader ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
South Korean prosecutors are set to question Park Geun-hye over allegations of political corruption in a scandal that has engulfed her presidency. Citing an official at the prosecutors' office, Reuter ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-14
... ch in the South Island, Reuters reports. Hundreds of aftershocks, the strongest measuring 6.1, continued to shake the country well into mid-morning. Amid reports of injuries and collapsed buildings, ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-14
MTR Corp. has confirmed that the extended line from Admiralty to South Horizons in Southern District via Ocean Park will begin operations by the end of the year, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-11
At least seven people were killed and more than 50 injured when a tram overturned on Wednesday morning in south London. Police said the driver had been arrested, Reuters reports. Early indications wer ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
... nt," said South Korea’s ruling Saenuri Party floor leader Chung Jin-suk in parliament on Wednesday. But he added: "In any case, there should not be any wavering in the Korea-US military alliance, whic ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
... ts in the South China Sea have made her a well-known, and not well-liked figure among Beijing's ruling elite. Chinese experts say some in Beijing believe Trump will prove a pragmatic businessman, will ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
... cemetery, south of Manila, Reuters reports. Saying he was fulfilling a campaign promise, Duterte ordered the army to bury Marcos at the cemetery in August, prompting anti-Marcos groups to seek a rulin ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
Three Chinese youth were arrested in South Korea after they assaulted a restaurant worker on Jeju Island last Tuesday. The three were part of a group of four students that got into a loud argument aft ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday as part of a probe over a political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend who is alleged to have exerte ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-08
