... Pyrenees mountain passes that connect Spain and France, two of the major continental powers of Europe. For centuries right up to the conclusion of the Treaty of Pyrenees in 1659, under which Spain ag ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-04
A month or so ago, the media showed US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen posing in front of beautiful mountain scenery. That was the Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming – a gathering o ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-28
A mountain-climbing enthusiast from Hong Kong died in Switzerland last week after he was struck by rocks and falling snow while attempting to scale a peak in the Bernese Alps. The victim, a 42-year-ol ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-27
... ot of the mountain and could not go up to rescue them, so the four, along with the two hikers, decided to move to a higher spot where they thought it would be safer. Then they used ropes, weeds, branc ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-14
... ies. At a mountain cabin in the woods in Murphy, North Carolina, the air grew cold as the moon slowly chipped away at the sun before blocking it completely, leaving only a surrounding halo of light. " ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-22
... her off a mountain and took her to a hospital. In yet another case, a 23-year-old woman surnamed Yeung had to be transported to a hospital after she suffered heat-related complications during a hike a ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-21
... , serving mountain climbers and visitors, including some celebrities. But the kiosk was forced to stop selling hot food items, including siu mai and fishballs, after a complaint to the FEHD that the k ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-03
... during a mountain hike. The Centre for Health Protection called on people engaged in outdoor activities to take adequate precautions. The Senior Citizen Home Safety Association said its personal emer ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-31
... st of the mountain range separating the waters” that flow southward into Sikkim and northward into Tibet. Unfortunately for China, Mount Gipmochi is not at “the crest of the mountain range separating ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-25
... ke of the mountain of complexity they must climb, the Frenchman will press Davis to agree to Britain covering substantial British financial commitments and offer more detail on other British proposals ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-17
... below and mountains above. The well-maintained dirt path then delves under the forest canopy, into a realm where light fights its way through the lush vegetation, emerging in ethereal rays. Every now ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-30
A woman died after her bicycle crashed into a tree on the MacLehose Trail in Yuen Long on Sunday. The incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. when the 57-year-old retired social worker, surnamed Chiang ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-26
... buried a mountain village, Reuters reports, citing Chinese state media. A huge landslide crashed down on the village of Xinmo as dawn broke on Saturday. Authorities at the scene said on Sunday that 1 ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-26
... le in the mountains of Tung Ping Chau. The mountain is located in the northeast corner of Hong Kong and is the most easterly point of the territory. It is famous for its amazing geographical features. ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-05
Police arrested three friends of a missing hiker on Monday after his body was found on a mountain trail in Lam Tin early in the morning, public broadcaster RTHK reports. Police have reclassified the c ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-29
... down the mountain as soon as she could. The purpose of her trek was not to conquer anything but to fulfill a promise to her students, Tsang said. Tsang said she wanted to teach her students by using ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-29
... nquer the mountain with him died halfway through the journey, adding that it was impossible to save them under the extremely severe weather conditions. The temperature at the peak was minus 50 degrees ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-26
