... still the prime focus of each legislative year. But in the two years before the handover in 1997, Patten took a back seat and yielded the headlines to Donald Tsang and other local officials. To work i ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... ast week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government pledged to control foreign investment in the country's residential property market by raising fees and imposing heavy fines for those who violate the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been drawn into a growing scandal over political donations, with reports surfacing that a local branch of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) received donations f ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... The loan prime rate (LPR) dropped 21 basis points to 5.3 percent on Monday. That will benefit companies. The direct benefit for stock markets depends on whether the rate cut will lure more money into ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday urged US lawmakers to defy the Obama administration and block a nuclear agreement with Iran, warning that the proposed deal could create a "nuclear ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... will be a prime time for policy-driven speculative activities. The two sessions refer to the upcoming annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
... will be a prime time for policy-driven speculative activities. Against this backdrop, high-speed railway and infrastructure stocks appear attractive in terms of valuations, considering Beijing's big s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
... ital, the Prime Minister’s office said on Saturday, in its latest bulletin. "His condition has slightly improved," it said. Goh Chok Tong, who succeeded Lee as Prime Minister in 1990 and is now Emerit ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
Investors hoping to see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi radically reshape economic policy and supercharge growth might soon need to re-examine their expectations. On Saturday, Modi’s government pl ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... ngapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong even holds real-time question and answer sessions called “Facebook chats” to interact with youngsters. He also issues official statements on the platform, incl ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... d British Prime Minister David Cameron before petrified hostages cowering in orange jump suits. Emwazi's name was first disclosed by the Washington Post, citing unnamed former associates, but two US g ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... rnment of Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants foreign investors who buy Australian property worth up to A$1 million (US$785,000) to pay a A$5,000 application fee. Those who apply to buy a business worth ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... tion as a prime financial center. "Relaxation of the interest deduction rules for qualifying CTC activities and a concessionary half-rate regime for qualifying CTCs will enhance Hong Kong's competit ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... ed in the prime spots of the city, meaning the group has to shoulder high rental costs. Besides convenience stores, Lam is also preparing to launch '12 dollars stores'. The 759 online store will also ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... ent which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had vowed to scrap. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the reform plan was "not very specific", and much clearer assurances would be needed on key ref ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... -down for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who won power in January vowing to reverse budget cuts, the report said. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday announced a new crackdown on terrorism that could deny welfare payments to people seen as potential threats, strip the passports of those with dual nati ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
Former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is in hospital with severe pneumonia and remains in intensive care, though his condition has stabilized, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lee, 91, was adm ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... day Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras said in a televised address that his government had "won a battle, not the war". If the reform is approved and the deal stands, the immediate risk of Greece run ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... nkey make prime mates because you are talented, self-assured and sociable. As an added bonus, you love sports. Some distant relative you are connected to by marriage will surely ruin your moment as to ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
