... oked the fact that the agreement also denies market access to new competitors in the next 15 years. Regarding the argument on opening up Hong Kong’s power sector, what factors do we need to consider? ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... rassroots activism gaining momentum in congressional districts that would not have seemed competitive just five months ago. For example, in California’s 45th district (in the traditionally conservativ ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... ng”. The fact that Lam was put in charge of the city against the common wishes of its people would only further undermine the autonomy and rule of law in Hong Kong, he said. In particular, Smith point ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... a hive of activity for merchants and sightseers. Hong Kong does not grant asylum to anyone. People whose non-refoulement claim is substantiated by the SAR government will be referred to the United Nat ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-26
A decade after the US housing market collapse, the median home price in the country has climbed back to the pre-crash level in 2007. While the positive mood looks worryingly familiar, the practice in ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
The Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperative Friendship Treaty concluded between China and North Korea in 1961 has often been interpreted as a de facto military alliance treaty between the two cou ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
... chosen to act as intermediaries between Cambodian maids and Hong Kong families, said the Cambodian labor ministry has promised to allow qualified maids to fly to Hong Kong 10-14 days after they are is ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
... ze the impact of existing sanctions and show "resolve to respond to further provocations with appropriate new measures". Tillerson and US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Director of National Intellig ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
... cuted, a tactic intended to deceive enemies could easily turn into a gaffe that would backfire and in turn strengthen rather than weaken them. We are referring to the recent misinformation by Washingt ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
... executive actions that have cleared the way for job-creating pipelines, innovations in energy production, and reduced unnecessary burden on energy producers," the report cited an unidentified White Ho ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
... eung will act as a mentor to Lam and a go-between for central authorities and Hong Kong officials. One can only marvel at Leung’s political scheming and duplicity. In his remaining days as chief execu ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
... s are in fact just as brutal as the government forces, and have probably committed as many atrocities as President Assad's troops have. However, most of the war crimes carried out by the opposition fo ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
... e, was an act of terrorism. The wide avenue that leads away from the Arc de Triomphe had been crowded with Parisians and tourists enjoying a spring evening; but police quickly cleared the area which r ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
... oost manufacturing and crack down on Chinese trade practices. China is the largest national producer and makes far more steel than it consumes, selling the excess output overseas, often undercutting d ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
... ng to the act of pardoning all those who were found guilty or are facing charges linked to the Occupy Movement. All offenders, both pro-democracy and pro-establishment alike, should be given the same ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-20
... sed class action case. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based company has said annual sales top US$3.5 billion. Zak's lawsuit was the latest to accuse companies of trying to boost profit by quietly amass ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-20
... alth Care Act" (AHCA), Trump's ambitious universal health care plan was aimed at providing affordable health care insurance to more average Americans. Unfortunately, despite current Republican control ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-18
... own as an act of protest against his pro-Beijing colleagues. Cheng, who represents the New Territories geographical constituency, was arrested by no less than 14 police officers in Kowloon on Tuesday ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-13
US President Donald Trump’s first major legislative goal – to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) – has already imploded, owing to Trump and congressional Republicans’ naiv ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
... ver, the fact that he has no criminal record and there was no footage presented to the court as evidence make a reduction in his sentence justified. The judge sentenced Yeung to four years and three m ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
