... tion as a prime financial and trade hub. At a time when some observers are expressing doubts about the territory’s political and economic future, Leung could have explained to the international commun ...More
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... k. Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, a founding father of modern Singapore, adapted western-style democracy and turned it into democracy Singapore style. Lee said Singapore should be ruled by the el ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... sioned by Prime Credit Ltd., showed that 204 respondents with kids below the age of 18 have an overdue credit card balance of HK$84,000 (US$10,832) on average. Some parents owe card firms up to HK$1 ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... . British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the ruling, describing it as "simple common sense". He said the judgement was a “good step in the right direction”, indicating that he will continue to ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
... rnment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the prospect of an economic boom in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Also, they are drawn to Japan’s environment, culture and food hygiene. The average ho ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
With an awkward handshake, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held formal talks on Monday for the first time since the two leaders took office, a breakthrough in endin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be among the leaders attending the APEC summit. The 21-member body groups 40 percent of the world's population and accounts for almost half its trade and more ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... lunteers. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who has vowed to defend the unity of Spain, said the vote "will not have any effect." But voters were undeterred. "Even though it may not be official, the impor ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... untries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to develop Indian infrastructure and has vowed to provide 24-hour electricity to all 1.3 billion citizens by the end of his term 2019. “We can see a situat ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
... n, deputy prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, as saying that the Ukrainian army had launched "all-out war" on rebel positions. Ukrainian military spokesman Vladyslav Selez ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
Frenetic efforts are under way to arrange a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo on the sidelines of next week's APEC summit, according to the Wall Street Jo ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
During a visit to Hong Kong in September, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lost no time comparing notes with Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on a range of issues such as education, housing a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
Japan has urged China to deal with Chinese fishermen who are poaching red coral in Japanese waters. The call comes as the countries discuss the possiblity of a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Ab ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday said a thorough, independent investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is needed before any decision is made on where those responsible s ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to visit Beijing for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a former top Japanese military official has said that there is no way China can ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... le as the prime offshore renminbi centre facilitating China’s financial reforms, it will simply disappear when the yuan becomes fully convertible (but I am not predicting this to happen in the short t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... s worried Prime Minister David Cameron is leading Britain to the “point of no return” over immigration, the report said, citing the German magazine Der Spiegel. Merkel is said to have made clear to hi ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
... Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in Kiev that the EU has agreed to serve as guarantor for Kiev in holding Russia to an agreement, notably on the price Ukraine would pay. Russia provides ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-31
... d Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now seems likely, despite years of public dueling over the Senkaku-Diaoyu islands. The 69th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations this month provid ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-27
... Oct. 16, Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament that it is important Hong Kong is able to enjoy freedoms and rights set out in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, an international agreement whi ...More
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