... . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of inciting violence in the city and said the killings, along with a spate of recent attacks, were part of a "ba ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... ustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott signed the memorandum of understanding during a ceremony in parliament in Canberra. Australia is trying to wean itself off a reliance on exports of minerals such a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
Japan's economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession and setting the stage for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an unpopular sales tax hike. Data released Monday ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV), which is set to start broadcasting TV programs over the internet on Wednesday, is looking at extending the so-called prime time label to as long as 20 hours a day. ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... h British Prime Minister David Cameron said was not only a humanitarian crisis but also a security threat. "The best way we can keep out people safe from Ebola is by tackling it at source," he said. - ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... asked the prime minister to look urgently at the entire system put in place to fight Ebola and to strengthen health controls at the different frontier posts," a government statement said. But official ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... s. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet US President Barack Obama at the Group of 20 summit in Australia later this week. The agreement would shield India’s stockpiles for food secu ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... 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
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... 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
