One less mountain to conquer, one more to climb. Paraplegic rock climber Lai Chi-wai has launched a fundraising campaign to cover the cost of robotic legs after its US manufacturer agreed to sell him ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... a little mountain of rice into my mouth together with some scattered pieces of scrambled egg -- pretended it was a delicate dish I was tasting. Every dinner we had to turn on the TV, let the judges' ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... Lion Rock Mountain, Headline Daily reports. His injury would have devastated other climbers, but Lai saw it as a challenge. With the help of his teammates, he continued to train to improve his rock cl ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-12
Most Hong Kong homebuyers, with the exception of the rich second generation, go through a mountain of debt before they get the key to their first home. This has been happening for 50 years but now the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
A domestic flight of Pakistan International Airlines crashed in a mountain on Wednesday after pilots reported one of its engines failed, killing all 48 people on board, the airline said. Flight PK661 ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
Dozens of hikers held their breath at the sight of several people trying to walk high up in the air from one point of a mountain to another in an extreme sport known as slacklining. Slacklining is the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
... , but the mountain has become too tall for them. After all, even Jack Ma has confessed that he's not really happy after gaining all his billions. To each his own. -- Contact us at [email protected] BK/ ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-24
... after the mountain of potatoes for nine straight nights. Finally, photos of the potatoes began to appear on social media and in WeChat groups. People started arriving, some of them buying potatoes, ot ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-17
Located in the Himalayas, Nepal is home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with its peak rising 8,848 meters above sea level. Every year the country attracts tens of thousands of climbers ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-21
... nteering, mountain biking and canoeing, becoming a license holder for adventure training. “I was not quite a bookish nerd and benefited a lot from extracurricular activities and social services at Kin ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
... th up the mountain slopes that destroyed the character of the historical structure. Dong Yaohui, deputy director of the Great Wall of China Society, told the New York Times: “Repairing [the wall] like ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... pressive. Mountain biker Chan Chun-hing, golfer Tiffany Chan, cyclist Sarah Lee and the others achieved real personal successes just getting as far as they did in Rio. Their individual effort and dedi ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-24
... s-country mountain bike medalist Chan Chun-hing. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
... ed on the mountain?). If you are eating out, you might be seated next to people trying to catch the digital Japanese characters. Mind you, this is not happening only in a small city like Hong Kong. We ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... was at a mountain near the Arctic circle. An aerial search operation in the famous glacier area between Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq has failed to find any trace of him. As the family remains anxious, ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
A 20-year-old woman died after she slipped and fell down a stream while hiking at the Tai Mo Shan mountain in New Territories on Wednesday. The young woman, who bears the surname Tang, slipped as she ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
A mountain biker died after an apparent accident while traversing the MacLehose Trail near Tai Lam Chung Reservoir in the New Territories on Thursday. At around 8 pm, police received a call from a hik ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-15
... mium Blue Mountain with Gold Leaf line is made from Jamaican beans which are known for their fragrance and sweet-sour tang. Then there's an array of soft-serve ice cream, parfaits and floats of Uji Ma ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-15
High Junk Peak, one of the "treacherous peaks" of Sai Kung, is a relatively much easier hike than Sharp Peak, its elder sibling. With an altitude of 344 meters, it is a 6-kilometer-long mountain ridge ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-08
... h a Space Mountain roller-coaster ride with R2-D2 and stormroopers into the Hyperspace Mountain and Jedi Training Academy. Ride system tests are also underway at Marvel’s Iron Man Experience, the firs ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-07
