... e against Imperial Japan, observers remarked, suggesting a Freudian slip. TVB was justified in airing a World War II documentary as China is preparing for a V-Day military parade in Beijing next mont ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
... ts of the imperial academy. The students went so far as to stop the top imperial official (roughly equivalent to the chief councilor) and his entourage, block the way to the royal palace and send peti ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... the Hotel Imperial Marhaba and ran out of the front of the hotel before the police shot him dead. The attack was the deadliest in Tunisia's recent history. In March, militants killed 22 people, mainly ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-30
... nd assert imperial power, and regards the territory as just its subordinate. Beijing mouthpiece Global Times describes Hong Kong tycoons and their financial strength as "a tiny trickle compared with a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... ed as the imperial supplier of jewelry for Tsar Alexander III and his son Tsar Nicholas II. Most of his Easter Eggs were presented as Easter gifts of the royal family in accordance with Russian tradit ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... evils of imperialism and, in particular, Japanese aggression. For decades, students were taught that the history of modern China is a history of national humiliation, which ended only with the succes ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
Like their imperial predecessors, the government in Beijing presides over a vast empire; it has never been so large and so complex – 1.4 billion people, including 55 minorities with their own language ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
... e is the "Imperial Capital" that is proud of its glorious history while the other is widely known as a shopping paradise, with the highest density of luxury brands in the world. Is there any merchandi ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
... es of the Imperial Palace and the Temple of Heaven, is a good medium for students to learn Putonghua. Oscar Lai, a spokesman for the pro-democracy student group Scholarism, said his group has received ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... hinges on imperial magnanimity from the north. The bottom line: Hong Kong can’t survive without China. But is the city really so dependent on water and electricity from the mainland? Here are some pla ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
Prince William is getting the imperial treatment in China where he is on a three-day visit. And Britain's future king is as struck by his hosts as they are by him, Ming Pao Daily reported Tuesday. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
... (Taipei) Imperial University was founded in 1928, its governance structure was modeled on that of Japanese institutions such as the University of Tokyo. NTU’s independence was severely downgraded and ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... Gang and Imperial Assassins. In the massive brawl that ensues, residents of the city exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf, keeping Brother Leung and his henchmen at bay using the Umbr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... on's last imperial dynasty. But the projects were halted when some large-scale strikes and social turmoil took place prior to World War I. The strip of reclaimed land was soon targeted by the colonial ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... vation at Imperial College London, one of the world's top 10 tertiary institutions, briefed attendees on the college’s new development program at Imperial West, its new campus in west London. The conc ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
... rance and imperial magnanimity. Now, within weeks, the newspaper has changed its mind. In the editorial about the "interwoven Hong Kong and Taiwan questions", it says the central government should off ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... eijing's "imperial envoys" who are wielding power from behind the veil. The string-pulling has become more apparent since Leung Chun-ying took over as Hong Kong's chief executive more than two years a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... in 2003. Imperial Tobacco Group plc last year snapped up the patents owned by the company Hon co-founded in a deal worth US$75 million, and is suing rivals for a range of alleged patent infringements ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... to assert imperial authority over the former British colony. His regal tone when meeting Leung was almost like that of a monarch in front of his ministers and subjects. In a disdainful disregard of th ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... pments -- Imperial Kennedy by Sun Hung Kai Properties, The Hudson by Henderson Land Development (00012.HK), Belcher's Hill by New World Development, Lexington Hill by Wheelock Properties, Harbour One ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
