... hey could block "unjust" bills such as ejecting a lawmaker from office or amending the Basic Law, all of which require a two-thirds majority vote in Legco. Unfortunately, that one-third minority vote ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-18
... ders from blocking, slowing access to or charging more for certain content, the news agency said. The meeting, held amid protests online and in front of the FCC headquarters in Washington, was evacuat ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-15
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research center in China to target the country’s local talent, even as the US search firm’s products remain blocked in the cou ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-14
... y sued to block AT&T Inc.’s US$85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc., on the basis that it will raise prices for consumers and competitors. None of the Murdochs are expected to be given board ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-14
... can do to block the changes is to resort to delaying tactics, disrupt the proceedings, and prevent a vote. Is there really nothing the opposition can do to sway public opinion to their side, to convin ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-12
... delay or block controversial bills and motions, opposition lawmakers demanded a roll call eight times in the legislature to check if there was a quorum for the meeting to continue. Some lawmakers lef ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-08
... &T to block the deal, arguing it could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers and hamper the development of online video, the news agency said. Judge Richard Leon said during a hearing on ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-08
... matically block phishing emails and malware attachments. Segmentation of network traffic – with strong user, device, application and protocol controls is key to network security. This would avoid an ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-08
... usters to block controversial government bills. It is quite obvious that the pro-Beijing camp wants to reduce Legco's authority to monitor the government and turn the legislature into a rubber stamp. ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-07
Google has decided to block its video streaming application YouTube from two Amazon devices in retaliation for the online retailer's refusal to sell some Google products, escalating a rare public spat ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-06
... meant to block pro-independence advocates from running in the elections. This time, the pro-Beijing camp may challenge the EAC to make the election favorable to them. If they are unhappy about the ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-05
... bility to block up to 99 percent of UV rays and over 90 percent of Infrared rays, and to dissolve organic dirt through photocatalysis. The PolyU invention won the Global Innovation Awards at the TechC ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-04
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase lost a bid to block the Internal Revenue Service from seeing the trading records of its customers as part of a tax-avoidance probe, TechCrunch reports. A San Francisco ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-30
... enormous block of flat (to British standards) at number 42 Kennedy Road; this is where expatriate civil servants were housed. It was later demolished and replaced by the Commissioner’s Office of the ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-23
... power to block any government bill that requires two-thirds of lawmakers' approval. But now the pro-Beijing camp enjoys absolute majority after the High Court disqualified six pro-democracy lawmakers ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-23
The US Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc. on Monday to block its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., saying the deal could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
... search at Blockchain Capital, as saying. "Despite the fact that it was called off, there is still some group of people that will follow through with the intended fork. As a result, I believe some capi ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-17
... building block of the international order. But below the nation-state are states (or provinces), cities, and regions, which may have their own governance structures. Above, there are supranational bl ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-15
... y of the “blocks” transactions are processed in, thereby reducing competition to get payments processed and lowering transaction fees. Consequently, analysts said, some of those who see low fees as im ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-14
