... ago when Mount Pinatubo in Pampanga province erupted, covering the air base in ash and destroying buildings. The Southeast Asian country is one of the worst affected by storms, volcanoes and other na ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... and reach Mount Popa (波帕山), home to a significant temple, a place imbued with legend and lore. Accompanied by a cacophony masquerading as music, third-gender mediums imbibe alcohol and cigarettes on h ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
Hong Kong environmental groups are planning a social media storm to protest a government plan to develop country parks for housing. They will start uploading photos online on Dec. 13 under the hastag ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
... ullets at Mount Parker in Quarry Bay. On Jan. 16, David discovered four WWII Japanese hand grenades, 54 bullets and a mortar on a slope at 60 Black's Link. -- Contact us at [email protected] DY/JP/FL ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... he won't mount a legal challenge as he does not want to hurt his beloved university. Tai, an associate professor of law at HKU, handed Ming Pao Daily a copy of the three-page letter that he had submi ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-27
... ts do not mount a timely response – will miss out on the huge advantages that technology offers. Even when governments decide to implement policies that enable economic upgrading and adaptation, they ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
... estate on Mount Kellett Road and made off with HK$20,000 in cash and a HK$100,000 watch, Apple Daily reported Tuesday. The owner of the house, Chui Wai-kwan, 67, was injured in his arm and leg after a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-13
... effort to mount an electric challenge to petrol and diesel. A number of Asian companies, particularly Chinese technology firms like Alibaba, Baidu and a Tencent-Foxconn partnership are also jumping on ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
... he Temple Mount", and return to direct negotiations to secure peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. "Temple Mount", where Al-Aqsa is located, is the Israeli term for the location. It is one of ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
... eapons to mount a major ground offensive. They would also be backed by Assad's Lebanese Hezbollah allies and by Shi'ite militia fighters from Iraq, while Russia would provide air support. "The vanguar ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
Nepal plans to ban inexperienced climbers from climbing Mount Everest. Permits to climb the world's highest peak will only be given to those who have already scaled mountains that are higher than 6,50 ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-29
... on on the Mount: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matthew 5:6). The moral authority that Francis exudes makes his interventions in controversial contemporary issues such as ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
... 26 at the Mount Kumgang resort just north of the border, South Korea said Tuesday following overnight talks. North Korea’s state media confirmed the event in a brief statement. The gathering would be ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-09
Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, was set to be renamed Denali on Monday. US President Barack Obama was to officially restore the mountain's native name at the start of his three-day visit ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
... quired to mount a successful national presidential campaign.” -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
... m our paramount leaders to fire the two bureau chiefs that he didn’t like. Readers might still remember that during the NPC and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference meetings back in Marc ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
... s plan to mount an all-out onslaught against the pan-democrats in the upcoming District Council and Legislative Council elections by labeling them as "universal suffrage killers". To make matters wors ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
... Temple in Mount Putuo in Zhejiang province told a netizen the monthly income of monks at the temple was nearly 8,000 yuan, and they have two months of vacation each year. The survey said Buddhist temp ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-09
... as set to mount a massive offensive against them in the upcoming district council and Legislative Council elections, in an attempt to annihilate the pan-democrats and eliminate them from the political ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-29
... stantial amount for victims of the disaster. “I have to utilize all people and resources possible to buy food and tents for eight villages. Our people have been conducting relief work in those areas,” ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-27
