... enough to block an agreement that minimizes the economic costs of Brexit. Finally, Brexit would be a severe setback to European integration. The EU’s remaining members might agree more easily on commo ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-20
... n vain to block the deportations. Images from inside the police stations have been all over social media in Taiwan, fuelling anti-mainland feeling. The case is a complex one. China’s Ministry of Publi ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-18
European Union anti-trust regulators are expected to formally block CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s US$14.5 billion bid for Telefonica SA’s British mobile-phone business within weeks, Bloomberg reports, ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-18
China is planning further controls on the internet by widening its growing legal framework that would force service providers to cut off access to foreign websites. The proposal prohibits internet acc ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... a bid to block an anti-terror bill. Hongkongers may feel some empathy as our pan-dems, in the face of tyranny, have not found a more refined way of opposing government folly. But their efforts are do ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-21
... cated one block from the elevated High Line park, the source said. The two hotels serve as collateral for the Bank of China loan and are cross-collateralized with the Grosvenor House hotel in London. ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
... easier to block government policies if they control at least 35 votes. But they are already quite successful now in delaying and blocking government policies through filibusters and quorum calls. They ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... tenement blocks in the district. With a spherical penthouse adorning the roof, the 41-storey, 187-meter tower is one of the most noticeable high-rises dominating the island’s western skyline. Without ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
The Koch brothers, the most powerful conservative mega donors in the United States, will not use their US$400 million political arsenal to block Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in his quest for th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-03
... f several blockbusters such as “Lust, Caution” by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. However, to many old leftist activists and dissidents who are still alive today, the compound was once hell on earth, ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
... youth and block their path to a better life, they slam the door in the face of the entire society. We do not forget that the genesis of the tension in our region, the events dubbed the “Arab Spring”, ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
South Korean opposition lawmakers trying to block a government-backed "anti-terrorism" bill extended a filibuster into a sixth straight day of speeches in parliament Sunday, Reuters reports. The filib ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
... fforts to block the two proposals. Their criticisms, however, have failed to put pressure on the democrats. Critics of the copyright bill, for example, have observed that the government appears to be ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... moving or blocking content on its microblog. "If reform falls short of requirements, or if illegal activity continues in the reform period, this regulator will strictly implement heavy punishment acco ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... method of blocking bills, which is through filibusters. And so the democrats are now focusing on how to prevent the pro-Beijing camp from grabbing the seat, rather than convincing the public to vote f ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... ng should block the possible transmission of life. But Francis said one of his predecessors, Pope Paul VI, had issued an exceptional dispensation allowing nuns in Africa to use the birth control pill ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... e cans to block the roads. One worker became emotional and suddenly lay down on the ground. Police had to seal off the zone, creating a serious traffic jam in North Point for more than four hours. Som ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
... president block transactions it deems compromising to national security. ChemChina and Syngenta officially announced the US$43 billion tie-up plan on Wednesday. The companies will make a voluntary fi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
... concrete block measuring 0.5 x 0.5 meters fell off nearby, news portal hk01.com reported. The accident happened after temperatures in the city fell to 3 Celsius degrees last Sunday. Housing estates i ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
... as a roadblock. All the controversial issues in the past could have been settled by voting, Lam said, but now the middle-of-the-road parties choose to connive with the four radical troublemakers (Leu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
