... ose “long-arm jurisdiction” on Chinese companies or individuals. Bonnie Glaser, senior adviser for Asia at CSIS, said of the sanctions against the small bank in a city on the North Korean border: “It ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-03
The recent state visit to Taiwan by President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay was indeed a timely and much-needed shot in the arm for President Tsai Ing-wen, who had suffered a major diplomatic setback whe ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-28
... tal media arm Ziff Davis LLC acquired Everyday Health Inc., a U.S. operator of health-related websites, for US$465 million, including debt. Founded in 1996, WebMD has grown into one of the most popula ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
... rket fund arm Yuebao so that they can earn interest income when not using the money and also enjoy the flexibility of withdrawing for payment anytime. Alipay has launched a number of consumer loan pro ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-19
... ost me an arm and a leg. I immediately flipped through Daimanzoku's menu for the prices. To my surprise, they were up to 40 percent lower compared to those at Nishimura. I could only guess it was beca ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-14
... ing their arm for passage of bills. Sources said the CPU had spent two years and a lot of resources to write the report, and it was highly regarded by the former Leung administration. However, it seem ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-13
... rming and arm-twisting for Lam to resolve this highly complicated and sensitive issue. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on July 6 Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] – ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-06
... execution arm of the cabinet. In fact, Lam has shown her ambition to take the lead in financial policies with the appointment of four key Executive Councilors to her cabinet. They are Laura Cha, Josep ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-05
... ot in the arm for the liberal elites and moderate voters in France, but also comes as a huge relief for the European Union (EU), particularly Germany. As German Chancellor Angela Merkel put it, Macron ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-22
... OAS is an arm of US diplomacy. "The only way you could impose this on us is with your Marines, which would meet a strong response in Venezuela," Rodriguez said, referring to the proposal to create a g ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-21
... s defense arm sells a variety of military equipment including jet fighters, missiles and unmanned underwater vehicles to the United States and its allies. Boeing's military aircraft business, part of ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-14
... a with an army of 120,000 deliverymen and a fleet of 40 cargo jets, rejected the request, citing customer privacy rules. Surprised and angered that its request was rebuffed, Ma ordered Cainiao to rem ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-09
... anagement arm acquired the bonds "on the secondary market from a broker and did not interact with the Venezuelan government". The New York-based investment bank came under fire from Venezuelan politi ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-31
... h intense arm-twisting, an act that has raised some eyebrows in the pan-democratic camp, where many believe Fung should have given the opportunity to someone younger. In the meantime, 30-year-old Ramo ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-16
Western Digital Corp has sought international arbitration to stop partner Toshiba Corp from selling its chips arm without its consent, potentially derailing a much-needed capital injection for the Jap ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-15
... spite the arm-twisting by Beijing's Liaison Office. The fact that Carrie Lam has taken the initiative and extended the olive branch to the Liberal Party indicates that she is determined to seek reconc ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, US President Donald Trump has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic S ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
... sition of ARM Holdings, Inbev’s purchase of SABMiller, and Shell’s takeover of BG Group. The foreign corporates are clearly confident about the UK's future, or else they won’t vote with hard cash. Mea ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-05
... advocacy arm of a progressive mobile-phone company that uses its revenues to support five million activists – are already showing the way. Credo Action’s website includes an easy-to-use menu to expre ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... hand and arm muscles. You must take regular breaks to relax your wrists and fingers. Avoid prolonged repetitive moves, maintain the right posture and use suitable tools whenever available to help pre ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-28