The "one China" principle ran through the remarks of both Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, during their meeting in Singapore on the weekend, Bloomberg reported ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-09
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who has seen his reputation get dented over the years, is now eyeing a chance to redefine his legacy before he steps down from office next year. Ma hopes a landmar ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
What does the tree hugger say to the tree? Not a lot, apparently, in the case of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who are expected to meet in Singapore on Saturday. We w ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
Some Taiwanese groups have voiced their opposition to a planned meeting in Singapore this Saturday between Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Anti-China groups and ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
... y is Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) well poised to become the island’s next president, the KMT also fears losing its majority of the seats in the parliament. ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
Fearing a disastrous outcome at presidential and legislative elections in January, Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang finally took the plunge and replaced its original presidential candidate, Hung Hsiu-chu, w ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-20
Depending on your temperament, the October chill is either welcome or a yearly annoyance. And depending on your tastes, so too are the month's big beer shindigs, namely last weekend's Beertopia slosh- ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-17
A senior Chinese leader praised the people of Taiwan for their contribution to winning World War Two as a former senior Taiwan official arrived in Beijing for a military parade which has sparked contr ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
Capital One Financial Corp. is buying the healthcare finance unit of General Electric Co. for about US$9 billion. The deal includes US$8.5 billion of healthcare-related loans, according to Bloomberg. ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
HSBC Holdings beat expectations with a 10 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by a strong performance in Hong Kong. Europe's biggest bank said pretax profits in the first six months of the year ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
Less than 20 years after it allowed universal suffrage in presidential elections, Taiwan is marking another milestone -- the first contest for its highest office between two women. That would mean the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) has officially nominated Hung Hsiu-chu, who is known for her pro-China views, as its candidate for the island's presidential election next year. "Only if the KMT wins ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-20
... of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). At the weekend, she passed the 30 per cent threshold in three primary polls, with an average approval rating of 46.2 per cent. In the absence of any other candidate, sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
Hung Hsiu-chu, considered the second most powerful person in Taiwan’s legislature, is poised to represent the ruling Nationalist Party in the 2016 presidential election, paving the way for the island ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, one of Taiwan’s biggest department store chains, is opening a branch June 25 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, one in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in the fourth quarter, and one in Chon ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... ted. Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who is visiting the United States to rally support from US officials and politicians, said Wednesday that if she won the vote s ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
Tsai Ing-wen, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's pro-independence opposition party, has called for a more sustainable and consistent relationship with mainland China, Reuters reported. The chairw ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
With barely eight months to go before Taiwan holds its next general election, at which both a new president and the entire parliament will be chosen, there was a lot hanging in the balance as the new ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
The huge rally in Asian government bonds driven by plunging oil prices may not last much longer, Reuters said in a report. The rally, based on reduced expectations of inflation as fuel costs decline, ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
Russia's economy shrank in November, the first contraction in five years, thanks to western sanctions, a falling ruble and plummeting oil prices. Gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent last month, t ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
