Shanghai is likely to be the headquarters of a new BRICS development bank, despite fears by some members of the group that China could hijack the bank to serve its interests, Reuters reported. Brazil, ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
Last week, readers of south China's most popular newspaper learnt that the Minister of Culture has US$240,000 worth of deposits in six currencies in nine different banks. It is obligatory for her to d ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
The Guangdong Television News Channel will make the full switch from Cantonese to Putonghua in September, sparking speculation that Cantonese will soon be marginalized, TVB reported Thursday. Hourly n ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
Eurozone leaders continue to debate how best to reinvigorate economic growth, with French and Italian leaders now arguing that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal compact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, the ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-11
Should public order and social harmony take precedence over the fight for democratic freedoms? Dr. Paul Kwong, the archbishop of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong, certainly seems to think so. The rel ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
After presenting itself as a moderate voice in the heated debate over electoral reform in Hong Kong, the Democratic Party is changing tack -- it now wants a public nomination model with no strings att ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
The debate over access to affordable medicines in emerging and developing countries frequently overlooks a critical issue: Governments in these countries routinely slap tariffs and other taxes on vita ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
Shinzo Abe's move to overturn the pacifist defense policy to make it easier for Japanese troops to fight in overseas conflicts has sparked an intense debate and fueled criticism in his country. On Tu ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
The verdict is unambiguous. Hong Kong people want political reforms and a bigger say in the choice of the city's top leader. An unofficial referendum that concluded on Sunday saw nearly 800,000 resid ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
Retired judges are expected to join the silent protest march that will be held by members of the legal sector in Hong Kong on Friday. The rally, which will see participants dress in black, comes as a ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
Hong Kong development secretary Paul Chan's visit to northeastern villages in New Territories on Wednesday did not end in success as the official failed to satisfy the demand of activists and villager ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-26
They could be the face of things to come. At Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation two new guides have been enlisted to welcome and interact with visitors, changing the shape of a ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
After the mega success of their television drama series My Love From The Star, South Korean love team Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun now find themselves in the middle of an ugly controversy that is thre ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-24
China is a unitary state, so it can only have one constitution, two influential state media outlets said in a commentary published on Thursday, taking aim at Hong Kong activists who have a different i ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-20
Veteran democrat Martin Lee has criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for putting his nation's economic interests above Hong Kong's political rights. Lee, a former legislator and the foundin ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
Next Media Ltd. (00282.HK) chairman Jimmy Lai is said to have met Paul Wolfowitz, a former US deputy secretary of defense, last month in Hong Kong, Singtao Daily reported Thursday. The meeting took pl ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-19
Hong Kong's Urban Renewal Authority (URA) revealed Tuesday a deficit of about HK$2.3 billion (US$296.7 million) for the fiscal year ended March, the first such loss in five years. In a working report ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-18
While adding uncertainty to a government new town plan for northeast New Territories, ugly clashes between Hong Kong police and social activists and villagers Friday night have laid bare underlying te ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has no plans to issue larger denomination banknotes this year, Legal Evening News reported Friday, citing an unidentified official from the central bank. The official ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-13
Political heavyweights in Hong Kong, including former Legislative Council president Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, have voiced support for Beijing's controversial white paper on "one country two systems", RTHK ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
