... ed across central China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, might be asking: "When is our turn to be brought home?" Among the Hongkongers trapped in Hubei are 10 confirm ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... cials and central bankers from the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Saturday and Sunday. China said on Wednesday that it is not sending senior central bank and finan ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... ve in the central bank’s medium-term lending rate on Monday as policymakers sought to ease the drag to businesses from the coronavirus outbreak. The LPR is a lending reference rate set monthly by 18 b ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
The coronavirus outbreak has created conflicts between central and local government officials in China. One major point of contention is the pace of resumption of work at businesses that were ordered ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
While the government has started evacuating hundreds of Hong Kong passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, thousands of Hong Kong citizens stranded in central China's ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
... ed in the central city of Daegu. On Wednesday, Shincheonji Church posted a statement on its website confirming that 10 of its members were infected by a woman who had attended services. -- Contact us ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
... nk of the central bank’s inflation target, the report noted. "Participants generally saw the distribution of risks to the outlook for economic activity as somewhat more favorable than at the previous ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
... ed in the central Hubei province late last year. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a blog post that China’s economy will bounce back quickly if the disruptions ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
... y for the central authorities to announce the postponement of the “two sessions”, their worries have lifted. On the other hand, some local NPC and CPPCC delegates complained that the Liaison Office ha ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-19
... ce in the central-eastern part of China. Much of the world now links that area with the infection. But the virus does not target any particular ethnic group or nationality – it can hit all human being ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-19
... y Hall in Central on Feb. 9 for about an hour. They were all wearing face masks at the time, but still, authorities were trying to trace her contacts to see whether they have symptoms, Chuang said. Th ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-19
... e party’s Central Committee. The five entities’ US operations will have to disclose their personnel rosters and hiring and firing decisions and register properties in the United States that they rent ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-19
... se beyond central Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan. The WHO’s Mike Ryan said China had success with “putting out the fire” first in Hubei and ensuring that people returning to Beijing from the Lu ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-19
... apital of central China's Hubei province and the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the press release, the target beneficiaries of the face masks include low-income patients and their ca ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-18
... al of the central Hubei province. As in the case of Li’s death, there was confusion on the Chinese internet about Liu’s condition on Monday night. The Communist Party propaganda department of the Hube ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-18
... European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned that a cyberattack on European financial markets could cost US$645 billion. And security officials have expressed similar concerns about t ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-18
The death of Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist with the Wuhan Central Hospital who was among the very first to warn of the Wuhan novel coronavirus outbreak, remains a hot topic in China. I believe t ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-17
... d put the central government’s interests ahead of those of Hong Kong. From her standpoint, this may be the best strategy to get what Hong Kong needs, without unduly provoking Beijing. The mainland may ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-17
... them use central air-conditioning systems and disallow windows to be opened. As of 8 p.m. on Sunday, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health said it is investigating another case ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-17
... reak. The central bank announced that it is lowering the rate on 200 billion yuan (US$28.65 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans to financial institutions by 10 basis po ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-17
