Like in Legislative Council by-elections in March, a candidate's political stance will again be considered as a factor in determining whether he or she can run in the District Council elections next y ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-10
Iran’s foreign minister said US demands to change its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers were unacceptable, Reuters reports. US President Donald Trump has warned that unless European allies rect ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-04
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country shuts its nuclear test site in May, Reuters reports, citing Seoul offici ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-30
The tech stocks that fuelled the last bull market have seen their share prices plummet as an onslaught of bad headlines took its toll. More regulation and taxation are almost certainly on the horizon ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-20
US President Donald Trump said he hoped an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be successful after a recent visit to Pyongyang by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but warned he wo ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-19
Former FBI director James Comey accused US President Donald Trump in a television interview of being a dangerous and “morally unfit” leader. Comey, who was fired by Trump in May last year and is comin ...More
EJ Insight2018-04-16
Shares of Tesla Inc. fell sharply again on Wednesday, reeling from a credit downgrade of the electric car maker by Moody’s Investors Service, federal probes of a fatal crash and concerns about Model 3 ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-29
Australian billionaire James Packer has quit the board of casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. due to mental health issues, following a tumultuous period including a break-up with singer Mariah Carey an ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-21
US President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited plan to fight the nation's opioid crisis, calling for stiffer penalties for drug dealers, including the death penalty. At an event in Manchester, New ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-20
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring any US-based financial transactions involving Venezuela’s new petro cryptocurrency, as US officials warned that it was a “scam” by President ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-20
The Trump administration is expected to unveil up to US$60 billion in new tariffs on Chinese imports by Friday, targeting a range of items including technology and telecoms products, Reuters reports, ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-20
Alphabet Inc.’s Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their purchases, too. The US technology company is teaming up with retailers including ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-19
The US Chamber of Commerce warned the Trump administration that unilateral tariffs on Chinese goods could lead to a destructive trade war that will hurt American consumers and US economic growth. The ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-16
North Korea could buy time to build up and refine its nuclear arsenal, including a warhead able to survive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, if it manages to drag out any talks with Washington, US ...More
EJ Insight2018-03-08
