Just before Christmas, four men believed to be of South Asian ethnicity ambushed a Fujian-born traveler right outside the MTR Lok Ma Chau Station at the border. The suspects, who were wearing caps, to ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-29
The United States, supposedly the world's beacon of democracy, is practicing a strange form of it nowadays. One presidential candidate won nearly three million more votes than her opponent, who, with ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-29
Many countries have launched monetary easing measures after the 2008 financial crisis to stimulate their economies. However, loose monetary policy has led to lots of side effects, prompting people aro ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte adjusting his country's long-standing “lean-to-one-side” policy towards the United States and trying to repair relations with China, it appears Malaysia is al ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
Ho ho ho – it's that time of the year again when peace and goodwill to all men (maybe even women) is in the air. Festive greetings abound and we are supposed to look to the sunny side of things. Well, ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
The tonsils, those two small glands on either side of the throat, form part of the body’s immune system, the first line of defense against harmful microorganisms. When we breathe, the air we take in g ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... premium residential plots in the Kai Tak area for HK$14.249 billion, beating all market expectations and suggesting that the company is highly optimistic about the city's property market growth over t ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
... with each side holding a 34.3 percent stake. The Macau gaming business became the biggest source of revenue for Crown Resorts, outstripping the Australian casinos. But after Packer’s share disposal an ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
... rofitable side business — property. The company started building manufacturing plants in the mainland since the 1980s. It bought huge tracts of land in Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta to gro ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... faced the side of Mother who was inside the kitchen. There was no space for him to go in. He stretched his hand, reached out to the dish on the stove, picked up a slice of pork and slid it into his mo ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... st draw inside the top pocket. No one had won for the last three draws and if that came up … “What this family needs to do,” the woman continued, “is to hold on to what it’s got, not dream about livin ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... u set it aside, the wound will no longer hurt but it will still sting you with immense curiosity. A confused curiosity torn between healthy mourning and pure melancholia. Was I doing the “right” thing ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has been known for his anti-US rhetoric. Ever since he was sworn in on June 30 this year, he has been highly critical of President Barack Obama and h ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... ea. US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies, jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of prov ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... g on this side of the fence. Such was the disarray in the Liberal Party that when its chairman Tommy Cheung was offered a significant piece of largesse, i.e. membership of Leung’s Executive Committee, ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
... northwest side of Lung Shan, Lau Shui Heung, which literally means sound of running water, is a freshwater pool that was once used to irrigate nearby agricultural fields. While ascending the country t ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
... y to work side by side with experienced technicians. The program's latest round of recruitment is set to begin on January 17, aiming to take in 200 people. The recruits will earn between HK$9,000 and ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-14
... 's a good side and a bad side to taking CY Leung fans, as pointed out by retired Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang, from a sinking ship. And so it all boils down to whether one prefers anothe ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-13
Despite the uproar in the United States over President-elect Donald Trump’s precedent-shattering Dec. 2 phone call with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, the Chinese government has been restrained. On ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-12
... from both sides of the border, mainlanders living in the Hong Kong may sometimes be torn between the two contending doctrines. Locals may subconsciously take umbrage at mainlanders while netizens nort ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
