US President Donald Trump is open to authorizing additional strikes on Syria if its government uses chemical weapons again or deploys barrel bombs in the country, according to a spokesman. "The sight ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad slammed Friday's US strike on a Syrian air base, saying the move crossed "red line ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-10
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched, declaring he acted in America's "vital nationa ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-07
Australia's consumer watchdog has sued Apple Inc. alleging it used a software update to disable iPhones which had cracked screens fixed by third parties. The US technology giant "bricked" – or disable ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
Southeast Asian Islamic State fighters who are returning from the Middle East following the group's setbacks are expected to rebase in the southern Philippines, experts said at a security conference. ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
SpaceX successfully relaunched a rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year and capped the feat with another return landing on an ocean platform. The unprecedented twin achievements of r ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-31
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first face-to-face talks next week, a highly anticipated meeting between leaders at odds over trade, China's strategic ambiti ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-31
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is set to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive after she won 777 votes in Sunday's election, an event that will open a new chapter for herself as well as our city ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-28
A joint committee of ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has agreed to review whether a global pact to limit supplies should be extended by six months, Reuters reports, citing a statement. ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-27
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen the European Union will disappear, promising to shield France from globalisation as she sought to fire up her supporters in the final four weeks before voti ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-27
A special treat offered by a restaurant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Sha Tin drew cries of discrimination from many students who found they were not qualified to have it. The Stage Cafe & ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London after a car plowed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament. The dead, in wh ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he trusted China would not build anything on a disputed South China Sea shoal because he was given its "word of honor" and Beijing would not want ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
Google has apologized for allowing ads to appear alongside offensive videos on YouTube as more high-profile firms such as Marks & Spencer and HSBC pulled advertising for British markets from Googl ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-21
Hong Kong delegates to the last "twin sessions" received their newest marching orders: Go to school campuses and promote national education. The edict from China's highest political consultative body ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-15
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. has agreed to pay US$892 million and plead guilty to criminal charges for violating US laws that restrict the sale of American-made technology to Iran and Nor ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
South Korea called for "collective measures" to punish North Korea for using chemical weapons to kill the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong-un, as Malaysia said it would charge two women w ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
Moonlight, an African-American coming-of-age tale, won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, beating favorite La La Land after an embarrassing onstage gaffe over the announcement, Reuters reports. In ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
US Vice President Mike Pence assured the European Union in Brussels on Monday that the Trump administration will develop their cooperation in trade and security and backs the EU as a partner in its ow ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-21
The mobile division of China's Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) is "on track" to return to profit by December at the earliest helped by strong growth in overseas markets, its chairman said after the firm po ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
