... rn on the island of Ireland, or whose parents were, is automatically an Irish citizen who qualifies for a passport. On Monday, Ireland Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan appealed to British people to s ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
... of Lamma Island into a lush green field by planting about 30,000 trees over the past 20 years. "I am very glad that we planted a forest, and I am very proud to say my mission is accomplished,” Gaia w ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-30
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo ordered an expansion of offshore oil exploration and commercial fishing in the waters near the Natuna Islands, the latest in a new campaign to assert sovereignty over ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-30
... ke on the island starting from midnight. The issue doesn't only involve the passengers and labor rights of the crew members, but also reflects the difficult situation faced by this state-owned company ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-24
... among the island’s youth. On another key front, foreign relations, Xi has only exacerbated the feud with neighbors in territorial spats across the East and South China Sea, forcing Southeast Asian nat ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-23
... brands in Island East. Our common law system and mature transportation infrastructure, among other factors, have kept interest in Hong Kong despite our high office rents. For western companies, Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-22
... into our island fastness, pull up the drawbridge and shout out our independence from behind the Union flag. Independence? Where have these people been living? They remind me of the whelk, that marine ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-21
... Hong Kong Island constituency in the last Legco election were rigged because his party was secretly “coordinating” votes with the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions on election day, an act that cons ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-20
Next time you tell a cabbie to take you to Citibank Tower in Hong Kong Island, don't be surprised if you are greeted with a perplexed look. It is because the 51-storey commercial building that you had ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
... the Lamma Island a month ago, which shows two aircraft heading towards each other as if they are to collide head-on. In reality, the two planes were about 2,800 feet apart vertically, above the ICAO m ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
... off Lamma Island in October 2012. One of the vessels involved in the collision was not fitted with a watertight door. As a result, water entered the ferry, which sank rapidly. Thirty-nine people died. ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-15
... rtificial islands including airstrips in the area, some of which are suitable for military use. The Philippines, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam have competing claims to parts of the sea, which i ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-15
The Philippines on Tuesday confirmed the execution of a Canadian who had been held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Islamist militant group on a remote southern island with three other people since September ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-14
... nt to the island after losing the Chinese civil war in 1949, there was no question that he considered himself a Chinese patriot. For decades, Chiang insisted that his troops would one day stage a coun ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-13
... tween the island's Security Bureau and the Hong Kong government. As expected, the decision drew different responses from the supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (green camp) and thos ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-13
... t ancient islands in the territory. Dubbed as an "outdoor geoheritage museum", the island features sedimentary rocks formed about 280 million years ago. The 1.5-kilometer nature trail runs along the s ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
... he German island of Helgoland and provides electricity for up to 360,000 households, is expected to be valued at about 1.6 billion euro, according to some observers. The 288 megawatt facility is owned ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
... de on the island of Ireland had been an important factor in securing the peace deal in 1998 and that it would be "profoundly foolish to play any form of risk with those foundations of stability." -- C ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
... Hong Kong Island constituency. The main plank of his platform is that he will look deep into the scandal involving HK$50 million (US$6.43 million) in payments made to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying b ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
... Hong Kong Island constituency, which means his chances of re-election will be very slim. The disgruntled and disaffected Chung then publicly lashed out at his party's leadership and said he is conside ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
