... it is President Xi Jinping’s supply side reform or Premier Li Keqiang’s new economy theory, they are both telling the country’s manufacturers that consumers have changed -- they are wealthier and wan ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
It's your usual public playground, complete with a seven-a-side football pitch and a basketball court. But there's a problem. You can't play football or basketball in it, according to a notice from th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
... the dark side of the Moon in 2018. The mission, according to a preliminary report to the United Nations Office for Outerspace Affairs, will be unmanned, with state-run news agency Xinhua saying the p ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under pressure to discuss the future of President Bashar al-Assad, something that the diplomats are keen to avoid, Reuters reported. UN m ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-21
Guangdong province reported an 8 percent growth in its gross domestic product last year, and local residents’ income increased by 8.5 percent from the year before. The province’s fixed-assets investme ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
... tition. A side-effect of competition is that in markets with plenty of supply, such as China or Singapore, the earnings and cash flows of the incumbent utilities are at risk, forcing them to adjust th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... on either side of the Porsche, were also razed. Firemen found evidence of combustion gas inside the Porsche which they suspect ignited a huge fire. High temperatures and dry air caused the blaze to sp ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
Nike Inc. has unveiled its first power-lacing sneaker, which allows users to make the fit looser or snugger by pressing buttons on the side of the shoe, AP reports. The world's largest sportswear firm ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... 's supply-side reforms will unleash fresh economic growth drivers, Li added. Central government funding can be increased to help laid-off workers if necessary, Li said, in addition to a 100 billion yu ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
... d the two sides had been discussing the plan for a decade and that Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was aware of, and possibly facilitating, the proposal. According to Beijing, the mega project i ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... t neither side wins. A politically divided city that sometimes erupts in violence is the new normal for Hong Kong. The Mong Kok riot on the first day of the Lunar New Year proved in graphic terms that ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... ld the US side this is extremely regrettable and demanded firmly stricter discipline and prevention of recurrence," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference. There was no ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
... ked which side is responsible for in-car law enforcement, he suggested mainland authorities take care of southbound trains while more discussions may be needed for northbound trains. In response to Ra ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
... ngzhu, president of Gree. "I also feel sad about it. Rice cookers and electronic toilet seats aren’t exactly rocket science; why are our consumers buying them from abroad?" Dong lashed out at mainland ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
... can be considered to be genuine heung gong yan. As for other communities who have made their homes here, they too are deemed to be irredeemably foreign. Unlike the flag-waving patriots who go out and ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
... here it resides. Wong suggested the owner to stay by the dog’s side and just wait. After 45 minutes, the dog made it. “Sometimes, we can’t really find a reason to explain a dog’s problem. In such a si ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
... Chinese resident to move to Hong Kong at a daily cap of 150 people. So far more than 880,000 Chinese people have moved to the territory under this mechanism, accounting for 12.5 percent of our total p ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
... - on the side facing Victoria Harbor, shining brightly at night. Some say the huge star is subtle muscle-flexing to Hongkongers to deter any anti-Beijing troublemakers. Rumors about Beijing’s intenti ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
... n, supply side reform, revamp of the judicial system, the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, and the anti-corruption campaign. Public spotlight is thrown on China’s range target of 6.5 to 7 percent for ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
... or supply-side reforms. It remains unclear how these pledges can be turned into detailed measures. In the meantime, the government has unveiled measures to avert excessive stimulus. For example, it ti ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08