US Secretary of State John Kerry is accusing Islamic State of systematic killing of Christians, Yazidis and Shi'ite Muslims, calling it "genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology, and by actions". " ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
I knew I was off to a miserable week when my gas water heater broke down. But I wasn't expecting a disaster or anything close. It was all clear to me by the time the technician had started fixing the ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
China's violence-prone western region of Xinjiang needs to put more effort into developing its Uyghur heartland to ensure young people have "something to do and money to earn", Premier Li Keqiang told ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that Senator Grace Poe, who spent much of her life in the United States, is eligible to run for president. The 9-6 ruling Tuesday reverses a decision by the elec ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
Saudi Arabia is facing increasing pressure from foreign countries to ensure that local construction firms pay thousands of workers back wages going back months. Construction companies are feeling the ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
An Iranian billionaire who helped Tehran evade western oil sanctions has been sentenced to death for embezzlement. Babak Zanjani and two accomplices were convicted by an Islamic court of "spreading co ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
EU Council President Donald Tusk told illegal economic migrants not to risk their lives or money to make a perilous trip to Europe "for nothing" but said unilateral actions by European Union states to ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
Oh well, there's always next time. Life goes on for the rest of us but it will never be the same for the five lucky winners of Tuesday's record HK$136 million (US$17.5 million) jackpot. Millions of dr ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton clinched a series of primary victories in the biggest night of voting for the US presidential nominations. Trump and Clinton each won four states o ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
It wasn’t anything we haven’t heard before. But in a year in which #OscarsSoWhite dominated headlines, awards host Chris Rock’s tone-deaf joke at the expense of Asian kids was a cheap shot. In case yo ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
The visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the United States illustrates the seemingly schizophrenic relationship between the two countries. On one hand, clear progress was made on joint action ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
Millions of migrant workers returning to China's industrial heartland after the long Lunar New Year break are facing an uncertain future. In Guangdong province, which accounts for around a quarter of ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
Here's are some excerpts from an online post written last month by Dr. Wong Yam-hong from doctors' group Médecins Inspirés (杏林覺醒) as he recalled some encounters with patients: "'How can blood transfus ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-27
Forced labor among migrant domestic workers is widespread, with many women exploited even before they have left their home country and later abused by their employers abroad, a survey of modern slaver ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
The United States will increase its freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea amid worries over China's military buildup in the disputed waters, a senior Pentagon official said. "We will ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
China and the United States have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and hope to put it to a vote in the comin ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
Pope Francis assailed the views of US Republican candidate Donald Trump on immigration, calling them "not Christian" in a sign of growing international concern over the possibility that the billionair ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
The government surprised the public on Wednesday afternoon with its decision to scale back the controversial revitalization plan for the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront. Suspicions were rife that the renov ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-18
India's Supreme Court has sought suggestions on how to put a ban on jokes on Sikhs after petitioners filed a case seeking to stop the circulation of such jokes which they said hurt the dignity of foll ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-17
The United States and Cuba signed an agreement Tuesday to officially allow commercial flights between the two countries to resume for the first time in more than 50 years. "Today is a historic day ... ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-17
