The upcoming referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the European Union, almost certain to be held this year, could turn out to be yet another major catastrophe to hit Europe. If, as seems inc ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
Doctors who treat patients in private hospitals in Hong Kong are mostly not employees of the hospitals. Rather, they are in private practice and hold practicing privileges (also known as admission or ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
At a table at the Star Ferry pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, people are handing bags to visitors from the mainland. They do not contain free tickets to Disneyland or discount coupons to buy watches and jewelry ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
Ty opened his eyes. It was exactly six o’clock in the morning. His job required him to be good with numbers. He could tell the date without looking at a calendar, he could tell the time without lookin ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The last thing I remember seeing before I plunged into the abyss was the sparkle of sequins on a fluttering black dress. As I came to my senses, I realized that I was lying on my side with my cheek re ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The artist is going to do something extraordinary today. He is going to do what no man has done. He has set it up for months, and he is going to do something extraordinary today, in the name of love. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
It’s another autumn. This year, it feels so different from last year. All the pressure is back on ... I’m just in Form 4, but I can feel the Diploma of Secondary Education exam coming closer, closer ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Donald Trump brought his free-wheeling use of foul language to a new level when he said Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" in 2008 to describe her unexpected loss to Barack Obama in the Democratic primar ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
The US must respect China's core interests, a top Beijing official said, urging Washington to stop weapons sales to Taiwan and end military patrols close to islets controlled by China in the South Chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
One can make any wish to Wong Tai Sin, the Great Immortal who is known to be generous in answering people's prayers. But since it's Christmastime, most people, especially kids, would probably address ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive. It is Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the Vietnam War. The ruling Co ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
Men sporting mustaches are more likely than women to head medical departments in 50 leading US medical schools, highlighting a need to redress the balance of sexes, a study said. Women accounted for 1 ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
In conservative South Korea, two women are trying to shatter taboos about sex. Choi Jung-yoon and Kwak Eura have opened "Pleasure Lab" in Seoul, a shop selling sex toys and related items targeted at w ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
UN officials and human rights activists have voiced concerns over a crackdown in Thailand against critics of the monarchy and the military junta. On Sunday, a student was taken from hospital by plainc ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
A 34-nation Islamic military coalition has been launched to fight terrorists "whatever their sect and name". Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the grouping which includes Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
Bad news for Hong Kong residential developers and owners but good news for young people. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying recently told a group of secondary students that he is determined to bring down ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Investigators believe the married couple who massacred 14 people in Southern California last week -- the US-born husband and his Pakistani wife -- had been radicalized "for some time", but no evidence ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-08
A Hong Kong rugby player is desperately looking for a man who caught him on a dash cam being knocked down by a speeding car in Jordan. Tom McQueen took to Facebook to reach out to the man after seeing ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Wednesday expressed confidence in the US economy and said that she is "looking forward" to the central bank's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade. "W ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
NATO allies plan to send patrol aircraft and missiles to strengthen Ankara's air defenses on its border with Syria, officials said, following Turkey's shooting-down of a Russian bomber. As NATO countr ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
