Canada is expressing concern after China indicted a Canadian citizen on charges of spying and stealing state secrets. Kevin Garratt had been detained since August 2014 near China's sensitive border wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Israel is under fire from the United Nations over a planned new settlement in the West Bank. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called it "provocative acts" that raise questions about Israel's commitmen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
Tesla Motors Inc. chief executive Elon Musk hopes to have a factory in China to produce electric vehicles by the middle of this year. Musk told tech website Engadget the company is "doing reasonably w ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
Russia is inviting Japan to co-develop fisheries around Pacific islands they are disputing, saying it will tap other foreign partners if Tokyo does not jump in. The offer is part of a broader plan to ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
Miss Hong Kong Louisa Mak Ming-sze (麥明詩) broke the hearts of her fans over the weekend by coming away from the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 without a trophy. The result was expected, but t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
US Secretary of State John Kerry plans to press China to rein in North Korea after Pyongyang announced a recent nuclear test and urge Southeast Asia to show unity in response to Beijing's claims in th ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are being held as slaves in Iraq by Islamic State militants, the United Nations said. The Islamist group, which controls large parts of Iraq and S ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
Exclusive tiger feasts where the jungle cat is butchered before the guests -- for grotesque authenticity, maybe? -- are hosted in secret locations in China where seats are reserved for the nouveau ric ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
In my mind, there never was any doubt. The latest Star Wars saga racked up US$52.6 million in China last weekend -- the country’s biggest opening weekend of all time -- despite naysayers predicting le ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
Tributes poured in from around the world for British rock star David Bowie, who has died of cancer at 69. Bowie straddled the worlds of hedonistic rock, fashion, art and drama for five decades, pushin ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
The UN Security Council has vowed to take new measures against North Korea after Pyongyang said it had tested a hydrogen bomb. The council condemned the test, saying "a clear threat to international p ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
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
