... paralysed East Kowloon traffic for nearly two hours as people scrambled to take road transport after MTR services were cut to 30-minute intervals. Bus companies increased service frequencies along the ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
... d the Far East as their last gold mine before retirement. Instead, the recent arrivals are players in their heyday such as Oscar (25 years old), the Brazilian World Cup playmaker; Hulk (30), another B ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
... cts -- in eastern and southern China -- that have been launched recently and assume a lot of significance: the Jiaxing New Area and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Big Bay Area. Overall, the three new devel ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-07
Southeast Asian Islamic State fighters who are returning from the Middle East following the group's setbacks are expected to rebase in the southern Philippines, experts said at a security conference. ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday from its east coast into the sea off the Peninsula, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between US and Chinese leaders who are set to disc ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
... state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. That position is now vacant. For the time being, the point man seems to be Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, who also handles Middle Eastern policy. On the C ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-03
... vintage "East Meets West" interior design, with the walls recreating the look of a traditional grocery store and the ambience reminding one of the busy streets of Bangkok. For snacks and starters, on ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-31
... ) and Far East Horizon (03360.HK). Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank Corp. (06212.HK) saw its stock dive 8.7 percent on Monday. The small bank, it turns out, is the second largest creditor of Huishan ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-29
Amazon has clinched an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Souq.com, the Middle East's biggest online retailer, for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which will help Amazon expand its reach in a key ma ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-29
... all to an East German audience in 1987. Two years later, the Berlin Wall collapsed. “I think people who desire freedom are heroes. It’s not about the one who got elected or those who cast their votes. ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-27
... 21 Middle Eastern countries following a series of abuse cases but high-demand for maids has encouraged traffickers to find ways around the curbs. Hindharno said the Middle East ban would stay in place ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-22
The United States and Britain imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-22
... in Middle East affairs around the world are keeping a close eye on the former military strongman and trying to predict his next move. In fact the trial of Mubarak that went on for nearly six years was ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
... in Middle East affairs, the ministry added. "Saudi Arabia is willing to work hard with China to promote global and regional peace, security and prosperity," Salman said. Deputy Chinese Foreign Ministe ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-17
... ingdom in East Kowloon. Since winning its first Kai Tak tender in early November, HNA has spent a total of HK$27.2 billion to acquire property in the key development zone. With the high-profile acquis ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
... s off the east of the Korean peninsula was part of a "reckless scheme" to attack North Korea, it said. "If they infringe on the DPRK's sovereignty and dignity even a bit, its army will launch merciles ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-15
... na in the East China Sea. Japan wants to invite Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to visit the Izumo when it visits Subic Bay, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Manila, another source said. D ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-14
... specified East Asian nation. Malaysia, without specifying the targets, said the plotters were arrested between Feb. 21 and 26. Police said two of the men were directed by Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... m Mosul’s east and west sides since the operation to retake the city from IS began in October, according to the United Nations agency. On Mosul's outskirts, workers are building new camps to accommoda ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
... he Middle East and the Pacific, calling on them not only to “pay their fair share of the cost” but also “to take a direct and meaningful role in both strategic and military operations”. “Our allies wi ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
