... r an 18th grand slam many thought would remain elusive. "I've got to take more time off, I don't know!" said Federer, whose family has doubled with the addition of twins Leo and Lennart to go with twi ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-17
... rs in the Grand Hyatt had to be cleared as well as the Renaissance Harbour View. And all this ridiculous palaver at a cost to the Hong Kong taxpayer of HK$64 million. Unless I have been hoodwinked, I ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-12
... medieval Grand al-Nuri mosque. Abadi declared the end of Islamic State's "state of falsehood" a week ago, after security forces retook the mosque – although only after retreating militants blew it up ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-10
It is disheartening to see the list of Grand Bauhinia winners this year who supposedly contributed the most to the well-being of this city. Many observers cried foul upon seeing the 12 recipients of t ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-03
... -year-old Grand al-Nuri Mosque -- from where IS proclaimed the caliphate nearly three years ago to the day -- prompted Iraq to announce a conclusive victory, Reuters reports. "The return of al-Nuri Mo ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-30
... luxurious Grand Hyatt, which used to receive heads of states and other dignitaries including Xi’s predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. The visit is a call-out to the entire police force, including ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-29
... anquet at Grand Hyatt hotel, it remains to be decided whether Xi will stay at the Grand Hyatt or the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View hotel, which is on the other side of the HKCEC. Reporters have o ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-28
... ad made a grand gesture of his desire for warm ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he played host to Xi in April at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. "I think China will be steppi ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-28
Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) said it is awaiting a letter of no objection from the police regarding its application to hold a protest on Friday evening outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Wan Chai, wh ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-27
... ht to the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai, where they will be staying. On the first day of his visit, he will meet with Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, incoming Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other top ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-23
Islamic State militants blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret, Reuters reports, citing an Iraqi military statement, as Iraqi forces seeking to expel the group from t ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-22
... nd nearby Grand Place, Brussels' landmark Renaissance town square. The Belgian capital, home to the headquarters of NATO and the European Union, has been on high alert since a Brussels-based Islamic S ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-21
... idents of Grand Waterfront in To Kwa Wan had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the units at the residential complex. That accident is also believed to have been caused by a dehumidifier ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-19
Yeung Man-wai is well known in Hong Kong as the holder of the women's high jump record. During the final leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix in Taipei this year, Yeung won the gold medal by jumping ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-16
... bid for a grand strategy. Some observers also saw the Forum as part of Xi’s effort to fill the vacuum left by Donald Trump’s abandonment of Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Ch ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-13
... er at the Grand Plaza in Mong Kok to see an eye specialist at lunchtime on Monday. She was holding her daughter’s hand upon leaving the shopping center, when an old woman got hold of the child's other ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-06
... whip up a grand dinner," Fitri said. They usually prepare Indonesian cuisine. They lay out the dishes, which are good for about 20 people, on the floor and sit around them for a night of delicious foo ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-05
... ed. A new grand bargain between the eurozone’s two largest economies, France and Germany, will be needed sooner rather than later. In the meantime, the search for technical solutions to the euro’s woe ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-05
... proposed grand bargains could offer a valuable way forward – one that relies not on institutional changes, but on political trade-offs. Macron’s security policies try to square tough anti-terrorism m ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-31
... the Park Grand Hotel near the station. “We are almost full up for the next week.” On Saturday (May 27), organisers held football and rugby cup finals in London, each attracting crowds of more than 70 ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-29
