President Vladimir Putin is accusing the United States of undermining Russia's plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Putin said Washington is putting pressure on som ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
A woman protesting against the European Central Bank leaped onto a desk in front of ECB President Mario Draghi on Wednesday as he spoke at a news conference in Frankfurt, disrupting the usually somber ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran will accept a deal over its contested nuclear program only if world powers simultaneously lift all sanctions. The comments followed a decision by United St ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
The huge amounts of capital entering the Hong Kong stock market since last week could flow into the housing market, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Wednesday. “Hong Kong i ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
Most of Asia's wealthiest families are not fully prepared for succession, although it has become an increasingly urgent issue as the founders get older. After surveying more than 140 Asian families wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) may reach the historic high of 32,000 over the medium to long term because of continuing liquidity inflows from the mainland and the low valuations of H shares, asset managem ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
Greece is preparing to declare a debt default if it cannot reach a deal with its international creditors by the end of April, Financial Times reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. T ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
While Apple Inc.'s "stylish" smartwatch could make life easier for people on the move, reviewers give the gadget poor marks for battery life and slow-loading apps, Reuters reported. The watch, the fir ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
Blue Origin, a space company owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has finished work on a rocket engine for a suborbital spaceship, Reuters reported. The firm expects to begin flight tests this yea ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
The World Bank’s president has pledged to find “innovative” ways to work with the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, welcoming it as a “major new player” in the world of development. Jim Yong K ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
These days, when we talk about bitcoin, the virtual currency is often associated with investment scams, criminal activities, highly speculative and volatile trading, and efforts by authorities to curb ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
The world's oldest living person, Japan's Misao Okawa, died from heart failure on Wednesday, just a few weeks after her 117th birthday. She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city where she was born ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-01
Negotiators have agreed to extend talks on Iran's nuclear program shortly before a deadline on Tuesday midnight passed without reaching a preliminary accord. The United States warned that it was ready ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-01
Hip-hop mogul Jay Z has enlisted some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry to relaunch his music-streaming service Tidal, which is now billed as the first artist-owned platform for music ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-31
The Dutch government will reconsider selling off ABN Amro after senior managers agreed to give up a controversial pay rise that had stalled progress on the bank's proposed share listing. Amid widesp ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
China National Chemical Corp., which could soon face the task of integrating Italian tire-maker Pirelli after its US$7.7 billion bid, can take heart in the knowledge that Chinese buyers have made a de ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
Bakery chain BreadTalk Group pulled a bun commemorating Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, from its shelves after drawing flak from social media users, Reuters reported. "We would like to ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
Every year, dozens of Asia's most promising government officials, most of them from China, fly to Singapore for what has become known as the "mayors' class". There they study good governance, economic ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-24
Lee Kuan Yew, Asia's last post-colonial strongman, has died at the age of 91. The former prime minister of Singapore had been in hospital with severe pneumonia since Feb. 5. The government has declar ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
Japan and Australia have signaled approval of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Both are allies of the United States, which is worried about China's growing diplomatic clout a ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
