Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied abandoning his commitment to the eventual creation of a Palestinian state, Reuters reported. "I haven't changed my policy," Netanyahu told MSNBC in ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital on Wednesday, killing 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians, after failing to launch an assault on the parliament as lawmakers we ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
Leung Chun-ying has been rarely seen or heard outside of his official duties since he became Hong Kong chief executive. But on Tuesday, he spoke as a parent and few would have failed to relate to what ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-18
Leung Chai-yan, the controversial elder daughter of Hong Kong's chief executive, said on her Facebook page she will leave home forever, after complaining that her mother hit her in a rage. "My mother ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
British police condemned onlookers who shouted "jump" and filmed a distressed man whom officers were trying to talk down from a tall building. One witness said she was "sickened" by the scene in Telfo ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Carmakers including Volkswagen AG, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Daimler AG pledged to act expeditiously on consumer complaints after China's annual consumer rights day TV show said the firms overcharged ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
Aid workers who have reached Vanuatu reported widespread devastation after a "monster" cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation. Authorities have declared a state of emergency. With winds of mor ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
One Man's View of the World, written by Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew, offers his insightful and candid views and forecasts for the world. Some of Lee’s analysis applies well in investment. C ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
European companies are likely to step up share buybacks amid an expected flood of cash from the central bank's 1 trillion euro stimulus program. But they will be under greater political pressure to us ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
The World Bank expects a surge in the number of people being forced to move out of their homes as it ramps up funding for new infrastructure projects in the developing world. Some three million people ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
The proportion of women on the boards of the companies on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) has risen to 11.1 percent this year from 9.6 percent last year. It is the highest ratio in five years but still fall ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on its nuclear activity to help pave way for a landmark atomic deal, US President Barack Obama said on Monday. In an interview with Reuters ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (06808.HK), China's leading hypermarket operator, hopes to build its online sales to 10 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion) within three years from 150 million yuan as online retai ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
China has ordered local governments in two key steel-producing cities to take tougher action against polluters from the sector as part of efforts to improve air quality, Reuters reported. Inspectors f ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
An Argentine judge has dismissed allegations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to cover up Iran's purported involvement in the deadly bombing of a Jewish center in 1994. The judge on Thursday "d ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
A North Korean shipping company, blacklisted by the United Nations, has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues illicit shipments in violation of UN sanctions, Reut ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
Just in time for the annual meetings of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies next month, President Xi Jinping has unveiled his political philosophy: the Four Comprehensives. He first ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
In this day and age, it is often considered racist or culturalist to criticize one's regional neighbors. Yet as the Year of the Sheep begins, some Thais appear to be reaching the limit of their forbe ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (00011.HK) will hire more people to expand its cross-border business despite deteriorating credit quality in the mainland. Loan impairment charges jumped 113.4 percent to HK$1.14 b ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the ... Is it sheep or goat? Up to now the debate is raging over which zodiac creature should represent the lunar new year which starts on Feb. 19. As Chinese com ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
