Iran's supreme leader said he supports a fair compromise in nuclear talks with the West. "I would go along with any agreement that could be made. Of course, if it is not a bad deal. No agreement is be ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
North Korea said Wednesday it sees no more need to negotiate with the United States, accusing Washington of plotting to bring down its regime, Reuters reported. Pyongyang threatened to strike back usi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
In mid-January, a young male Chinese white dolphin, recently named Hope, was seen after it had been severely injured by a boat's propeller off the southwest coast of Lantau Island. Our research team ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
Malaysia on Thursday officially declared the disappearance last year of Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for Malaysia Airlines to pay compensation to victims' relatives. "We officially decla ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
Targeted ads are a pain for most social network users. In China, however, they are an object of desire, the Financial Times reported. Users of top Chinese social media app WeChat who were left out of ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
US President Barack Obama pledged US$4 billion in investments and loans to India, saying the world's largest democracies must unlock the "untapped potential" in their business and strategic partnershi ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-27
Apple Inc. likely sold more iPhones in China than in the United States for the first time last year. The US tech giant reached the turning point after expanding its presence in China last year through ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-26
Sri Lanka's new government will investigate all financial deals sealed by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brothers during his term as head of state and will take legal action if they involv ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman may offer good insights into the economy for investors, but his political views on Hong Kong and China may be another matter. And his very presence in the ci ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
The militant group Islamic State has threatened to kill two Japanese captives unless it received US$200 million in ransom, according to an online video it released on Tuesday. A black-clad figure with ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
Pope Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass in Manila in front of millions of rain-soaked Filipinos at the conclusion of his six-day tour of Asia. Local officials estimated that about six million people a ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-19
India's central bank surprised the market on Thursday by cutting the key interest rate by 25 basis points in a bid to boost economic growth amid easing inflation. The benchmark Sensex rose 2 percent i ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
China is sending civilian militias to help secure the border it shares with North Korea, Reuters reported Thursday, citing state media. The move follows two reported killings of Chinese citizens by No ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
A police force in China has unveiled new advertisements that appear to be inspired by action movie posters. The ads for the force in Fuyun county in Xinjiang province show officers holding guns in fro ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
Someone ought to proof-read Leung Chun-ying's speeches from now on. That's after his most important speech of the year, the chief executive's Policy Address, misspelled renminbi, the Chinese currency. ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
The United States aims to use the new sanctions imposed on North Korea to cut off the communist regime's remaining links to the international financial system, Reuters reported, citing a senior US Tre ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast for this year and 2016, citing disappointing prospects in the euro zone, Japan and some major emerging economies. The global economy is now expected t ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in a second assault after capturing the northeast Nigerian town of Baga at the weekend. The Islamist insurgents began shooting i ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday US$250 billion in investment in Latin America over the next 10 years, Reuters reported. Leaders of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean Stat ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
Hackers behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment sometimes "got sloppy" and posted material from IP addresses used exclusively by the North Korean government, the US Federal Bureau of Inv ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
