... present a sea-change in German politics: Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parties again garnered the largest share of the vote, securing Merkel ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-09
... t-growing sea port. Although it already has extensive autonomy, its tax revenues are crucial to Spain’s state budget. The events in Catalonia have forced Rajoy to delay talks over next year’s budget a ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-03
... uth China Sea territorial dispute. In his recent maiden speech to the UN, Trump stressed that "we must reject threats to sovereignty from Ukraine to the South China Sea, and we must uphold respect for ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-26
... beneath a sea of umbrellas. Smaller pro-government protests were held elsewhere in the city. Since Duterte took office last year promising to tackle drug activity, more than 3,800 people have been kil ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-22
... due to a sea lice epidemic in farms abroad, Apple Daily reports. Parasitic sea lice disrupted operations at several global salmon suppliers, as the tiny lice attached themselves to the fish and fed o ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-21
... into the sea to coincide with North Korea’s launch. The presidential Blue House has called an urgent National Security Council meeting. Japan also convened a National Security Council meeting. North ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-15
... that left sea life visible and boats grounded, though forecasters warned the storm would soon drive those waters back in with storm surges along the state’s Gulf Coast. Last week, Irma had ranked as o ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-11
... uth China Sea and the western North Pacific last month. – Contact us at [email protected] FC/RC Read more: Caught in two storms: Observatory and its dilemma of forecasting How Hong Kong stays safe duri ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-05
... breeding season begins in June and ends in October. Two green turtles were found dead in October last year and in April this year, Lockyer said. The deaths were caused by marine waste. Plastic bags a ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-04
Hong Kong faces the risk of suffering its third typhoon in two weeks as a tropical depression in the South China Sea could intensify over the weekend. The Observatory will consider giving the Standby ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-01
... cellor (research) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the key difference between Hong Kong and Singapore is the speed at which things get done in the two places. "There are always objections to what ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-31
... into the sea 1,180 km. east of the Cape of Erimo on Hokkaido. “It is an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to our nation,” Suga told a briefing, adding the government had protested the move in t ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-29
... uth China Sea is higher than normal, the National Meteorological Center of the China Meteorological Administration expects that one to two typhoons are likely to form in the South China Sea and the no ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-28
... ted food, seafood, pickled products and cooked dishes for diners to customise their feast. Although I already had a pretty good idea about food and where to find it, I was afraid the restaurants might ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
... uth China Sea had ended on August 16, paving way for fresh seafood supplies. Fishmongers extended their stores into the corridors of the market, displaying a variety of offerings. Thanks to the new MT ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
Hong Kong and Macau could face another tropical storm in the coming days, though it is expected to be much milder in intensity compared to Typhoon Hato that battered the region on Wednesday. A low pr ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
... cean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. The bombers had been accompanied by Sukhoi-35S fighter jets and A-50 early warning and control aircraft, it said. "The US and South Korea ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
... g by air, sea or land (through mainland China) and tell Hong Kong immigration officers that they are “asylum seekers”, automatically they can enter Hong Kong with no questions asked. Perhaps the Hong ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
... he raging sea. In a Facebook post by a group catering to the Sai Wan community, a netizen uploaded photos of alleged abalones on Wednesday, saying there would be more dishes for dinner that night. The ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-24
