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
The insurance sector will continue to be the top pick in China's equity markets this year, the firms' H shares being the best bets, Citibank said Monday. “Besides the rally in the A share market, what ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-05
President Xi Jinping has demanded an investigation into a New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai that killed 36 people and injured 47. The crush happened in Chenyi Square in the city's historic Bund dist ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
A 14-year-girl arrested before Christmas for making graffiti on a wall at a former Occupy protest site has been sent to a children's home, RTHK reported. Police detained the girl for drawing a flower ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-31
US Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a man from Colorado who posted online threats advocating the killing of police officers after receiving a tip from search giant Google. Jeremiah Pere ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-24
South Korea on Tuesday boosted computer security in the country's nuclear power plants after President Park Geun-hye said there had been a series of "grave" data leaks. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power C ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-24
OPEC's leader has vowed that the oil cartel will not cut output even if the price of crude falls to US$20 a barrel. Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister, signaled an end to the traditional strategy of ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
Taliban gunmen on Tuesday broke into a military-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, killing at least 132 students and nine staff members. It was the bloodiest massacre the co ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
Commandos stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed hostages being held there at gunpoint, ending a 16-hour siege in which three people including the attacker were killed. Police have n ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
