Three lucky draws, three different results. As expected, round 2 of iPhone 6 subscriptions took Hong Kong by storm. In fact, typhoon signal No. 8 may have helped as most people got up early to check t ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-17
NATO countries have started delivering weapons to Ukraine to help it fight pro-Russian separatists, Reuters reported, citing remarks by the country's defense minister. Valery Heletey told a news confe ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
The ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is showing its first sign of recovery after years of dangerous depletion, according to a United Nations study, Reuters reported. The hi ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for immediate talks on the "statehood" of southern and eastern Ukraine, but his spokesman clarified this doesn't mean Moscow is now endorsing the rebels' ca ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
Risky Chinese intercepts of US surveillance planes over the South China Sea, which Washington assailed as dangerous, are likely to continue, even intensify, amid the military's resolve to shield its e ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
The image is seared into our minds: American journalist James Foley, eyes shut, waiting to meet his fate; a black-hooded man waving a knife standing next to him. In a moment, Foley would be dead and t ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
US video game provider Ouya has linked up with smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc. to expand in China, Reuters reported. Xiaomi, which is now the country's top smartphone seller, will help Ouya sell its game ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
It's not true that no one helped a foreigner who passed out on the Shanghai Metro Line 2 on Aug. 9, an incident that made headlines because his co-passengers fled the train instead of lending a hand. ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday that it will cut prices of spare parts in China for its Lexus vehicles from next month, Reuters reported. Prices on about 15,000 parts will be reduced by an average ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
At least 36 people were killed in Japan on Wednesday as landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, Reuters reported. Seven people were missin ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
Leading opposition politician Imran Khan called on Pakistanis not to pay taxes or utility bills as a protest against the government of Nawaz Sharif, Reuters reported. Addressing thousands of supporter ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook is not happy with the technology giant's diversity report. It seems that despite his strong advocacy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the workplace, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a ruling that China violated international trade rules with its export restrictions on rare-earth minerals, Reuters reported Thursday. "... China has not ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
Standard Chartered Plc has taken a US$175 million provision to cover its exposure to suspected commodities fraud in China, Reuters reported Wednesday. "We believe that in the provisioning we have take ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
An Austrian law student challenging Facebook in a Vienna court has closed the list of plaintiffs in his class action suit after 25,000 people joined the campaign alleging that the social media giant h ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
Between viewing the treasures of the Palace Museum and playing Candy Crush, most web-addicted youngsters would have no second thoughts about choosing the latter for a day of recreation -- unless, of c ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
China's targeted bank reserve ratio requirement (RRR) cuts have helped boost credit support for the farming sector and small businesses, but it would be unwise to adopt the monetary tool for the long ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
Shantou's planned trial economic and cultural cooperation zone, which aims to attract investment from overseas Chinese, will put pressure on Shenzhen's Qianhai special economic zone to step up its act ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
European nations will face heavy pressure to impose tougher sanctions on Russia as foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the attack on the Malaysian jetliner last week. A UK-led gr ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
Here's an idea that many of us in the rat race are likely to agree with: Carlos Slim, the world's second-richest man, believes that we should be working only three days a week. Hooray! But he also say ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-21
