... he resort island of Langkawi followed the arrival Sunday of 582 on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Malaysian and Indonesian authorities say the refugees are a mix of Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ry on the island as well as in communities in mainland Japan that host US bases. Leon Panetta, the defense secretary at the time, helped secure a decision to permit flights of the aircraft over Japan ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... l out the island's interests. Taiwan’s ruling party suffered a major setback last November in local elections, in which Chu was one of a tiny handful of KMT candidates to emerge victorious, winning hi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... ts on the island were indeed members of the Chinese Communist Party. Now we know that these people sowed the seeds of Taiwan separatism but the influence of even today’s pro-independence activists in ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has defended his policy of rapprochement with mainland China, pointing out that the closer ties have helped the island's economy and security. China is Taiwan's largest ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... the Rhode Island School of Design to do her master’s degree. In 1997, Sikander’s works were exhibited at the Drawing Center in New York and at the Whitney Biennial, building her reputation in the Amer ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... ms in the island at the moment-- the Yahoo Super Mall (B2B2C), the Yahoo Shopping Center (B2C) and the Yahoo Auction (C2C). Transactions on each of the three platforms have surpassed the NT$10 billion ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... rs on the island and their money is flowing rapidly into the property market, despite attempts to restrict it. Vote for Tsai and the DPP and we can slow or turn off the tap of tourists, investment and ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... 5 for the island's Bun Festival. Details are still being discussed among the ferry company, the Transport Department and residents' representatives. A total of 80-100 seats, out of 1,400, may be reser ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
Star Ferry Co. Ltd, which operates the iconic heritage ferries that ply between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, is planning to add a new landmark on the city's famed harborfront. The company, whose hist ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... d Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands in China’s official documents): “The Senkaku Islands are territories under the administration of Japan and therefore fall within the scope of the commitments under Ar ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... wins the island's 2017 presidential election, Liu said. Chu, a likely KMT presidential candidate next year, said on Saturday -- before the high-profile meeting with China's top leader -- that he will ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
Facebook does not always get it right, sparking complaints about everything from privacy settings and censorship to how it displays ads on news feeds. But put an entire community of Swedish islanders ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... want the island to join using a name that might imply it is an independent country. Chu's comments during his meeting with Xi were carried live on Hong Kong-based broadcaster Phoenix Television. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
Eric Chu Li-luan, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang, said the island can and will play a greater role in the global community based on the 1992 Consensus with mainland China, Ming Pao Daily repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... th on the island of Bali in 2013 after she was convicted of trafficking drugs, the news agency said. Customs officers found cocaine worth an estimated US$2.4 million hidden in a false bottom in Sandif ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... isolated island of prosperity. Indeed, just 100 miles inland, in California’s Central Valley, unemployment rates remain in the double digits (11.2 percent in Fresno and 10.4 percent in Modesto), with ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... ion on an island facing the main promenade. But tickets for classical music, western and Chinese opera and other upmarket performances will be out of the budget of a majority of Zhuhai’s 1.5 million p ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... in Rhode Island on government scholarships. Singapore subsidizes the bulk of tuition fees at local universities for its citizens, making the cost about S$7,950 a year for an arts and social sciences ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... the South Island line. Leung said MTRC understands the concerns of the public but has to be realistic in projecting the time it needs for construction, given the technical difficulties it has encounte ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
