... moves in East Asia. Reuters is reporting that Obama's fourth White House meeting with the Dalai Lama in the past eight years took place in the residence of the executive mansion, instead of the Oval ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
... Tai Po's East Rail Station. In October last year, Reimer revealed that an abbess running the Ting Wai Monastery had misused donations to support a lavish lifestyle, leading to the latter’s arrest. Me ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-15
The US Navy's Third Fleet will send more ships to East Asia to operate outside its normal theater alongside the Japan-based Seventh Fleet amid heightened tensions with China, Reuters reports, citing a ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-15
... trait and East Asia relations. Ma wanted the world to hear Taiwan’s voice at such a high-profile gathering. He was set to be the most senior Taiwan politician to visit Hong Kong since 1949. And to rea ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-14
... a, Middle East and Africa, where governments want China to boost development but at the same time won't be ready to trim their ties with the West. The nations lack versatile and professional talent, t ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-13
The fishball snack business run by Halina Tam Siu-wan, winner of the 1994 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, has just expanded into East Tsim Sha Tsui from its first foothold in Causeway Bay. It has been more th ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
The financial sector is struggling. Hong Kong lender Bank of East Asia said it would cut 180 jobs in the city. Generally speaking, men are more affected by the economic downturn, since their advanta ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently issued an executive order encouraging Russians to explore the far eastern region of the country. Under the order, all Russian citizens are eligible to apply t ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
... South and East Asia are growing solidly, as are commodity-importing emerging economies around the world," World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu was quoted as saying in a statement. However, he cauti ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the East China Sea, according to US defense officials. The intercept involved a Chin ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
... he Middle East -- it is definitely a pioneer of “One Belt, One Road”. The company aspires to overtake Apple in mobile phones within five years. It is now No. 3, behind Apple and Samsung Electronics Co ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
... over the East China Sea in 2013, Reuters reported. China claims most of the South China Sea, through which US$5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Tai ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
... he Middle East and the Korean Peninsula. Though fictitious and with a few slightly exaggerated developments, the movie gives a truthful account of Hong Kong’s unique stature in international relations ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... se in the east and southeast, are now expected to outperform prime central London. This uplift is further enhanced in locations that will benefit from regeneration investment. Crossrail is a new 118 k ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... The northeastern province, said it has about 450 zombie companies involved in a myriad of activities including textiles, machinery, chemicals and coal. While the local government was brave, observers ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... he Middle East ramps up, he said. The stock rose 5 percent in Toronto to C$2.50, the highest in six weeks. Uranium is trading at about US$27 a pound, down from over US$70 in January 2011 before prices ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... rritories East by winning 15 percent of the vote in a by-election. There are about 3.77 million registered voters for geographical constituencies, up from 3.47 million in 2012. About 3.47 million are ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
... serve the east and west coasts of the United States, the plane couldn’t reach Miami or potential destinations in Latin America, Chu said. The airline is also liaising with Rolls-Royce Plc about a more ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
Ride-hailing service provider Uber said it has raised US$3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, gaining a crucial partner in its expansion into the Middle East. The investment from the ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
... ai Tak in east Kowloon sat in an auspicious position that corresponds with the gate of the Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣), in the asterisms of the north sky of a celestial sphere in traditional Chine ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
