... . “That's eight million people." "Then add in family members, who the Wen Jiabao (溫家寶) case suggests may well also be corrupt. With a spouse, the figure becomes 16 million; add in a child, 24 million; ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
Malcolm Turnbull will succeed Tony Abbott as prime minister of Australia, the fifth in eight years, after a party rebellion. Turnbull, Abbott's long-time rival, won a secret party vote by 54 to 44 on ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
... me of the eight assessment points during its first four years of operation, scoring especially low in the aspect of community participation. HKGGC could be given a “yellow card” by the United Nations ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
... banks was eight times greater than the country's GDP. The subprime mortgage crisis of the United States that finally led to the global financial tsunami in 2008 turned out to be the last straw that br ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
Many economists are sticking to predictions the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates next week, but money-market derivative traders still need convincing. Thirty-eight of 78 economists surveyed by ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
... gua”, or “eight trigrams” design of the one dollar coin was adopted to reverse the bad luck brought about by the construction of Singapore's underground rail system in the 1980s. Government officials ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-09
... eir fees. Eight kindergartens, or less than 1 percent, have lowered their fees. The applications of 32 others are still being processed. The EB said salary adjustments, the teacher-to-pupil ratio, acc ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
... ng across eight-lane highways and loitering in traffic medians, the LA Times noted. Still, that’s no excuse for the perversity of hit-to-kill drivers. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
... ong Kong, eight have been around since 2006. Only a handful of new attractions have been opened in recent years. In comparison, since 2008 there have been new tourist attractions opening almost every ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
... lets with eight-inch and 10-inch screens. Amazon has long sought to undercut its hardware competitors, in part by eschewing profits on the devices themselves. Chief executive Jeff Bezos prefers to ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
... the flat eight years ago, the rent was only HK$2,000. But recently, the owner has been raising the rent by HK$500 every six months. If the water and electricity costs are added, Chu pays around HK$4, ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
... more than eight years of medical and wellness experience in the region. The startup can license its platform to banks and insurance distributors that offer customized packages to their existing SME ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
A 52-year-old divorced man was believed to have killed his two sons, aged eight and 10, before committing suicide in their flat at Kam Ying Court in Ma On Shan, police said. Initial investigation sugg ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
... the first eight months of the year amounted to 158.88 billion patacas, translating to an average of 19.86 billion patacas per month. The government has projected a fiscal deficit should the monthly av ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
... detained eight officials from CITIC Securities on August 25 for suspected role in the market turbulence. Meanwhile, some observers say that Wang is being made a scapegoat and that the problems behind ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
... ar alone, eight district councils allocated a combined HK$7 million for such organizations, including art and culture groups, arts councils and recreational associations. Funds have been automatically ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
... more than eight years of quantitative easing. But going ahead with the tightening cycle could trigger serious turmoil in the financial markets. The moderating economic growth in China, the long-time g ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-29
... uring the eight years of war with Japan during 1937-1945. "The mainstay in China's resistance to Japanese invasion": that’s how Beijing calls itself in its propaganda and history textbooks. Not surpri ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... more than eight years ago, generated US$31.4 billion in sales last quarter, making up 63 percent of the company’s revenue. The latest smartphones will look similar to the current iPhone 6 models, with ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... ent to an eight-month low in the past five days. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index ended 3.6 percent percent higher at 21,838.54. The H-share index also surged 4.62 percent to close at 9,863.61. Reuters sai ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
