... Line and West Rail. Leong said MTR will work closely with the government to decide how the extra cost of a planned high-speed railway should be shared. The project, which has been hounded by delays, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
The Ebola outbreak in Liberia has affected the operations of Chinese companies in the West African country, but some 1,500 Chinese workers in the country remain safe and the risk is still controllable ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
Liberia has quarantined remote villages affected by the Ebola epidemic in a bid to control the virus spreading through West Africa, Reuters reported on Sunday. The situation in these abandoned village ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
... Kong and West Africa, making it difficult for local immigration staff to recognize travelers coming from affected regions, Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said during his visit to Beijing. ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
Russia's large oil company has asked the government for as much as 1.5 trillion rubles (US$42 billion) in support as western sanctions against Moscow take their toll. The Russian government will cons ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
Iraq's embattled prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, is stepping down after eight years in office under pressure from his own party and the West amid mounting sectarian strife in his country. Maliki will ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... ff in the West African nation. Their return date has not been confirmed by the Red Cross. Hong Kong’s Department of Health has been in touch with the Red Cross. It is known that both of the experts ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
... people in West Africa, has lent an unprecedented urgency to efforts to develop vaccines and treatments, which for years had largely languished, the report said. Only one treatment, made by Tekmira Pha ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
... d in some Western countries, will ensure that no body parts are exposed during any emergency. Following the news, medical workers in the city are also seeking enhanced protective attire and equipment, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... tbreak in West Africa has so far killed 1,013 people, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... ca on the west coast of Portugal, reports said. The parents may have crossed a safety barrier in order to reach the cliff edge, according to the Daily Mail. Portuguese authorities are investigating th ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-12
... read from west Africa, the epicenter of the epidemic, to other parts of the world. The warning came as scientists and doctors in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong have isolated and tested travel ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
... 2 at the West Kowloon harborfront, and only 12,000 people will be admitted to the race because of space constraints, Apple Daily reported on Thursday. But those interested in joining the fun run may ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, as health workers appealed for urgent help in controlling the virus. Forty-f ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
... ainst the West. Under an order from President Vladimir Putin, imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from European Union will be banned, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
... y’s third west-to-east gas project, according to the report. NSSF had 1.2 trillion yuan of assets under management at the end of last year, 20 percent of which could be used for direct investment. Zhu ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
... London's West End, where a smash hit can take in from US$600,000 to US$1 million per week in ticket sales. China is building a major new musical production center 30 miles south of Beijing in the cit ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
The World Bank has pledged up to US$200m in emergency funding to help fight the Ebola virus in West Africa, Financial Times reported on Monday. The funds will help provide "critically needed support f ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
... the three west African countries in the grip of an Ebola epidemic -- are being handed health advisory cards and encouraged to watch themselves for any Ebola-like symptoms. The procedure is less string ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... along the West Rail Line. The visitors sometimes disturb order in the swimming pools, adding to the workload of lifeguards. A spokesman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said it may not ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
