Daily Archives: Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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Koreas to hold summit at border in April; Kim hints at tests suspension
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a landmark summit meeting with South Korea’s president next month and impose a moratorium on nuclear ... -
Arts Festival | Asian programs increased, budget reduced
The 29th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held from April 27 to May 31. The IC announced the ... -
Rotary clubs hope for more RhD negative blood donors
The 16th edition of the Rotary Blood Donation Day is aiming to attract more diverse blood donors, particularly RhD negative donors, to maintain a sufficient reserve ... -
Labor Bureau starts training of 30 inspectors
The Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) kicked-off a one-year training course which aims to train new inspectors for the department. According to a DSAL statement, the course, ... -
Football | Participation in AFC Cup a ‘unique opportunity’ for Benfica Macau
Football club Benfica de Macau is ready to participate in the Asia Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2018 group stage. Several Benfica representatives have acknowledged this opportunity ... -
IC head ‘convinced Macau is an open city’
The president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian, said yesterday at a press conference for the Maca0 Arts Festival that she was not aware ... -
Population reaches more than 650,000
The total population at end-2017 increased by 8,200 year-on-year to 653,100, with the female population accounting for 53 percent of the population, according to information released ... -
CE meets with top think tank on NPC sidelines
Chief Executive Chui Sai On yesterday met with one of China’s top think tanks in a sidelines meeting from his trip to Beijing for the opening ... -
NPC | CPPCC: Ho thinks China’s gov’t report lays out clear thoughts
The president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Sang, said that China’s latest government work report lays out China’s clear development plan. While attending the ... -
MGTO signs agreement in Beijing over int’l film festival
The director of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Helena de Senna Fernandes, met with representatives of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and industry operators ... -
Briefs | Two tourists injured by tents on IC grounds
Yesterday, tents and an exhibition board that had been set up in front of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) at the Tap Seac Square fell due ... -
Singapore | Blue diamond initial coin offering cancelled
A Singapore-based company has called off a USD2 million initial coin offering backed by a 2.08-carat blue diamond that gave investors a chance at a raffle ... -
Chinese firms to pay USD14 million back wages in Saipan
Four China-based construction firms will pay nearly USD14 million in back wages and damages to thousands of Chinese workers for construction of a casino in the ... -
Angola | New airline may be equipped with Bombardier Q-400 aircraft
The new domestic air carrier in Angola will be able to operate with Q-400 type aircraft produced by Canadian company Bombardier, thereby correcting several years of ... -
Mozambique | Anti-money laundering capacity bolstered
Mozambique has improved its ability to supervise, prevent and combat money laundering following the approval by the country’s parliament of an update to the law creating ... -
Dire Strait | Taiwan says it will beef up defense to respond to China
Taiwan will look to its domestic arms industry as well as foreign suppliers to respond to China’s continuing military buildup, but has no interest in engaging ... -
Beijing asks for hold on UN ban of North Korea traders
China’s government said yesterday it asked for a hold on a U.S. request for United Nations sanctions against ships accused of helping North Korea evade sanctions ... -
NPC cites support for ending presidential term limits
China’s ceremonial legislature said yesterday that a broad consensus has been reached on amendments to the constitution, including one to abolish term limits that will allow ... -
He Lifeng | Chief economic planner says growth target can be met
China’s top economic planner expressed confidence yesterday that stronger consumer spending will help the country meet a 6.5 percent growth target that is little changed from ... -
Sri Lanka | President declares emergency amid anti-Muslim violence
Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency yesterday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in a central hill town could spread. Details of the emergency decree ... -
Oceania Australia and East Timor settle bitter border differences
Australia and East Timor will sign a treaty that draws the first-ever maritime border between the neighbors, resolving years of bitter wrangling with a deal that ... -
Meeting thrusts Kim Jong Un into the limelight
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un grins, just on the verge of a belly laugh, as he grasps the hand of a visiting South Korean official. ... -
USA | Republicans want Trump to back off his tariff proposal
In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump are pleading with him to back away from his ... -
UK | British counterterror help inquiry after ex-Russian spy collapses
Britain will respond “appropriately and robustly” if Russia’s involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who fell ill after coming into contact with ... -
Offbeat | Jazz hall’s signature sousaphone stolen in New Orleans
Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Goldie the eagle evades capture again
A golden eagle which escaped from Regent’s Park Zoo is still on the loose after outsmarting his keepers’ latest attempts to recapture him. Goldie the Eagle ... -
Basketball – NBA | Larry Legend: Nance has career game as Cavs beat Pistons
As Larry Nance Sr. waited in the hallway following the best game of his son’s career, the former All-Star was approached by a young Cavaliers fan. ... -
Sumo | Japan’s ancient sport needs some brighter days
The most damage inflicted in sumo in recent times has been to the image of Japan’s tradition-steeped national sport. An alcohol-fueled restaurant brawl that left a ... -
World briefs
TAIWAN will look to its domestic arms industry as well as foreign suppliers to respond to China’s continuing military buildup, but has no interest in engaging ... -
The Buzz | Trump says more staff will leave as he seeks ‘perfection’
President Donald Trump is denying his White House is chaotic but says more staff will leave as he seeks “perfection.” Trump tweets yesterday: “The new Fake ... -
Child marriages decline, led by big fall in South Asia
A significant fall in the number of child marriages in South Asia has helped reduced the rate of marriage for girls globally, the U.N. children’s agency said ... -
Views On China | Cool the Hong Kong peg fever (again). It’s going nowhere
Rumors of the Hong Kong dollar peg’s impending demise have always been vastly exaggerated. This time is no different. At 7.8321 to one U.S. dollar, the ... -
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – edition no. 3001
* Koreas to hold summit at border in April * Arts Festival | Asian programs increased, budget reduced * AFC cup seen as ‘unique opportunity’ * ...
