Monthly Archives: April 2018
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Hong Kong looking underground for new housing
Hong Kong may dig deep to reverse the city’s chronic shortage of land for building, adding underground caverns to the mix of options aimed at creating ... -
David Beckham joins MSO athletes for lift to top of Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower
Accompanied by global icon David Beckham, athletes from the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) participated in a health and wellness event at the Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower ... -
Ask the Vet | 10 Tips for Training Adult Dogs
The old cliché says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but with patience, confidence and repetition, training adult dogs can be a fun and rewarding task ... -
Tourism | MITE: Macau through the lens of gastronomy
The 6th edition of the Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) closed yesterday after three event-filled days that, according to organizers, led 40,000 people to visit ... -
Indonesia to consider using migrants as tourism ambassadors
A community of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism named “Generasi Pesona Indonesia” (GenPi), translating to “Wonderful Indonesia Generation,” has hinted at recruiting Indonesian migrant workers in the city ... -
MGTO showcases winning tourism mascot
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has awarded prizes to the winners of the design contest for the Macau Tourism Mascot, a contest that aimed to ... -
Crystal Fish drill tests authorities ahead of typhoon season
A drill to test the operational capacity of the authorities, in particular civil protection entities, to respond to a severe typhoon and storm surge was held over ... -
Former lawmaker says Basic Law is Macau’s biggest advantage
During a talk at the Rui Cunha Foundation, former Macau lawmaker Leonel Alberto Alves deemed Macau’s Basic Law as the city’s biggest advantage for its future ... -
Gaming | Wynn Resorts drops founder’s name for new casino
Wynn Resorts has renamed the USD2.5 billion casino it’s building outside of Boston to Encore Boston Harbor, as the company continues to take steps to distance ... -
Carlos Dias back to ‘tell a story in each photo’
Local photographer Carlos Dias will soon present a photography exhibition titled “Magic in the Streets of Macau” that will open its doors to the public on ... -
Briefs | Gov’t says it has a plan for Pearl Horizon plot
The Macau government says that it has a plan for a future development project to be based on the site of the controversial Pearl Horizon land ... -
China issues rules for securities ventures by foreign firms
China’s securities regulator issued guidelines on the country’s previously announced move to allow foreign firms to own a majority stake in local securities joint ventures. The ... -
Film | World’s biggest movie hub opens in Qingdao to woo Hollywood
Four gigantic, Chinese characters are aligned on a hill overlooking a seaside film studio complex, in a nod to the fabled Hollywood sign, the American cultural ... -
‘Europe’s Florida’ sparks rift as Portugal lures rich pensioners
After a lifetime of long Swedish winters and hefty tax bills, Dan Wikstrom’s dream of a comfortable retirement in the sun has come true. Not in ... -
Asian tigers leave Taiwan behind as economic fortunes diverge
Of Asia’s fabled “tiger” economies, one is burning less brightly than the rest. Taiwan is set to lag further behind its three peers – Singapore, Hong ... -
Tencent-backed Little Red Book is said to seek USD200m
Chinese e-commerce startup Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red Book,” is in early talks to raise at least USD200 million at a valuation or more than $2.5 billion ... -
China, India agree to avoid military dispute on tense border
THE leaders of Asia’s two most-populous countries agreed to strengthen communication between their two militaries to avoid disputes along their contested Himalayan border, after last year’s ... -
US-China trade fight unfolds as diplomats spar in Geneva
Just a month after President Trump upended the global order with threats of tariffs against allies and adversaries alike, his ambassador to the World Trade Organization ... -
Briefs | Philippines: WWII sex slaves statue removed
A statue honoring women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II was quietly removed from a busy seaside promenade in ... -
Singapore PM: ASEAN growing closer to ‘new powers’
Southeast Asian countries will work more closely with “new powers” China and India to counter the pressure of protectionism and ensure continued growth, Singapore’s prime minister ... -
US reaffirms its ‘ironclad commitment’ to defend S. Korea
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke on Saturday with their South Korean counterparts after the historic meeting between leaders of the two Koreas, ... -
Pyongyang to close nuke test site in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists ... -
Briefs | Spain: Gang rape verdicts spur third day of protests
Tens of thousands of people have marched in northern Spain for a third consecutive day to protest the acquittal of five men on gang rape charges. ... -
What’s at stake if Trump kills the nuclear deal with Iran?
U.S. President Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to perhaps fatally undermine a years-in-the-making nuclear deal with Iran, with the consequences likely to ... -
Deadly violence erupts again in Gaza at Israeli border fence
Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip’s border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to burn and rip through it before drawing heavy Israeli fire ... -
Offbeat | Fruit’s pungent smell mistaken for gas leak, prompts panic
The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library has been mistaken for a gas leak, prompting an evacuation of the building. ... -
This Day in History | 1952 – Anne Frank published in English
The moving diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, is now available in British book shops entitled The Diary of a Young Girl. ... -
Sumo | Japan Association to consider opinions on female ban
The Japan Sumo Association says it will consider outside opinions from experts and the public over its much criticized policy of banning women from entering the ... -
MMA fighter with links to Trump, Cohen is questioned by FBI
A Russian mixed martial arts fighter who has connections with President Donald Trump, the president’s personal attorney Michael Cohen and Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned this ... -
Boxing | Jacobs beats Sulecki, eyes another middleweight title shot
Daniel Jacobs smiled in his corner after an action-packed third round, looking pleased to be in a tough fight. It wasn’t clear he would win it ... -
The Buzz | Iranian judiciary confirms arrest of British-Iranian academic
Iran’s judiciary has confirmed the arrest of British-Iranian academic Abbas Edalat, the state-run Iranian Students’ News Agency reported. “Accusations are security-related and he is under detention,” ... -
World briefs
CHINA-INDIA The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia. ... -
UK vows to have ‘humane’ immigration policy as scandal grows
Britain’s interior minister was fighting for her job yesterday as uproar spread over authorities’ mistreatment of long-term U.K. residents wrongly caught up in a government drive ... -
World Views | The West should beware of the Korean peace trap
On the surface it looks like the doubters were wrong. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, traveled into South Korea on Friday to meet his counterpart. ... -
Monday, April 30, 2018 – edition no. 3037
* HK going underground for housing options * Beckham joins Special Olympics athletes in high places * Drill tests response ahead of typhoon season * Carlos ...
