Daily Archives: Thursday, April 5, 2018
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China lists USD50b of US goods it might hit with 25pct tariff
China yesterday issued a USD50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging technology ... -
Greyhound gamblers heavy-hearted in last days of Canidrome
When the local government presented the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome with an ultimatum in mid-2016 – close down or relocate to another site – most observers ... -
Gov’t proposal on Hato damaged vehicles subsidy to be voted on
The Executive Council (ExCo) has analyzed the final draft of the proposal which will be send to the Legislative Assembly (AL) in order to support residents ... -
Fake casino chips nearly double in 2017
Twenty-one extra cases involving counterfeit money were registered in 2017, compared to the 278 cases in 2016, according to statistics released by the Office of the ... -
Man admits killing father
The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported the latest updates on the alleged murder which took place on Tuesday. A 28-year-old local man was arrested on charges of ... -
Author to launch Chui Tak Kei’s photobiography
A photobiography on Macau’s late influential leader Chui Tak Kei will be released to the public on Saturday at Albergue SCM, showcasing nearly a hundred photos of ... -
Health | Islands hospital public tender works under discussion
THE Islands District Medical Complex will soon go through public tender processes, according to Chou Kuok Hei, Coordinator of the Health Bureau (SSM) Expansion and Construction ... -
China and US trade spat to have little local impact
The president of the Macau Union Suppliers Association, Sunny Ip Sio Man, believes that a looming trade war between the U.S. and China will not have ... -
Deposits record slight decrease
Macau’s broad money supply retreated in February, and resident deposits also declined, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said yesterday. Currency in circulation and demand deposits ... -
IFT signs collaboration with Myanmar on tourism training
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism to jointly promote sustainable tourism development, ... -
Briefs | Esports final coming to Macau this month
Asian consumer internet platform provider Garena has announced that the esports 2018 League of Legends Master Series (LMS) Spring Playoffs will take place on Saturday April ... -
Real Estate Matters | How wall colours can affect your psychology
The colour of the walls in a property can have a big impact on how you resonate emotionally with a room. Each colour can be a ... -
Bahrain’s largest oil find estimated at 80 billion barrels
The small island-nation of Bahrain yesterday announced the discovery of 80 billion barrels of shale oil, its largest oil and gas find ever. Bahrain’s oil minister ... -
New Zealand recalls 50,000 cars with faulty Takata air bags
New Zealand’s government yesterday issued a compulsory recall for 50,000 cars with faulty Takata air bags after saying a voluntary recall wasn’t making enough progress. The ... -
Troubled Chinese insurer receives government bailout
The troubled Chinese insurer that owns New York City’s Waldorf Hotel said yesterday it is receiving a USD9.6 billion bailout from a government-run fund. Regulators seized ... -
Alarming debt pile seen finally stabilizing in 2018
China’s massive debt pile may finally stabilize this year as President Xi Jinping prioritizes control of financial risks, according to economists. Total debt will be 260 ... -
Thailand | Top political party registers members anew
The Thai political group that has won every national election since 2001, only to be forced out of power repeatedly by non-electoral means, has taken an ... -
Indonesia | Oil spill fire chokes port city; 4 dead
Waters off an Indonesian port city reek like a gas station after an oil spill and fire that killed four people over the weekend, an official ... -
Myanmar | Lawyers ask judge to dismiss case vs. Reuters journalists
Lawyers for two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar asked a court yesterday to dismiss the case against them, saying the evidence doesn’t support the charges. Wa ... -
Singapore | Court imposes hefty fines for Airbnb rentals
A court in Singapore on Tuesday fined two men 60,000 Singapore dollars (USD45,800) each for breaching laws banning short-term rentals by renting out condominium units through online ... -
South Korea, India cut trade surpluses with U.S. as Trump rails
As President Donald Trump railed against a growing trade deficit last year, two countries in Asia quietly cut their bilateral surpluses with the U.S. It’s unclear ... -
US | What’s wrong with very low unemployment? Hawaii knows
Are there downsides to a low unemployment rate? In Hawaii, which has the United States’ lowest jobless rate at a minuscule 2.1 percent, the answer is ... -
Italy | Political talks on forming new government open
Italian President Sergio Mattarella opened two days of formal consultations yesterday to determine if any party or coalition can muster support to form a government after ... -
US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push
A museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico — a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb which helped end World War II — has put ... -
This Day in History | 1955 Sir Winston Churchill resigns
Sir Winston Churchill has resigned as prime minister of Britain due to his failing health. The news was announced in a statement from Buckingham Palace this ... -
Offbeat | Police investigate reports of ‘zombie’ raccoons
Police are investigating reports of “zombie-like” raccoons in northeast Ohio. WKBN-TV reports Youngstown police have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks ... -
NHL | Stanley Cup saying goodbye to names like Richard, Hull, Howe
Jimmy Golen, Boston So long, Gordon Howe. Bye-bye, Robert Hull. Au revoir, M. Richard. Those Hockey Hall of Famers and the rest of the players who won ... -
After a drenching, Commonwealth Games open on a bright note
Prince Charles delivered a message from Queen Elizabeth II to officially open the Commonwealth Games before fireworks exploded on cue. The opening ceremony finished on a ... -
World briefs
CHINA-KOREA Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told North Korea’s foreign minister that Beijing supports the North’s planned summits with South Korea and the United States. INDONESIA Waters ... -
The Buzz | Trump wants US military to secure border until wall is built
President Donald Trump wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected. He said during a news conference ... -
Cool jazz: Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study says
Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales ... -
World Views | China’s rejoinder shows no one wants a trade war, really
Is the phony trade war over? With its plans to levy 25 percent tariffs on USD50 billion of U.S. products including soybeans, cars and aircraft, China looks ... -
Thursday, April 5, 2018 – edition no. 3021
* Trade dispute grows, China slaps tariffs on US * Greyhound gamblers heavy-hearted in last days of Canidrome * Retroactive fiscal benefits * Chui Tak Kei’s ... -
Ronaldo’s latest masterpiece Cristiano
• Ronaldo pulled off a spectacular overhead kick to score his second goal of the night yesterday [Macau time] as his Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 ... -
‘Chappaquiddick’ examines the ripples of a scandal
Ambiguous and damning at once, John Curran’s “Chappaquiddick” plunges us back into the summer of 1969: the season of Woodstock, the moon landing, the Manson murders ...
