Monthly Archives: April 2018
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Korean Air suspends ‘nut rage’ sister from work over tantrum
Korean Air Lines said yesterday it has suspended one of its chairman’s daughters from her marketing work after she threw a tantrum at a business meeting, ... -
Gaming | Icahn to sell Tropicana for USD1.85 billion to Eldorado, REIT
Eldorado Resorts Inc. and real-estate company Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. are teaming up to buy Carl Icahn’s casino operator, Tropicana Entertainment Inc., for USD1.85 billion ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM hosts activities to raise social inclusion awareness
MGM once again sponsored the Conference on Inclusive Education, Sports and Social Media as one of its initiatives to raise public awareness of social inclusion. The conference, ... -
Rev. John Sanqiang Cao | Jailed Chinese pastor’s US family seeks mercy
The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao paid no more than three dollars for the trip that would end up costing him his freedom. For years, he and ... -
Opinion | Tech titans should brace for some media humility
Tech or media? What to many people is an esoteric question could end up making a multibillion-dollar difference to Chinese companies that serve up content ranging ... -
Trade War | Exporters scramble to cope with Trump tariff hike
Facing a possible U.S. tariff hike, one of China’s biggest ball bearing makers, Cixin Group, is weighing plans to rush shipments to American customers before the ... -
Rohingya | Bangladesh rejects Myanmar’s claim of repatriating refugees
Bangladesh yesterday rejected a claim by Myanmar that the Buddhist-majority nation had repatriated the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to the ... -
Pakistan | Watchdog says country failing on human rights
An independent Pakistani watchdog criticized the country’s human rights record over the past year in a new report released yesterday, saying the nation has failed to ... -
China, Japan seek to mend ties as Trump trade war looms
China and Japan took another step toward mending their troubled relations yesterday, resuming high-level economic talks for the first time in nearly eight years. Foreign Minister ... -
Australia | Refugee policy general named next defense chief
An Australian army general who led a secretive military operation to stop asylum seekers from coming to Australia by boat was named yesterday as the country’s ... -
USA | Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit’ to be president
Former FBI Director James Comey said he believed that Donald Trump was “morally unfit” to be president and that he treated women like “pieces of meat.” ... -
Cuba | Raul Castro leaves island with new freedoms, deep problems
In 2008 Raul Castro took over a country where most people couldn’t own computers or cellphones, leave without permission, run most types of private businesses or ... -
Offbeat | Mower, tooth in a box, Vishnu doll in New Jersey beach trash
The bizarre trash items plucked from New Jersey’s beaches last year might be enough to cause nausea or heartburn. But don’t worry, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – Exiles invade Cuba at Bay of Pigs
Reports from Cuba say the island has been invaded by counter-revolutionary forces trying to overthrow the country’s leader, Fidel Castro. The only news coming out of ... -
World Surf League | Surfer mauled by shark swims to shore despite leg injuries
A surfer mauled by a shark yesterday off southwestern Australia managed to swim to shore despite serious injuries to both of his legs, an official and ... -
Football | City must confront painful reality of life after Guardiola
Once the celebrations die down, Manchester City might be struck with a slight sense of foreboding as the club assesses the most convincing of its three ... -
World briefs
HONG KONG A South Korean businessman accused of murdering his wife and son in a five-star hotel killed himself while in pre-trial custody. The man was found ... -
The Buzz | Weibo site backtracks on gay censorship after outcry
One of China’s top social networking sites has announced that it will no longer be censoring content related to gay issues after the plan triggered a ... -
China’s latest financial opening up: an industry exam in English
Industry exams in English are the latest example of China’s financial opening up. Starting next month, for the first time, foreign senior staff of private securities ... -
Our Desk | Before they become Macau tourists
We all know that one hundred people have one hundred pairs of eyes, which reflect to their owners different perspectives on the same things. How locals ... -
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – edition no. 3028
* Gov’t to create national security department * Proposal to set differentiated bus fares dropped, prices rise Saturday * Hainan stocks, lottery shares soar * Education ... -
China to support horse racing, sports lotteries in Hainan
China said it would encourage horse racing and expand sports lotteries in the southernmost island of Hainan, moves that people familiar with the discussions have said ... -
Anima secures funding until June-end
Anima Macau has received MOP1.9 million in funding from Macao Foundation on Friday, the president confirmed. Last week, Albano Martins told the Times that Anima faces ... -
Mainland scam fraudster arrested
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested a mainland Chinese resident for involvement in phone scams across China. The mainland police had informed PJ of a case ... -
Ask The Vet | Causes of Weight Loss in Older Cats
Weight loss commonly afflicts middle aged and older cats. It may be a sign of a developing heath problem, or the progression of a pre-existing condition if ... -
Tap Seac craft market sees more crowd
The “Tap Seac Craft Market” marked its 10th anniversary during the weekend, featuring 220 local and foreign booths that provided a diversity of cultural and creative ... -
Briefs | Tourist price index increases by 6 percent
The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the first quarter of 2018 increased by 6.15 percent year-on-year to 136.94, as a result of higher charges for hotel ... -
Macau, Portugal prepare consumer rights agreement
The Macau Consumer Council (CC) is expecting to sign an agreement with the Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) to handle consumer disputes concerning Portuguese citizens ... -
Expert believes more frequent and severe typhoons will hit Asia
Christiana Figueres, who was a keynote speaker of the 2018 MIECF Green Forum and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ... -
Gaming | Wynn Resorts CEO says Boston casino sale possible
Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox said he remains committed to finishing the USD2.5 billion casino the company is building in the Boston area ... -
Environment | Nations strike historic deal to curb shipping emissions
Most of the world’s nations agreed to an historic deal that for the first time will limit emissions from the global shipping industry. After a week ... -
Hong Kong | Duterte apologizes for 2010 Manila hostage crisis
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized for the 2010 hostage-taking incident in Manila that killed eight tourists from Hong Kong. Speaking to the Filipino community in Hong ... -
Taiwan leader inspects navy as China prepares drills
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reviewed military drills Friday ahead of planned war games by China amid rising tensions between the rivals. Tsai went aboard a U.S.-made ... -
March trade weakens, surplus with US at USD15.4b
China’s global trade balance swung to a rare deficit in March as exports shrank but its surplus with the United States, the center of a worsening ... -
Air China flight diverted after man holds attendant hostage
An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China yesterday after a passenger held a flight attendant hostage using a pen as a ...
