Monthly Archives: May 2018
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Kitchenwise | Wasabi cracker-crusted salmon is a quick weeknight meal
Wild salmon season starts very soon, so be on the lookout for it at your local market. But, you say, I can find salmon at my ... -
Labor Day demonstrations cooled off the streets
The May 1 – International Workers’ Day demonstrations in Macau have historically been accompanied by days of turmoil, with many demonstrators on the streets frequently clashing ... -
Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors
A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China’s censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos and “gangster” tattoos. The bright ... -
Gaming | Macau casinos surprise analysts as mass market spurs growth
Macau is beating analysts at their own game. Casino revenue in the world’s largest gambling hub rocketed past even the most bullish expectations in April, soaring ... -
Briefs | Mak: More state security education
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has suggested that the Macau SAR government include content about state security in the city’s school textbooks. In a written inquiry delivered ... -
SJM profits take off even as market share slides
GAMING operator SJM Holdings yesterday announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2018, showing that the company’s net profit climbed 25.8 percent year-on-year ... -
Duo Jatekok to open Le French May
TO kick off one of the largest cultural events in Asia, Hong Kong and Macau’s Le French May 2018 will present Duo Jatekok, who will perform ... -
Art | MAM exhibition to explore 20th century ties Macau
A new exhibition showcasing traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy and seal engraving at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) will open on Friday featuring a total of 90 ... -
Gloria Batalha Ung steps into Forum Macau
The director of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Gloria Batalha Ung, has formally assumed the role of deputy secretary-general of the permanent secretariat ... -
Trade deficit widens on 27 percent rise in import value
For the first quarter of 2018, the total value of merchandise import increased by a significant 27.2 percent year- on-year to MOP22.62 billion, while the total ... -
Government accepts AL suggestions to amend demonstration law
The First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has suggested that the government amend the city’s laws on the rights of demonstration and the rights ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands china co-organizes charity walk
Sands China and Macau IC2 Association have come together to organise the IC2 Charity Fund Fun Walk event, to be held this Saturday. According to a statement issued ... -
Apple earnings show growing immunity to smartphone malaise
Apple Inc.’s results confirmed that, while the days of double-digit smartphone industry growth are over, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has a plan to withstand the ... -
‘Amazing China’ documentary more fiction than fact
A company that made shoes for Ivanka Trump and stands accused of serious labor violations plays an unexpected role in a blockbuster propaganda film about China’s ... -
Chinese imports threaten ancient craft of Dutch reed cutters
The drone of his small outboard motor cuts through the early morning silence as Wout van de Belt navigates his flat-bottomed punt through the twisting waterways ... -
Foreign minister Wang in North Korea seeking role for Beijing
China’s foreign minister arrived in North Korea’s capital yesterday and could meet with leader Kim Jong Un while trying to ensure a larger role for Beijing ... -
Two Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at tense border
The rival Koreas dismantled huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border this week, as South Korea’s president asked the United Nations ... -
France, Australia call on China to observe rules
French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday issued a reminder to China to respect a “rules-based” order in the South Pacific amid ... -
Thailand | Court sentences six to death for southern bombings
A court in southern Thailand has sentenced six men to death for several bombings in 2016 that killed two people and wounded more than 20, an ... -
USA – Russiagate | No collusion? Leak shows Mueller wants to ask Trump about it
President Donald Trump is angrily protesting a leaked list of questions that the Justice Department’s special counsel may want to ask him, while at the same ... -
May Day | 109 in custody in Paris over demonstrations violence
A total of 109 people were in custody yesterday after May Day protests against reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron turned violent in the French capital, Paris ... -
Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 percent
Global military spending rose to USD1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 percent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said yesterday. The Stockholm International Peace Research ... -
Internet | Facebook’s new dating feature is questioned at Nordea funds
The Nordea funds that blacklisted Facebook Inc. for privacy risks are now questioning the social media giant’s decision to expand into a dating service that will ... -
Offbeat | Philly Naked Bike Ride to feature body-painting exhibition
The City of Brotherly Love apparently loves getting naked. The annual ride of naked bicyclists through Philadelphia’s streets has been so popular organizers are teaming up ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Latvia to declare independence
Members of the new parliament of the Soviet Republic of Latvia have met to discuss independence from Moscow. Leaders of the Latvian Popular Front are confident ... -
Football – Champions League | Real Madrid reaches third straight final
Last time, it was a late penalty. This time, a goalkeeping blunder. Real Madrid keeps finding ways to get out of trouble in the Champions League. ... -
World briefs
CHINA The Dominican Republic has established diplomatic relations with China, breaking ties with Beijing’s rival Taiwan in the latest blow to the self-ruled island democracy China ... -
The Buzz | Benfica Macau trashes Taiwanese team 4-1 in Taipei
Benfica de Macau last night beat Taiwanese team Hang Yuen FC 4-1 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in the second leg of the Asia Football Confederation ... -
Faux pas: Macron says Turnbull’s wife ‘delicious’
Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a ... -
Made in Macao | Chinese comfort food for ‘Macaoians’
During an attempt to survey the local Chinese on what they believe are comfort foods for us – as Macaroni and Cheese is to North Americans ... -
Thursday, May 3, 2018 – edition no. 3039
* Mayday for freedom of demonstration * Peppa Pig latest victim of China censors * Mass drives soaring gaming revenues * Le French pianists open May ... -
Gaming revenue jumps 27.6 pct in April, beats forecast
Macau gambling revenue surged 27.6 percent last month and beat analyst forecasts, helped by solid demand from mainland Chinese punters, official data showed today (Tuesday). It’s ... -
Football | Benfica de Macau hoping to surprise in Taiwan
LOCAL football club Benfica de Macau is hoping to make a “surprise” in its visit to Taiwan tomorrow for game five of six of the group ... -
Briefs | Sulu Sou urges reclamation of Nam Van lands
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has called on the government to reclaim the land located at zone C and zone D of Nam Van Lake. Sou has urged ... -
Labor Day | Cloee Chao says demonstrator numbers on the decline
Cloee Chao, a frequent organizer and leader of protests held across the city, said she has noticed a decline in the number of participants in demonstrations. ...
