Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
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Religion | Macau, HK bishops visit Pope Francis in the Vatican
Pope Francis received the bishop of Macau, Stephen Lee, in the Vatican. The visit also included the bishops of Hong Kong, Michael Yeung and Joseph Ha, ... -
Wong Sio Chak proposes relocating Lotus Flower checkpoint
The Macau government has floated a proposal to move the Lotus Flower Bridge border checkpoint from Cotai to Hengqin Island in Zhuhai. According to media reports, ... -
Arts and cultural festival to debut in July
The inaugural “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese- speaking Countries” will be held in July, organized by the Cultural Affairs ... -
Sulu Sou appeal period expires without action
The appeal period for the Court of First Instance ruling on suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou expired last night, with no indication that the prosecution or defense ... -
Macau investors eye Aussie real estate
Investors are opting to put their money into Australian real estate over reinvesting it in their Macau-based businesses. That’s according to news website Financial Review, which ... -
Thailand | Officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Multiple attempts to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand for nearly two days have failed, but ... -
Health Bureau plans to set up ‘Medical Academy’
The Council for Medical Affairs has met to address topics related to the launch of a local Medical Academy as well as to analyze the draft ... -
Macau to adapt diagnostic criterion for video game addiction
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially included gaming disorder in its list of mental health conditions, after announcing late last year that the addiction would ... -
Crime | Taxi driver has 116 infractions in less than two years
The police caught a taxi driver after he committed an offence against the taxi service regulations by overcharging a customer. After checking his record, the authorities ... -
Briefs | UM students visit Dalian on exchange trip
The University of Macau (UM) Student Affairs Office recently organized an exchange trip for outstanding students, in response to the ‘Youth Exchange Program in the Mainland’ ... -
Trade War | Harley, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas
Harley-Davidson, up against spiraling costs from tariffs, will begin to shift the production of motorcycles headed for Europe from the U.S. to factories overseas. The European ... -
‘Art Is Play’ brings colorful installations to MGM Macau
Art Is Play”, a colorful art exhibition, will be open to the public at MGM Macau from tomorrow until September 9. The exhibition at MGM Art ... -
Apple is said to amplify its audio-device strategy in 2019
Apple Inc. is about to pump up the volume on its audio-device strategy, planning higher-end AirPods, a new HomePod and studio-quality over-ear headphones for as early ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China receives awards from Macau green Hotel award
The Venetian Macao has been awarded a Macau Green Hotel Platinum Award, and is the first and only hotel in the SAR to earn the new top ... -
Mattis focusing on strategic security issues in China talks
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less than a month ... -
Meituan reveals USD2.9b loss after filing for Hong Kong IPO
Meituan Dianping, the world’s fourth-most valuable startup, filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong and revealed the scope of its losses for the first ... -
PRC, Europe warn trade war could trigger global recession
China and the European Union vowed to oppose trade protectionism in an apparent rebuke to the U.S., saying unilateral actions risked pushing the world into a ... -
Jack Ma embraces blockchain for Ant but warns of bitcoin bubble
Billionaire Jack Ma has declared Bitcoin a potential bubble, reiterating his caution over the volatile crypto-currency as his Ant Financial yesterday launched blockchain-based money transfers between ... -
Japan | Abe sees approval rating jump as scandal fears recede
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval rating jumped in two public opinion surveys, in the latest sign his premiership had escaped danger after a series of ... -
Australia and Vanuatu to negotiate security treaty
Australia said yesterday that it would negotiate a security treaty with Vanuatu, weeks after the Australian prime minister warned China against building a military base in ... -
Indonesia Three dead in gun attack on airport in Papua
Gunmen killed three people in an attack yesterday at an airport in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua that targeted a light plane transporting paramilitary police, the military said. ... -
Koreas discuss removing North’s artillery from tense border
The rival Koreas are discussing the possible relocation of North Korea’s long-range artillery guns away from the tense Korean border, South Korea’s prime minister said yesterday, ... -
South Sudan’s rival leaders meeting again for talks
South Sudan President Salva Kiir met again with rival Riek Machar yesterday in neighboring Sudan amid fragile efforts to end their country’s five-year civil war, while ... -
EU slaps sanctions on Venezuelan Vice-president, 10 others
The European Union banned travel and froze the assets of 11 senior Venezuelan officials yesterday, including new Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, pressing the nation’s leaders to ... -
Turkey | Victorious Erdogan set to assume sweeping powers
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 15 years, is set to extend his rule and take on sweeping new powers after ... -
Iran | Reports: Protesters swarm Iran’s Grand Bazaar in Tehran
Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar yesterday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the ... -
Offbeat | In India, rats have a USD19,000 meal
It was a cash machine heist with a difference: The attackers were hungry rodents. At least one rat slipped through a hole in the back of ... -
This Day in History | 1963 – Kennedy: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
The US President, John F Kennedy, has made a ground-breaking speech in Berlin offering American solidarity to the citizens of West Germany. A crowd of 120,000 ... -
Preview | Argentina-Nigeria: Messi birthday overshadowed by Argentina’s World Cup crisis
In any other context, the gesture would have gone unnoticed: Lionel Messi received birthday greetings from Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli. The best wishes, however, came amid ... -
England scores six but falls well short of record
England’s 6-1 rout of Panama is the biggest winning margin at this year’s World Cup. However, it falls well short of the tournament record. Here’s a ... -
World Cup 2018 | Suarez scores again and Uruguay downs host Russia 3-0
Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored a goal each and Uruguay went on to defeat Russia 3-0 yesterday, finishing undefeated in group play and handing the ... -
S. Arabia beats Egypt
The oldest person to play in a World Cup match gave up a pair of goals yesterday, allowing Saudi Arabia to beat Egypt 2-1 in a ... -
World briefs
VIETNAM Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 others missing in northern Vietnam, officials said yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Banksy splashes Paris with works on migrants
Banksy is believed to have taken his message on migration to Paris, which has seen seven works attributed to the provocative British street artist. The works ... -
Philippines | Duterte slammed for calling God ‘stupid’
The Philippine president, notorious for having cursed the pope and world leaders like former U.S. President Barack Obama, has sparked new outrage by calling God “stupid” ...
