Daily Archives: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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Steve Vickers: Macau at risk of trade war entanglement
Macau is at risk of being dragged into the U.S.-China trade war because of the closeness of several American casino operators to U.S. President Donald Trump, ... -
Thailand | Four more boys brought out of flooded cave
Four more of the youth football players trapped for over two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand were brought out yesterday, an official said, ... -
Local resident claims loss of HKD3.6m over phone scam
A resident aged over 40 years old and working as croupier in a local casino has filed a complaint with the Judiciary Police (PJ), claiming to have ... -
Xiaomi agent works with schools to promote smart campus
The Hou Kong Middle School signed a cooperation agreement yesterday with the Xin Dong Li Source Technological Company (Xin Dong Li) regarding technological cooperation between the ... -
Caritas Macau Charity Run to be held on October 7
The Caritas Macau Charity Run of will be held on October 7, with hopes of attracting 3,000 participants to this year’s event, organizers announced yesterday at ... -
5th ‘Summer in Portuguese’ begins tomorrow
The 5th “Summer in Portuguese” course will begin tomorrow at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM). The teacher-training course for those teaching Portuguese in mainland China has ... -
Health | Kiang Wu’s initial assisted reproductive service fee to be low
The Kiang Wu hospital expects that it will provide assisted reproductive services at below cost price, according to a report by Macao Daily News. Earlier, the ... -
Heritage | ‘Chapas Sínicas’ exhibition kicks off
The exhibition “Chapas Sínicas – Stories of Macau in Torre do Tombo,” kicked off last Friday at the Handover Gifts Museum. The opening ceremony was officiated, ... -
Public sessions on civil protection law ongoing
The government has established a series of four public sessions aimed at groups connected to the civil protection structure, in order to collect opinions about the ... -
Briefs | Nine proposals to develop central library
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) received nine proposals to develop the city’s new central library yesterday, just as the deadline for their submission expired, reported public ... -
Sa Sa records profit surge on tourism rebound
Cosmetics firm Sa Sa Holdings International has reported a profit growth of 34.7 percent for the year ending on March 31, driven by local consumption and ... -
Packer quits board of own company to recover from illness
Billionaire James Packer stepped down as a director of his private investment company, three months after quitting the board of his casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. ... -
China stocks rebound with biggest gain since 2016, yuan climbs
Chinese large cap stocks climbed the most in two years, bouncing back from a bruising run of losses in the lead up to the imposition of ... -
Merkel lauds China’s market opening in rebuff to Trump trade war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised China for opening up to foreign investment, drawing a contrast with trade conflicts burdening both countries’ relations with the U.S. Merkel’s ... -
Five Chinese tourists reported missing from sunken boat are alive
Five people reported to have been missing from a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket are alive, Thai ... -
Hong Kong | Democrat takes case of prison mistreatment to court
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has taken his case of alleged mistreatment by prison staff to the smalls claims tribunal, reports Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK. Wong ... -
Exporters scramble to cope with US tariffs
Chinese exporters were scrambling yesterday to cope with a plunge in U.S. sales while China’s state press shrugged off the impact of Washington’s tariff hikes in ... -
Paper denounces US Navy ships’ Taiwan Strait passage
A ruling Chinese Communist Party newspaper yesterday denounced the passage of a pair of U.S. Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait as a “psychological game,” as the ... -
Property buys in Australia plummet on capital controls
Chinese investment in Australia’s commercial property has plummeted to the lowest level in six years as mainland capital controls bite. Direct investment fell 81 percent to ... -
Singapore will seek compensation if Malaysia cancels rail plan
Singapore will seek compensation for all costs incurred if Malaysia cancels a planned multibillion-dollar high-speed railway link between the two countries. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan ... -
Japan | Rescuers search for dozens still missing after floods
Rescuers were searching for dozens still missing in southwestern Japan yesterday after heavy rains that left shocked residents returning to muddy homes unsure where to start ... -
Myanmar | Court rules Reuters reporters can face full trial
A court in Myanmar yesterday formally charged two Reuters journalists accused of illegally possessing official information, allowing their case to go to a full trial. The case ... -
Briefs | Spain: Catalan leaders meet central authorities
The new heads of Spain’s central and Catalonia’s regional governments are holding talks for the first time since yearnings for independence in the northeastern region led ... -
Boris Johnson quits UK gov’t in mounting Brexit crisis
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned yesterday, adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. May’s office said in ... -
Romania | Chief anti-graft prosecutor fired
Romania’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor was fired yesterday over misconduct and incompetence accusations by her own government ministry. Laura Codruta Kovesi was dismissed to implement a ruling ... -
France | Far-right leader to appeal withholding of party funds
French far-right leader Marine le Pen said yesterday she was appealing a decision by two judges to withhold the payment of a public subsidy which she ... -
Brazil | Judge rules to keep da Silva in jail after dispute
The president of a Brazilian appeals court whose judges issued contradictory rulings Sunday on whether former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be freed ordered ... -
Haiti | Looting follows violent fuel protests in capital
Looters pillaged burned and vandalized shops in Haiti’s capital Sunday following two days of violent protests over the government’s attempt to raise fuel prices. Journalists saw ... -
Offbeat | German police ask for help in search for kangaroo mom, joey
German police are appealing to the public for help in their search for a kangaroo and her baby that went missing from a zoo earlier this ... -
This Day in History | 1943 Western Allies invade Sicily
The armed forces of Britain, the United States and Canada have landed on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is the first major landing of British ... -
Briefs | Spain appoints Luis Enrique as coach
Spain’s football federation says former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been appointed to take charge of the national team. He replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked ... -
FIFA fines in World Cup cases can leave priority questioned
The World Cup rulings in FIFA’s disciplinary court have not always been easy to comprehend. Sweden was slugged 70,000 Swiss francs (USD70,700) for players wearing non-approved ... -
World Cup 2018 | Pickford reshaping opinions of English goalies
It was just about the only thing Jordan Pickford got wrong all game. “It was a daft injury by myself,” the England goalkeeper recounted. “I went ... -
Preview | In semifinals, Giroud aims to prove Henry wrong
If only France’s young players had an outstanding ex-pro they could turn to for advice about how to beat Belgium in the World Cup semifinals [Wednesday ... -
World briefs
CHINA-THAILAND The Chinese foreign ministry has urged Thailand’s government to step up its efforts to rescue any survivors from the sinking of a tour boat off ...
