Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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1MDB financial scandal | Malaysia police request arrest of Jho Low
The Royal Malaysia Police sent a formal request to Macau authorities requesting the arrest of businessman Low Taek Jhow, also known as Jho Low. Malaysian authorities are ... -
Hong Kong | Official sees ‘most opportune time’ for foreign investors
Hong Kong predicts unprecedented business opportunities lying ahead in the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Bay Area, an official of the HKSAR ... -
Health | 90 percent of patients already contacted for drug replacement
The contingency plan for the recall and replacement of six antihypertensive medicines that were found to contain N-Nitrosodimethylamine impurities in the drug valsartan is on track, ... -
Briefs | New central library design expected this year
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) hopes to announce the design for the new central library this year, the head of the Department of Public Library Management ... -
CE continues to tour ‘Greater Bay’ cities
A delegation from the Macau government led by the Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On continues to tour cities that compose the “Greater Bay Area”, visiting Zhaoqing ... -
Hong Kong makes special arrangements for greyhounds’ importation
Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has agreed with the Macau Authority to a special arrangement for the importation of greyhounds by Hong Kong ... -
Liu Xia | Beijing frees Nobel widow from house arrest that drew outcry
China allowed the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to be freed from house arrest and leave for Berlin yesterday, ending an eight-year ... -
Advisor: Gas accidents often happen through negligence
Leong In Pong, deputy-coordinator of the advisory committee of the Northern district, said that most accidents relating to gas leaks happen because of owners’ negligence. This ... -
New Era and TCM to merge on August 1
Bus companies TCM and New Era will merge beginning August 1. The merged bus operator will remain named TCM, according Leong Mei Leng, General Manager of ... -
Gaming | Elaine Wynn backed Harrah’s ex-CEO Satre for Chairman role
In the latest sign of tension between Elaine Wynn and the casino company she co-founded, the billionaire said she backed a candidate for chairman or vice ... -
Penny Lam: Filmmaker & Festival Curator | ‘Documentaries trendier with viewers, not so much filmmakers’
The 3rd Macau International Documentary Film Festival will return to the Cinematheque Passion on July 14 for three weeks of celebrated documentaries sourced from around the ... -
CRIME | Two blacklisted persons found over the weekend
THE Public Security Police Force (PSP) has found two blacklisted people dwelling in Macau. The two men, found in separate and unrelated situations, had both illegally ... -
Xiaomi gains USD6b in a rebound from weak Hong Kong debut
Xiaomi Corp. surged 13 percent a day after its disappointing debut, gaining roughly USD6 billion of market value as investors begin to pile into the world’s ... -
Pepsi gets another boost from salty snacks
PepsiCo Inc., grappling with a slumping soda business, got another boost from its food operations. The maker of Mountain Dew posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ ... -
Flights canceled as typhoon nears Taiwan
Taiwan warned businesses and schools to prepare for extreme conditions as Severe Typhoon Maria closes in on the island, disrupting flights and curtailing futures trading. The ... -
Tesla plans China plant with 500,000 vehicle capacity
Tesla Inc. is planning a factory in China with a capacity for 500,000 vehicles a year, according to people familiar with the matter, making its biggest ... -
Mozambique | Air transport has new competition rules
The civil aviation sector in Mozambique, which is in the process of liberalization, as of the end of August will have new competition rules, under legislation ... -
Brazil | Chinese companies invest USD1.343b in first half
THE confirmed investment projects of Chinese companies in Brazil during the first half of the year totaled USD1.43 billion, an increase of 343 percent compared to ... -
Analysis | How China could hurt US once it ran out of imports to tax
In his trade war with China, President Donald Trump wields one seeming advantage: The United States could ultimately slap tariffs on more than USD500 billion in ... -
Belt and Road | Xi pledges billions in loans, aid to Arab nations
China’s President Xi Jinping pledged more than USD23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries yesterday in a major push for ... -
Japan floods | Many out of power, water; over 150 dead
Akira Tanimoto says his apartment narrowly survived the floods and mudslide at his residential complex over the weekend, and even if he wants to go back ... -
North Korea | Trump says he’s still confident Kim will denuclearize
President Donald Trump voiced confidence that North Korea’s leader would “honor” his commitment to denuclearize, despite Pyongyang’s accusation that the U.S. is making “gangster-like” demands in ... -
Thailand | Daring rescue saves all 12 boys, soccer coach from cave
All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said yesterday, ending an 18-day ... -
Europe-US | Friend or foe at NATO? Who knows when Trump comes to dinner
When Donald Trump walks into a NATO summit today, international politics are bound to become intensely personal — again. Since moving into the White House almost ... -
UK | May fights to stop Cabinet exodus over Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May met with her shaken- up Cabinet yesterday as she tried to restore government unity after the resignations of two top ministers ... -
Offbeat | George Clooney released after motorcycle crash in Italy
Actor George Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle, hospital officials said. The ... -
This Day in History | 1977 – Gay paper guilty of blasphemy
The Gay News and its editor Denis Lemon have been found guilty of blasphemous libel in the first case of its kind for more than 50 ... -
Photo shop | Daily life in World Cup’s Russia
Visitors to the World Cup have experienced the beauty and geographic diversity of Russia amid warm temperatures and nearly endless daylight. Associated Press photographers captured these ... -
World Cup 2018 | Can Southgate rouse England before Croatia match?
Thursday, 2:00am Croatia v England H 3.75, D 3.15, A 2.38 It’s time for Gareth Southgate to come up with a big speech of his own. ... -
World briefs
CHINA’s President Xi Jinping pledged more than USD23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries yesterday in a major push for ... -
The Buzz | Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus
Real Madrid says Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving to join Italian club Juventus, bringing to an end a glittering nine-year spell in Spain. Madrid says it has ... -
Uber poised to make investment in scooter-rental business
Uber is getting into the scooter-rental business. The ride-hailing company said yesterday [Macau time] that it is investing in Lime, a startup based in San Mateo, ... -
Animal Farm | Jockey Club and the eighth wonder of the world!
Mathematics teaches, as does common sense, that if a major investment of the magnitude of MOP1.5 billion is to be made in a company indebted by ... -
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 – edition no. 3086
* 1MDB financial scandal | Malaysia asks Macau to arrest Jho Low * China lets Nobel widow Liu Xia leave for Berlin after house arrest * ...
