Daily Archives: Monday, July 23, 2018
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IACM takes in 533 greyhounds stranded by Canidrome closure
Local authorities were forced to take in a total of 533 greyhounds abandoned by the Canidrome “Yat Yuen” Company following the closure of the venue on ... -
Japan | Law to allow up to 3 casino resorts green lighted
Japan’s parliament on Friday approved a contentious law allowing up to three casino resorts to open in this wealthy nation and possibly lure more foreign visitors. ... -
Viva Macau creditors won’t get money back
Bankruptcy proceedings for former Macau low cost airline, Viva Macau, concluded on June 6 and creditors will not be able to recover their investments, according to ... -
Consumer prices up over 3pct annually
In June 2018, the Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 3.11 percent year-on-year to 112.84 and was up by 0.14 percentage points from 2.97 percent ... -
Ask the Vet | Differences between dog and cat flea products
There are many differences between dog and cat flea products. It is important to be aware of these differences before making a purchase for your pet. Being ... -
Activist Chao requests to stand trial in absentia
Political activist Jason Chao, who is currently studying in the U.K., says he has applied for a trial in absentia in the case of Wang Jianwei’s ... -
GIT clarifies: No date yet for LRT Taipa line kick-off
There is no established date for the commencement of operations for Taipa’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) line, the government’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) has said. The ... -
Japan may be a threat to Macau gaming lifeblood
As the Times has previously reported, the long-anticipated casino business in Japan may threaten Macau’s lifeblood. The city is economically dependent on the casino sector, which ... -
Petition launched to protect housing block
An online petition has been started to rally the public in favor of the preservation of the Rainha Dona Leonor Housing Block, a dilapidated residential building ... -
Grand Prix Museum revamp to cost MOP80m more
The renovation of the Grand Prix Museum will cost a MOP80 million more than previously estimated and its re-opening will be pushed back into late 2019, ... -
Education | UM visits Angola with designs on PSC collaboration
A delegation led by University of Macau (UM) rector Yonghua Song and vice-rector for research Rui Martins recently visited Angola to strengthen collaboration between the educational ... -
MGM turns to never-tested law to sue Vegas shooting victims
The unprecedented move from MGM Resorts International to sue hundreds of victims of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas using an obscure U.S. law never ... -
China Tower is said to draw Hillhouse, Alibaba to Hong Kong IPO
China Tower Corp., the state-owned wireless infrastructure operator, has attracted Hillhouse Capital and a unit of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as investors in its planned Hong Kong ... -
US presses China and Russia to enforce sanctions on N. Korea
The United States on Friday welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s united support for the fully verified denuclearization of North Korea and pressed China and Russia to ... -
East China copes with Typhoon Ampil as it hits
Ampil, the tenth typhoon this year, made landfall on Chongming island in Shanghai at 12:30 p.m. yesterday with winds of up to 28 meters per second ... -
Xi arrives for Africa visit as US interest wanes
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Africa on Saturday on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties while his rival in a bitter trade ... -
CIA: Beijing is waging a ‘quiet kind of cold war’
China is waging a “quiet kind of cold war” against the United States, using all its resources to try to replace America as the leading power ... -
Seeking to protect boys, Thailand wants control over films
Thailand’s military government, saying it is concerned filmmakers and media may take advantage of the young boys who were rescued from a flooded cave, wants to ... -
Pakistan | Suicide bomb kills election candidate, driver
A suicide bombing yesterday in northwestern Pakistan killed a candidate running for a seat in the provincial assembly and his driver, and wounded three other people, ... -
Indonesia | Teen raped by her brother jailed for abortion
A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her brother has been sentenced to six months in prison for having an abortion, police said Sunday. Both the ... -
India | Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges
A Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in western India over allegations of smuggling cows, police said Saturday, despite calls by the country’s highest ... -
Philippines | Police disperse group protesting US, China
Philippine riot police used shields and a water hose Saturday to disperse more than 100 left-wing activists in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila in ... -
Colombia Rebels-turned-politicians sworn into Congress
With the swipe of a taupe shade of eyeshadow and the swearing of an oath, Sandra Ramirez’s transformation from rebel guerrilla to senator was complete. Eight ... -
Newly released video shows man believed to be last of tribe
No one knows his name. No one knows the name of the people he came from. And he appears to have lived alone in Brazil’s Amazon ... -
Trump finds it ‘inconceivable’ lawyer would tape a client
Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it “inconceivable” that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the ... -
Offbeat | China sees 310m exits, entries in first half of 2018
China saw over 310 million exits and entries across the border in the first half of 2018, a 7.7-percent increase year on year, according to the ... -
This Day in History | 1974 – Greek military rule gives in to democracy
The military government in Greece has collapsed and the former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis has been invited to return. Huge crowds gathered to greet him at ... -
Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games
Mariko Nagai walked outside Yoyogi National Stadium — the late-architect Kenzo Tange’s masterpiece from Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics — and pictured the city in that era. She ... -
New Zealand repeat as Women’s Rugby World Cup champions
The Black Ferns stood shoulder to shoulder Saturday as their national anthem played and day turned to dusk by the San Francisco Bay. About 30 minutes ... -
F1 | Hamilton wins German GP as rival Vettel crashes late
Lewis Hamilton regained the championship lead in unexpected and dramatic fashion yesterday, winning the German Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashed while leading near the end. ... -
Football | Iniesta makes debut in Japan
Andres Iniesta made his debut in Japan yesterday for Vissel Kobe but his new team went down 3-0 at home to Shonan Bellmare. Keisuke Saka and ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Riot police used shields and a water hose to disperse more than 100 left-wing activists in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila in a confrontation ... -
The Buzz | Japanese Princess Mako begins visit to Brazil’s biggest city
Japan’s Princess Mako has arrived in Sao Paulo as part of her two-week visit to Brazil to celebrate 110 years of the arrival of the first ... -
New York City sues Airbnb
New York City asked a judge to order Airbnb Inc. to comply with a subpoena for information about its listings, just days after lawmakers demanded it share ... -
Views on China | Xi’s foreign policy needs a Confucian overhaul
China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the U.S. are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia ...
