Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Japan, EU sign trade deal eliminating nearly all tariffs
The European Union and Japan signed a widespread trade deal that will eliminate nearly all tariffs, seemingly defying the worries about trade tensions set off by ... -
Corporate Bits | BCM opens Iao Hon branch
BCM Bank hosted a Grand Opening Ceremony on Monday for its new Iao Hon Branch located at Rua Um Bairro Iao Hon. Harold Wong, managing director ... -
Angola annuls USD1.5b port deal with Dos Santos linked firm
A company with ties to Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is threatening to seek compensation from the Angolan government after losing concession rights to build a ... -
Cabo Verde Airlines announces return to normality next week
Cabo Verde Airlines expects to resume normal business as of next week after receiving a Boeing 757 on Saturday on a long-term operating lease, the airline ... -
Guinea-Bissau requests help from Vietnam to sell cashews
The government of Guinea-Bissau plans to send a delegation to Vietnam to discuss with the country’s central bank ways to make funds available to fund Vietnamese ... -
FAQ | World Trade Organization’s role in Washington-Beijing dispute
China is turning to the World Trade Organization as a way to fight back against the latest tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Its complaint ... -
US challenges China, EU and others at WTO over steel tariffs
The Trump administration brought cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey at the World Trade Organization for retaliating against American tariffs on imported ... -
Banking | Panic roils peer-to-peer lenders
China’s savers are rushing to pull money from peer-to-peer lending platforms, accelerating a contraction of the USD195 billion industry and testing the government’s ability to maintain ... -
Bangladesh | Nowhere to run: Rohingya hunker down as monsoon arrives
The hill on which the young woman’s shelter is being built is so unstable that the earth crumbles under your feet. The threat of landslides is ... -
Myanmar | Rights groups urges gov’t to make amends for seized land
Myanmar’s government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, an international human rights group said yesterday, detailing how previous land seizures there are still ... -
Hawaii | Volcano boat tours continue after lava injuries
Hawaii tour boat operators plan to continue taking visitors to see lava, but will follow the Coast Guard’s revised policy and stay farther away after an ... -
US-Russia | Trump returns from Helsinki summit with Putin to forceful criticism
In an extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies’ firm finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 ... -
Brexit | Frankfurt losing edge in race for jobs as Paris gains ground
Frankfurt’s efforts to attract bankers escaping Brexit are in danger of losing momentum. While Paris appears to be catching up in the race for jobs, several ... -
Offbeat | Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish
A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – English teenagers held in Thailand over drugs
Two teenage girls from the Midlands have been arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand. Patricia Cahill, 17, and Karen Smith, 18, were stopped by customs officials ... -
A new King in Turin | At 33, Ronaldo says age isn’t important
At the age of 33, many football players are past their peak. Cristiano Ronaldo vows to show he is not one of them. Juventus signed Ronaldo ... -
Football | The next senior World Cup is in France, not Qatar
The “next” World Cup got plenty of hype in Russia. A massive cube was alight with video images of “Qatar 2022” in Gorky Park, while the ... -
Briefs | Baseball: Harper wins Home Run Derby at Nationals Park
Bryce Harper (pictured) has won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, providing another memory to Nationals fans in what could be his final season ... -
World briefs
MYANMAR’s government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, an international human rights group said yesterday, detailing how previous land seizures there are still ... -
The Buzz | 1.1 billion people face risks from lack of cooling
New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face “significant risks” from lack of access to cooling including death, a ... -
Gaming Alert | New Jersey gets five more sports betting applications
New Jersey regulators have received five additional applications from gambling companies seeking to start offering sports betting before football season starts in September. David Rebuck, director ... -
Macau Matters | Hotels of the Future
Business and recreational travel have been strongly growing in South-East Asia for many years, and this trend is sure to continue for many years to come ... -
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 – edition no. 3091
* Hong Kong | Pro-independence party may face ban * Kazuo Hara | Documentary filmmaker continues to defy Japanese social norms * Passenger volume reaches 4 ... -
Crime | Cases of domestic violence cause 2 injuries, 1 serious
Towards the end of last week, two different, unrelated cases of disagreements between married couples left two people injured, and one in a serious condition, the ... -
Ng Lap Seng wants prison postponement for medical reasons
Convicted Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng is asking for another postponement to his prison sentence, this time on the basis of requiring medical treatment. Ng, who ... -
New approvals of residential mortgage loans on the rise
NEW approvals of residential mortgage loans in Macau rose in May, while those of commercial real estate loans decreased. According to statistics released by the Monetary ... -
Briefs | USJ hoping for British accreditation
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is hoping to be recognized by the British Accreditation Council next year, according to a TDM interview with rector Peter ... -
Jho Low might have altered his apperance
Media in Malaysia are speculating that wanted businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, may have assumed a new identity in order to slip ... -
Wishart: Fake news causing an ‘erosion of trust’ in media
The phenomenon of so-called “fake news,” which is disseminated mainly via social networks, is causing an “erosion of trust in the media,” according to Eric Wishart, ... -
Tam: More physicians and nurses hired to better healthcare
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has claimed that the hiring of a greater number of physicians and nurses for the public sector ... -
Chui Sai On says Inner Harbor floods show improvements needed
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, yesterday directed government departments to step up their efforts in addressing flooding issues, particularly regarding easing the effects of unstable ... -
Tourist Price Index rises 2.78pct in Q2
The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 went up by 2.78 percent year-on-year to 129.86, according to information from the Statistics ... -
Lin Fong Sports Center to extend opening hours
The Sports Bureau (ID) has announced that the Lin Fong Sports Center will extend its opening hours following the impending closure of the Macau Canidrome. During ... -
‘Broken Tooth’ signs deal eying poker tournaments in Hainan
The former leader of Macau’s branch of the well-known 14K triad, “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok Koi, has partnered with a Beijing- based firm to allegedly support ... -
Alibaba’s Ele.me seeking at least USD2b in funding, sources say
Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is on the hunt for USD2 billion of new financing to help in its fight ...
