Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Briefs | Nine arrested for illegal gambling during W. Cup
Early last week, nine people were arrested in mainland China and Macau for organizing illegal gambling activities during the World Cup. The Judiciary Police arrested seven ... -
Gaming | New Jersey track brings sports bets to New York’s doorstep
A northern New Jersey horse racing track has brought legal sports betting to New York City’s doorstep. The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford began taking sports bets ... -
Opinion | Japan isn’t stepping aside as China steps up
China doesn’t quite have the game sewn up. So bad is the West’s public-relations standing in the era of Trump and Brexit that it’s easy to ... -
China Southern in talks with British Airways on joint venture
China Southern Airlines Co., one of the nation’s top three state carriers, is exploring a joint venture with British Airways for flights between the Asian country ... -
Beijing bars foreign companies, other securities from stock link
Chinese investors will be barred from trading in shares of dozens of foreign companies and those with weighted-voting rights such as Xiaomi Corp. as regulators seek ... -
Nobel widow’s release is short-lived human rights triumph
The release of the Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo’s widow from eight years of house arrest this week brought some comfort to China’s activists. But ... -
June trade with North Korea falls by more than half
China’s imports from North Korea plunged 92.6 percent in June compared with a year earlier under U.N. sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, ... -
Tokyo’s reign as world’s largest city fades
Years of low fertility, emigration, political strife, economic contraction and natural disasters have contributed to population losses in some global cities, according to data released by ... -
Did S. Korea army plot coup to keep ousted leader in power?
A group of army generals rolling tanks and troops into Seoul to seize power. Paratroopers firing at large crowds calling for democracy. Tanks and armored vehicles stationed ... -
Charges undermine Assange denials about hacked email origins
At the beginning of 2017, one of Julian Assange’s biggest media boosters traveled to the WikiLeaks founder’s refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and asked ... -
Haiti | Prime minister resigns amid fuel price hike fallout
Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned Saturday amid calls for him to step down over his handling of a failed plan to raise fuel prices ... -
Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire
President Donald Trump’s lament this week that immigration is “changing the culture” of Europe echoed rising anti-immigrant feelings on both sides of the Atlantic, where Europe ... -
Nicaragua | Students reunite with families after attacks
More than 200 Nicaraguan university students were reunited with their parents Saturday after a tense night of armed attacks that left two dead and dozens wounded. ... -
Offbeat | Finnish brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit
A small Finnish craft brewery is paying a humorous tribute to the Helsinki summit. RPS Brewing has issued a limited-edition lager depicting cartoon U.S. and Russian ... -
This Day in History | 1969 – Apollo 11 takes off for the Moon
The Apollo 11 space rocket has taken off successfully from Cape Kennedy, Florida, at the start of the first attempt to land a man on the ... -
Russian women push back at shaming over World Cup dating
Hundreds of thousands of foreign men have flooded into Russia for the monthlong World Cup, setting off a fierce debate in the host nation about the ... -
Belgium finishes 3rd, defeats England 2-0
For Belgium and England, the third-place match at the World Cup was more like a dress rehearsal for future finals. At least they hope. The Belgians ... -
World briefs
VIETNAM A court in southern Vietnam is scheduled to put on trial an American citizen of Vietnamese descent accused of disturbing public order after he took ... -
The Buzz | Industrial park blast kills 19, hurts 12 in southwest China
A blast in an industrial park in a southwestern province has killed 19 people and injured 12 others, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Friday. The ... -
Boxing | Pacquiao wins 60th career fight with seventh-round knockout
Manny Pacquiao won for the 60th time with his first stoppage in nine years, and made a proclamation. “This is it. I am back in boxing,” ... -
Rear Window | Rumor-mongers on the watch list
Here we go again heading into normal peak typhoon season! From July all the way to September, people and government departments are keen to prevent the ... -
Monday, July 16, 2018 – edition no. 3089
* Flooding returns to Inner Harbor district * France wins 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia 4-2 * Group against demolition * Paul Chan leaves New ... -
AL Plenary | Law banning casino staff from betting approved
A law banning gaming sector employees from entering casinos during non- working hours was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. The law proposed the inclusion of ... -
Chinese official says Low not in China either
A Chinese official has denied that wanted Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, has entered the mainland, just as Macau’s Secretary for Security ... -
Creative Macau turns 15 with exhibit launch
Creative Macau – Center for Creative Industries will celebrate its 15th anniversary on August 28 with the launch of a special exhibition. The non-profit organization, which ... -
Music | Beethoven season closing concert to be held on July 28
The closing concert of the 2017/18 season of the Macao Orchestra (OM), will be held on July 28 at the Cultural Centre, at 8pm. OM’s music ... -
CE tour of Greater Bay cities concludes in Dongguan
The Macau government delegation led by Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On, which toured several cities comprising the “Greater Bay Area”, has concluded its visit to ... -
Gaming watchdog refuses Canidrome request
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has refused the request made by the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Company to extend its concession contract in order ... -
Sino-PSC film festival concludes today
The first edition of the “Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, launched last week with the aim of displaying ... -
Paradise Entertainment interested in gaming concession
The Paradise Entertainment Group has expressed interest in applying for a gaming concession, according to a report by Inside Asian Gaming. The city’s 20-year gaming concessions ... -
UM student wins translation contest prize
Yang Shanshan, a PhD student of linguistics from the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), recently won a prize in ... -
Health | Almost 500 trade in antihypertensive medicine in first day following recall
The contingency plan established by the Health Bureau (SSM) for the recall and replacement of six antihypertensive medicines, which were found to contain the impurity N-Nitrosodimethylamine ... -
Red Market Library to reopen next week
The renovation works at the Red Market Library have been concluded and the facility will reopen to the public on July 18. Last year, the library ... -
Real Estate Matters | Saving the environment through real estate
When you think of environmental pollution, what comes to mind? It’s probably the exhaust spewing out of the millions of vehicles and the waste that leaks ... -
Singapore’s rich turn wary of bonds sold by smaller firms
Singapore’s smaller companies will likely have to pay more to roll over borrowings in the local bond market ahead of unprecedented maturities, as the wealthy investors ...
