Monthly Archives: July 2018
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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 * ... -
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 ...
