Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Police arrived on site immediately after restaurant blast
The acting commander of the Public Security Police (PSP), Wong Chi said that the police arrived on site immediately after the blast on Tuesday night at ... -
Fourth phase of CCTV cameras to be ready in 2020
The installation of the fourth phase of CCTV surveillance cameras is expected to be complete by 2020, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday on ... -
Polytec pledges to bear mortgages for some buyers
Yesterday, the Polytec Assets Holdings Limited (Polytec Group), placed an advertisement in Macao Daily explaining that the company will bear the mortgage debts of Pearl Horizon ... -
Pun not concerned with Glenn Irwin’s refusal
Glenn Irwin, last year’s winner of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, has told the BBC that he does not wish to return to the Guia Circuit ... -
Portuguese Minister of Culture tours Macau
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes, the Portuguese Minister of Culture, is visiting the region where he will participate in the first edition of the “Encounter in Macau ... -
Real Estate Matters | Buying investment property without seeing it; the nuts and bolts of investment property
Why would you buy investment property without seeing it? The answer is simple. It’s a numbers game. Whether or not you see the property before you ... -
Chinese stocks slide to more than two-year low
China’s bear market slump deepened, with the Shanghai gauge closing at its lowest since March 2016, and the yuan resumed its decline as traders braced for ... -
Thai billionaire’s retail unit eyes China, India expansion
Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont’s retail subsidiary CP All Pcl is considering an expansion of wholesale operations in China and India to tap the might of consumers ... -
Singapore says Grab-Uber hurt consumers
Singapore threatened to force Grab to lower prices and revamp parts of its business, accusing the ride-hailing company of abusing its dominance after acquiring Uber Technologies ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM China awarded as ‘Most honored company’
MGM China has been recognized as “Most Honored Company” by financial publication Institutional Investor for the fourth consecutive year in the 2018 All-Asia Executive Team survey. ... -
Mobike to refund user deposits in effort to win market share
MOBIKE, one of the pioneers of China’s bicycle-sharing craze, is scrapping a key part of its business by dropping the need for deposits amid fierce competition ... -
Executive’s death risks more turbulence at HNA
THE turmoil deepened at HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate that’s been selling billions of dollars in assets to stay afloat, after its No. 2 executive ... -
Beijing’s bravado belies worries over trade clashes with US
China says it’s girded for a trade war with the U.S. and can give as good as it gets, but behind the official bravado lies a ... -
Innovation | Top EV maker starts battery-swap service to lure users
Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., the Chinese electric-car maker preparing for a stock-market listing, is starting a battery- swap service to reduce customers’ range anxiety and keep ... -
10 months on, the babies of Rohingya rape survivors arrive
Tucked away in the shadows of her family’s bamboo shelter, the girl hid from the world. She was 13, and she was petrified. Two months earlier, ... -
Japan | Nuclear agency urges measures to cut plutonium stocks
Japan’s nuclear policy-setting body yesterday endorsed a call for stricter management of its fuel recycling program to reduce its plutonium stockpile. The annual “nuclear white paper” ... -
Poland | Top court judges criticize pro-gov’t principal
Judges in Poland’s top court have written to their pro-government principal complaining that she kept some of them from handling cases. Seven out of the Constitutional ... -
Chile | Ex-soldiers convicted of killing singer Victor Jara
Eight retired soldiers have been sentenced to 18 years in prison for one of the most emblematic murders of Chile’s military dictatorship: the murder of folk ... -
Migrant workers the key to Russia’s smooth-running World Cup
Behind the veneer of Russia’s smooth-running World Cup are legions of migrant workers from Central Asia, who built the stadiums and keep them running, staff concession ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet
Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last. The rover, ... -
Offbeat | Munich officials want train station to have air taxi parking
A group of city counselors in Munich say they want the southern German city’s main train station to have a landing pad for flying taxis. Five ... -
Cycling | Froome calls on skeptical fans to let him ride Tour in peace
Chris Froome has asked Tour de France fans to let him race in peace, even if they doubt the recent ruling that cleared him of doping ... -
World Cup 2018 | Preview: France-Uruguay pits speed vs. defense in quarters
France picked up two trophies in 1998: One, of course, was the country’s only World Cup title, won on home soil. It was also the birth ... -
JFA says Nishino will not return as Japan’s coach
Despite leading his team to a thrilling and unexpected ride at the World Cup, Akira Nishino will not be back as Japan’s coach. The Japan Football ... -
FIFA ‘rebukes’ Maradona criticism of referee
FIFA says it “strongly rebukes” comments made by its ambassador Diego Maradona criticizing American referee Mark Geiger’s handling of England’s win against Colombia in the World ... -
World briefs
VIETNAM Police have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the bombing last month of a police station in the Southeast Asian country’s largest city. THAILAND Two ... -
The Buzz | Russians advised to shower in pairs because of World Cup
Residents of the World Cup host city of Samara are being urged to take showers in pairs because the influx of fans is putting strain on ... -
Beckham’s latest Miami stadium plan targets golf course
David Beckham’s latest soccer plan for Miami might be decided by the city’s voters. His target: a golf course. Beckham is scheduled to appear before the ... -
Bizcuits | Waste not, want not
Monday morning’s video of the hygiene worker in Aberdeen, possibly in the employ of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, throwing a bag of rubbish ... -
Friday, July 6, 2018 – edition no. 3083
* Guia Circuit | ‘Fun run’ to be held prior to Grand Prix * Boys’ team solidarity, meditation may ease stress in Thai cave * Banknotes ... -
Haute Couture Week | Fashion industry’s finest flock to Paris
• The top fashion industry designers spared no efforts to impress during the ongoing Paris Haute Couture Week. * Movies: The First Purge * Book: ... -
‘The First Purge’ is depressingly prescient
This Fourth of July, we’ve got a chance to celebrate America’s birth in a very American way — watching internecine warfare, spasms of savage violence and ... -
Film favorites Bruce Lee, Sterling Hayden shine in new books
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee wanted to be known around the world, and he built the perfect platform to do so as an international film star. ... -
News of the World | The most breathtaking creations from the top couture houses
Paris — the City of Light, lovelocks and the Seine River— was the backdrop this week in Chanel’s sublime couture collection that showed designer Karl Lagerfeld ... -
The Alpine Bastion IV
(Continued from “The Alpine Bastion III” on 1 June 2018) Juxtaposed with German and French, which serve as sole or joint official languages in 21 and ...
