Monthly Archives: July 2018
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IPIM requested to submit report on improving procedures
The Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong announced that the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) is slated to present a report this month on ... -
CCAC finds pattern of careless immigration vetting
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has released an investigation report into investment immigration and technical immigration requirements, as managed by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion ... -
Philippines | Two years of Duterte: A mixed picture of drug war, economic boom
President Rodrigo Duterte’s two years in office in the Philippines have been marred by controversy, but with one big success: a booming economy. The jury is ... -
Lawyer | European privacy regulations may serve as benchmark for Macau
New European laws on data protection and privacy and its implications on local companies and businesses were debated during a France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) ... -
AL Plenary | Non-Chinese judges banned from ruling on cases of national security
The amendment aiming to prevent foreign judges from ruling on matters of national security was passed at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Even though the legislation ... -
Pereira Coutinho’s illegal parking fine debate rejected
A debate proposed by lawmaker Pereira Coutinho was rejected by the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. The government has proposed a review of the region’s Road Traffic ... -
Education | Scholars work on Pierre Bourdieu published in Australia
The book ‘Bourdieu: A Critical Introduction’, authored by Tony Schirato and Mary Roberts from the University of Macau (UM) Department of Communication, has been published by ... -
Sou has not yet resumed lawmaker post
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has not yet resumed his position at the Legislative Assembly (AL) despite expectations that he would resume his post yesterday. However, as has ... -
Briefs | IACM: Canidrome must submit relocation plan
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has asked the Macau Canidrome to submit a plan to relocate the greyhounds who have not been adopted by ... -
SoftBank invests in ‘handy Japan’ hotel technology service
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is investing in a mobile device service for hotel guests, called handy Japan, offering tourist spot information and internet access. Terms of ... -
Transport | Air France-KLM feels the heat in Paris
Competition just got even tougher for Air France-KLM as yet another low-cost operator offers cheap transatlantic flights from Paris, while the Franco-Dutch carrier struggles with a ... -
Opinion | China’s foreign investment door opens, only just
When is a loosening of foreign investment rules not really a loosening of foreign investment rules? When China’s doing it in the face of a brewing ... -
Property | Top villa developer asks staff to speed up cash inflow
China’s top high-end developer Greentown China Holdings asked its staff to accelerate cash inflows “on all fronts” and speed up sales, according to memos seen by ... -
Environment | Carbon emissions may have peaked
China’s greenhouse-gas emissions could be falling faster than expected, bolstering the world’s biggest polluter’s leadership credentials in the fight against climate change. A decline in emissions ... -
PRC will halt a disorderly yuan slide, Morgan Stanley says
China is not using yuan depreciation as a tool in its trade conflict with the U.S., and will likely step in to avert any disorderly decline, ... -
Surveys show manufacturing growth cooling
Two surveys show Chinese manufacturing slowed in June as exports weakened, Beijing tightened lending controls and trade tensions with Washington rose. The business magazine Caixin said ... -
History | Exhumed remains of 13 Chinese men to be reburied in Nevada
The remains of 13 Chinese men unearthed in northeast Nevada more than two decades ago will finally be reburied in the Carlin City Cemetery. The remains ... -
Thai rescuers locate missing boys and coach alive in cave
Rescuers located 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late yesterday, more than a week after they ... -
Amnesty: Indonesian forces behind unlawful killings in Papua
Indonesia’s police and military are responsible for at least 95 unlawful killings in the easternmost Papua region since 2010, including targeted slayings of activists, Amnesty International ... -
New Zealander completes first solo kayak across Tasman Sea
A New Zealand man yesterday became the first person to kayak solo across the daunting stretch of water that separates New Zealand from Australia. Scott Donaldson ... -
Germany | Little sign of compromise in government showdown
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rebellious Bavarian allies searched yesterday for a way to end a standoff over migration after Germany’s interior minister offered to resign, ... -
Mexico’s victor reaches out to Trump, seeks NAFTA deal
The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico’s president- elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked President Donald Trump for his congratulation message and said he’ll contact ... -
US | Millions make a costly mistake when paying credit card bills
It’s natural to fret about your credit score. Most Americans would do almost anything to improve it. Mistakes, of course, are bound to happen. More than one ... -
Offbeat | Indiana police say they seized ‘Trump-shaped ecstasy pills’
Some drug traffickers appear to be using President Donald Trump’s image to brand their illegal wares. An Indiana State Police news release about 129 arrests in ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Arrests in London after Vietnam rally
At least 31 people have been arrested in London after their protest against the Vietnam War turned violent. Police moved in after scuffles broke out at ... -
World Cup 2018 | Neymar leads Brazil into quarterfinals
Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist yesterday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a ... -
Preview | Switzerland doesn’t want to be caught napping against Sweden
Switzerland doesn’t want to be caught napping early in its World Cup match against Sweden in the round of 16. The Swiss have twice conceded the ... -
Russia adds to list of famous World Cup upsets
With a spirited home crowd cheering on, Russia made a memorable contribution to the World Cup’s history of upsets. The Russians beat Spain on penalty kicks ... -
World Cup 2018 | Ecstatic Russians pour onto the streets after win
Most Russian fans just hoped that this World Cup team would not embarrass itself at a home tournament. Now they are ecstatically flooding the streets to ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES A Philippine city mayor known for parading drug suspects in public but also alleged to have drug ties himself was shot and killed by a ... -
The Buzz | Astronomers report 1st image of baby planet being formed
Astronomers say they’ve captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star. Scientists said yesterday the planet appears ... -
North Korea | Nuclear effort ramped up weeks after summit
Evidence of new efforts by Kim Jong Un to expand his nuclear arsenal underscore the challenge facing U.S. President Donald Trump three weeks after declaring that ... -
Our Desk | Our addiction to waste
Macau’s addiction to waste is a troubling phenomenon, especially because such a disparity exists between what we think we throw out and what we actually do. ... -
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 – edition no. 3080
* CCAC REPORT finds | IPIM’s lax oversight of residency scheme * Two years of Duterte: A mixed picture of drug war, economic boom * Non-chinese ... -
First Greater Bay youth internship program launched
To promote the integration of local young people in the development of the Greater Bay Area, the Talents Development Committee and the Hong Kong and Macau ...
