Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Education | UM visits Angola with designs on PSC collaboration
A delegation led by University of Macau (UM) rector Yonghua Song and vice-rector for research Rui Martins recently visited Angola to strengthen collaboration between the educational ... -
MGM turns to never-tested law to sue Vegas shooting victims
The unprecedented move from MGM Resorts International to sue hundreds of victims of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas using an obscure U.S. law never ... -
China Tower is said to draw Hillhouse, Alibaba to Hong Kong IPO
China Tower Corp., the state-owned wireless infrastructure operator, has attracted Hillhouse Capital and a unit of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as investors in its planned Hong Kong ... -
US presses China and Russia to enforce sanctions on N. Korea
The United States on Friday welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s united support for the fully verified denuclearization of North Korea and pressed China and Russia to ... -
East China copes with Typhoon Ampil as it hits
Ampil, the tenth typhoon this year, made landfall on Chongming island in Shanghai at 12:30 p.m. yesterday with winds of up to 28 meters per second ... -
Xi arrives for Africa visit as US interest wanes
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Africa on Saturday on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties while his rival in a bitter trade ... -
CIA: Beijing is waging a ‘quiet kind of cold war’
China is waging a “quiet kind of cold war” against the United States, using all its resources to try to replace America as the leading power ... -
Seeking to protect boys, Thailand wants control over films
Thailand’s military government, saying it is concerned filmmakers and media may take advantage of the young boys who were rescued from a flooded cave, wants to ... -
Pakistan | Suicide bomb kills election candidate, driver
A suicide bombing yesterday in northwestern Pakistan killed a candidate running for a seat in the provincial assembly and his driver, and wounded three other people, ... -
Indonesia | Teen raped by her brother jailed for abortion
A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her brother has been sentenced to six months in prison for having an abortion, police said Sunday. Both the ... -
India | Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges
A Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in western India over allegations of smuggling cows, police said Saturday, despite calls by the country’s highest ... -
Philippines | Police disperse group protesting US, China
Philippine riot police used shields and a water hose Saturday to disperse more than 100 left-wing activists in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila in ... -
Colombia Rebels-turned-politicians sworn into Congress
With the swipe of a taupe shade of eyeshadow and the swearing of an oath, Sandra Ramirez’s transformation from rebel guerrilla to senator was complete. Eight ... -
Newly released video shows man believed to be last of tribe
No one knows his name. No one knows the name of the people he came from. And he appears to have lived alone in Brazil’s Amazon ... -
Trump finds it ‘inconceivable’ lawyer would tape a client
Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it “inconceivable” that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the ... -
Offbeat | China sees 310m exits, entries in first half of 2018
China saw over 310 million exits and entries across the border in the first half of 2018, a 7.7-percent increase year on year, according to the ... -
This Day in History | 1974 – Greek military rule gives in to democracy
The military government in Greece has collapsed and the former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis has been invited to return. Huge crowds gathered to greet him at ... -
Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games
Mariko Nagai walked outside Yoyogi National Stadium — the late-architect Kenzo Tange’s masterpiece from Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics — and pictured the city in that era. She ... -
New Zealand repeat as Women’s Rugby World Cup champions
The Black Ferns stood shoulder to shoulder Saturday as their national anthem played and day turned to dusk by the San Francisco Bay. About 30 minutes ... -
F1 | Hamilton wins German GP as rival Vettel crashes late
Lewis Hamilton regained the championship lead in unexpected and dramatic fashion yesterday, winning the German Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashed while leading near the end. ... -
Football | Iniesta makes debut in Japan
Andres Iniesta made his debut in Japan yesterday for Vissel Kobe but his new team went down 3-0 at home to Shonan Bellmare. Keisuke Saka and ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Riot police used shields and a water hose to disperse more than 100 left-wing activists in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila in a confrontation ... -
The Buzz | Japanese Princess Mako begins visit to Brazil’s biggest city
Japan’s Princess Mako has arrived in Sao Paulo as part of her two-week visit to Brazil to celebrate 110 years of the arrival of the first ... -
New York City sues Airbnb
New York City asked a judge to order Airbnb Inc. to comply with a subpoena for information about its listings, just days after lawmakers demanded it share ... -
Views on China | Xi’s foreign policy needs a Confucian overhaul
China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the U.S. are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia ... -
Monday, July 23, 2018 – edition no. 3094
* Canidrome | IACM takes in 533 dogs abandoned after closure * Green light for Japan casinos may challenge Macau * Viva Macau creditors won’t get ... -
Man treated in bogus clinic dies
A 44 year-old man from mainland China passed away on July 16, following treatment at an unlicensed clinic operating in an apartment in the Areia Preta district. ... -
AL Plenary | Ng makes his case against mutual recognition of driving licenses
The topic of mutual recognition of driving licenses between Macau and mainland China was brought up once more in the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session held ... -
HK airport planning security fee hike
Hong Kong International Airport, which is now celebrating its 20th year, has announced a fee hike on every departing passenger. The hike is intended to raise ... -
Mahathir unaware of arrest, hopes China will surrender Low
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that he hopes China will surrender wanted businessman Low Taek Jho, more commonly known as Jho Low, who is ... -
Welsh red meat exporters eye HK, Macau
Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), the Welsh red meat levy body, recently established a Hong Kong and Macau branch for its Welsh Lamb Club as it continues ... -
Approved plan may lead to D. Leonor building demolition
The Urban Planning Committee (CPU) has given the green light to plans that may lead to the demolition of the Rainha D. Leonor Building, located downtown ... -
180 IT companies take part in start-ups seminar
An international seminar focused on start-ups and information technology, f.ounders, was held for the first time in Macau, attracting about 180 IT companies in Asia, Europe ... -
Briefs | CE to attend Legislative Assembly meeting on August 9
Chief Executive Chui Sai On will attend a plenary session at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on August 9 to answer lawmakers’ questions on government policy and ... -
Real Estate Matters | How to survive a financial black hole
We live in strange times, in a strange place. When it comes to money, Macau is not like any other place on earth. The universal laws ...
