Monthly Archives: August 2018
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Koreas | Rivals to meet to prepare for leaders’ summit
The rival Koreas will meet Monday for high-level talks meant to prepare for a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President ... -
Indonesia | Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week yesterday as the official death toll from the ... -
US – Primaries | Instead of tax cuts, GOP candidates motivate with anxiety
There’s a border crisis in Pennsylvania. The radical left is surging in New Jersey. And Nancy Pelosi is a threat to New York. Republican candidates in ... -
Offbeat | College reprinting up to 9.2K diplomas to fix typo
A Colorado university is offering to reprint up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper found a big typo. Alec Williams was ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Magellan spacecraft has arrived at the planet Venus after an epic 15-month journey from Earth. The craft arrived just after 1730 BST (1630 GMT). Soon ... -
Swimming | Ruck wins 200 at Pan Pacific, Ledecky gets third
Taylor Ruck almost psyched herself out before the race even started. Knowing she was swimming against five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle yesterday ... -
Tennis | Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal win in Toronto
Four-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the rainy Rogers Cup yesterday [Macau time]. Djokovic, coming off his fourth ... -
Football is back! | English Premier League wasn’t always a global beast
Somerville, Massachusetts, 26 May, 1989. Answerphone message, Beep: “It’s your brother-in-law, Andre, Arsenal needed to win by two clear goals at Anfield to win the league and ... -
Briefs | Football: Chelsea signs Kovacic on loan from Madrid on deadline day
Chelsea has signed Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic (pictured) on loan from Real Madrid for the season. The move was completed on the final day of the ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES A foreign militant was behind a powerful van blast that targeted a big public gathering in the southern Philippines but failed after the vehicle stalled ... -
The Buzz | Suzuki, Mazda, Yamaha admit using fake vehicle emission data
Japanese automakers Suzuki Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co. have admitted using falsified emissions data to inspect their new vehicles after the government ... -
Philippines bars octogenarian Australian who it says joined rally
The Philippine immigration bureau said yesterday it has blocked the entry of an Australian who has been blacklisted for reportedly joining a 2015 rally in violation ... -
Kapok | Not so cool after all
We have known for some time that air-conditioning is not only bad for the environment, but also pretty dreadful for our health. It consumes a lot ... -
Friday, August 10, 2018 – edition no. 3108
* Debate with lawmakers | CE says no timetable for Land Law revision * Allegations of poor facilities to house greyhounds dismissed * Clothes with cancer ... -
Something’s cooking in Dezhou
• Half of China’s black carbon comes from residential kitchens and heaters, but solar cookers in Dezhou want to change the paradigm * Movies: Christopher ... -
‘Christopher Robin’ a return to Hundred Acre Wood
Oh, bother. The misfortune of “Christopher Robin” is not only that it comes a year after “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” an earnest if sentimental tale about Winnie-the-Pooh ... -
‘Under a Dark Sky’ has shrewd plot, realistic characters
A dark sky park where even the slightest glimmer of light is blocked out provides a fascinating backdrop for Lori Rader-Day’s inventive fourth novel. The darkness ... -
On ‘Vicious,’ Halestorm rides on elevated thrash-pop
Vicious comes five years after Halestorm’s Grammy-winning hit “Love Bites (So Do I)” became the group’s standing claim to mainstream fame. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who ... -
Travelog | Solar cookout aims to woo traditional chefs, cut carbon
The savory aromas of roasting hot dogs and chicken kebabs wafted out of metal and glass vacuum tubes heated by mirrors curved to capture the sun’s ... -
The Emblem of Korea II
(Continued from “The Emblem of Korea” on 3 August 2018) Situated in eastern South Korea and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province, Andong is indubitably the ... -
KitchenWise | Use fresh tomatoes for Crispy Tomato Salad
Even though fresh tomatoes start popping up at the market in July, they don’t really hit their peak until August — and that’s when I get ... -
Abiding by court judgment would harm public interest, says gov’t
The Macau SAR government says it will not abide by a ruling of the Court of Final Appeal that a construction tender be recalculated after officials ... -
Q&A | Ambiente Properties: Housing policies encourage Macau investors look abroad
Local real estate agency Ambiente Properties was recently recognized at the UK- based International Property Awards, winning two awards for its property-related services in Macau. Managing ... -
Gaming | Duterte cancels second casino project this year
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to cancel Landing International Development’s USD1.5-billion proposed casino resort in Manila, just one week after the Hong Kong-listed company was ... -
China confirms end of work permits for Taiwanese, SARs
Beijing yesterday said it has eliminated the need for Taiwanese citizens to apply for permission to work in China, in its latest effort to woo the ... -
Briefs | Homage to Bravo organized for Sat
Portuguese architect Vicente Bravo passed away on July 28 in Portugal, having lived in Macau for close to 40 years. He was responsible for a number ... -
ANM urges gov’t to quit controlling freedom of speech
The New Macau Association (ANM) has called on the government to stop manipulating the media, following proposed changes to the Civil Protection Law, which is currently ... -
More illegal smokers prosecuted
During the first seven months of this year, the Health Bureau (SSM) inspectors, together with the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, have conducted a total of ... -
Corporate bits | Galaxy posts first half-year net revenue of usd28.1 billion
Galaxy Entertainment Group yesterday reported the second quarter and half year results in 2018. The group’s 1H results posted net revenue of USD28.1 billion, up 25 ... -
Briefs | Wynn Resorts adds former Deutsche Bank CEO to board
Casino operator Wynn Resorts has appointed its current CEO and the former CEO of Deutsche Bank to its board of directors. The Las Vegas-based company announced ... -
Crypto’s USD600 billion crash hits a new low
The 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies plumbed new depths yesterday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dented enthusiasts’ hopes for a Van Eck exchange-traded fund backed ... -
Samsung plans USD22 billion for artificial intelligence, autos
Samsung Electronics plans to spend a whopping USD22 billion over the next three years on artificial intelligence, auto components and other future businesses as the company ... -
Shenzhen billionaire following his Stanford tech dream
The idea came to him while lounging on the Stanford University lawn as an electrical engineering student: a flexible display that could be tucked away like ... -
Trade War | US to impose tighter curbs on China’s tech investment
Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American ... -
July exports accelerate despite Trump’s tariff hike
China’s exports to the United States rose by double digits in July, shrugging off President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes in a fight over technology policy. Sales ...
