Daily Archives: Monday, September 24, 2018
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Responsible gambling expert says problem betting is falling
Nearly 100 Sands China team members attended the company’s annual Advanced Responsible Gaming Ambassador training program on Thursday and Friday at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. This ... -
Ask the Vet | 5 best exercises for old dogs
Old dogs can still play like puppies. Don’t give up on exercise and games just because you have an older dog. A regimen of regular exercise will ... -
Gaming | Analysis: Abe’s re-election is good news for global casino firms
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide election last week, paving the way for up ... -
Melco deploys employees for typhoon cleanup efforts
Melco Resorts and Entertainment last week deployed a volunteer team of nearly 100 employees to help clear the city’s streets after Signal No.10 typhoon Mangkhut left ... -
Human resources | Macau’s high turnover makes corporate trust difficult, says expert
Macau’s industry characters have given this city an element of basic trust, but establishing a high level of trust across town remains to be seen due ... -
Capitol Theatre reopens after 20 years
After closing its doors more than 20 years ago in 1997, the historical Capitol Theatre located at Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva in Central Macau has ... -
Briefs | MGTO joins gastronomy festival in Turkey
Representing the city of Macau, the director of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) recently joined other UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy for the 1st Gaziantep ... -
Health | Consumer Council finds all rice samples fit for consumption
The Consumer Council (CC) and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) tested 20 rice samples, in order to determine their content and specifically check for ... -
Tam guarantees the normal operation of Asilo Vila Madalena
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, replying to questions from the media after a public event, said on Saturday that the Social Welfare ... -
Hong Kong | What the end of easy money era means for home prices
A shock jump in Hong Kong’s currency is signaling a decade- long liquidity party is finally coming to an end. That may be bad news for the ... -
Europe eyes ‘longshot’ talks with US to soften trade impasse
The European Union’s trade chief heads to New York this week to continue negotiations with the U.S. and Japan, as the three parties seek a way ... -
Beijing summons US envoys over sanctions linked to Russia deal
China summoned the American ambassador and the defense attache and recalled its navy commander from a U.S. trip to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions ... -
Chinese navy hospital ship docks in Venezuela amid crisis
A Chinese navy hospital ship docked near Venezuela’s capital yesterday [Macau time] as the OPEC nation’s deepening economic crisis garners the attention of the U.S. and other ... -
No specifics | Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
The Vatican and China said yesterday [Macau time] they had signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied ... -
MDT Explains | Why elections hold key for Maldives’ future
The Maldives is holding its third multiparty presidential election on Sunday [today, Macau time]. The Indian Ocean nation of 400,000 has been rife with political turmoil ... -
Analysis | Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is “little rocket man” no more. President Donald Trump isn’t a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard.” In the year since Trump’s searing, debut ... -
Indonesia | Presidential contenders vow peaceful campaign
Campaigning for Indonesia’s presidential election officially began yesterday with the two contenders releasing white doves and vowing a peaceful race as concerns simmer the campaign will ... -
Trade War | World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism
With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders today and will try once more to tackle problems ... -
Iran | President Rouhani blames US after attack on military parade
Iran’s president yesterday accused an unnamed U.S.- allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25 ... -
Offbeat | Walk into my parlor: Greek spiders spin giant web over shore
It’s not quite the World Wide Web — but the spiders of Aitoliko in Greece have made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – First Britons conquer Everest
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott have become the first Britons to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. The men arrived at the top of ... -
Goal of the Century | Gervinho thriving at Parma with stunning run vs Cagliari
PARMA 2, CAGLIARI 0 Gervinho received a standing ovation for a stunning goal and another when he was substituted as he helped Parma beat Cagliari 2-0 ... -
Boxing | ‘We want Wilder’: Team Joshua eager to fix unification fight
No sooner had Anthony Joshua brutally dispatched another pretender to his heavyweight titles than attention turned to who the British fighter would face next as he ... -
World briefs
INDIA Supporters of a lawmaker slain by Maoist insurgents in southern India yesterday attacked two police stations in anger over the killing, setting fire to one ... -
The Buzz | Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang dies of illness at 61
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party’s leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said. He was ... -
Stop Brexit? | UK’s Labour party mulls backing new referendum
Britain’s Labour Party may hold the fate of Brexit in its hands — if only it can decide what to do. With the U.K. and the ... -
16th century’s shipwreck found off Portugal’s coast, with late Ming ceramics
Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal’s coast near Lisbon, a local mayor’s office said yesterday [Macau time], the CNN reported. Aboard the ship, thought ... -
Rear Window | Macau after Typhoon Mangkhut
These days we find ourselves turning to recollect a former Portuguese prime-minister who was credited with having said – although he was not exactly a follower ... -
Monday, September 24, 2018 – edition no. 3137
* Red Ink | Vatican, China agree on bishop appointments * ‘The Perfect Moment’ | Capitol Theatre reopens 20 years on * Abe’s re-election good news ...
