Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Motorsports | Andre Couto shines in Ningbo under Macau colors
Macau driver Andre Couto had an almost perfect weekend racing at Ningbo International Speedway in China’s Zhejiang province. Racing for the first time in the colors ... -
Sin Fong demolition to kick off
The controversial Sin Fong reconstruction is set to begin in a month, following demonstrations and criticism from Sin Fong homeowners over the last six years. According ... -
Macao Orchestra inaugurates its 2018-19 Concert Season
The Macao Orchestra (OM) held the opening ceremony for their 2018-19 Concert Season on Saturday in the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, followed ... -
South Shore’s The 13 Hotel opens
The 13 Hotel opened its doors to the public on Friday, following an announcement by South Shore Holdings Limited on August 30 that the opening of ... -
HK corruption watchdog charges Stanley Ho’s relative in corruption case
Wilson Fung, Hong Kong’s former deputy secretary for Economic Development and Labor, and Cheyenne Chan, the former director and shareholder of three companies including Helicopters Hong ... -
Triathlete wins bronze medal at Asian Games
Hoi Long won a bronze medal in the women’s triathlon individual competition of the 18th Asian Games, which took place on Friday. This is the first ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM announces series of offerings
Rosé Festival is back at MGM Macau on September 15 at Vista, offering pink wines from all over the world. According to a statement issued by ... -
Opinion | Fake islands could spell real economic trouble
Where is it that we’ve seen glittering archipelagos like Malaysia’s Forest City and Melaka Gateway developments before? Those stretches of newly packed white sand, dotted with palm ... -
FedEx’d gems fueled India’s biggest bank fraud, report says
The price of the large yellow diamond alternately shrank and spiked by about a million dollars as it moved across the globe. The three-carat gem was ... -
Beijing says ‘no way’ to United’s workaround Taiwan reference
An attempt by United Airlines to duck the sticky issue of Taiwan has invited rebuke from China’s foreign ministry. After China told global carriers earlier this ... -
Can gov’t really limit how long kids play games?
Xi Jinping’s government has demonstrated a unique ability to exert control over everything from political speech to the internet. It may now have met its match: ... -
Police detain 46 after violent protest over schooling
Police in central China have detained 46 people who were part of a protest against a government plan to address overcrowded classrooms that escalated into violence. ... -
China-Africa trade deficit prominent at conference
African leaders will likely press their Chinese hosts at a conference this week to help narrow their trade deficits with Beijing by shifting more manufacturing to ... -
Six Asians receive Ramon Magsaysay Awards for accomplishments
Six people were honored Friday as this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, known as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize, including a Cambodian genocide survivor ... -
Science | Study shows health, reaction-time declines in firefighters
Randy Brooks’ son had a request three years ago: What could his dad do to make wildland firefighting safer? To Brooks, a professor at the University ... -
Netherlands | ‘Terrorist motive’ alleged in attack on Americans
A 19-year-old Afghan citizen had a “terrorist motive” for allegedly stabbing two Americans at the main train station in Amsterdam, city authorities in the Dutch capital ... -
Bankrupt Titanic exhibitor sets biggest sale of ship relics
The story of the doomed luxury liner R.M.S. Titanic proved so alluring that divers were searching for the wreck seven decades after it sank to the ... -
Offbeat | Sprinting naked man leads LA police on lengthy pursuit
A naked man who sprinted with Los Angeles police officers running after him and a police helicopter overhead is in custody after a lengthy chase . ... -
This Day in History | 1939 – Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago. At 1115 BST the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced the ... -
Asian Games end and Japan, China turn eyes to Tokyo Olympics
Now comes the hard part for Japan, which is pledging to win 30 gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japan is sure to get a ... -
Asian Games | Tottenham’s Son avoids military duty with gold
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will get to skip military service. Son avoided the service obligation when South Korea defeated Japan 2-1 in the Asian Games soccer ... -
Football | Usain Bolt makes debut for Central Coast Mariners
Usain Bolt’s soccer debut for the Central Coast Mariners on Friday lasted about 20 minutes against an amateur local team and with almost 10,000 people in ... -
F1 | Hamilton denies Ferrari a home win at Italian GP
Lewis Hamilton denied Ferrari a dream home win at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday as he overtook Kimi Raikkonen eight laps from the end to claim ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines notified China about a Philippine navy frigate that ran aground in the South China Sea to avoid any misunderstanding because the incident ... -
Top officials meet China, Japan pledge support to global trade
Japan’s finance minister and Chinese officials have pledged support for the multilateral system of global trade regulation ahead of a possible new round of U.S. tariff ... -
The Buzz | South Korea’s Moon to send security head, spy chief to Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send both his national security adviser and top spy as special envoys on a one-day mission to Pyongyang Wednesday ahead ... -
Taxation of companies in Macau – worldwide or territorial basis?
Business and entrepreneurial income in Macau is taxed under the “Imposto Complementar de Rendimentos” (ICR) and the ICR tax is applied to profits obtained by individuals ... -
Monday, September 3, 2018 – edition no. 3123
* Gaming revenue up 17 percent in August * Asian Games conclude, Indonesia intends to bid for 2032 Olympics * Philippines, Korea open fireworks contest * ...
