Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Music Festival | A Night at the Opera, Donizetti opens FIMM
This evening marks the start of the 32nd Macao International Music Festival (FIMM). With the theme “Enjoy – The Moment in music”, we are invited to ... -
The Little Rascal
Literally “little rascal” in the local dialect, Arneis is a rather finicky grape variety originating from Piemonte, still largely restricted thereto, apart from pockets of cultivation ... -
Food & Beverage | MGM and MUST co-organize workshop with Celebrity Chef Mauro Colagreco
Commemorating 2018 Macau Year of Gastronomy and the launch of the new Culinary Labs at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), MGM and MUST organized ... -
Cebu Pacific introduces Cebu-Macau route
LOW-COST carrier Cebu Pacific recently introduced a new direct route linking Cebu City to Macau, which will begin operating on December 7. The new route will ... -
Briefs | Chui visits Asilo Vila Madalena after letter handed to the gov’t
Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On paid a visit to Asilo Vila Madalena home in Coloane Village this week in the company of Secretary for Administration ... -
Public tender for fourth Macau-Taipa link should launch this year
The public tender for the fourth road link connecting the Peninsula to Taipa Island will be ready at the end of this year. The director of ... -
UM research group says economic uncertainty is on the horizon
Macau’s GDP is expected to grow by 8.3 percent in 2018, ranging from a pessimistic rate 5.1 percent to an optimistic rate 11.6 percent, according to ... -
Sou decides to ‘Not Challenge’ TUI’s ruling
Following the Court of Final Appeal’s (TUI) recent decision to end the consideration of an appeal submitted by Sulu Sou, the lawmaker officially stated that he ... -
Privacy rights | Gov’t proposes new ‘Phone Tapping’ regime with added features
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak presented the government’s proposal to change the current legal framework which allows authorities to record and gather information from people ... -
Traffic | Gov’t wants to widen streets, cut on outdoor parking
The government wants to widen some of the city’s main and most congested streets and cut down street parking for both motorcycles and cars. The proposal ... -
Guinea Bissau opens honorary consulate in Macau, headed by Chan Meng Kam
Guinea Bissau opened earlier this week an honorary consulate in Macau whose facilities were inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Chief Executive Chui Sai On, the ... -
Residents accounted for travel agencies’ growth last year
The latest release from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows that local travel agencies have recorded a growth of 20.7 percent in 2017 when compared ... -
Melco goes green key to a better Macau
Climate change is the topic on everyone’s lips these days, especially with the Macau government pushing to ‘green’ its tourism industry. It’s no wonder, then, that ... -
Food | With automation, Korean dumplings go global in business bet
Move over pot stickers, here comes another Asian dumpling. South Korea’s largest food company is making a multimillion-dollar bet on “mandu,” developing its own machines to ... -
Clouds on horizon as trade wars, debt weigh on Asia’s growth
Trade conflicts, rising debt and the potential impact from rising interest rates in the U.S. will likely dampen growth in the coming year, the Asian Development ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco launches 20 electric buses
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited yesterday celebrated the official launch of twenty zero-emission electric buses in collaboration with manufacturer Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited (Yutong). Melco’s ... -
US-China | Trade tensions spilling over into the military arena
A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. The Pentagon yesterday [Macau time] confirmed that ... -
Strait Diplomacy | US approves new warfare sale to Taiwan, drawing Beijing’s ire
The U.S. approved the sale of military equipment to Taiwan this week, drawing China’s ire as tensions escalate between the world’s two largest economies. Taiwan welcomed ... -
China-Vatican | Pope urges Chinese Catholics to trust, reconcile after deal
Pope Francis urged Chinese Catholics yesterday to trust him and make concrete gestures of reconciliation following a landmark deal over bishop appointments that is aimed at ... -
Chinese Citizen in Chicago | Ji Chaoqun accused of spying, helping recruit US engineers
A Chinese citizen living in Chicago was arrested yesterday [Macau time] for allegedly spying, including by helping with the recruitment of U.S. engineers, defense contractors and scientists ... -
Analysis | Asian victors may find anti-China campaign vows hard to keep
Three Muslim-majority Asian countries have elected leaders who campaigned on a promise to temper China’s growing influence, but analysts say reducing the foothold of the world’s ... -
Human Rights | Pakistanis in China seek answers about detained Uighur wives
Two Pakistani men went to their embassy in Beijing yesterday to lobby for help in reuniting with their wives, who they say are ethnic Uighurs blocked ... -
Ford’s lawyers submit 4 affidavits backing up assault story
Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers said yesterday they have given the Senate sworn affidavits from four people who say she told them well before Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme ... -
Trump to UN | China ‘attempting to interfere’ with 2018 US election
President Donald Trump yesterday accused China of attempting to interfere with the upcoming United States congressional elections, and claimed its efforts are motivated by opposition to ... -
Offbeat | Dense swarm of bats causes flap at Vienna airport
Birds are a well-known hazard for airport operators, but Vienna airport officials have had to deal with different winged intruders: a swarm of bats. Airport spokesman ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – Musical Hair opens as censors withdraw
The American hippy musical “Hair” has opened in London – one day after the abolition of theatre censorship. Until yesterday, some of the scenes in the ... -
Analysis | Ryder Cup an opportunity missed for French golf
It remains, on the eve of the Ryder Cup outside Paris, the defining image of French golf: Jean Van de Velde losing the British Open in ... -
Cycling | Rohan Dennis beats Dumoulin for world time trial title
Rohan Dennis has finally won the only major time trial title lacking from his long list of victories. And he has done so in style. The ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Sino-American relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. China canceled a Washington visit by the head ... -
The Buzz | Zimbabwe’s leader says he offers Trump land for golf course
Zimbabwe’s leader says he is willing to offer land to President Donald Trump to build a golf course in a national park teeming with wildlife. President ... -
Facebook faces political hurdle over banned party in Hong Kong
Facebook Inc. finds itself entangled in yet another political spat — this time with China, a market the social media giant is seeking to enter. Police ... -
Girl About Globe | It’s not calorie counting – it’s Feedbit Connectivity
It’s a mystery to me why no one has come up with Feedbit. It would be like Fitbit but, instead of counting steps taken and calories ... -
Thursday, September 27, 2018 – edition no. 3139
* UM Research Unit predicts | Economic uncertainty on the horizon * Sou accepts TUI’s ruling | ‘No winners, and no losers’ in civil action against ... -
Gabriel Tong: AAM can do more to defend Macau’s law
Former lawmaker Gabriel Tong believes that the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) can do more to defend Macau’s law. Contacted by the Times yesterday, Gabriel Tong, who ... -
Briefs | IFT launches program with FERRANDI Paris
IFT is partnering with FERRANDI Paris – The French School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management to launch an exchange program for undergraduate students next year. ...
