Monthly Archives: September 2018
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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 ... -
Elderly residents demand action on greyhound noise
A group of elderly residents hand-delivered a petition to the government yesterday afternoon to protest the relocation of some 500 greyhounds to their Coloane neighborhood, which ... -
Briefs | Mooncake sample fails food tests
The government has announced the test results for 40 mooncake samples, one of which was revealed to have not met required standards. The Civic and Municipal ... -
Gov’t listening to opinions on typhoon casino closures
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac, told reporters yesterday that there was no specific regulation in Macau currently enabling the government to order ... -
MDT Exclusive | Rutter returns to Macau with new team and lofty ambitions
Eight-time Macau Grand Prix winner Michael Rutter is returning to the streets of Macau with a new team and grander ambitions. The British rider will race ... -
Breast cancer made Faye Ho change perspective
Many had questioned the reasons behind local businesswoman Faye Ho’s apparent exit from Macau and her subsequent shift to the U.K. Ho told the Times the ... -
English-language teaching relies too heavily on textbooks, says USJ vice rector
The University of Saint Joseph’s vice-rector, Keith Morrison, says an unbalanced methodology for language learning may negatively impact students’ English proficiency. Speaking at yesterday’s breakfast talk ... -
UM launches massive open online course
The University of Macau (UM) will launch its first massive open online course (MOOC) on September 26. The free course, titled ‘Creativity,’ aims to help learners ... -
CCM to present Swedish dance show
The Gothenburg Opera Dance Company will perform its show “Noetic” in Macau on November 18 at the Grand Auditorium of Macau Cultural Centre (CCM). The Swedish ... -
Macao Fashion Festival 2018 to kick off on October 18
This year’s Macao Fashion Festival will take place during the 23nd International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) at The Venetian Macao from October 18 to 20. ... -
Gaming | MGM bounces on rumor investor wants out of Macau
Casino stocks in the U.S. rose this week on the back of a news report that suggested an activist investor in U.S. casino giant MGM Resorts ... -
Melco delivers mooncakes to organizations
Some 240 volunteers from Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited visited eight local organizations to deliver a total of over 1,000 donated boxes of mooncake to those ... -
Real Estate Matters | Does taping your windows actually work during a typhoon?
As you know, Macau just went through another suspenseful event of facing a Super Typhoon. Although innocently named after the Thai word for the fruit Mangosteen, ... -
Taiwan components maker is said to explore billion-dollar sale
Precision Motion Industries Inc., whose components are used in semiconductor equipment, is exploring a sale that could value the Taiwanese company at more than USD1 billion, ... -
China races to get toys and car parts to US before tariffs hit
The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump’s tariffs bite. At sea and in the sky, the U.S. president’s ...
