Monthly Archives: September 2018
-
Offbeat | Too soon? Fans find Red Sox division title banner in street
The Boston Red Sox have not clinched this year’s American League East division championship, but a banner marking the accomplishment has already been accidentally unveiled. Boston-area ... -
New iPhone no help to assembler as Hon Hai slides down rankings
The contrast between Apple Inc.’s ascension to a USD1 trillion stock and the share performance of its biggest iPhone assembler just got even starker. Hon Hai ... -
This Day in History | 1998 – Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony released
Bill Clinton’s testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. The video of the American president’s 17 ... -
Billionaire blues | Prosecutors in Minneapolis to review Liu sexual assault case
Minneapolis police have finished their initial investigation into a sexual assault allegation against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu and have turned the case over to prosecutors for ... -
Inconvenient truth | China is hitting reality now on ‘Impossible’ tax, deficit goals
China’s government is grappling with an inconvenient truth: you can’t cut taxes, boost spending and reduce the budget deficit all at the same time. Having promised ... -
Football No Ronaldo? No problem for Madrid, Juventus in Champs League
Real Madrid managed to win easily in the Champions League without Cristiano Ronaldo. So did Juventus, after its superstar signing was tearfully sent off within 30 ... -
Taiwan | Authorities tracing US gun company owner accused of sex with girl
Taiwan said yesterday it is looking for the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3-D printed guns who is wanted on an arrest warrant ... -
World briefs
KOREAS A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home yesterday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants ... -
The Buzz | Trump to Spain: ‘Build a wall’ across Sahara to solve migrant crisis
President Trump suggested building a wall across the Sahara to solve Europe’s migrant crisis, Spain’s foreign minister said yesterday cited by the BBC. Josep Borrell, also ... -
Hong Kong | Doctor gets life term over yoga ball killings
An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life ... -
Giant bong, huggable buds: Marijuana museum opens in Vegas
A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest attraction — and Instagram backdrop ... -
Good for gaming | Japan’s Abe re-elected as party head, to stay on as PM
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide yesterday, paving the way for up to three ... -
World Views | Donald Trump’s stance on refugees is a disgrace
President Donald Trump’s decision to cut the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. hardly comes as a surprise. Even by this administration’s standards, however, the ... -
Indonesia | Widodo imposes moratorium on new palm oil plantations
Indonesia’s president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said yesterday, in a blow to ... -
Philippines | New landslide kills 21, buries houses in disaster-prone archipelago
A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a central Philippine mountain yesterday, killing at least 21 people and sending rescuers scrambling to find survivors after some ... -
Friday, September 21, 2018 – edition no. 3136
* Exclusive | Aspire-Ho is born | Faye Ho, Michael Rutter team up to win GP * MGM bounces on rumor investor wants Macau exit * ... -
The Accidental Tourist
• The places Moon Jae-in visited during his three-day trip to North Korea are glimpses into the secluded country and how it sees itself * ... -
USA | Trump’s immigrant roundups increasingly net noncriminals
A daughter who never returned home, a son gunned down point-blank, a mom who was brutally attacked — all deaths at the hands of immigrants in ... -
‘Life Itself’ is star-studded, earnest but lacking
Hallmark sentimentality, passionate defenses of Bob Dylan’s “Time Out of Mind” and horrific head traumas are thrown together in Dan Fogelman’s “Life Itself ,” a curious ... -
Brexit | EU, UK fail to resolve border row as deadline looms
Britain and its European Union partners failed yesterday to secure a breakthrough in Brexit talks, largely because of seemingly intractable divisions over the best way to ... -
Underwood struggles to get personal on ‘Cry Pretty’
For the first time in her career, Carrie Underwood took over co-producing duties on her new album, “Cry Pretty,” and co-wrote nine of the 13 tracks. ... -
Villains are vile and disturbing in ‘The Forbidden Door’
Jane Hawk returns and learns that her enemies are beginning to close in with plans to eliminate her as a threat in Dean Koontz’s latest thriller, ... -
Places Moon visited are glimpses into secluded state of North Korea itself
A sacred volcano at the heart of North Korea’s founding mythology. The ruling party’s headquarters, said to be a potential target of South Korean and U.S. ... -
The Epicentre of Scotch II
(Continued from “The Epicentre of Scotch” on 14 September 2018) Not for nothing is scotch hailed as the gentleman’s drink, or indeed compared to the making ... -
Conrad features pink inspired menu
Conrad Macao, Cotai Central will hold its annual Pink Inspired campaign with a series of pink experiences and collectibles available throughout October in support of Hong ... -
Mangkhut | PJ to investigate rumor mongering in typhoon
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has gathered enough evidence to launch a case about the spreading of rumors during Typhoon Mangkhut, PJ Director Sit Chong Meng revealed ... -
GEG volunteers distribute meals, emergency kits
In the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut, volunteers from Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) came together to distribute meals and Red Cross Family Kits to affected households. The ... -
Asia League pitches in with Macau cleanup
Just two days before the start of the “Terrific 12” basketball competition in Macau, disaster struck in the form of Typhoon Mangkhut. The teams, which had ... -
To tape or not to tape windows during typhoons
Ahead of major and potentially harmful tropical storms, it is common in Macau to see people duct-taping the windows of their homes or businesses with large ... -
Tang Iu Man takes the helm at SMG
The government has appointed Tang Iu Man as the new acting director of the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) replacing Raymond Tam, the director of ... -
Mangkhut | Rosario satisfied with response to typhoon flooding
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that he was satisfied with how Macau’s infrastructure had resisted typhoon Mangkhut last weekend, adding ... -
Gaming | Wynn Resorts sued over claim it rigged Boston casino bid
Wynn Resorts Ltd. and its former chief executive, Steve Wynn, were sued by a Massachusetts racetrack operator for allegedly rigging the application process to win a ... -
Restaurant sales decline but owners remain optimistic
The performance of restaurants and similar establishments was less satisfactory in July than in June, according to information from the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC). Some ... -
IFT holds discussion on Greater Bay Area tourism
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) yesterday launched the Greater Bay Area Tourism Talent Exchange Cooperation, which saw industry representatives gather to discuss the development of ... -
Applications open for HKZMB taxi services
Macau’s Transport Bureau yesterday opened applications for eligible private-hire vehicle operators to offer cross-border transport services between Hong Kong and Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ...
