Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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HKZMB | Bridge drawing new hopes for tourism in Lantau Island
Last week’s opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) has started to draw the attention of visitors from the three cities now connected by the road ... -
Beijing mourns Zheng Xiaosong with praise
The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau issued a statement mourning the death of Zheng Xiaosong, the head of Beijing’s liaison office in ... -
AL Plenary | Questions left unanswered over Macau’s role in Greater Bay Area
The Greater Bay Area was one of the topics debated during yesterday’s plenary session at the Legislative Assembly (AL). Several representatives from the government replied to ... -
Briefs | Irene Lau and Casimiro Pinto replace suspended officials
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has appointed two officials to replace the suspended Jackson Chang, president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion ... -
Heritage protection report to be delivered to UN body
By December 1, the local government will deliver a report on the Macau Historical City’s Protection and Management Plan (the Management Plan) to the UNESCO World ... -
Ranking | HK most ‘sustainable’ among Chinese cities in urban competitiveness
The latest report on global urban competitiveness has shown that Hong Kong is still the best-performing city in the greater China region, ranking 11th in economic ... -
MELCO | Initiatives to support SMEs
More than 90% of Macau businesses are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Over the years, the dynamic SME sector has played an integral part in boosting the ... -
Crime | Taxi driver assaulted and robbed by passenger
A taxi driver was reportedly assaulted and robbed by a passenger during the early hours of last Friday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson stated during a press ... -
Music | OM travels to Shanghai to take part in Arts Festival
The Macao Orchestra (OM) travelled to Shanghai between 20 and 25 October to perform at the 20th China Shanghai International Arts Festival. The orchestra took to ... -
Couto back winning ahead of Macau return
Macau driver André Couto came up victorious in Sunday’s second race of the weekend of the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC). The local racer had been ... -
Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer
Lion Air, the airline whose plane crashed early yesterday while traveling from Jakarta to an island off Indonesia’s Sumatra with 189 people on board, is a ... -
Australia | Household debt flashes red in Morgan Stanley report
Australia’s economy is most at risk in the developed world from household debt reduction because of weak house prices and potential tax changes that could curb ... -
Corporate bits | Sands China holds responsible gaming activities
Sands China’s Responsible Gaming 2018 activities began in October, with the company’s internal campaign lasting until December. The promotion seeks to foster responsible gaming practices and ... -
Regulator is said to propose 50 percent car purchase tax cut
China is considering cutting a tax on most cars in half to jumpstart flagging sales in the world’s largest automotive market, triggering a surge in stocks ... -
US to press patrols in disputed sea, Beijing warns ‘meddlers’
The U.S. Navy will continue patrolling the disputed South China Sea, a top Navy official said yesterday, after a Chinese destroyer came dangerously close to an ... -
Hong Kong | New-home sales tumble in first data since rate rise
Hong Kong’s new-home sales cooled, another sign of weakness in a property market that may be at risk of a correction. The transaction value so far ... -
Chinese tourists to Vietnam surge in 10 months
Vietnam welcomed roughly 4.2 million Chinese visitors in the first 10 months of this year, or 32.6 percent of the total international arrivals, posting a year- ... -
Philippines | Typhoon prompts evacuation in storm-prone provinces
Philippine authorities started to move people to safer grounds as Typhoon Yutu approaches, tracking a path similar to last month’s storm that devastated rice-producing provinces in ... -
Japan | Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony
Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony yesterday at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking ... -
Malaysia | Sale of superyacht linked to graft scandal launched
Malaysia’s government launched a one-month auction yesterday for a luxury yacht bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. The sale ... -
Indonesia says survivors unlikely from Lion Air plane crash
A Lion Air plane crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital yesterday, likely killing all 189 people on board, in a blow ... -
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a ... -
Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing
Top Saudi and Turkish prosecutors yesterday discussed the investigation into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a show of cooperation despite differences over which country ... -
Brazil elects far-right president, worrying rights groups
In some of his first words to the nation as president- elect, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro promised to defend the constitution and unite a bitterly divided populace. ... -
Reports | Germany’s Merkel prepares to give up party job
Angela Merkel told her conservative party yesterday that she intends to step down as its leader but remain Germany’s chancellor following a pair of state election ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – World condemns Russia’s nuclear test
Russia has exploded the world’s largest ever nuclear device provoking widespread condemnation from around the world. The device believed to be 50 megatons, equivalent to be ... -
Offbeat | ‘French Spiderman’ barred from climbing UK buildings
French urban climber Alain Robert has been banned from climbing any building in Britain after scaling one of London’s tallest skyscrapers without ropes — and without ... -
Hamilton beats Vettel to F1 title again
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel hugged in a gesture of mutual respect between two drivers with nine Formula One championships between them. Then Hamilton talked about ... -
Baseball | Red Sox top Dodgers for 4th World Series title in 15 seasons
Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California ... -
The Buzz | 70 percent of Venice covered in water by flooding
Around three-quarters of the Italian lagoon city of Venice has been flooded after strong winds raised the water level by 156 centimeters before receding, officials said ... -
How old is cacao? New research pushes back date
New research strengthens the case that people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed’s radical transformation into today’s Twix ... -
World Briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The U.S. Navy will continue patrolling the disputed South China Sea, a top Navy official said yesterday, after a Chinese destroyer came dangerously close ... -
Our Desk | Macau: Under terror attack
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the right time to panic. Macau is currently under a silent “terrorist attack” that is making (innocent) victims all over town. ... -
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 – edition no. 3159
* Survivors unlikely | Plane crashes into sea with 189 on board * Questions left unanswered over Macau’s role in Greater Bay Area * New hopes ...
