Monthly Archives: October 2018
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IPIM president and other officials under probe for corruption
The president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, as well as two other high ranking officials are under criminal investigation for ... -
Macau to sustain ‘heavier pressure’ in economy in 2019
Macau is slated to face economic hurdles in 2019 as the U.S.-China trade tension continues, a local scholar remarked. Although some analysts noted that the U.S.-China ... -
New Hengqin port expected to open in 2019
The new Hengqin port is expected to begin operation in 2019, before the 20th anniversary of the Macau handover, according to a report by TDM. Hengqin ... -
Education | Portuguese Corner in UM library opens
The University of Macau (UM) held an opening ceremony for its library’s new Portuguese Corner on Friday. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, and ... -
Enthusiasm for Latin projects on the decline, says festival organizer
Government enthusiasm for funding Macau- Latin projects is on the decline, according to one of the organizers of the Latin American Cultural Festival 2018, which runs ... -
Polytec Group vs Son Pou | DSSOPT requested to submit report to court
The Court of First Instance has requested for the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) to submit two reports to the court regarding the lawsuit ... -
Briefs | More students seek Portuguese-speaking countries
The number of local students seeking education in Portuguese-speaking countries after high school increased 70 percent in the last five academic years, according to Sou Chio ... -
DeClub says it will not engage in cryptocurrency activity in Macau
Wide Rich Global Company Limited, which is looking to acquire DeClub Macau as part of a plan to build a casino club backed by blockchain technology, ... -
Yuan declines toward weakest level in more than a decade
China’s yuan slid toward its weakest in a decade and close to a key support level of 7 per dollar, before paring its loss slightly as ... -
Japan banks, China Investment to set up USD1.8b trade fund
Japan’s biggest banks and brokerages agreed to set up a USD1.8 billion fund with China’s state-run investment group to help companies enhance trade between the nations. ... -
MGM Resorts wants to settle Vegas shooting victims’ claims
MGM Resorts International wants to negotiate a possible settlement with the victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, in ... -
Cathay enlists firm once sued for data breach to help after hack
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has enlisted a company that was itself once caught up in a hacking scandal to help deal with the fallout of a ... -
Liquor giant Moutai’s sales rise 4pct on festival demand
China’s Kweichow Moutai Co. posted a nearly 4 percent increase in revenue as demand for products from the world’s most valuable distiller climbed in the runup ... -
Shifting toward China, Sri Lanka’s political crisis deepens
A leadership struggle in Sri Lanka is the latest skirmish in the broader battle for influence in South Asia between India and China and has left the ... -
Woman with knife injures 14 children in Chongqing
A knife-wielding assailant injured 14 children at a kindergarten in the western Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, police reported. The attacker, a 39-year-old woman, was taken ... -
US Treasury sanctions 2 Singapore firms for N. Korea dealings
An executive of one of two Singapore companies accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of violating U.N. sanctions against North Korea said Friday that he was ... -
Severe weather | Super Typhoon Yutu threatens Philippines with deadly winds, surf
Super Typhoon Yutu could rip into eastern Luzon in the Philippines tomorrow, extending the toll of destruction it left in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands earlier ... -
Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries
The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived Saturday, ... -
Thailand | Main opposition party picks leader ahead of election
Thailand’s main opposition Pheu Thai Party picked acting head Viroj Pao-in as its leader ahead of a general election expected in 2019 after more than four ... -
Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held plenty of grand opening ceremonies in his 15 years at Turkey’s helm. Today he will unveil one of his prized jewels ... -
Georgians choose new president directly for last time
Voters in Georgia are choosing a new president for the former Soviet republic on the Black Sea, the last time the president will be elected by ... -
USA | How the FBI used science to identify mail bomb suspect
In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his element: spinning classic and Top 40 ... -
IMF board approves USD56.3b credit line for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a USD56.3 billion credit line for Argentina, clearing the way for the embattled South American economy to receive a ... -
Offbeat | Look what we found: Tiny female lion cub in French garage
France’s customs agency says it’s made an extremely surprising discovery in a garage in Marseille: a lion cub. Marseille’s customs brigade found a small female lioness ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – Franco’s 36-year reign ends
General Franco’s dictatorship has effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Juan Carlos will take over as provisional head of state for Spain. The move ... -
McLaren’s USD2.3 million monster roars at Lamborghini and Ferrari
On Friday, McLaren debuted the £1.75 million (USD2.3 million) Speedtail, previously known by its BP23 codename. The all-new, three-seat “hyper-GT” is the next model in McLaren’s ... -
Report | Leicester City chairman was on chopper when it crashed
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the chairman of Leicester City, was on a helicopter that crashed outside the English Premier League soccer club’s King Power Stadium, the BBC reports. ... -
World briefs
TAIWAN Tens of thousands of people gathered in Taiwan’s capital over the weekend for the city’s annual gay pride parade ahead of referendums next month that will ... -
The Buzz | Bus plunges off bridge into China’s Yangtze River, killing two
A bus has plunged off a large bridge spanning China’s Yangtze River, with state media saying two people were killed. Police say the bus suddenly veered ... -
Brazil | Country on course to usher in new era of hard-right politics
Brazil looks set to pivot sharply to the right with the election of a former Army captain who wants to privatize state companies in an ailing ... -
Rear Window | Y-shaped dreams
Sooner rather than later, the special structure/engineering work of art currently known by its simple and dry descriptive of “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge” will get a much ... -
Monday, October 29, 2018 – edition no. 3158
* IPIM | Chang grilled over immigration scheme * New Istanbul airport aims to be key hub between Asia and Europe * Enthusiasm for latin projects ... -
IPIM president under probe for alleged corruption, suspended from office
IPIM president Jackson Chan The President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, is under criminal investigation for alleged irregularities regarding the ... -
Law professor indicates ambiguity in gaming concession regulation
Yesterday, the University of Macau held the 11th International Conference on the Legal Reforms of Macau in the Global Context. During the morning, two sessions took ... -
Junket workers to be barred from casinos when off-duty
In a new addition to the bill currently under discussion during the Legislative Assembly (AL) first standing committee meeting, the workers from gaming promoters (junkets) have ...
