Daily Archives: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
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Resigned to House loss, Trump still sees midterms success
WASHINGTON (AP) — Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday’s elections, President Donald Trump stared down the prospect of endless House investigations, ... -
Briefs | Group calls for increase in subsidies for the disabled
A group of ten local residents visited the government headquarters yesterday, delivering a letter to the Macau SAR government calling for an increase in subsidies for ... -
HKZM bridge may add to traffic trouble during Grand Prix
The opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge may create added traffic complications during the Macau Grand Prix, representatives of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) admitted yesterday during a ... -
We correct
In a November 5 article titled “US trade union investigating firms linked to Angela Leong” the Times incorrectly described the nature of a venture between Paradise ... -
UN: ‘Widespread discrimination’ against migrants
The United Nations Human Rights Council has submitted a report on the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, including a section on Macau ... -
MGTO and travel trade showcase Macau in Shanghai
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has organized a delegation of Macau’s travel trade to participate in the first edition of China International Import Expo, which ... -
CIIE Shanghai | CESL Asia invited to China’s first Import Expo
Service and technology solutions provider CESL Asia will be one of a few local companies to attend the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in ... -
Macau can be new market for design thinking, says expert
Macau is a new market for design thinking and has the potential to adapt such innovation in the city’s service industry, says Hong Kong-based consultant David ... -
Airport expands emergency generator system
The Macau International Airport (MIA) has added three sets of backup emergency generator systems to ensure uninterrupted power supply to important airport equipment. MIA currently relies ... -
Education | UM included in Alliance of Int’l Science Organizations
The inauguration ceremony for the Alliance of International Science Organizations in the Belt and Road Region, and the second international conference on science, technology, and innovation ... -
1,420 new companies in Q3
A total of 1,420 new companies were incorporated in the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 170 year-on-year. The total value of registered capital rose ... -
BlueOcean to represent Tencent in town
Local advertising company BlueOcean Ad has been nominated as the representative of Chinese company Tencent’s global advertising business in Macau. The launch ceremony of Tencent’s global ... -
Sting operation labelled unfair to taxi drivers
The taxi industry has expressed its concerns regarding the new taxi regime’s proposal of police sting operations. A representative of the taxi industry, surnamed Tong, met ... -
Malaysia probes more deals by ex-Goldman partner Leissner
Malaysia’s leader-in-waiting said the government is looking into more Goldman Sachs Group Inc. deals carried out by Tim Leissner, the former partner whose work on 1MDB’s ... -
Corporate Bits | Run of hope to be held this month
Four Seasons Hotel Macao will host its annual charity event, Run of Hope Macau, for the tenth consecutive year on November 25, with the theme “Superhero.” The choice ... -
Office rents in Hong Kong seen falling in 2019
Rents in the world’s costliest office market, Hong Kong, may fall for the first time in four years as an equities rout weighs on sentiment in ... -
Angola and Cape Verde to have air links once again
The Angola-Cape Verde air link will be resumed later this year, with only a few technical adjustments left to organize, the Angolan Transport Minister said recently. ... -
Mozambique | Maputo-Katembe Bridge opens on Saturday
The Maputo-Katembe Bridge, to be inaugurated on Saturday, will be crossed daily by 4,000 vehicles in the first year of opening to traffic, according to forecasts ... -
Chinese ‘gait recognition’ tech IDs people by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: “gait recognition” software that uses people’s body shapes and how they walk to identify them, even when ... -
Yunnan | Wenshan curbs dog walking, bans them in parks, stadiums
A city in southwestern China has banned dog walking during the daytime and banished the pets entirely from parks, shopping centers, sports facilities and other public spaces. ... -
China grants Trump family 18 trademarks in two months
The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public ... -
CIIE | With poo on the podium, Bill Gates talks toilet technology
Placing a jar of feces on a pedestal next to him, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates made a plea yesterday for the safe disposal of human waste ... -
Uighurs’ supporters march as Beijing faces rights review at UN
Supporters of China’s Muslim Uighur minority are demonstrating in Geneva as the U.N.’s top human rights body examines the country’s rights record in a regular review. ... -
Sri Lanka | Tens of thousands march to support new government
Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans marched yesterday [Macau time] in support of a new government led by the country’s former strongman, highlighting the political polarization ... -
Thailand | Muslim concern about vaccine fuels measles outbreak
Health authorities in Thailand are racing to contain a measles outbreak in the country’s southern provinces, where 14 deaths and more than 1,500 cases have been ... -
USA Midterm Election | Voting officials under scrutiny amid heavy election turnout
Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation’s election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to ... -
Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of midterm elections
Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections. The social media company ... -
USA Midterm Election | In Texas, Ted Cruz squares off with rising star O’Rourke
Beto O’Rourke has already used his once-longshot Texas Senate run to become a national Democratic phenomenon, shatter fundraising records and set off whispers that he could ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – Hillary Clinton is first First Lady in Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of the president, has won a seat for the Democrats in the Senate to become the only First Lady to win elective ... -
Offbeat | Leaks reveal Man City deal to hide player costs from UEFA
Manchester City created a shell company for a commercial deal to disguise tens of millions of dollars in income from UEFA investigators, according to club ... -
Rugby | All Blacks vs Ireland headlines November rugby series
When England recovered within months from a humiliating home Rugby World Cup campaign to Grand Slam the Six Nations in 2016, it clamored to play the ... -
Football | Champions League | After record Serie A start, Juventus set for Man U visit
Thursday, 4:00 Juventus v Man Utd H 1.62, D 4.1, A 6.65 Juventus is enjoying its best start to a Serie A season and shows no ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA Relatives of Lion Air crash victims prayed and threw flowers into the Java Sea where the jet plunged into the water more than a week ago, ... -
The Buzz | Former Nazi SS camp guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany
A 94-year-old former SS enlisted man went on trial yesterday in Germany, facing hundreds of counts of accessory to murder for alleged crimes committed during the ... -
People magazine names Idris Elba 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive
People magazine has named Idris Elba as 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive, and the British actor says the honor has given him a boost of self-confidence. Elba, ...
