Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Sports Guia Circuit Fun Run attracts 2,000 participants
Organized by the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee, the first edition of the “Guia Circuit Fun Run” took place yesterday morning, attracting nearly 2,000 participants. The ... -
Underage drinking laws on government’s 2019 agenda
The government has confirmed the intention to initiate new legislative procedures to regulate underage drinking. On Friday, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, hosted ... -
Gaming | Studio City resists slump as analysts gear up for coverage
Studio City International Holdings Ltd., which has outperformed other Macau gaming companies in its first few weeks as a public company, faces a key test today ... -
Labor | DSAL claims amendment will not reduce workers’ rights
The Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) claimed in a statement on Friday that the recent proposal to amend the Labor Law will not affect employees’ rights to ... -
MGM Lion Dance Championship most int’l to date
The MGM Lion Dance Championship – Macau International Invitational 2018 came to a conclusion yesterday with an award ceremony hosted at the MGM Theater in the ... -
5G service to be available on world’s longest cross-sea bridge
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is expected to have 5G service in the future, according to Fang Zheng, vice general manager of the WLAN office of ZTE ... -
Food festival kicks off with Singapore food village
The 18th Macau Food Festival kicked off on Friday with 23 food merchants from Singapore serving up their native dishes at the lower deck of Sai ... -
Replica of China’s space station module debuts in Zhuhai
A full-size model of the core cabin module of China’s space station Tianhe has debuted at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) ... -
Macau, Sichuan create mechanism for closer ties
Macau and Sichuan Province agreed on Friday the creation of a mechanism to encourage closer governmental ties and expand existing cooperation, according to a statement from ... -
Briefs | CE visits Beijing for 40th anniversary of China’s reforms
Macau’s Chief Executive Chui Sai On led a delegation to Beijing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up to the world. In ... -
HK’s ‘old boys’ club’ faces threat of board shakeups
Hong Kong legislator Abraham Shek sits on so many corporate boards that he sometimes can’t keep track of the exact number. Shek in an interview said ... -
China | Annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
Online shoppers spent more than USD14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy yesterday, once again breaking records as the consumer tradition ... -
Advertorial | Sands Resorts Macao offers: Winter Extravaganza in the heart of Cotai Strip
As December looms and people’s thoughts turn to shiny new toys and vacations in far-flung ski resorts, one of Macau’s biggest luxury resort developers has prepared ... -
Beijing, US sparring continues over South China Sea
China bluntly told the United States to stop sending ships and military aircraft close to islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, during talks ... -
Events canceled, editor expelled: Hong Kong’s losing freedom
The cancellation of literary and artistic events and the refusal to allow a Financial Times editor to enter Hong Kong have reignited concern about freedom of ... -
China touts success of import fair with USD58b in deals
Chinese companies signed a combined USD57.83 billion worth of intended one-year deals at the country’s first import fair this week, China Central Television reported, as ... -
Two Koreas complete the disarming of 22 guard posts
The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts on Saturday as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement ... -
South Korea | New finance minister casts gloomy view of economy
The economic difficulties that have beset South Korea this year are unlikely to ease much in 2019, according to Hong Nam-ki, the nation’s new finance minister. ... -
Thailand | Democrat party keeps ex-premier as leader before poll
Thailand’s Democrat Party retained Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former prime minister, as its leader ahead of a general election expected in 2019 that would end more than ... -
World leaders gather in Paris a century after WWI armistice
World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve the peace gathered by the dozens yesterday to mark the end of World ... -
This Day in History | 1954 New York’s Ellis Island closes
New York’s main immigration control centre, Ellis Island, has shut down after 62 years. The site, which has admitted around 15 million people into America from ... -
Offbeat | Officers catch huge lizard that terrified Florida neighbors
Florida authorities have caught a huge lizard that has terrified residents of a suburban Miami neighborhood for months. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said ... -
Football | Kashima wins Asian Champions League for first time
Separated from male supporters, hundreds of Iranian women watched as Kashima Antlers of Japan won the Asian Champions League for the first time on Saturday. Kashima ... -
Infantino wants ‘corruption’ term back on FIFA ethics code
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will request the term “corruption” is restored to the ethics code covering world soccer after criticism over its symbolic removal. The Associated ... -
Leicester’s farewell to owner who delivered football fairytale
The soundtrack to Leicester’s sporting fairytale now carries a mournful melody. On the streets where improbable success was toasted two years ago, the “Champions of England” ... -
Taipei mayor candidates face off in televised debate
The candidates vying to become the mayor of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, faced off in a televised debate on Saturday, two weeks before a host of local ... -
The Buzz | Boeing to deliver 2000th airplane to China within the year
Boeing will deliver its 2,000th airplane to China within the year, the U.S. top aircraft manufacturer announced at the Airshow China, which concluded yesterday in Zhuhai. ... -
World Briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA China bluntly told the United States to stop sending ships and military aircraft close to islands claimed by Beijing in the South China ... -
Tax Matters | The offshore revocation
It was recently made public that the Legislative Assembly of Macao just approved a bill (generally subject to further internal discussion) aiming at revoking the Macanese ... -
Monday, November 12, 2018 – edition no. 3168
* 2,000 join first edition of Guia Fun Run * Hong Kong | Events canceled, editor expelled as worries over political freedom grow * Underage drinking ... -
Gaming | Ambrose So confirms overbridge linking Lisboa Palace, Wynn
An overpass bridge will be built in 2020 linking the integrated resorts Lisboa Palace and Wynn Palace, the chairman of the board of directors of SJM, ... -
Complaining lifeguards fired, employer fined MOP230,000
A total of 24 lifeguards, who demonstrated against their employer’s unfair working conditions, were reportedly fired by their employer after their strike came under the spotlight of ... -
MECC pledges promotion of Macau-EU relationship
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday, pledging to further promote the relationship between Macau and the European Union. During the ... -
Trade and investment course held this weekend
The Institute of European Studies of Macau will launch the Pearl River Delta Academy of International Trade and Investment Law (PRAIA) 2018, beginning from today to ... -
PLA takes part in counter-terror drill
The PLA Macau Garrison took part in a counter-terrorism drill code-named “Bright Dog” that was held yesterday at the East Asian Games Dome. The drill, which ...
