Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Thousands join Caritas fundraiser
Thousands of participants flooded the Nam Van Nautical Center over the weekend to take part in the 49th Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar. Attendees were able to ... -
Gov’t with strong presence at China Int’l Import Expo
Several departments of the MSAR Government formed delegations to participate in and attend the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), held in Shanghai from today to ... -
Briefs | Agnes Lam questions school bullying matter
Agnes Lam is calling for the government’s attention on matters of school bullying, she wrote in a written inquiry to the government. According to the Programme ... -
Surf Hong fined MOP10 million
Surf Hong Company, the employer of 24 lifeguards who were engaged in a lengthy employment dispute, has been fined MOP10 million by the government. According to ... -
Sports | Badminton finals: Korean team performs well
The Macau Open Badminton finals were played yesterday at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Veteran Korean player Lee Hyun-il was the winner of the men’s singles, ... -
EU stress tests show banks more robust against a crisis
Europe-wide stress tests show that big banks would come through a theoretical financial crisis in better shape than in the last such test two years ago. ... -
China seeks to rebrand global image with import expo
Facing a blizzard of trade complaints, China is throwing an “open for business” import fair hosted by President Xi Jinping to rebrand itself as a welcoming ... -
Hong Kong art show canceled after threat
A Hong Kong exhibition featuring an artist critical of China – as well as the band Pussy Riot and former protest leader Joshua Wong – has been ... -
Trump-Xi trade deal is likely to begin rather than end at G-20
President Donald Trump often seems to be caught between his ideological desire to rewrite America’s trade relationship with China and a businessman’s instinct to cut a ... -
US charges Malaysian financier in multibillion-dollar scheme
The Justice Department announced charges last week against a fugitive Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers accused in a money laundering and bribery scheme ... -
Indonesia | Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official
Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities yesterday extended the search at sea for victims ... -
Voters in Pacific territory choose to keep ties with France
A majority of voters in the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence, election officials announced yesterday as ... -
Japan | Murakami reveals plan for library of works
Japanese author Haruki Murakami announced yesterday that he is working to set up a library that will showcase his works and also serve as a meeting ... -
Thai elite turn out for Leicester City owner’s funeral
An elaborate funeral began Saturday for Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died last week when his helicopter crashed in a parking lot ... -
Pakistan | Blasphemy case: Appeal to help family leave country
The husband of a Christian woman acquitted eight years after being sentenced to death for blasphemy, but not released after countrywide protests, appealed yesterday to U.S. ... -
Egypt | Security forces kill 19 involved in attack on Copts
Egyptian security forces killed 19 militants suspected in a weekend attack on a busload of Coptic Christians, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. Photos released by the ... -
Italy | Severe weather: Storms, floods in Sicily kill at least 12 people
Storms lashing Sicily have killed at least 12 people with torrential floods, Italian authorities said as the country’s leader headed yesterday to the stricken Mediterranean island. ... -
WWI centenary to be marked in London and Paris, not Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on French soil, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be ... -
This Day in History | 1978 Iran’s PM steps down amid riots
Iran’s Prime Minister Jaffer Sharif-Emami has resigned after two days of virtual mob rule. The appointment of Mr Sharif-Emami, a Shia Muslim, by the Shah just ... -
Offbeat | Python presents slithery situation at Texas Goodwill store
A Goodwill worker collecting clothes and other items at a Texas sorting center was surprised to find an albino python clinging to the side of a ... -
Beckham adds star power to Thai football clinic
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid football star David Beckham has made a brief appearance in Bangkok on Saturday where he conducted football drills and addressed ... -
Shanghai on brink of Chinese title after win at Guangzhou
A late Hulk penalty gave Shanghai SIPG a 5-4 win over defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday to put his team on the brink of a ... -
Marc Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP
HONDA rider Marc Marquez overcame a six-place grid penalty and took advantage of Yamaha rival Valentino Rossi’s late crash to win the Malaysian MotoGP yesterday. Rossi ... -
The Buzz | At least 14 killed in china highway pile-up
Authorities in China say at least 14 people have been killed and 27 injured in a highway pile-up. The accident Saturday night happened after a heavy ... -
Obituary | Raymond Chow, film producer behind Bruce Lee, dies at age 91
Legendary Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, who introduced the world to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and even brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to ... -
World Briefs
PHILIPPINES An Australian nun who angered the Philippine president by joining anti-government protests used her final hours in the country to call on Filipinos to unite ... -
World Views | Obamacare has managed to survive, but can it thrive?
November is here, and in most U.S. states that means the start of open enrollment, the sign-up period for obtaining insurance via the U.S. Affordable Care ... -
Monday, November 5, 2018 – edition no. 3163
* Kiang Wu hospital opens fertility center * Over 2,700 people | Record participation in ninth edition of MGM Macau Eco Trailhiker * Surf Hong fined ... -
TIS raises awareness on the need for clean water in South Sudan
The International School of Macau debuted its “Activist- in-Residence” series yesterday, holding activities for its students with the mission of raising awareness of the need for ... -
Jockey Club complying with gov’t orders and deadlines
The Macau Jockey Club is fulfilling its agreement established with the government in order to be permitted to continue operating, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau ... -
Gaming growth slows again with weaker China economy
Macau’s gaming revenue slowed to single-digit growth for a second straight month, providing further evidence that China’s economic slowdown is taking a toll on the enclave’s ... -
SARs residents proposed to contribute to Chinese social security
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China has proposed a new interim measure for residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to participate ... -
AL Plenary | Rosário says weather bureau restructuring ongoing
During yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, recommended that lawmakers report the Macao Meteorological and Geophysics ... -
Transport statistics | New registration of vehicles falls
At the end of September 2018, the total number of licensed motor vehicles dropped by 1.2 percent year-on-year to 238,792, of which light motorcycles (26,626) decreased ... -
Macau picks artist for Venice Biennale
Lam Sio Man and Heidi Lau’s exhibition proposal, “The Manifesting Shadow,” by has been selected to represent Macau at the 58th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition, ...
