Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Beijing to judge every resident based on behavior by end of 2020
China’s plan to judge each of its 1.3 billion people based on their social behavior is moving a step closer to reality, with Beijing set to ... -
Xinjiang | Cracks show in vision for model ethnic unity village
In this corner of China’s far west, rows of identical white concrete houses with red metal roofs rise abruptly above the sand dunes of the harsh ... -
US says Beijing hacking increasing ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
A U.S. government report ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping accuses China of stepping up hacking aimed at stealing American technology ... -
South Korea | Seoul says it will close Japan funded sex slavery foundation
South Korea said yesterday it will dissolve a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s World War ... -
Koreas | Pompeo sounds word of caution on expansion of South-North ties
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. has “made clear” to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind the expansion ... -
Kim Jong Yang | South Korean named Interpol president in blow to Russia
South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol’s president yesterday, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia’s security services who was strongly opposed by the ... -
Iraq | Town fearful as battle against IS rages next door
More than a year after the Iraqi town of Qaim was freed from the Islamic State group, booms from airstrikes still echo and columns of smoke ... -
Jamal Khashoggi | Trump defies calls to punish crown prince for writer’s death
President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi — making clear in an exclamation-filled ... -
This Day in History | 1963 Kennedy shot dead in Dallas
The President of the United States has been assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas. John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when ... -
Offbeat | Aerosmith’s Perry cancels tour after recent hospital visit
Joe Perry has canceled his fall tour to take time off after recently being hospitalized with breathing problems. The Aerosmith guitarist’s publicist said in a statement ... -
Football | Nations League a hit as positivity replaces skepticism
For Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA Nations League was an overwhelming thumbs up. Across the continent, skepticism seems to have been replaced by positivity as European soccer’s ... -
Golf | Over the moon: PGA announces new tournament in Japan
The PGA Tour will hold its first official tournament in Japan. And the main sponsor of next year’s event, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, is describing it ... -
The Buzz | Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of Yemen’s civil war in 2015, an international aid ... -
US carrier in Hong Kong after bombers fly over South China Sea
A U.S. aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong yesterday, days after a pair of American B-52 bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea. The arrival ... -
World Briefs
KOREA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country has “made clear” to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind ... -
Made in Macao | Work-Life Balance and the Seven Sins
Talking about the seven sins as a form of work-life-balance may be against my Catholic beliefs. But as I watched the episode about The Seven on ... -
Thursday, November 22, 2018 – edition no. 3176
* WTO Launches Probe | Beijing accused of continuing IP theft * Sophia Flörsch’s father | ‘Those 30 or 40 minutes after the crash were the ... -
Cinema | Students finding inspiration, mentorship in local filmmakers
Student filmmakers who will have their projects screened at the Cinematheque Passion’s student film festival this month say that more established local directors are an influence ... -
MGM program highlights Chinese traditional culture
MGM has launched a program called “Explore the Beauty of Chinese Embroidery” which showcases Chinese traditional culture and a series of heritage crafts as shown in ... -
Environment | New vehicles’ emissions requirements tightened
To improve the air quality in Macau and protect the health of local residents, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) and the Transport Bureau (DSAT) have changed ... -
HK man arrested for sexually assaulting five male students
A 35-year-old Hong Kong man has been arrested for sexually assaulting five male students, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The suspect is a tutor at ... -
Money exchange gangs pose a threat to region’s security
The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, presented the crime statistics for the first nine months of 2018 yesterday. At the press conference, the secretary noted ... -
Strange car accident puzzles police
A male resident over 30 years old has been charged after a car accident occurred at Estrada do Altinho de Ka Ho in the early hours of ... -
Advertorial | Sands China leading sustainability initiatives in the SAR
Sustainability has long been the core of Sands China’s business spectrum, with the company leading a series of initiatives in a bid to make a difference ... -
Flora bear passes away, IACM to install a memorial wall
BoBo, the Asian black bear living in Flora Garden after being rescued in the mid- 1980s from a restaurant located at Rua da Felicidade in central ... -
Int’l business in banking sector rises
The proportion of international business in the local banking sector rose in the third quarter of 2018, according to the latest data released by the Monetary ... -
Briefs | Macau Orchestra performs French music at local universities
The Macau Orchestra (OM) last week performed a series of concerts dedicated to French classical music at the Macao Polytechnic Institute, the University of Macau and ... -
Credit set for worst year since 2008 as crashes roil market
Credit markets are set for the worst year since the global financial crisis as investors abandon hope of a late-2018 rally. High-yield and investment-grade notes are ... -
Malaysia, Japan among nations that benefit from trade war
Asia, at the broad level, will lose from the U.S.-China trade war, but a few countries will emerge as relative winners. Nomura Holdings Inc. found that ... -
Corporate bits | City of Dreams to host Michelin guide Hong Kong Macau anniversary
To mark the 11th anniversary of the annual Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau, City of Dreams will present a gala dinner themed “Metamorphosis” on Dec. 11. For one ... -
Angola wants to increase bilateral cooperation with Portugal
The Angolan President will seek to increase the level of bilateral cooperation with Portugal during an official visit to the country from November 22 to 24, ... -
Mindelo to host the 23rd edition of the Cape Verde Int’l Fair
The city of Mindelo, on São Vicente Island, will host the 23rd edition of the Cape Verde International Fair (FIC 2019), which will take place from ... -
Backlash at Chinese university shows limits to surveillance
A Chinese university’s plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire, illustrating the limits of the population’s tolerance for ... -
Hong Kong | US Navy to make port call after earlier refusal
China is allowing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call in Hong Kong after it earlier turned down a ... -
Amid popular protests | Xi visits Philippines to deepen ties with US ally
Chinese President Xi Jinping received a red-carpet welcome in the Philippines yesterday, as he paid his first visit to the U.S. treaty ally with offers of ...
