Monthly Archives: December 2018
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World briefs
CAMBODIA’s Parliament passed legislation yesterday that could allow the lifting of a five-year ban on political activity by some top opposition politicians. THAILAND A policeman in ... -
The Buzz | Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, Nicks join Rock Hall of Fame
Janet Jackson joins her brother Michael and the Jackson 5 as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, earning induction yesterday along with Stevie ... -
Lu Guang | Police confirm arrest of Chinese photographer, wife says
Police have confirmed they have arrested a prominent Chinese photographer who had been missing more than a month, his wife said. Authorities informed relatives of award-winning ... -
Indonesia arrests five foreigners in Bali for drug smuggling
Indonesian police said some of the five foreigners who have been arrested for alleged drug smuggling on the tourist island of Bali since the end of ... -
Kapok | Yellow is the new red
Eric Sautedé In a recent op-ed published in the South China Morning Post, renowned blogger Jason Ng draws an instructive parallel between the on-going Yellow Vests ... -
Friday, December 14, 2018 – edition no. 3192
* Time is money | New Grand Prix Museum out of track * Casino workers asking for 5-8 percent more * Bots join automation in smart ... -
Shadow, the master’s Three Kingdoms saga
• Today at the Macau Film Festival – The near-monochrome images are the spectacular star of famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s sumptuous return to form. A review * ... -
‘Broken Ground’ gives new insight to Scotland’s role in war
The past is always in the present for Edinburgh Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie, making her fifth appearance in Val McDermid’s expertly plotted “Broken Ground.” As ... -
Van Morrison’s latest finds him in relaxed, swinging groove
The first thing longtime listeners to Van Morrison will notice is the lack of angst — his 40th studio album is missing the usual complaints about ... -
In ‘The Mule,’ Clint reflects on a life on the road
Both tender apologia and vigorous justification, Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” is a deeply, fascinatingly personal meditation from the 88-year-old director who, like his aged drug mule ... -
Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ is breathtakingly beautiful saga
Black ink drips from the tip of a brush and daggers into clear water, spiraling out like smoke; a Chinese zither sounds a ferocious, twanging note ... -
The Nomenclatural Exception
In the timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare wrote “[a] rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. This generally applies to grape varieties ... -
kitchenwise | Braised short ribs: an adaptation
This is actually an adaptation of a recipe by a very talented New York chef named Tom Valenti. Who (no pun intended) is known for his ... -
IFFAM | ‘Empire Hotel’ director sees ‘promising future’ for locally-produced films
Ivo Ferreira, Portuguese director of the locally-inspired film “Empire Hotel,” has detailed that the movie has been his reality since his arrival in the SAR in ... -
IFFAM – Mary Queen of Scots | A tale of intrigue and sisterhood
In “Mary Queen of Scots” two 16th-century queens compete for influence as an English succession crisis begins to unfold. A tale of political intrigue, the cousin-queens ... -
New agreement to foster mainland-Macau trade
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the local government agreed yesterday to introduce 19 measures to foster economic and trade ties between the mainland and Macau. ... -
Film ‘Space Intellectual’ to launch in celebration of 20th handover anniversary
The launching ceremony of the first science fiction film jointly financed by Macau and mainland China, titled “Space Intellectual,” was held yesterday at the Macau University ... -
Briefs | Coro Perosi holds annual concert
Coro Perosi held its annual concert on Sunday, with the theme “Celebration of Life.” The organization performed Gabriel Fauré songs, in addition to a series of ... -
Macau ranks 30 in passport strength index
Macau passports are ranked number 30 in the most powerful passport index with passport holders able to travel to 129 visa-free countries, according to a report ... -
Education | UM’s first batch of Chinese language courses concluded
The University of Macau (UM) Confucius Institute recently held the first graduation ceremony in the 2018/2019 academic year for students from its Chinese language courses. According ... -
Public tender opened for new hospital complex
Notice of the public tender for the Islands District Medical Complex was published yesterday in the government bulletin. The tender details specifically on the construction of ... -
Lionel Leong pledges to maintain local dealers policy
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, said yesterday that local casinos will not be allowed to hire non-local croupiers. Leong’s statement comes after a ... -
MGTO presents new projects on ‘smart tourism,’ reviews preliminary results
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) presented the preliminary results of developments related to the construction of a “smart city” and what that means for the ... -
‘Artificial Intelligence’ to improve tourism service
Some of the novelties that the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) plans to implement over the next year together with the new applications for visitors are ... -
Corporate bits | Wynn recognizes employee volunteers
Wynn recently organized “Wynn Cares – Volunteer Day” on UN International Volunteer Day in order to recognize the volunteers who have contributed their time and effort ... -
China electric-car gold rush lures hopefuls as Tesla push looms
The gold rush that is China’s electric-car market is getting its latest entrant as a slew of local manufacturers fight for a foothold ahead of Tesla ... -
Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat
A Canadian court granted bail yesterday [Macau time] to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States’ request in a case that has set off a ... -
Analysis | Beijing plays hardball with ex-diplomat’s seizure
China is playing hardball with the detention of a former Canadian diplomat days after Canada arrested a leading Chinese executive. In many ways it looks like ... -
Default-risk jumps to 2005 high, says Moody’s Analytics
Default risk for Chinese companies has climbed to the highest in 13 years as Beijing seeks to rein in its post-crisis construction boom, according to Moody’s ... -
Hong Kong | Bill may hand tax exemptions to local hedge funds
Hong Kong has proposed widening tax breaks to include hedge and private equity funds that are domiciled in the city in a move market watchers say ... -
Vietnam is coming out on top in the US-China trade war
In the race to lure companies looking for alternative sites amid the U.S.-China trade war, Vietnam wields a slew of advantages over its rivals. Vietnam was ... -
Korean border troops verify removal of each other’s posts
Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers crossed over the world’s most heavily armed border Wednesday as they inspected the sites of their rival’s front-line guard ... -
France | Five detained as hunt begins for Christmas market terror suspect
French authorities detained five people as they hunted yesterday for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire at one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets in the ... -
Syria | Turkey says it will launch new offensive within days
Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria “within a few days,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, a move likely ... -
Britain | May to face no-confidence vote from her party
British Conservative lawmakers forced a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday, throwing U.K. politics deeper into crisis and Brexit further into doubt. May vowed ...
