Yearly Archives: 2018
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Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president for summit in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to meet in Pyongyang, a dramatic gesture that may raise prospects for easing tensions ... -
Steve Wynn departure seen easing pressure on Macau scrutiny
Billionaire Steve Wynn’s resignation as head of his gaming empire may alleviate some concerns over the future of Wynn Macau Ltd.’s license in the world’s biggest ... -
Wynn case raises question: When do investors need to know?
When should a company have to tell investors that a top executive is facing sexual misconduct allegations? The question comes as Wynn Resorts is being rocked ... -
IH received 9,600 public housing applications
The new round of applications for public housing ended on Wednesday and over the period the Housing Bureau (IH) received approximately 9,600 applications. About 5,200 applications ... -
Principal officials are targets in Coloane plot investigation
The Public Prosecution Office (MP) has already initiated investigation procedures on the case of the stalled construction project at Alto de Coloane. This announcement was made ... -
Credit card turnover in double digit growth
The total number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau continued to rise in the fourth quarter of 2017. According to statistics released by ... -
GP organizers have no plans to replace ‘grid girls’ following FIA stance
Formula One organizers announced that “grid kids” will be used this season, replacing the practice of using female promotional models on the starting grid of the ... -
FCDT to launch subsidy for disaster prevention projects
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) is launching a subsidy program that is aiming to encourage schools to expand students’ scientific knowledge, specifically in topics ... -
Air Macau flight returns after captain smells smoke in the cabin
An Air Macau Beijing- bound flight returned to the gate after it took off from Macau yesterday morning. According to information given to the Times by ... -
2002 report had high expectations for Wynn diversifying Macau
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) claims to have obtained access to an official report, from 2002, describing special terms in the agreement between Wynn Resorts ... -
Health | World Cancer Day marked in Macau
The Cancer Resource Center of the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center (CHCSJ) has marked World Cancer Day (February 4) with a series of activities. The ... -
Real Estate Matters | Becoming a sophisticated investor
Most of us have jobs or businesses that we work that we work on during the day and preoccupy most of our productive attention. We like ... -
Profile | The new king of Vegas isn’t nearly as flashy as his old boss
Even in a city known for glitz and glamour, Steve Wynn stood out. He leaves the gambling empire he built in the hands of a man ... -
Autonomous coast-to-coast Tesla trip past deadline, still coming
Tesla Inc. hasn’t thrown its plan to demonstrate an autonomous cross-country drive out the window – it’s just tapped the brakes. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk ... -
Taiwan | Rescuers comb quake rubble for remaining seven missing
Rescuers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building yesterday, more than a day after it was damaged in an earthquake that ... -
Beijing dismisses accusations from former Maldives leader
China dismissed accusations from the former leader of the Maldives that it is attempting to effectively buy up the Indian Ocean island state, while the Maldives ... -
China, African Union deny report bloc’s building was bugged
Chinese and African officials yesterday denounced a report alleging Chinese construction workers bugged the African Union headquarters, suggesting it was a ploy to destabilize relations. African ... -
Afghanistan | Official says Chinese, Uzbek IS militants killed in raid
A joint U.S. and Afghan air raid this week targeting the Islamic State group in Afghanistan killed 25 militants, including a Chinese and three Uzbek militants, a ... -
ICC to open probes in Philippines, Venezuela
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced yesterday that she is opening preliminary probes into alleged crimes by police and security forces in the Philippines ... -
North Korea | With military parade, Kim thumbs nose at US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on yesterday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve ... -
Mars on Earth | Simulation in remote desert of Oman
Two scientists in spacesuits, stark white against the auburn terrain of desolate plains and dunes, test a geo-radar built to map Mars by dragging the flat ... -
USA | George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 election
Former President George W. Bush said yesterday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican ... -
Rugby – Six Nations | Jones starts mind games ahead of England-Wales
England coach Eddie Jones recalled Jonathan Joseph and urged the center to put inexperienced Wales flyhalf Rhys Patchell “under some heat” in the Six Nations match ... -
The Buzz | Bangkok known for tourist sites chokes in polluted haze
A cloud of unhealthy haze has settled across the Thai capital, shrouding the gilded temples and towering skyscrapers that draw millions of tourists to the city ... -
Couple inundated with mystery packages wants it to stop
A Massachusetts couple says it was fun when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon they hadn’t ordered. Now they want it to stop. Mike ... -
Macau-born skier to participate in Winter Games
Macau-born athlete will be going to the Olympics in Pyeongchang, which open today, representing Portugal in cross-country skiing. Kequyen Lam, an Okanagan pharmacist, is one of ... -
This Day in History | 1950 – McCarthy launches anti-red crusade
United States Senator Joe McCarthy has accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling ... -
Football | Seedorf back in La Liga to try to kick-start coaching career
Trying to kick-start his coaching career, Clarence Seedorf is back in the place where he thrived as a player. After two stints as a coach in ... -
Winter Olympics | US skater Rippon wants Pence spat to take backseat to games
Adam Rippon doesn’t want his monthlong dispute with Mike Pence over the vice president’s record on gay rights to overshadow his long-awaited Olympic performance. Or those ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA Leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square yesterday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of ... -
Bizcuits | Nobody Wynns
Since when was gambling not synonymous with sex and vice? Marketers may position casinos as family-friendly but the ogling of pole dancers and free-flowing booze at ... -
Sharing the Ice
• Olympics are a chance to sublimate politics into healthy competition – and yes, that was happening in Pyeongchang even before the Games began, most dramatically ... -
‘Black Panther’ is dazzling grand-scale filmmaking
The supposedly cosmically vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it’s called, spans planets peppered throughout the galaxy, but Ryan Coogler’s Earth-bound “Black Panther,” glittering and galvanizing, stands ... -
Listen to David Duchovny, wish for alien abduction
In an upcoming episode of “The X-Files,” Fox Mulder gets mixed up with some paranormal forces and somehow believes he’s a rock ‘n’ roll god. No, ... -
Subject matter of Zadie Smith’s ‘Feel Free’ ranges wide
The subject matter of Zadie Smith’s newest collection of essays, “Feel Free,” ranges wide. She addresses world issues from the perspective of Britain, her home, including ...
