Yearly Archives: 2018
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Rise of ‘morality schools’ for Chinese women sparks outcry
The video shows students at the so-called “female morality school” in northeastern China getting up at 4:30 a.m. to scrub floors and being taught not to resist ... -
US lawmakers slammed for nominating activists for prize
China on Friday criticized U.S. Congress members who nominated Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy protest movement and three of its most prominent student leaders for the Nobel ... -
China criticizes US for nuclear adversary claims
China yesterday criticized a U.S. government report that cast Beijing as a potential nuclear adversary and called on Washington to reduce its own much larger arsenal ... -
Top legislator eyes Hong Kong’s role in Belt and Road Initiative
China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang urged Hong Kong to actively contribute to the national development strategy when participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. Hong Kong ... -
Maldives attorney general says court can’t oust president
The Maldives’ attorney general warned the country’s Supreme Court yesterday that a move to unseat the president would be unconstitutional, amid a political crisis that has left ... -
Japan | Regulators face scrutiny after second major crypto heist
The second major theft of virtual currency in Japan is spurring lawmakers and the industry to question the ability of the country’s regulators to oversee the ... -
Migration – US | Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
David Porter, Highland Park, N.J. A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain legal ... -
Myanmar | Gov’t denies AP report of Rohingya mass graves
Myanmar’s government has denied a report by The Associated Press documenting at least five mass graves containing Rohingya Muslim civilians killed by the military with help ... -
Child abductions rise amid South Sudan’s grinding civil war
It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South Sudan’s opposition-held ... -
Italy | Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots six Africans
An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a two- hour drive-by shooting spree, authorities said, terrorizing a small ... -
Iran confirms it granted brief leave to ailing US citizen
Iran’s judiciary acknowledged yesterday that granted medical leave to an ailing 81-year-old Iranian-American convicted of espionage charges, one of a number of dual nationals swept up ... -
Offbeat | Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital
Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna ... -
This Day in History | 1994 – Market massacre in Sarajevo
A mortar bomb has exploded in the main market square in Sarajevo killing 68 and wounding 200 people. It is the worst single atrocity in the ... -
Rugby | Last-gasp Sexton dropped goal seals Ireland win vs. France
When Jonathan Sexton’s long-distance dropped goal just crept over the crossbar in the last act of the game, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt celebrated like he was ... -
Method vs. Message: How sports can start a movement
Colin Kaepernick’s first two “protests” drew scant attention. He sat on the bench, out of uniform, virtually unnoticed. His third got some buzz after a reporter ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA yesterday slammed President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and said its nuclear capabilities would “deter Trump and his lackeys from showing off ... -
The Buzz | ‘Small Percentage’ of iPhone 7s need component repair
Apple Inc. said a “small percentage” of iPhone 7 smartphones may experience a component failure that makes it appear the phone isn’t connected to cellular networks ... -
French film distributor comes to Woody Allen’s defense
Woody Allen’s French film distributor has defended the American director against sexual abuse claims, saying he has been unfairly caught up in the fallout surrounding the ... -
Views on China | Macau’s no sucker in this Chinese gambling experiment
Beijing has had enough of foreign governments eating its lunch. Authorities are drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing ... -
Monday, February 5, 2018 – edition no. 2980
* Report | Macau gov’t integrity falls to lowest level * Beijing drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island * Jail time for spreading ... -
AL releases Sulu’s suspension documents
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has finally agreed to the requests made by lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho, to allow access to the documents sent by the legislative ... -
Massachusetts casino panel: Wynn settlement was kept from us
Following sexual abuse allegations against casino magnate Steve Wynn, a Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigator said Wednesday information about a USD7.5 million settlement was kept from state ... -
University of Iowa to remove Steve Wynn name from institute
The University of Iowa on Wednesday announced plans to remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from the school’s vision research institute in light of sexual misconduct ... -
Gaming | Casinos start year with best revenue gain since 2014
Macau’s casino revenue growth surged the most in four years as high rollers and leisure gamblers headed to the world’s biggest gambling hub before the Chinese ... -
Briefs | IC launches service to apply for filming permits
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launched the Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application. The application is designed to simplify the procedure for local and foreign filmmakers ... -
Macau franchisees target more international brands
Franchising in Macau is becoming more globalized, according to Wang Xin, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at the Faculty of International Tourism and Management of the ... -
Financial Secrecy Index | Macau ranks 22nd on tax secrecy list
The 2018 edition of the Financial Secrecy Index has placed Macau in the 22nd position on the list of the most secret locations regarding tax information. ... -
Imports up by 6.3pct in 2017
In December 2017 total merchandise imports recorded a growth of 17.2 percent year-on-year to reach MOP7.95 billion and total merchandise exports grew 20.1 percent year-on-year to ... -
Education | 1,800 jobs offered at IPM Careers Fair
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Careers Day was held at the IPM campus yesterday. Over the Careers Fair period a total of 1,800 job vacancies will ... -
Sonia Chan involved in dispute over flat blaze
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, and her husband, the chief of office of the Prosecutor General, Tam Peng Tong, have become involved in ... -
Electric buses will take over half the world’s fleet by 2025
Nearly half of the municipal buses on the road around the world will be electric within seven years, with China expected to dominate the global market ... -
Chinese tycoon said to near US hotel purchase
Chinese real estate tycoon Cai Kui’s family office is in advanced talks to buy a U.S. hotel portfolio from MassMutual for as much as USD800 million, ... -
Alibaba to buy a third of Ant Financial, paving way for IPO
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will buy 33 percent of Ant Financial, helping to clear the way for an initial public offering of the Chinese payments giant. ... -
Corporate Bits | Jardines career expo to be held tomorrow
Organized by the Jardine Matheson Group, the first-ever Jardines Career Expo Macau will be held tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mandarin Oriental ... -
Ningde | The rise of China’s colossus of electric-car batteries
The next global powerhouse in the auto industry comes from a small city in a tea-growing province of southeast China, where an unheralded maker of electric-vehicle ...
