Yearly Archives: 2018
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Real Estate Matters | Annual Property Operating Data
When you invest in property, you expect to collect money, mostly in the form of rent, and spend money to pay for the operating expenses and ... -
World’s top jeweler diversifies with new brands for niches
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. plans to embark on its biggest effort in decades to add new brands as the world’s largest jeweler seeks to ... -
Economy | Exports, consumers drive China’s 6.9 percent growth in 2017
China’s economy gained steam in 2017, expanding at a 6.9 percent pace in 2017 in its first annual increase in seven years, according to data released ... -
Cross-border cash flows hit turning point last year
China’s cross-border capital flows hit a turning point in 2017 as foreign currency reserve levels stabilized after two years of declines, the country’s foreign exchange regulator ... -
Fake goods | Beijing criticizes US moves on intellectual property, telecoms
China yesterday criticized recent moves by the U.S. targeting the sale of fake goods and Chinese telecoms equipment, saying Washington lacks “objectivity” in its approach to ... -
Korean crisis | Joint Olympic flag deal angers conservatives in the South
When athletes from the rival Koreas paraded together behind a single flag for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it ... -
Auto Racing | GoDaddy to sponsor Patrick in ‘Danica Double’
Danica Patrick is going back to green. GoDaddy Green, to be exact — a fitting color for her farewell tour. The company will sponsor Patrick in ... -
Serbian police arrest three Australians over USD400m cocaine haul
Three Australians have been arrested in Serbia over the second- largest cocaine haul in Australian law enforcement history, police said yesterday. Serbian police alleged the men ... -
Australia PM says Olympic unity won’t denuclearize N. Korea
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday he welcomed the recent dialogue between North and South Korea but marching together at the Winter Olympics won’t denuclearize ... -
Chile | Pope wraps up Chile stop with visit to migrants, on to Peru
Pope Francis wraps up his Chile visit today [Macau time] by meeting with members of the South American nation’s booming immigrant community, who are flocking to ... -
Tennis | WTA signs lucrative 10-year deal to move finals to Shenzhen
The WTA has signed a long-term deal to move its season-ending WTA Finals to Shenzhen, China, in 2019 and will increase total prize money to USD14 ... -
World briefs
ITALY Law enforcement has broken up a Chinese organized crime ring that used money from criminal activities to force its way into European trucking companies and ... -
UK | Terminally ill Briton’s bid for assisted death can proceed
A terminally ill British man has been granted permission to challenge the country’s law on assisted dying, after an earlier decision that rejected his case. Noel Conway, ... -
This Day in History | 2001 ‘Internet twins’ taken into care
The American twin girls at the centre of an internet adoption scandal have been seized from a hotel in north Wales and taken into care. The ... -
The Buzz | Four Macau gaming tycoons in Hong Kong Forbes’ list
Lui Che Woo, founder and chairman of Galaxy Entertainment, continues to be the richest gaming tycoon in the list. His net worth jumped nearly 70 percent ... -
Country stars from Vegas festival to perform Grammy tribute
Three performers at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival where a gunman opened fire on fans will perform a tribute at this year’s Grammy Awards to ... -
Offbeat | UK citizens ask Dutch court to protect post-Brexit EU rights
A group of British citizens who live in the Netherlands went to a Dutch court this week in a bid to retain their EU citizenship rights ... -
Kapok | (No) sense and sensibility
The serialized “Sulu case”, full of twists and turns ever since the New Macau Association figurehead was rightfully elected via universal suffrage to the Legislative Assembly ... -
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CHAMELEON VIRUS
• A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, in 1918, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another super-flu pandemic, searching for a ... -
With Hugh Grant, ‘Paddington 2’ is simply wonderful
Paddington 2” is that rare creation that somehow improves on its already charming predecessor. Maybe it’s the addition of Hugh Grant as a lunatic faded star ... -
Preston & Child focus on characters’ growth in new thriller
FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast returns to assist the NYPD with a baffling case in “City of Endless Nights,” Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s latest thriller. ... -
Once full of promise, Moon Taxi now riding on fumes
The Nashville-based quintet Moon Taxi has been steadily gaining a wider following over the past decade and we’re happy for them. But the cost, it now ... -
News of the world | Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu
The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies ... -
The Tropical Spirit
Covering some 28,000 sqkm and with a population of 1.4 million, the Great State of Hawai‘i is the 50th and youngest one of the US of ... -
Kitchenwise | Decadent Snacks for the TV sports fans
I’m not really sure why, but when sports fans assemble in front of their TVs to watch the Super Bowl, major sustenance seems to be required. ... -
Friday, January 19, 2018 – edition no. 2969
* Who is behind third cyber attack on Anima * English in the city | Expats, tourists lost in translation * Delta Bridge to open on ... -
Macau might fill China cryptocurrency gap
Over 3,000 participants attended the 2018 Finwise Summit in Macau last weekend, making it the most popular blockchain meeting in the world. The sheer scale of ... -
Legislative Assembly | Vong and Kou revoke resolution on Sulu Sou’s suspension
Kou Hoi In and Vong Hin Fai revoked the resolution on whether the suspension of lawmaker Sulu Sou should be regarded as a political act. “There ... -
Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup
The Benfica de Macau football team will be participating in three different competitions this year. Aside from the regular Macau’s Elite League Championship and the Macau ... -
Sands China visits repaired homes in Coloane
Sands China team members and executives yesterday visited the residents of Navegantes Street and Lai Chi Vun in Coloane, whose homes were recently repaired thanks to ... -
Young HK activist Wong gets second prison term
A Hong Kong court sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in prison yesterday for contempt, his second prison term stemming from his role in ... -
Crime | HKD48m goes missing in VIP room heist
A croupier from a VIP room located in a casino in the NAPE area has been accused of stealing gaming chips worth a total of HKD47.9 million, ... -
Opinion | The republican billionaire winning from Macau’s shift
Here’s a wager you can’t lose: No matter what, a U.S. Republican billionaire is going to win the Macau jackpot. It’s a battle between Sheldon Adelson, ... -
Tourism | International visitor arrivals grew 6.2 percent last year
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its annual press conference yesterday. In it, the bureau announced that international visitor arrivals grew by 6.2 percent year-on-year, ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands announces Valentine’s Day menu
Sands China is featuring a selection of romance-themed set menus, buffets and à la carte offerings at its integrated resorts. The special menus will only be ...
