Yearly Archives: 2018
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Queen Elizabeth II riffs on wisdom, family’s busy year
Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into the latest edition of her annual Christmas message, saying she hoped her long life brought a measure of wisdom ... -
Bizcuits | Time: the Christmas gift
Christmas 2018 marks the year we sent nothing to landfill. Ten family members sat down to Christmas dinner of ham (honey-glazed with assistance from the bees ... -
Friday, December 28, 2018 – edition no. 3199
* Local groups organize tsunami relief fundraisers * Taiwan | Thousands protest taxes with nod to French rallies * Cinephilia growing in Macau * Blaze destroys ... -
New Museum pays tribute to African Art
• The Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal opened this month amid a global conversation about the ownership and legacy of African art * Movies: Stan ... -
Laurel and Hardy movie ‘Stan & Ollie’ is a joy
There are lot of movies in theaters right now trying to grab your attention, and dollars, from big superhero spectacles and musical extravaganzas to awards darlings ... -
Book reflects on Rock Hudson’s stardom, closeted love life
Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best remembered as the most successful of the postwar male stars who got into ... -
News of the world | At new Museum of Black Civilizations, a call to come home
The Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal opened this month amid a global conversation about the ownership and legacy of African art. The West African nation’s ... -
The Stature of Alsace
Governed by Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO), France’s world-renowned Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system is primus inter pares in Europe, predating its ... -
TRAVELOG | Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones
Can you take a vacation from your cellphone? A growing number of hotels will help you find out. Some resorts are offering perks, like snorkeling tours ... -
Christmas Market continues to attract crowds
Residents flocked to Tap Seac Square the day after Christmas to witness the Christmas Market 2018, which features a series of activities for children. The theme ... -
Lawmaker calls for measures against overload of tourists
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked the government to implement measures to deal with the overload of tourists. In his written inquiry to the local government, ... -
Caritas hosts Christmas activities for the elderly
Caritas Macau held a series of Christmas parties for its eight aged care homes, which accommodate some 700 local senior citizens. The non-governmental organization held different ... -
Hong Kong-India flights launch with potentially disruptive business model
Indian budget airline IndiGo is trialing low-cost flights connecting Hong Kong with the South Asian subcontinent, with a Bangalore route debuting last week. This follows another ... -
Food Safety | Sulu Sou calls for prevention against African swine fever
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government to prevent the African swine fever from spreading to Macau. The lawmaker remarked that many cases of people bringing ... -
Mainland to lift tariffs on Macau, HK companies
Goods originating from Hong Kong and Macau that are exported to the Chinese mainland will not be subjected to tariffs from 2019. According to a report ... -
Briefs | One more site to become available in Busking Program
The Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro is going to be included in the Busking Program starting from next year, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced ... -
HKZMB | Zhuhai port recorded 2.9m crossings in first two months
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge Zhuhai port has recorded a total of 2.9 million crossings since its opening in October. A total of 60,000 vehicle crossings ... -
Gatwick drone raid’s legacy of lost fees, fortified airports
As thousands rush to complete journeys disrupted by the recent drone incursions at London Gatwick airport, here’s a guide to how the aviation industry is responding, ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China holds parenting seminars for employees
Sands China Ltd. recently held a series of parenting seminars for employees, aimed at promoting work-life balance and encouraging healthy parent-child relationships. The four seminars were ... -
Santa gets pushed out as leaders emphasize tradition
It took less than 24 hours for all the Christmas trees, lights and bells to disappear from a 27-story shopping and office complex in the Chinese ... -
Beijing slips open door for US natural gas as winter hits
China last month imported two tankers of U.S. liquefied natural gas, nudging open a doorway that had been closed shut for a month at a time ... -
Attacker on Chinese bus kills 8 people, wounds 22
Chinese state media say eight people were killed after a hijacker with a knife drove a bus into pedestrians in a southeastern Chinese city. The official ... -
Prominent rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings
The trial of a prominent human rights lawyer began in northern China yesterday with about two dozen plainclothes police stationed outside a courthouse and at least ... -
Koreas break ground on railways but sanctions block project
North and South Korea broke ground yesterday on an ambitious project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South, but without ... -
Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
Japan announced yesterday that it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts for the animals for the first time in 30 years, but ... -
Indonesia | Authorities ask people to avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami
Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on ... -
Syria | Turkey ‘determined’ to drive out Kurdish forces
Turkey said it is working with the United States to coordinate the withdrawal of American forces but remains “determined” to clear U.S.- allied Kurdish fighters from ... -
Israeli attack near Syrian capital wounds 3 soldiers, says report
Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Tuesday, hitting an arms depot and wounding three soldiers, Syrian ... -
Tunisia | Protests after journalist sets himself on fire
Protests erupted Tuesday in Tunisia after the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems in the North African nation, prompting ... -
Italy | Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily; 10 injured
A quake triggered by Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn yesterday, slightly injuring 10 people and prompting frightened Italian villagers to flee their homes. ... -
This Day in History | 1985 Gunmen kill 16 at two European airports
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 injured during simultaneous twin terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna airports. Gunmen opened fire on ... -
Offbeat | Poker player turns USD5 bet into $1 million at casino
A man playing poker at an Atlantic City casino has won $1 million on a $5 bet. The man, identified only as a Lakewood resident, made ... -
USA Hockey’s deal with top women help their careers
Kelly Pannek is on pace to graduate from the University of Minnesota in the spring with a finance degree. With two internships in wealth management also ... -
UFC | Jones-Gustafsson fight moved from Las Vegas to LA area
A UFC rematch this weekend between Alex Gustafsson and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is being moved from Las Vegas to Southern California after doping ... -
The Buzz | Thailand legislature legalizes medical marijuana and kratom
Thailand’s legislature on Tuesday agreed to amend the country’s drug law to allow the licensed medical use of marijuana, as well as kratom, a locally grown ...
