Monthly Archives: January 2019
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Airport has target of 8.7m passengers in 2019
The Macau International Airport is aiming to increase its passenger traffic to 8.7 million this year, after it recorded a 15 percent increase in its total ... -
Briefs | New social service center to be completed in 2020
The second phase of renovations to the social service building on R. da Praia do Manduco is expected to be finished in the second quarter of ... -
2018 tourist numbers are ‘good result’
The MGTO director, Helena de Senna Fernandes, said that it was a “good result” to have the number of visitor arrivals to Macau in 2018 growing ... -
MGTO 2019 forecast | GP Museum and research on HKZMB are priorities
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced yesterday the four major tourism goals for 2019. The director of MGTO, Helena de Senna Fernandes announced at a ... -
Tourism | 35.8 million: Macau hits new record in visitor arrivals
The number of visitor arrivals to Macau set a new record of 35.8 million in 2018, representing 9.8 percent year- on-year growth, according to the latest ... -
Elēkron show opens at Studio City
Elēkron – the world’s first all-electric indoor theatrical stunt show – launched at Studio City yesterday evening, according to a press release from the property’s operator ... -
Interview | MSAR will always have a role to play in Portugal’s ties with China
Macau will always have a role to play in Portugal’s relationship with China, as the relationship began with Macau and has become stronger through it, the ... -
Report cites Macau as shipping port for wildlife smuggling
The Hong Kong Wildlife Trade Working Group is calling on its government to enhance its current enforcement strategy against wildlife smuggling, also citing Macau as a ... -
Google, Facebook, Amazon spent record amounts on lobbying
Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc. set company records for lobbying spending in 2018 as Washington’s scrutiny of Big Tech intensified. Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit spent ... -
Chinese demand drives Aussie wine exports to USD2b in 2018
The value of Australia’s wine exports grew 10 percent to AUD2.82 billion (USD2 billion) in 2018 with China again leading the way, data has revealed. Wine ... -
Australian writer detained while visiting China, friend says
Writer and former Chinese diplomat Yang Hengjun, who is now an Australian citizen, has been detained by the Chinese government, according to one of his friends. ... -
Beijing rips into Tencent’s news service, kills 9,300 mobile apps
China is stepping up its efforts to rein in the country’s internet, singling out Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s popular news app for spreading vulgar information while shutting ... -
Hong Kong | Lam not optimistic on lasting US-China trade deal
Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said she wasn’t “too optimistic” that the U.S. and China can reach a lasting trade deal before their three-month truce ... -
Hong Kong | Legislature takes up national anthem bill
Hong Kong’s legislature took up a controversial bill yesterday that would punish anyone who publicly and intentionally insults the Chinese national anthem with up to three ... -
Chinese model in derided Dolce & Gabbana ads apologizes
The Chinese model in widely derided advertisements for Italian fashion line Dolce & Gabbana has apologized for her appearance in the campaign. Zuo Ye said on ... -
Family of slain Mongolian seeks answer as lawsuit begins
The family of a Mongolian woman murdered in Malaysia 13 years ago hopes to find answers with a lawsuit that opened in court this week, their ... -
India | Sonia Gandhi’s daughter enters politics ahead of vote
Ascion of India’s most famous political dynasty yesterday formally entered politics, with the opposition Congress party assigning her a position as it prepares for national elections ... -
Indonesia | Landslides, flooding from dam kill eight in South Sulawesi
Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday. The ... -
Thailand | First general election since 2014 coup in to be held
Thailand will hold a general election on March 24 for the first time since a coup in May 2014. The date was set by the Election ... -
Japan | Exports sink 3.8pct in Dec, hit by China slowdown
Japan’s exports fell 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier, hit by slowing demand in China, as the trade balance shifted back into deficit for ... -
Philippines, an archipelago, imports fish to ward off inflation
The Philippines, among the top 10 producers of fish globally, is preparing to import anew to contain food prices that pushed inflation to the fastest in ... -
USA | Dueling Senate bills would end shutdown in different ways
Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest ... -
Brexit | EU said to press Ireland for no-deal border plan
The European Commission is pushing the Irish government to lay out its plans for the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a person familiar ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – End of the road for Monroe and Miller
The Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe has divorced her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, after less than five years of marriage. The divorce was granted in Mexico, ... -
Offbeat | Orangutan bites zoo volunteer, detaches her thumb
A zoo in Ohio says one of its volunteer’s thumbs became detached when an orangutan reached through a barrier and bit her arm. The Toledo zoo ... -
South Korea | Human rights body to investigate abuse in sports
South Korea’s human rights commission plans to interview thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wave of female ... -
Football | South Korea, Australia, Japan aiming to improve at Asian Cup
South Korea, defending champion Australia and Japan made it through to the Asian Cup quarterfinals knowing there is much room for improvement as the continental tournament ... -
Tennis | Pouille’s drought-breaking Australian run reaches semifinals
Having an Australian Open champion in his corner has helped Lucas Pouille overcome a drought at Melbourne Park, where he’s reached the semifinals after five previous ... -
The Buzz | China takes shots at Trump trade policies
China’s vice president took not-so-veiled shots at President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies in a speech to global elites at a ski resort in the Swiss ... -
Japan | PM seeks trade reform as risks to world economy loom
Japan’s prime minister says China’s slowing growth, Brexit woes and U.S.-China trade disputes pose risks to the world economy, while decrying the World Trade Organization as ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday. MALAYSIA ... -
Girl About Globe | The politics of tuft love
Are you rocking a fine ‘pit this month, ladies? Januhairy is a campaign in which participating women grow their body hair. The aim is to get ... -
Thursday, January 24, 2019 – edition no. 3216
* 2019 tourism goals | MGTO to work on bridge link to HK airport * Thailand to hold first general election since coup in 2014 * ... -
IC new vice-president inaugurated
The new vice president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Chan Kai Chon, took the oath of office yesterday in a ceremony presided over by the ... -
Paid arsonist placed under preventive arrest
A 26-year-old Hong Kong man who was paid to set two cars on fire has been placed under preventive arrest, according to a statement released by ...
