Monthly Archives: February 2019
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21 killed in bus accident at largest silver mine
A total of 21 people have been killed and 29 injured in a bus accident blamed on faulty brakes at China’s largest silver mine in the country’s ... -
Doc’s appointment black market | Gov’t to use facial recognition to thwart scalpers
Chinese hospitals are using facial recognition to identify people who sell doctors’ appointments at an illegal markup, the latest application of an emerging technology that is ... -
In Chinese border city, locals hope North Korea opens up
When a green-and- yellow train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled slowly over a bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong late Saturday, few ... -
Kim-Trump | Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change
The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and ... -
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un boards train to summit
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was on a train Sunday to Vietnam for his second summit with President Donald Trump, state media confirmed. Kim was ... -
Kim, Trump impersonators draw ire of Vietnam’s authorities
Vietnamese authorities are not amused by the antics of two impersonators of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. The duo has been ... -
USA | R. Kelly met underage girl while on trial for child porn
While on trial for child pornography in 2008, R. Kelly still found time to talk to fans, give autographs and to meet an underage girl he ... -
Iran | President faces calls to resign over economic crisis
As Iran marked the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a white-turbaned Shiite cleric at one commemoration targeted President Hassan Rouhani, a fellow clergyman, with this ... -
This Day in History | 1982 Parents can stop school beatings
Corporal punishment in Britain’s schools has been dealt a blow by the European Court of Human Rights. It has ruled that beating schoolchildren against their parents’ ... -
Offbeat | Oscars: US Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio
Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in “Roma,” is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving ... -
Indonesia’s Lombok to host two major motorsports events in 2021
The Indonesian island of Lombok, sadly famous due to last year’s deadly earthquakes and tsunamis, is preparing to re-enter the spotlight for a more positive reason: ... -
Rugby | Wales overcome England 21-13 to be last unbeaten team in Six Nations
Warren Gatland loves training camp. The Wales coach especially loves a good training camp. After two weeks on the road — and two opening wins — ... -
The Buzz | Okada released ‘unconditionally’ by HK anti-corruption agency, Azure says
Kazuo Okada has been released unconditionally by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency after being arrested for unspecified offences, the media reported over the weekend. The reports were ... -
Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar
A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most Americans, the pro-Hitler rally that took place ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Hospitals are using facial recognition to identify people who sell doctors’ appointments at an illegal markup, the latest application of an emerging technology that is ... -
Words Views | A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix
The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to the 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but ... -
Monday, February 25, 2019 – edition no. 3235
* Domestic workers root for ‘Roma’ to grab Oscar * Tourism | Spending declines even as visitor numbers increase * Hanoi Summit | Kim’s road trip ... -
Nine teenagers sent to Prosecutions Office for bullying
The Judiciary Police (PJ) transferred nine local youths to the Public Prosecutions Office after they reportedly bullied a 12-year-old girl. The teenagers are between 11 and ... -
Wynn closer to win | Second Court throws out Okada appeal on billion-dollar lawsuit
Macau’s Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Japanese business tycoon Kazuo Okada against an earlier defeat at the Court of First ... -
Health | Secretary Tam claims credit for helping domestic violence victim
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam said that it was in fact he who stepped in to procure financial help for a victim of ... -
CE pledges tech industry boost as latest Bay Area contribution
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has pledged to boost the local science and technology industry as the city’s latest contribution to the Greater Bay Area initiative. ... -
Sonia Chan says it’s normal to exclude non-national judges
The Secretary for Administration and Justice said that “it is an established international practice” to exclude foreign judges from handling matters of national security. Earlier this ... -
Gaming | A family saga: 97-year-old tycoon’s kids race to revive his casino empire
In Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, few family business dynasties are as powerful as the clan led by patriarch Stanley Ho. Or as complex: The ... -
Sports | Gov’t ‘waiting anxiously’ on Athletic Training Center opening
The Athletic Training Center will be ready for operation in the last quarter of this year, according to information released yesterday by Macau sporting officials. At ... -
Education | 2,000 graduate jobs offered at IPM Careers Day
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its Careers Day 2019 event yesterday, attracting 58 exhibitors from the public and private sector offering graduates more than 2,000 ... -
Real Estate Matters | Bruce Lee’s best real estate advice pt. 1
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
MACAU | Renowned chef Tsumura demonstrates hybrid cuisine at IFT workshop
Casino operator MGM China and the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) co-organized a “Nikkei Cuisine Workshop” led by Mitsuharu Tsumura, the consultant chef of Aji at ... -
HK’s central banker to step down after decade in charge
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank is bidding farewell to its chief after a decade, starting the search for a successor at a time when the ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco resorts receives 85 stars in Forbes travel guide
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has announced that it received a collective total of 85 stars across all its properties in the 2019 Forbes Travel Guide ... -
Saudi crown prince in Beijing on latest stop of Asian tour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in China yesterday on the latest stop of a sweep through Asia that seeks to boost relations with the ... -
Economy | Brighter days could be ahead for gloomy consumers
Chinese consumer sentiment is at the lowest level in a decade – but a rebound will come in the second half of the year, according to ... -
Thermo Fisher to stop sales of genetic tech in Xinjiang
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. says it will no longer sell or service genetic sequencers in China’s mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang following criticism that they were ... -
Trade deal | US, China said to work on multiple memorandums
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working on multiple memorandums of understanding that would form the basis of a final trade deal, according to a person briefed ... -
More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
U.S.-BACKED Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, the first batch of ... -
Japan Space | Spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid
A Japanese spacecraft began its approach yesterday toward a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar ...
