Daily Archives: Friday, March 1, 2019
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Gaming | Today’s revenue posting a stress test for 2019
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau is expected to announce February’s gross gaming revenue today, or by Sunday at the latest. The results will afford analysts ... -
Briefs | One dead, 100 evacuated in fire
A fire at a residential unit on the 23rd floor of Van Sion Son Chun late on Wednesday night resulted in the death of one man. ... -
G2E Asia returns this May with bi-level exhibitor space
Asia-wide gaming exhibition G2E Asia is returning to the Venetian Macao from May 21 to 23, introducing for the first time a bi-level exhibitor space stretching ... -
Galaxy not backing down on Boracay
The president of the Philippines may not want further casino expansion in the country, but that isn’t stopping Galaxy Entertainment Group from moving forward with its ... -
Economy | Growth falls short of estimates
The region’s economy grew by 4.7 percent year-on- year in real terms in 2018, but the pace of growth slowed notably, according to data released by ... -
Employment holds stable
The general unemployment rate for the three months ending January 2019 stood at 1.7 percent, according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
China-US trade War | Macau could resist fallout acting as bridge between superpowers
Macau is thought to be able to weather the ongoing China- U.S. trade dispute because of its strategic business connections to the world’s two largest economies. ... -
SAR, Beijing reach ‘consensus’ on convict extradition
Macau and Beijing justice authorities have reached a “consensus” regarding the transfer of convicted criminals, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice announced. Secretary for Administration and ... -
Culture | IC to open consultation for intangible heritage
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has drawn up the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in accordance with Article 79 of the Cultural Heritage Protection Law and ... -
More attractive than Beijing for digital talent
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area is one of the most attractive hubs for digital professionals in China, outperforming Beijing and Wuhan in digital talent inflow, ... -
Greater Bay | Macau considered for one-hour travel circle
Guangdong will compile an intercity railway construction plan for the Greater Bay Area, according to a report by Macao Daily News, which will link the major ... -
Baidu accused of failing to vet ‘trusted’ travel agency
China’s most popular search engine, Baidu, has been accused by mainlanders of providing users with untrustworthy results again. This time, Baidu is accused of failing to ... -
Real Estate Matters | Bruce Lee’s best real estate advice pt. 2
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 ... -
Airbus said to weigh making newest jet in China to win orders
Airbus SE is looking at assembling its newest A330neo wide-body jet in China as part of a bid to win orders for the plane in one ... -
European Union | State capitalism returns with a nasty shock for France’s Macron
State intervention is back. But it’s an awkward fit for Europe. At an event in Berlin on Tuesday evening, German Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined how European ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands resorts Macao launches short film on chefs
Sands Resorts Macao has launched an advertising campaign entitled “Sands Golden Chefs” to promote the range and quality of dining available across its restaurants. The short ... -
Manufacturing | Survey shows factory activity sinks to 3-year low
Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a three-year low in February amid a tariff battle with Washington and weak global demand, a survey showed yesterday. The monthly ... -
Rights lawyer disappears on prison release date
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer disappeared on the day of his scheduled release from prison yesterday and was reportedly taken away by unknown persons. Jiang Tianyong, ... -
Over the Border | Ministry denies speculation of military presence in Afghanistan
China’s defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan yesterday following a report of a sizeable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state. ... -
Hanoi Summit | No deal: Trump, Kim summit collapses over sanctions impasse
Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed yesterday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a ... -
S. Korea says failure to reach nuclear deal ‘unfortunate’
South Korea described the breakdown of nuclear talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on yesterday as unfortunate, but expressed hope ... -
USA | Analysis: Cohen hearing stokes touchy topic of impeachment
Michael Cohen’s testimony is just the beginning. The House oversight hearing with President Donald Trump’s former attorney, coming in advance of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, ... -
USA | Northern California river floods 2,000 buildings
ANorthern California river flooded 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings and left two communities virtual islands after days of stormy weather, officials said yesterday. The towns ... -
Offbeat | Switzerland mulls studies on legal sale of cannabis
Switzerland’s government is taking steps to allow limited studies on the legal sale of cannabis — though any liberalization appears to be a distant prospect. The ... -
This Day in History | 1996 Siege of Sarajevo is lifted
The siege of Bosnian capital Sarajevo has been declared officially over after amost four years of continuous shelling and sniper attacks. The Muslim-led Bosnian government has ... -
Football | Liverpool, City win to set up duel for EPL title
The Premier League title race looks to be a duel between Liverpool and Manchester City after the top two collected contrasting home wins yesterday [Macau time] ... -
Rugby | Top stars voice concerns about planned global league
The top players in world rugby expressed their concern about a proposed new global competition, saying it is “out of touch” and could damage the “integrity” ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Security experts say the U.S. government is likely exaggerating the Huawei threat. Not only is the U.S. case short on specifics, they say, it glosses over ... -
The Buzz | Venezuela’s Juan Guaido in Brazil to meet with Bolsonaro
Juan Guaido, recognized by many countries as Venezuela’s president, is in Brazil to meet with President Jair Bolsonaro. Juan Guaido arrived early yesterday in the capital ... -
Hanoi Postcard | Vietnam sees upside to media invasion
For a one-party communist state without a free press, there were bound to be some kinks when Vietnam agreed to welcome more than 2,600 journalists from ... -
Kapok | What has been will be again
Not everything is about arithmetic, far from it, as Macao’s Chief Executive election clearly shows. If numbers were all that matters, elections in Macao would seem ... -
Friday, March 1, 2019 – edition no. 3239
* Macau-HK scammers | Mainlanders trash Baidu over bogus travel agency * Out today | Gaming revenue posting a stress test * G2E asia returns with ... -
Outbreak | Misinformation causes measles
• Some parents balk at a crucial vaccine which is hugely effective and very safe against measles, mumps and rubella, but they are putting their children and ... -
In ‘Apollo 11,’ the thrill of landing on the moon
The 1969 mission to the moon has been seen in many phases before but never with the shining, crystal- clear fullness of Todd Douglas Miller’s extraordinary ... -
Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history
If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room beside the Oscar her father won for writing the romantic comedy ...
