Daily Archives: Friday, March 29, 2019
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Aviation | AirAsia would use Macau base as foothold further into China
Asia’s largest low-cost air carrier is considering establishing an operations base in Macau, aiming to expand their services into mainland China. The move was signaled by ... -
Health | SSM stocks up on vaccines amid measles outbreak
Two new imported cases of measles were detected yesterday, raising the total number of cases to 25, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement. The ... -
Gaming | March slowdown projecting poor first quarter
A slowdown in VIP casino activity over the second half of March is expected to dampen full-month gaming revenues when the results are released on Monday. Gaming ... -
Over 550 people barred from casinos
Some 550 people have been barred from entering casino facilities in Macau since 2017 due to breaching security rules or causing disturbances on gaming floors, the ... -
Gov’t said working toward an ecological city
The Macau government is making contributions to the surrounding area’s sustainable development through measures such as strengthening ecological education and the implementation of the polluter-pays principle. ... -
MIECF | Plastic bag levy a reminder to BYOB
The proposed plastic bag levy that has recently been submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) will serve to remind local residents to “bring your own bag ... -
Corruption | Lionel Leong says he expects better for CPTTM recruitment
Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong has said that as of late last year he had already required the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer ... -
Hong Kong permits virtual banks in test to traditional lenders
Hong Kong’s traditional banks are set to face one of their biggest challenges yet: a new breed of financial technology firms estimated to snare as much ... -
State censorship | CPPCC members call for internet freedoms to extend into Guangdong
Johnny Ng Kit-chong, member of the Hong Kong Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has expressed his confidence in the proliferation of freedom of internet access ... -
HK rejects British ‘interference’ report
The government of Hong Kong said that “foreign governments should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR” in response to a ... -
Mayor’s Visiting Program carries high significance, says Zhuhai mayor
The Mayor’s Visiting Program for China’s Neighboring Countries carries growing significance in the context of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), according to Zhuhai’s mayor Yao Yisheng. ... -
Real Estate Matters | (Opinion) The Greater Bay Area Plan and Macau
On February 18, Chinese policymakers finally released the blueprint for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). The 11-chapter document described a ... -
Cannabis craze comes to China stocks, drawing regulator’s ire
Chinese companies linked to cannabis growing tumbled yesterday, as regulators put the squeeze on one of the year’s hottest trades. Shanghai Shunho New Materials Technology Co. ... -
Britain slams Huawei for failing to address security risks
Chinese telecommunication equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co. is putting U.K. national security at risk by failing to improve its devices and software, according to a report ... -
Ether or either
• The discovery of something to prevent horrible pain during surgery, ether, was hailed almost as a medical miracle – a story that starts in a small ... -
A symphony of debauchery in ‘The Beach Bum’
Matthew McConaughey is at his dirt bag finest as a good-time Charlie stoner-poet named Moondog in Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a bizarre and transfixing carnival ... -
Harlan Coben’s ‘Run Away’ has an array of emotions
Simon works on Wall Street, and his wife, Ingrid, is a successful doctor. They had a wonderful family life until their oldest daughter, Paige, leaves to ... -
Maverick Sabre’s new album is unapologetically cool
English-Irish musician Maverick Sabre doesn’t hold back on his new album “When I Wake Up.” Sabre writes with purpose and resolve on his third studio release, ... -
News of the World | The surprising (and Long) story of the first use of ether in surgery
In the small town of Jefferson, Georgia, about 20 miles from the University of Georgia in Athens, a 26-year-old physician named Crawford Williamson Long removed a ... -
The Vinous Future – in the Laboratory
There are numerous institutions that provide higher education on viticulture and winemaking, but very few are first-class wine producers per se. Prior to the destruction wreaked ... -
Travelog | Dutch farmers to tourists: Don’t trample our tulips
Dutch farmers have a message for tourists: Please don’t trample upon our tulips. Bulb fields close to the Netherlands’ North Sea coast are a major tourist ... -
Tariff war | US trade negotiators arrive in Beijing for resumed talks
U.S. trade negotiators arrived in Beijing yesterday to start a new round of talks aimed at ending a tariff war over China’s technology ambitions as officials ... -
Chinese viewers balk at ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ film censorship
A huge fan of rock legends Queen, Peng Yanzi rushed to see “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the biopic about the band’s late lead singer, Freddie Mercury, while he was ... -
Taiwan | Tsai confirms request to buy new US fighters, tanks
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said her government has asked to purchase advanced new fighter jets and tanks from the U.S., a request that if approved, could ... -
Li sees sound economy at home, risk of downturn abroad
Premier Li Keqiang said China’s domestic economy showed signs of stability amid targeted stimulus support, although new threats were arising from weakness in global demand. “China’s ... -
Thailand | Election Commission faces criticism in vote count
Thailand’s Election Commission held a sudden news conference yesterday to release full preliminary results of the country’s recent general election, though some of the data was ... -
UN rights envoy says Laos focus on big projects hurting poor
A United Nations human rights expert has urged communist-ruled Laos to focus less on foreign-invested dam and railway contracts and devote more resources to helping its children ... -
Brexit | May offers to step down once EU divorce finalized
British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a final push yesterday to save her European Union withdrawal deal after her promise to step down gained the ... -
Trump Tower meeting figure: Russia probe ‘not a witch hunt’
The music publicist who brokered a meeting between the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer says Robert Mueller’s Russia probe wasn’t a “witch hunt.” Rob Goldstone ... -
This Day in History | 1971 Manson sent to gas chamber
Charles Manson and three members of his hippy cult have been sentenced to death in Los Angeles. They were found guilty of the August 1969 murders ... -
Offbeat | New York City councilman named as world’s tallest politician
A 6-foot-10 (208 centimeters) New York City councilman from Brooklyn has been named tallest politician in the world. Robert Cornegy Jr. (picture, right) was honored for ... -
Football | Solskjaer stays at the wheel in his dream job at Man United
In his 99 days as interim manager at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivered a record-breaking set of results, restored the team’s identity and swagger, and ... -
Boxing | Unified cruiserweight champ Usyk moves to heavyweight
The undisputed world cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk (pictured), is finally moving up to heavyweight. The Ukrainian fighter said he’s vacated the WBA cruiserweight title rather than ... -
The Buzz | Homemade explosive at north China police station injures three
Three people were injured yesterday when a homemade explosive device was set off at a police station in China’s northeast, authorities said. After setting fire to ... -
Saris stand out on Indian fashion runway
It’s fashion season in India’s capital, with the country’s top designers showcasing their latest collections to lure the rapidly growing domestic and export markets for Indian ...
