Monthly Archives: March 2019
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World briefs
HONG KONG’s de facto central bank intervened to defend the local currency’s peg against the dollar for the second time in days. The Hong Kong Monetary ... -
The Buzz | Woman forgets child at airport, forces plane to make U-turn
A forgetful — and frenzied — mother demanded the plane she had taken off in return to the airport after realizing she had left her baby ... -
UK lawmakers seek to stop no-deal Brexit as EU warnings grow
Britain and the European Union braced today for a chaotic, cliff-edge Brexit after U.K. lawmakers rejected the divorce deal that the two sides had agreed upon. ... -
World Views | Asset managers are leading britain’s Brexit exodus
The prospect of leaving the European Union has forced Britain’s financial community to make expensive preparations for life outside of the trading bloc. Whatever happens on ... -
Thursday, March 14, 2019 – edition 3248
* The strange story of the Macau black bears | China basketball squad reborn as local team * Cultural heritage consultation opened | What makes Macau ... -
Councilors of the Portuguese Communities plead tarnished reputation
The case that pits Councilors of the Portuguese Communities José Pereira Coutinho, Rita Santos and Armando de Jesus against the director of San Wa Ou newspaper, ... -
Illegal drivers | AGERTM meets labor officials, proposes higher penalties
As promised during last week’s visit to the Public Security Police Force’s (PSP) Traffic Department, the Macao Federation of Transportation (AGERTM) met with representatives of the ... -
Sulu Sou debate proposal on over-tourism goes to Assembly
The Legislative Assembly (AL) admitted a proposal by the lawmaker Sulu Sou that aims to bring to the plenary a debate addressed recently by several lawmakers ... -
Taobao shops will set up firm, process business visa, no questions asked
Mainland visitors are acquiring business visas from Taobao shops that grant them frequent access to Macau and Hong Kong, the Times has learned. Visitors can be ... -
Gaming | First 10 days of March show signs of renewed growth
Gaming analysts estimate that Macau’s gross gaming revenue over the first 10 days of March averaged about MOP860 million indicating that, should the daily run rate ... -
New residential mortgages soar 20pct
New residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by local banks increased by 20.2 percent month-to-month to MOP4.4 billion, according to data provided by the Monetary Authority of ... -
Gastronomy | Italian wine, vinegar producers commend Macau’s mature market
The level of gastronomic sophistication in Macau and Hong Kong is among the highest across Asia, according to several Italian wine and vinegar producers who visited ... -
The Parisian targets 600 participants for charity run
The Parisian Macao is set to stage its second Light The Night Run charity vertical race at its Eiffel Tower replica on April 13 at 7 ... -
Briefs | Ella Lei proposes AL debate on illegal work
Lawmaker Ella Lei has proposed a motion for a Legislative Assembly (AL) debate on the issue of illegal work. Her motion follows an incident last week ... -
Alexis Tam cautious on the use of health coupons in Zhuhai
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam has expressed concern over the use of Macau’s healthcare coupons in Zhuhai, saying that the measure must be ... -
Hong Kong | Property may have bottomed as builder lifts prices
Hong Kong property prices are bouncing back. Henderson Land Development Co. raised the average price for a new batch of apartments at The Vantage in Kowloon ... -
Forum | Portuguese environmental experience arrives at MIECF
The 2019 edition of the Macau International Environmental Cooperation Forum (MIECF) will benefit from Portuguese experience in environmental and green taxation, gathered during an exchange visit ... -
EU to fund Mozambique development
Four financing agreements for Mozambique to promote trade, biodiversity, agro- business and transport were signed in Maputo last week, according to the European Union delegation in ... -
Singapore Exchange faces threat from HKEX China share move
MOVES by Hong Kong’s stock exchange to start trading derivatives contracts based on Chinese- listed shares pose a new competitive threat to rival Singapore Exchange Ltd. ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM awarded in GBA enterprise awards
MGM is the only Macau enterprise to receive an award in the first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Bay Area Top 100 Enterprise Heritage Awards and Outstanding Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony. ... -
Money lending | Gov’t is said to scrutinize USD43b pawn-shop loan boom
China’s pawn shops may be growing too big for their own good. Unlike their small-dollar lending, used-guitar selling peers in middle America, pawn shops in Asia’s ... -
Automobile | Ford China partner sees venture’s sales rebounding on new models
Ford Motor Co.’s partner in China, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., expects sales to rebound this year as the automakers introduce more models to help reverse losses ... -
At least 12 missing after 2 boat collisions
At least 12 people were missing after two collisions between ships and fishing boats off the southeast coast of China yesterday. In Zhejiang province, local authorities ... -
Authorities vow to continue crackdown fueling Muslim detention camps
Officials from China’s predominately Muslim region of Xinjiang defended mass detention camps as necessary to fight terrorism and vowed to maintain the crackdown for a “long ... -
China threat to telecoms cited in EU Parliament draft resolution
The European Parliament plans to add its voice to growing concerns in the Western world about alleged security threats posed by Chinese telecommunications companies such as ... -
Australia | Sex abuse convictions of cardinal prove polarizing
The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse will be sentenced to prison in Australia today in a landmark case that has polarized ... -
South Korea Moon’s office angrily reacts to Pyongyang ‘spokesman’ claim
The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in responded sharply yesterday to a conservative lawmaker’s accusation that he was acting as the “top spokesman” of North ... -
Drug trafficking | UN says methamphetamine output booming in Southeast Asia
Production of methamphetamine is skyrocketing in Southeast Asia, with prices dropping and usage expanding, the U.N.’s anti-drug agency said Monday. Even as seizures of the drug ... -
Aviation | 2nd crash renews safety concerns for Boeing’s prized new jet
The second deadly crash of a prized new airplane in five months has renewed safety concerns about the 737 Max that could shape Boeing’s fortunes for ... -
USA | Google paid former exec USD35m after harassment claim
Google paid former search executive Amit Singhal USD35 million in an exit package when he was reportedly forced to resign after a sexual assault investigation, according ... -
Offbeat | Social media to stream Asian football games amid piracy battle
Seeking to resolve the television piracy of Qatari-owned broadcast rights by Saudi Arabian interests, the Asian Football Confederation will use its Facebook and YouTube channels to ... -
This Day in History | 1970 – Conservative victory in first teen election
The Conservatives are celebrating a record majority in the Bridgwater by-election. They won by 10,915 votes, the largest in the constituency for 50 years. It was ... -
Football | With batteries ‘recharged,’ Zidane back as Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid picked one of its most successful figures to try to end one of its worst crises. Zinedine Zidane is returning to coach Madrid, the ... -
World briefs
CHINA The European Parliament plans to add its voice to growing concerns in the Western world about alleged security threats posed by Chinese telecommunications companies such ... -
The Buzz | College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case
Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among at least 40 people indicted in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin appeared in the ABC sitcom ...
