Monthly Archives: March 2019
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World Views | Smart fiscal discipline is overdue for a comeback
The Congressional Budget Office recently released its revised Budget and Economic Outlook. Its economists estimate that, on present policy, annual deficits of a trillion dollars — ... -
Thursday, March 7, 2019 – edition no. 3243
* Extradition treaties | Alarm rings on all sides of the border * Pac On | Top court rules in favor of gov’t plot reclamation * ... -
Crime | Mainlanders scammed out of gambling money
Two suspects in separate cases mark the latest instances of gambling-related scams in Macau except, this time, they were locals scamming victims from the mainland. According ... -
Briefs | Kaohsiung mayor to visit Macau
The recently elected mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu, is reportedly visiting Macau on March 23 and 24, according to reports by Taiwan media. Han is reportedly ... -
Lawmakers urge gov’t review of illegal workers after traffic accident
SOME lawmakers are urging the local government to crack down on illegal drivers and suspend the mutual recognition scheme of driving licenses issued by the authorities ... -
Gaming | Analysis | Macau stocks might be in for a bumpy 2019
Macau gaming stocks might be in for a disappointing 2019 even after they showed strong signs of a rebound in January and February. Last year, stocks ... -
Students on TV not warned about interview
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has excused the reaction of Macau students on a Portuguese television program, saying they were the result of no ... -
SARs considered in mainland investment law update
A new law on foreign investment, which will target investors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, is expected to be passed during the National People’s Congress. According ... -
Education | DSEJ wants to cultivate ‘Love for Motherland’ with new school subsidies
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) wants to reinforce the teaching of Chinese history and culture. To that end, it has drafted a plan to ... -
Higher education | IFT strives to enhance students’ interest in GBA
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is striving to raise the interest of local students in furthering their careers in Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities, ... -
Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific in talks for budget airline stake
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is in talks to buy shares in Hong Kong’s only budget airline from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co., as Asia’s biggest international ... -
Reduced residential land supply to support HK home prices
A dwindling supply of land that can accommodate private homes should help put a floor under falling Hong Kong residential property prices. The government last week unveiled ... -
Forum | Issuing Portugal’s debt in China is ‘mutually beneficial’
China expects that issuing Portuguese public debt in yuan to be carried out in a “satisfactory” way and that it will be “mutually beneficial,” according to ... -
Macau-Zhongshan-Zhuhai | Tourism alliance to promote Sun Yat Sen’s life
The tourism authorities of Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macau have convened in Zhuhai for their annual meeting to deepen regional cooperation between the three cities, and advance ... -
Huawei goes on legal warpath with twin North American suits
Huawei Technologies Co., no longer content with defending itself against U.S. accusations of espionage and bank fraud, is taking the initiative with a full-blown legal offensive. ... -
Gaming | Ponca Tribe fighting two states and a city to keep new casino
Some 150 years after suffering the loss of its homeland at the hands of the U.S. government, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is celebrating a triumph ... -
Corporate Bits | Sheraton, the St. Regis award travel trade partners
Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central have recognized the support of travel partners in Asia with the Travel Trade ... -
Congress | Beijing sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy
CHINA’S government announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 percent rise in military spending yesterday at a legislative session overshadowed by a tariff ... -
Xi signals loosening of property curbs
BEIJING signaled it may be open to loosening controls over the housing market, after President Xi Jinping’s mantra that property isn’t for speculation was omitted from ... -
Reference to industrial plan that US loves to hate deleted
China deleted any reference to the industrial blueprint that has become a flash point in relations with the U.S. from this year’s key economic planning documents, ... -
KFC dedicates restaurant outlet to memory of Communist hero
Fast-food chain KFC is memorializing a popular Chinese Communist hero with restaurant decor extolling his deeds, in a rare matching of an iconic American brand with ... -
Territorial dispute | Philippines worried it may get involved in war at sea for US
The United States is more likely to be involved in a “shooting war” in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines but the latter would ... -
Japan | Court OK’s Nissan ex-Chairman Ghosn’s release on bail
The Tokyo District Court approved the release of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on USD8.9 million bail yesterday, ending nearly four months of detention in Japan. ... -
US | FBI stepping up efforts to root out international corruption
Aiming to crack down on money laundering and bribes to overseas governments, the FBI is stepping up its efforts to root out foreign corruption with a ... -
Canada | Leading minister resigns over scandal that threatens Trudeau
A leading Cabinet minister in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government resigned yesterday [local time], becoming the second minister to step down over a scandal that has ... -
Offbeat | Granny Jela draws millions in Serbia with online cooking
What to cook today? Serbs looking for ideas are increasingly turning to the Balkan country’s 69-year-old hit chef Granny Jela, who has put her life-long experience ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – Angolans die in battle for Huambo
More than 350 people have died in a battle between Unita rebels and Angolan government forces in the city of Huambo, according to Angolan army reports. ... -
Rugby | Six Nations Wales’ best still to come, Edwards says
Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards believes the side has more to give as the Six Nations rugby leader. “Hopefully our best,” Edwards said. Wales is the ... -
Football | Pelle scores 2 to help Shandong draw 2-2 at Gyeongnam
Italy international Graziano Pelle scored a pair of goals yesterday to give Chinese club Shandong Luneng to a 2-2 draw at South Korean team Gyeongnam in ... -
Hungarian judge OKs extradition of Portuguese hacker
A court in Budapest has ordered the extradition to Portugal of a man linked to the Football Leaks whistleblower website. The decision by the Budapest Metropolitan Court ... -
World briefs
CHINA Tech company Huawei opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, as it tries to win over government leaders and fight ... -
The Buzz | Swedish Academy to announce two Nobel literature prizes in Oct
The foundation behind the Nobel Prize in literature says the winners of the 2019 and the delayed 2018 editions of the prestigious award will be announced ... -
Second man seems to be free of AIDS virus after transplant
A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,” doctors reported. The therapy ... -
Made in Macao | Insects Awaken
Today, the 6th of March, is a special day this year. It was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, and the beginning of abstinence and fasting ... -
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – edition no. 3242
* Patriotic subsidies | Incentives to show ‘love for motherland’ * NPC | Beijing sets robust growth target to warm up economy * Lawmakers want policy ...
