Monthly Archives: March 2019
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Gaming | Las Vegas Sands said in ‘good hands’ as Adelson battles cancer
Casino magnate and major GOP donor Sheldon Adelson is battling cancer, but industry analysts and his Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Friday said the gambling empire ... -
Human trafficking threat may grow
The Director of the city’s Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau, Mi Jian, has indicated that Macau will have no future if it does not face ... -
Editorial | The great ‘bray’ area
The vagueness of the 11-chapter document [on the Greater Bay Area] suggests that officials will struggle to realize the initiative’s goals,” said recently Yue Su, China ... -
Letter to the Editor | A new solution to land supply shortage?
Dear Editor, On February 18, 2019, Beijing laid out its plan for the Greater Bay Area, which named Hong Kong as one of the key cities ... -
Keen to attract youth, Beijing rolls out SAR-friendly subsidies
Beijing rolled out a series of measures that will be implemented this year, including lower taxes and subsidies for those working in Guangdong’s nine cities in ... -
Hong Kong | Student expelled over ‘democracy wall’ protest
A university in Hong Kong expelled a master’s degree student and suspended another after a clash over an on-campus news bulletin. Hong Kong Polytechnic University expelled Gerald ... -
CESL Asia doubles down on GBA-Lusophone investments
Local energy and environment firm CESL Asia has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Bank of China Macau Branch to intermediate investments between China and ... -
Analysis | HK home prices are ready to roar back
Hong Kong property is coming back. After declining about 10 percent since August, home prices have started rising again. The world’s least affordable housing market may ... -
Beijing considers legal changes on technology to placate US
In an unusual step, China’s ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials ... -
Goldman, JPMorgan still see upside in China assets after rally
Chinese stocks have had a great start to 2019, and it may not stop there. The benchmark CSI 300 Index has risen 25 percent this year, ... -
Fraud charges | Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed
CANADA said it will allow a U.S. extradition request for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei to face charges over possible dealings with Iran to ... -
Agriculture | No deals being done in US soybean sales
A week after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said China pledged to buy more American soybeans, no sales have been done. While Chinese buyers returned to the ... -
US, South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy
South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support ... -
5 years on Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 hunt
Malaysia’s transport minister said yesterday that the government is open to new proposals from U.S. technology firm Ocean Infinity or any other companies to resume the ... -
Philippines | Measles epidemic tops 14,000 cases and still rising
The number of cases of measles in the Philippines has exceeded more than 14,000 and the count is still rising even as the government steps up ... -
US | Trump delivers a slashing speech that rouses the right
In a slashing speech packed with braggadocio and grievance, President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare,” relitigated his crowd sizes back ... -
Syria | US-backed fighters advance on two fronts against IS
The ground assault into the last area held by the Islamic State group intensified Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made “remarkable progress” amid heavy clashes, including ... -
Offbeat | Cat that lived six years in Alaska general store gets evicted
A cat named Stormy that has spent more than six years as a fixture in a remote Alaska general store is being forced out after officials ... -
This Day in History | 1975: Comic genius Chaplin is knighted
Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin has become Sir Charles after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The star of such films as The Kid and The Great ... -
Iditarod | Defending champ remains self-proclaimed ‘goofball’
Joar Leifseth Ulsom may not be flashy or brash, but he has sled cred. The quiet, unassuming 32-year-old defending champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ... -
Football | Benfica continue revival with 2-1 classico win against FC Porto
Benfica came from behind for a memorable 2-1 win away to arch-rivals Porto yesterday [Macau time] which allowed them to leapfrog their opponents and go top ... -
World briefs
CHINA In an unusual step, China’s ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging ... -
The Buzz | Ian McKellen has apologized for remarks about Spacey, Singer
Actor Ian McKellen has apologized for remarks in which he appeared to suggest that allegations of sexual abuse that have been leveled against Kevin Spacey and ... -
Electrics, compacts and SUVs share stage at Geneva auto show
Carmakers are hoping to give consumers a glimpse of the future at this year’s Geneva auto show as they roll out new electric cars and try ... -
Rear Window | Sailing charted waters
Kitesurfer Hillian Siu had to postpone her pioneer friendship vol across the Pearl River Delta, from Cheung Chau Island in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ... -
Monday, March 4, 2019 – edition no. 3240
* Macau GP on track to change forever * Coming in to land | Kitesurfer nails first Delta crossing * Adelson battling cancer * Greater Bay ... -
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 ...
