Monthly Archives: March 2019
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Kaohsiung signs food contracts with local buyers
The visiting delegation from the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has signed contracts for USD23.3 million worth of agricultural and fishery products with buyers from the ... -
China said to be developing maglev for Greater Bay
The Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning Center is allegedly developing a maglev train that can reach speeds of up to 600 kilometers per hour, according to reports ... -
Shenzhen | Tech hub uses helicopters for road accident rescue
Traffic police in the city of Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong Province, said that they have established a helicopter rescue team for major traffic accidents. The team ... -
Guangzhou | 3D-printed electrical room starts operation
A power distribution room built with 3D printing technology has started operation in Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province. The electrical room, the first of its ... -
China has a lot of financial opening up to do, says central bank
The openness of China’s financial markets to the rest of the world isn’t high, so there’s a lot of room for increased access, according to People’s ... -
Fake Chinese range rovers barred in rare mainland court victory
A Chinese court ordered a local carmaker to stop selling a copycat version of the Range Rover Evoque in China, a rare legal victory for foreign companies ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco Green week raises environmental awareness
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has hosted a series of green-related events to raise environmental awareness in the community, targeting both employees and members of the wider ... -
Diplomacy | Xi visits Monaco amid European 5G tech worries
Chinese President Xi Jinping has found one country in Europe that isn’t worried about China’s growing global clout or its ambitions to dominate the future of ... -
New Zealand’s Ardern to visit Beijing as tensions ease
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit China for one day next week for talks with President Xi Jinping, adding to signs that any tensions ... -
Brash China-friendly Taiwan mayor stirs talk of president run
For officials in Beijing looking for a Taiwanese presidential candidate who improves the island’s fraught ties with the mainland, Han Kuo-yu is saying all the right ... -
Beijing protests after U.S. Navy Sails through Taiwan strait again
China protested the latest transit through the Taiwan Strait by American warships, warning the U.S. not to undermine relations between the two countries. “China has been ... -
Philippines | Ex-official: Duterte photographed with drug-linked Chinese
A former senior Philippine police official said President Rodrigo Duterte, who has faced widespread criticism over his deadly drug crackdown, has been photographed with two Chinese men ... -
South Korea | Seoul says some N. Korean officials back at liaison office
South Korea said some North Korean officials returned to an inter- Korean liaison office yesterday, three days after the North abruptly withdrew its entire staff citing ... -
Thailand | Parties jostle for power after first election since coup
A military-backed party that based on unofficial results won the most votes in Thailand’s first election since a 2014 coup said yesterdy it will try to form ... -
Investigation | Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion ... -
Offbeat | Alaska man who tracks down stolen vehicles enters plea deal
An Alaska man has agreed to a plea deal that includes a promise to stop chasing after stolen vehicles. Officials said that 54-year-old Floyd Hall pleaded ... -
This Day in History | 1981 – ‘Gang of four’ launches new party
The Social Democrats have launched their new political party pledging to “reconcile the nation” and “heal divisions between classes”. At a crowded press conference in London, ... -
American Football | Gronk unleashed: Gronkowski sets course for retirement fun
Rob Gronkowski the football player is finished . Yeah, but what about Gronk? Well, the party is about to go bazooka . Look out for Gronk ... -
World briefs
CHINA-MONACO Chinese President Xi Jinping has found one country in Europe that isn’t worried about China’s growing global clout or its ambitions to dominate the future ... -
Long-awaited video service expected from Apple today
Apple is expected to announce today [Macau time] that it’s launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. It’s a ... -
Our Desk | Local sore loser
In Macau, hearing someone using the term “outsiders” is as normal as some stupid human beings thinking that lunch must happen at 12 and dinner must ... -
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 – edition no. 3256
* A leap of Faith | Coutinho counts on Chui to pass trade union bill * Coloane | Gov’t to act and collect on parked trailers ... -
The Buzz | Five killed in shooting in China’s Inner Mongolia
Five people died yesterday in a shooting in China’s Inner Mongolia region, authorities said. An individual shot and killed five people before being apprehended by police, ... -
MGM holds art symposium, debuts digital artwork for spectacle screens
MGM presented the second MGM Art Symposium at its Cotai property yesterday with the theme “Transforming Art with Technology,” inviting renowned creatives to share their insights ... -
Ask the Vet | Diet tips for geriatric dogs
Geriatric dogs need special consideration when preparing a diet and exercise regimen. Health and joint problems may require different tactics than those used for younger obese dogs. Geriatric ... -
Education | Macau schools need a fresh approach to deal with rampant bullying problem
In light of the results obtained by Macau in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which ranked the region among the worst in the world ... -
Briefs | Bus collision injures seven
An accident that took place on Friday at the Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga resulted in 16 school children being sent to the hospital for an evaluation. ... -
Security | Authorities consider holding armed attack drill annually
An armed attack drill is considered being held annually to simulate emergency situations in the city’s casinos, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau announced in a ... -
Canidrome | Senior gov’t official directed greyhounds to boost his clinic’s business
Macau’s Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has found that a division head of the Municipal Affairs Bureau abused his power in the aftermath of the Macau (Yat ... -
Li Ka-Shing’s son stumbles in year since Superman’s retirement
Following in his father’s footsteps was always going to be a challenge for CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s Victor Li. Li Ka-shing, the self-made billionaire who over ... -
Cruise, yacht businesses watching Greater Bay for opportunity
A white yacht departed from Shenwan Yacht Dock in Zhongshan, a city of China’s southern Guangdong province, and sailed along the West River, a tributary of the ... -
Public approval | HK people show record low confidence in ‘One Country, Two Systems’
The latest survey conducted by the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong (HKU POP) showed that Hong Kong peoples’ net confidence in the ... -
Health | Measles outbreak infects workers at HK airport
Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of measles that has infected three workers at the city’s airport. The trio, employees at the Hong ... -
Medicine | China pledges stronger reform on approving, monitoring new drugs
China pledged to improve its system for registering new drugs in the country this year and more closely monitor those medicines after they’ve entered the market, ... -
Alibaba buys Israeli AR startup
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has acquired Israeli startup Infinity Augmented Reality, after investing in the company three years ago. InfinityAR will join Alibaba’s ...
