Monthly Archives: March 2019
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Vatican makes overtures on eve of Italy visit by Xi
The Vatican is greeting the visit to Italy of Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week with a new round of overtures and says the “door ... -
Kazakhstan | Leader hands over presidency, puts daughter in contention
Kazakhstan began a new political era, at least formally, as Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in as president yesterday, succeeding leader-for-life Nursultan Nazarbayev. One of his first ... -
LGBT | Japan urged to stop requiring surgery for ID gender change
Rights Watch urged Japan yesterday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized before their gender is changed on official documents. A 2004 law states ... -
Taliban kill 6 paramilitary troops in southwestern Pakistan
Pakistani authorities say militants overran a remote security outpost in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing six members of the paramilitary forces. The Pakistani Taliban — known as ... -
EU fines Google USD1.7 billion for abusing online ads market
European Union regulators have fined Google USD1.7 billion for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant ... -
UK’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on yesterday to postpone Britain’s departure from the bloc — due in nine days — until June ... -
Immigration | Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico seek to stay in US
Several asylum seekers who are being forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court told a judge yesterday [local time] that ... -
Offbeat | Works by Jay-Z, Lauper, RFK being added to Recording Registry
Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Robert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – EEC summit collapses over rebate row
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has come under attack for the breakdown of negotiations at the European Economic Community common market summit in Brussels. Mrs Thatcher returned ... -
Rugby Academy | Bats ups and downs at Hong Kong Festival
Macau Bats played their final Hong Kong festival last weekend. Hosted by the Hong Kong Football Club at Happy Valley, the Bats were keen to bounce ... -
Motorsports | Danica Patrick to join NBC’s Indy 500 team
Danica Patrick will join NBC Sports’ inaugural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 as an analyst alongside host Mike Tirico. Patrick retired from racing after last year’s ... -
Super Rugby | Reports suggest Sunwolves out after this season
Super Rugby’s governing body plans to issue a statement on Friday over the future of the 15-team competition with speculation that the Tokyo-based Sunwolves will be ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ... -
The Buzz | New Zealand police: Mosque gunman had planned a third attack
A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners yesterday, the ... -
Disney closes USD71b deal for Fox entertainment assets
Disney has closed its USD71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, putting “Cinderella,” ‘’The Simpsons,” ‘’Star Wars” and “Dr. Strange” under one corporate roof. The deal ... -
Made in Macao | The forgotten customs of the Spring Equinox
Today marks the Spring Equinox (뉴롸 Chun Fan), the 6th of the 24 solar terms of the year, which is one of the feasts that is ... -
Thursday, March 21, 2019 – edition no. 3253
* Cracks showing in Agnes Lam’s middle path * Education alert! | Macau among worst places in world for school bullying * Light festival piece destroyed ... -
Lawmakers enter into ‘war of words’ at Assembly
Lawmaker Sulu Sou sparkled controversy in yesterday’s session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) by proposing two “votes of protest,” an unusual motion to try to force ... -
Briefs | Four out of 15 domestic cases convicted
The Court of First Instance said that it has received a total of 15 domestic violence cases since October 2016, and that eight of these cases ... -
136 employers joined gov’t pension scheme since its inception
Since the implementation of the Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund System on January 1, 2018, 136 employers have joined the joint provident fund scheme. Of this number, ... -
A conversation with Nikkei Chefs | Harmony of two cultures at Aji
Delicacy of Japanese techniques matches with the exotic flavors of Peru to wow discerning diners this season at MGM Cotai’s Aji. In the world of Nikkei ... -
Surrender of fugitive agreement with Portugal may be signed this year
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, revealed that an agreement between the SAR and Portugal on the surrender of fugitives wanted by one of ... -
Armed drill to be conducted Friday at Venetian Macao
An armed attack drill will be conducted at the Venetian Macao integrated resort in Cotai on Friday, in order to help the police, government departments and ... -
Chui Sai On studying anti-graft report
Chief Executive Chui Sai On is studying the relevant proposals of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) report on alleged employment recommendations made to Ho Chio Meng, ... -
Hong Kong listed as most expensive city along Singapore, Paris
Hong Kong shares the title of the world’s most expensive cities along with Singapore and Paris for the first time, according to a report by The ... -
Land reclamation for science can diversify Macau economy, mainland expert says
A mainland expert says that Macau can create a technological innovation and entrepreneurship zone through land reclamation. The expert, Qu Jian, is the deputy dean of China ... -
Tourism | Club Med touted as ex-President looks to secure Comoros vote win
Former Comoros President Azali Assoumani said leisure companies including Club Med may invest in the Indian Ocean archipelago, as he vowed to boost the tourism industry ... -
Technology | Chinese firm gets no lift from giant rally
If the rising tide of investor optimism in China (and tech shares) is supposed to lift all equity boats, then at the moment Xiaomi Corp. appears ... -
Taiwan, US plan new talks this year in rebuke to Beijing
Taiwan and the U.S. will hold talks later this year as part of upgraded efforts to counter Beijing’s growing pressure on the island for political unification. ... -
Taiwan | Independence backer challenges Tsai for presidency
A former premier and vocal proponent of independence for Taiwan will challenge his former boss, President Tsai Ing-wen, for the ruling party’s nomination, ensuring the island’s tense ... -
China said to consider excluding Boeing Max Jet from trade deal
China is looking at excluding Boeing Co.’s troubled 737 Max jet from a list of American exports it would buy as part of a trade deal ... -
Press freedom | Concern raised over S. Korean treatment of Bloomberg reporter
International journalists’ organizations are criticizing the status of press freedom in South Korea after the country’s ruling party singled out a Bloomberg reporter with South Korean ... -
Thailand | Tycoon guilty in poaching case, cleared of panther charge
A Thai construction tycoon was convicted yesterday on charges related to a high-profile poaching case last year but was found not guilty of possessing the carcass ... -
Japan | Olympic Committee head resigns amid bribery scandal
Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year’s ... -
Cyclone Idai | Over 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique
More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in ...
