Daily Archives: Friday, April 19, 2019
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Policy Address | Chief Executive: all will be ready in time for 2022 concessions
At the Legislative Assembly (AL) to respond to lawmakers’ questions on the policy address and other social topics, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On said yesterday ... -
Seeking justice at the AL
An anonymous woman was the focus of all attention during yesterday’s recess at the Legislative Assembly (AL) session attended by the Chief Executive. Emerging from the ... -
Ho Iat Seng first declared in the race for top post
Legislative Assembly President Ho Iat Seng yesterday confirmed he is putting himself forward as the first declared candidate in the race to become Macau’s next Chief ... -
Pearl Horizon buyers insist they don’t want to carry on demonstrations
Yesterday, a group of five buyers of the former Pearl Horizon project delivered a petition to the Liaison Office in Macau asking its director to help ... -
Gaming | Sands report suggests settlement amount in Macau case: $96m
Financial documents suggested that Las Vegas Sands Corp. paid USD96 million to settle a 15-year breach-of-contract dispute with a Hong Kong businessman who helped the U.S. ... -
Las Vegas | Blackstone is said to seek buyer for Cosmopolitan
Blackstone Group is exploring strategic options for the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino in Las Vegas, including a possible sale of the strip property, according to a ... -
Briefs | Fire breaks out at Tv. de São Domingos
A fire broke out at a storage unit at Travessa de São Domingos yesterday morning. Firefighters spent nearly one hour extinguishing the fire. Residents from 10 ... -
DSEC: warmest May last year since 1952
Recording the highest temperature of the year at 35.8 degrees Celsius, last May was the warmest May for nearly 70 years. According to data collected from ... -
GPDP reminds that camera installation in taxis is illegal
The Macau Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) is reminding taxi drivers in the city not to install cameras inside their vehicles as that is illegal. ... -
Hong Kong’s ancient history unraveled in upcoming spring festivals
Steeped in culture and tradition, Hong Kong is honoring its Chinese past with a series of ancient festivals coming up this spring. Over a three-week period ... -
Hong Kong | Cathay earmarks A321neo aircraft for China route expansion
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. intends to deploy Airbus SE A321neo planes scheduled for delivery starting 2020 on Chinese routes, part of a plan that will help ... -
Guangdong Booming electric vehicle industry leads green development
Southern China’s Guangdong Province saw a boom in electric vehicle charging services in the first quarter, according to local electricity authorities. The Guangdong branch of China ... -
Zhuhai | Police bust frozen food smuggling gang
Police in the city of Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong Province said earlier this week that they had busted a frozen food smuggling case valued at ... -
Real Estate Matters | A checklist for moving in Macau
MOVING! The very thought of it can send chills down our spine and can cause us to break out into a cold sweat. Experts say that ... -
The only analyst who isn’t drinking to Moutai’s rise says sell
It takes a strong stomach to be bearish on Chinese distiller Kweichow Moutai Co. Its 60 percent rally this year has made it one of China’s ... -
China-US tensions may linger after trade war, Singapore says
Tensions between the U.S. and China may linger even as both countries show signs that they’re edging closer to an end to their trade war, according ... -
WTO to issue ruling in Chinese farm quota dispute
The World Trade Organization is poised to issue another key ruling in the U.S. trade fight over China’s agricultural trade practices. The WTO said it will ... -
Corporate bits | wynn hosts seminar on the ‘art of curation’
In support of the upcoming arts and culture event ‘Art Macao’, Wynn hosted a seminar on the “Art of Curation” on April 17, as part of ... -
Taiwan | 6.1 quake causes light damage in Taipei, east coast
A strong earthquake shook eastern Taiwan yesterday afternoon, causing scattered light damage in the capital and along the eastern coast. The 6.1 magnitude quake was centered ... -
Macau’s tourism crisis office monitoring situation
Macau’s Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) says it is monitoring the situation caused by the earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, and is in regular contact with the ... -
Bureaucrats increasingly judged on what they do after work
For Chinese bureaucrats, getting a promotion isn’t just tied to their performance on the job – it’s increasingly about how well they behave in their leisure ... -
Amazon to shut down part of its Chinese e-commerce business
In a rare retreat for Amazon.com Inc., the e-commerce giant plans to shut down its Chinese marketplace business in July as it shifts its focus to ... -
Korea tensions | North says it tested new weapon, wants Pompeo out of talks
North Korea said yesterday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test in nearly half a year, and demanded ... -
Mongolia | Genghis Khan’s biggest fan is testing democracy
It’s hard to escape Genghis Khan in Mongolia. The 13th century conqueror has donated his name to the capital’s airport, a hotel, a central avenue, a ... -
UK | Monty Python celebrate ‘Life of Brian,’ honor ailing Jones
Celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Monty Python comedy classic “Life of Brian” are being somewhat overshadowed by the health news of member Terry Jones. ... -
Offbeat | Gambler sets another one-day winnings record on ‘Jeopardy!’
A professional sports gambler from Las Vegas has broken his own single-episode winnings record on “Jeopardy!” James Holzhauer won USD131,127 during a show aired yesterday [Macau ... -
This Day in History | 1956 Prince Rainier marries Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of Monaco has married the American film actress Grace Kelly. The religious ceremony follows yesterday’s civil ceremony held in the throne room in ... -
Opinion | Juventus’ failure linked to Italy’s ‘catenaccio’ past
Nearly 70 years after the tactic was invented, Italian clubs are still struggling to shed their “catenaccio” past. Juventus has come in for harsh criticism over ... -
Football | Tottenham stuns Man City to reach Champions League semis
MAN CITY 4, TOTTENHAM 3 More than two minutes into stoppage time, Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling slid across the field and puffed his chest to ... -
World briefs
GENETICS Stanford University has cleared three faculty members of any wrongdoing in dealings with a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world’s first ... -
The Buzz | ‘Giant lion’ fossil found in Kenya museum drawer
A new species of giant mammal has been identified after researchers investigated bones that had been kept for decades in a Kenyan museum drawer, BBC reported. ... -
Earth, meet Polo: Ralph Lauren unveils plastic bottle shirt
Earth, meet Polo. Polo Ralph Lauren yesterday launched a version of its iconic polo shirt made entirely of recycled plastic bottles and dyed through a process ... -
Bizcuits | Mass confusion
Las Vegas Sands Ltd released their first quarter results after share markets closed in the US Wednesday. Industry media writers and analysts offer us interesting insight ... -
Lambert & Lambert | A spy story
• Keir Giles’ first thought was that the man’s cheap-looking suit didn’t seem right for a private equity executive. The man seated in front of him at ... -
‘Little’ heralds big-time arrival of Marsai Martin
Since Hailee Steinfeld rode into town in “True Grit,” we’ve been fairly blessed by the big-screen breakthroughs of teenage actresses. To name just a few: Anya ...
