Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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NPC reviews Ho Iat Seng withdrawal
The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee is reviewing the resignation submitted by Ho Iat Seng, the chairman of Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) and the ... -
Government sorting opinions on illegal guesthouses
The government’s study group for the criminalization of illegal guesthouses is now organizing collected opinions concerning the topic, according to the director of the Macau Government ... -
Portuguese president to visit Macau next week
Macau will form a stop on the Portuguese president’s state visit to China. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will spend two days in Macau and have ... -
Greyhounds | After Macau victory, animal rights activists take fight to China
Nine months after China’s last greyhound stadium closed its doors, animal rights campaigners are turning their attention to what they describe as the “horrific cruelty” practiced ... -
Gaming | Australia to see a resurgence in foreign high-rollers
Australian casinos just received a piece of good news from an industry analyst. As the gambling houses continue to compete for Asian high-roller clients, their efforts ... -
IC uses Notre-Dame burning as lesson in heritage protection
Macau culture and heritage authorities are pointing to the recent burning of the Notre-Dame Cathedral as a reference for the protection of cultural heritage. The idea ... -
East-meets-West | Sichuan artist to blend traditions
The Military Club of Macau is staging a solo exhibition of color paintings by Chinese artist Yu Jian between April 25 and 30. Yu is originally ... -
Motorsport | Powerboats to race in Macau waters next month
Organized by the Asia Powerboat Association (APA), the Asia Powerboat Championship Macau will be held from May 3 to 5 at Fisherman’s Wharf. The event promises ... -
Rescue work underway for eight missing in Pearl River
Rescuers are searching for eight fishermen, including three from Macau, who have been missing off the Pearl River Estuary in south China for more than two ... -
Macau gov’t mulls Zhuhai for GBA healthcare scheme trial
The government’s proposed healthcare insurance scheme, which is designed to cover Macau residents living in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), will likely begin as a trial ... -
Investment fund to explore Bay Area opportunity
Macau Chief Executive Chui Sai On has decided to set up an investment and development fund for use in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), managed by ... -
Guangdong economy grows 6.6% in first quarter
The gross domestic product of China’s manufacturing hub Guangdong Province increased 6.6% year-on- year in the first quarter of 2019, local authorities said yesterday. The province’s ... -
Shenzhen | Two dead after retaining wall collapse
Two people died after a retaining wall collapsed in the city of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province on Saturday. The collapse took place at about 2 ... -
Car fires spur investigations by Tesla, its rival NIO
Tesla Inc. and its Chinese competitor NIO Inc. are looking into fires involving their vehicles, as videos of a car bursting into flames circulate on social ... -
Dubai’s escape from economic funk hinges on retail, tourism
Dubai is looking to retail and tourism to break free of its weakest economic expansion in almost a decade. Growth in the city’s gross domestic product ... -
Japan, China sign agreement on ETF cross-investment program
Japan and China signed an agreement for a program that will make it easier for investors to buy exchange-traded funds listed in each other’s markets. Under ... -
Southern Economic Corridor | Cambodian and Thai leaders mark reopening of rail link
The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand met yesterday at the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet to mark the ceremonial reopening of a rail link that will ... -
Markets | Sudden rush to raise cash is burning stock investors
China’s cash-strapped companies are going to new lengths to raise money from the booming stock market, even if it comes at a cost to existing shareholders. ... -
Texas cancer center ousts three over Chinese data theft concerns
A prominent cancer center in Houston has ousted three of five scientists whom federal authorities identified as being involved in Chinese efforts to steal American research. Peter ... -
Technology | Huawei says Q1 sales up 39%
Chinese tech giant Huawei said yesterday its revenue rose 39% over a year earlier in the latest quarter despite U.S. pressure on allies to shun its ... -
Beijing criticizes US effort to reduce Iran oil sales
China, one of Iran’s biggest oil export markets, yesterday criticized Washington’s decision to tell Beijing and other governments to stop buying crude from Tehran or face ... -
Easter Sunday Terror | Seven suicide attackers behind six Sri Lanka blasts
The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels were carried out by seven suicide bombers, a government investigator said yesterday. ... -
A Catholic town at the center of deadly attacks
The seaside Sri Lankan fishing town of Negombo has long been called “Little Rome,” a reference to its abundance of churches and its place at the ... -
Spain | Rural regions become fierce battleground for votes
Spanish politicians are swapping campaign buses for tractors, buddying up with hunters and inspecting home-grown tomatoes in Spain’s often-neglected rural regions as they hunt for votes ... -
Ukraine | No joke: Comic Zelenskiy wins presidential vote in landslide
With nearly all the votes counted in Ukraine, TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy is projected to win the country’s presidential runoff vote in a landslide. The Central ... -
Offbeat | Snakes in office force Liberia’s president to work from home
A spokesman says Liberia’s president is working from home after two snakes were found in the building that contains his office. Deputy press secretary Smith Toby ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – Scientist finds Aids virus
The discovery of a virus which may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through America, has been hailed as a “monumental breakthrough” in medical research. The ... -
Football | Ronaldo becomes first player to win Europe’s top 3 leagues
The breakthrough under Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Then the coronation at Real Madrid. And now another title at Juventus. If ever there was a need ... -
Opinion | On Basketball: This first round sorely lacks playoff drama
If there was a silver lining for Indiana fans after the Pacers were the first team to be bounced from the 2019 NBA playoffs, it’s this: ... -
World briefs
THE PHILIPPINES was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake yesterday evening that shook buildings in the capital and prompted the evacuation of thousands onto the streets ... -
The Buzz | Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand ‘a roof too’
Dozens of public housing advocates are protesting outside the gutted Notre Dame in Paris to demand that France’s poorest be remembered after donors pledged USD1 billion ... -
Royal FAQ | Everything you wanted to know about Harry and Meghan’s royal baby
The time is drawing near for the impending birth of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. The couple ... -
Our Desk | Online Media: Legalize or shut them down
The boom of the Internet, and mostly the striving Era of the Social Networks has brought up the phenomenon of the so-called “online media.” Although the ... -
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 – edition no. 3275
* Catholics targeted in Sri Lanka bombings, 290 dead | Easter Sunday Horror * Heritage protection | Lessons from Notre-Dame * NPC reviews Ho Iat Seng ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam disappointed after extradition bill’s first legislative hurdle
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, is disappointed with the Legislative Council of Hong Kong because the council, in its first meeting, failed to ...
