Monthly Archives: April 2019
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Economy | Gov’t, Japan tout ‘recovered’ ties amid global uncertainty
China and Japan have the opportunity to “take charge of the economic field” during a time of worldwide uncertainty, Japan’s foreign minister said Sunday, as trade ... -
Indonesia Palu recovery in red tape months after tragedy
Six months after Palu was ripped apart by an earthquake, tsunami and liquefying soil that sucked neighborhoods into the earth and killed thousands, a second crisis ... -
US | Dems defend Omar after Trump retweets video against her
Top Democrats on yesterday [local time] rushed to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump retweeted video that was edited to suggest she was being ... -
IMF | Finance officials pledge cooperation, tensions persist
Global finance officials are pledging closer cooperation in efforts to lift the world economy out of its current slowdown, but tensions persist between the United States ... -
This Day in History | 1998 – Former Cambodian dictator dies
The former Cambodian dictator, Pol Pot, whose regime led to the deaths of millions of his people, has died. Journalists who were shown his body in ... -
Offbeat | Girl not amused by ‘SNL’ joke about her disabled pet chicken
A Vermont girl isn’t happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on “Saturday Night Live.” The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk ... -
Motorsports | Hamilton wins sixth Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes has gone 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 in the first three races of the new Formula One season, a great start for the sport’s dominating team. ... -
Light The Night Run | The only way is up for Eiffel Tower vertical run
THE second Light The Night Run vertical race at The Parisian Macao’s half-scale Eiffel Tower was held on Saturday, raising funds for Macau-based charities while also ... -
The Buzz | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after massive outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down yesterday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors ... -
Diana? Alice? Elizabeth? Britons bet on new royal baby name
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, may be keeping plans about their impending baby under wraps, but that hasn’t stopped everyone in Britain from ... -
Rear Window | Fever mounts at… Macau SAR
Until the matter of the candidate – or candidates – selected to replace Chief Executive Chui Sai On is unequivocally settled, the political environment will be ... -
World Briefs
PHILIPPINES Officials say U.S. DNA tests have confirmed the death of a Muslim militant leader who helped lead the 2017 siege of southern Marawi city and was ... -
Monday, April 15, 2019 – edition no. 3270
* Ho Iat Seng rules on rules for CE election * Legislative Assembly | One-pataca plastic tax too little, agrees nearly everyone * Rubella outbreak worsens, ... -
Courts | TUI says government is not ‘obliged’ by public works’ letters
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled once more in favor of the government in another case regarding the retrieval of land plots that were ... -
Briefs | Coutinho asks about non-local nurses
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has written an inquiry asking the local government to explain its plan for allowing non-local nurses to work in Macau. The lawmaker quoted ... -
New Macau has a problem with land reclamation transparency
The New Macau Association (ANM) has issued a statement accusing the government’s process for reclaiming non-developed land plots after their lease expirations as lacking transparency. The ... -
SPECIAL REPORT | Migrant workers escape over the border seeking better pay – in China
Low-earning migrant workers in Macau are willing to take great risks to acquire a higher salary and better working conditions – some by escaping across the ... -
Tourism | IFT clarifies 40 million visitors not maximum, but optimal number
In response to widespread discussion on whether the city is fast approaching the maximum number of visitors it can comfortably accommodate, the Institute for Tourism Studies ... -
Atlantic City | Union: Protect casino workers from hedge fund neglect
The nation’s largest casino workers union is asking gambling regulators to protect employees from neglect by hedge funds or private equity firms seeking short-term returns from ... -
GAMING | Casino bidding war looms as Wynn backs away from Australia deal
Forced to anchor in licensed clusters in Las Vegas and Macau, the world’s biggest casino operators rarely get a free shot at expansion. That’s why a ... -
Massachusetts | Wynn Resorts suggests banning Steve Wynn from properties
Wynn Resorts is looking to do nearly anything to keep the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) happy. It’s latest suggestion was to ban Steve Wynn, its co-founder, ... -
Education | USJ reapplies for permission to recruit mainland students
The University of Saint Joseph has applied for permission to enroll mainland students at the university yet again, but this time with different approach. According to ... -
Arts | Exhibition: Works of Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael arrive
A joint exhibition presented by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) and the British Museum bringing the original drawings of 42 Renaissance artists to Macau was officially ... -
Economy | IMF slashes its Macau growth expectations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth forecast for Macau less than two months after it commended the city’s authorities for their prudent management ... -
Sport | Women’s Volleyball returns to Forum next month
The FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League will return to the Macao Forum volleyball court next month. A replacement of the former FIVB World Grand Prix, the ... -
Liaison Office official calls for Taiwan’s participation in GBA
An official from the Liaison Office in Macau proposed that Taiwan participate in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) plan, according to a report by Taiwan’s United ... -
Shenwan Hongyuan seeks up to USD1.3 billion in HK listing
Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., China’s sixth largest brokerage by market value, is seeking to raise as much as HKD9.8 billion (USD1.3 billion) in a Hong Kong ... -
2,381 endangered dolphins live in south China river estuary
A total of 2,381 Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species, have been identified as living in the Pearl River Estuary, local authorities said yesterday, according to ... -
Real Estate Matters | Generational real estate: are you planning for your family?
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
Hong Kong | Tencent resists equity slump to trade near HKD400
After powering Hong Kong’s equity benchmark into a bull market, Tencent Holdings Ltd. stood out as the only bright spot in the city yesterday. The Internet ... -
Government says trade talks with US ‘moving forward’
China said yesterday that trade talks with the U.S. are “moving forward” after nine rounds of consultations aimed at ending a standoff that has shaken the ... -
Aviation | Reports: Chinese carrier asking Boeing for compensation
One of China’s three major state-owned airlines has joined carriers that are asking Boeing Co. for compensation after suspending use of its 737 Max jetliner following ... -
Police seize drug shipment concealed in banana truck
Chinese police have seized a haul of methamphetamine and heroin concealed in a truckload of bananas believed to have come from Myanmar. State media reported yesterday ... -
Region’s spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe’s cash-strapped developing countries, even as European Union ... -
South Korea | Court orders easing of decades-old abortion ban
In a major reversal, South Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday ordered the easing of the country’s decades-old ban on most abortions, one of the strictest in the ...
