Monthly Archives: April 2019
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Diplomacy | Prime minister to discuss trade with EU leaders
China’s prime minister is set to meet top European Union officials to discuss thorny issues including better access for European companies to Chinese markets and security ... -
Big plans for Sichuan’s favorite cooking oil
China has big plans for its rapeseed bounty in Sichuan. Levering off its famed cuisine, the top producing province wants to harvest more of the oilseed ... -
More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology
More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized and said a software update for ... -
Malaysia, Singapore vow to reach friendly end to water spat
The leaders of neighboring Singapore and Malaysia agreed yesterday to amicably resolve a long-running dispute over water that has stoked tensions for decades. In a joint ... -
India | Bishop charged with repeatedly raping nun
Indian authorities charged a Roman Catholic bishop yesterday with repeatedly raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that helped make the sexual abuse of ... -
Thailand | Man accused of raping and killing German tourist
Thai police said a local man has been arrested on suspicion of raping and killing a German tourist on the island of Koh Si Chang in ... -
White House steps up attacks as Mueller report release nears
President Donald Trump took a victory lap after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his Russia investigation. It may have been premature. The scramble to frame the ... -
This Day in History | 1981 – Hunger striker elected MP
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands has been elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Sands stood as a candidate of the ... -
Offbeat | Bad idea: Pouring gas on wet ballfield, setting it on fire
Authorities say it could cost over USD50,000 to repair a Connecticut baseball diamond where somebody dumped gasoline and set it on fire to dry out the ... -
Football | Champions League: ‘New kids on the block’: Juventus next up for rising Ajax
Thursday, 3:00am Ajax v Juventus H 3.42, D 3.4, A 2.38 Ajax already knocked off one European power in the Champions League by taking out 13-time ... -
Football | Like Juve, Barca focus on Europe, rivals face home challenges
Thursday, 3:00am Man Utd v Barcelona H 4, D 3.75, A 2.05 With the completion of their domestic title defenses seeming a formality, Barcelona and Juventus ... -
The Buzz | NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
New York City declared a public health emergency yesterday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been ... -
Poll | Most Americans say Trump makes race relations worse
More than half of Americans say President Donald Trump has made race relations worse during his time in the White House, and more than two-thirds believe ... -
Macau Matters | The Re-Emerging Measles Threat
Every time a crackpot tells us that vaccinations have some problem the world becomes a more dangerous place. Science is based on empirical facts, and does ... -
World Briefs
MAR-A-LAGO A Chinese woman recently arrested at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club lied repeatedly to Secret Service agents while carrying computer malware unlike anything a government analyst had ever ... -
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 – edition no. 3267
* Last minute no deal | Wynn walks away after Crown tips hand * Hong Kong | Nine leaders of Occupy Central protests found guilty * ... -
Intellectual property | Recent cases underplay plagiarism offence
Over the past five months, Macau has recorded two high-profile cases of alleged plagiarism involving a government bureau, meanwhile a plagiarism scandal involving the logo of ... -
Measles | Health Bureau finds Philippine migrant immunity the same as locals’
The Health Bureau (SSM) has concluded its sampling of domestic helpers from the Philippines working in Macau, finding that the rate of immunity to the measles ... -
Crime | Arson suspected in Lisboa Palace fire
Arson is the chief suspicion of police authorities in the latest outbreak of fire at the construction site for the near-completed Grand Lisboa Palace resort in ... -
Briefs | Chui to appeal Fong Soi Kun ruling
Chief Executive Chui Sai On announced yesterday in a statement from the Office of the Government Spokesperson that he will appeal the decision of the Court ... -
Crime | High-value scams on the rise, prostitution ring dismantled
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported various scams over the weekend, with two involving large sums of money, the suspects of which are residents of Hong ... -
Civil protection bill to be ready for AL by end of April
The government plans to submit a civil protection bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL) by the end of April or early May, according to Secretary for ... -
Taiwan residents protest ‘one country, two systems’
Thousands of people in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, have protested the ‘one country, two systems’ principle on Freedom of Speech Day, held this week. Freedom of Speech Day ... -
Shanghai wills further cooperation with Macau
Chief Executive Chui Sai On met with Shanghai Municipal Congress delegates at the government headquarters to discuss the scope of existing cooperation, as well as matters ... -
New bureau, new logo | Macau’s Greater Bay office has emblem approved
The SAR Government’s youngest bureau, the Policy Study and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR), had their logo approved by the Chief Executive yesterday, announced the government. The ... -
HK-bound jet makes emergency landing in Kaohsiung
A Cathay Dragon plane carrying 317 passengers bound for Hong Kong had to make an emergency landing in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan yesterday morning after one ... -
Guangzhou | Baby white rhinoceros makes debut
A baby white rhinoceros met with the public in Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province. The baby white rhinoceros, named Da Zhuang, is the son of ... -
When it comes to returns, Hong Kong’s IPO market is living it up
It’s a good time to be an IPO investor in Hong Kong. Buoyed by growing risk appetite, the city’s initial public offerings are delivering the best ... -
São Tomé and Príncipe to welcome 300 entrepreneurs at July meeting
About 300 entrepreneurs are expected to head to São Tomé and Príncipe to attend the 14th business meeting for economic cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking ... -
Wealthy Chinese still beating path to UK even with Brexit woes
Political gridlock and years of Brexit drama haven’t dampened demand from wealthy Chinese for U.K. investor visas. Chinese applications for Tier 1 investor visas rose 19 ... -
Tewoo said to sell copper at below-market rates
One of China’s top commodity traders, Tewoo Group, is selling copper at below market rates as it grapples with a liquidity crunch, according to people with ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM donates mop300,000 to charity project
MGM donated MOP300,000 to the Macau Holy House of Mercy’s Welfare Shop project, financing the distribution of food hampers to over 360 local disadvantaged households. Michelle ... -
UniCredit’s employee allegedly embezzled USD15 million
A UniCredit SpA employee in China allegedly siphoned off about 100 million yuan of clients’ money over three years by taking advantage of shared passwords and other ... -
Australian security adviser told writer not to fly to China
A security adviser to an Australian prime minister said he warned a Chinese-Australian writer not to travel to China before the blogger and critic of China’s Communist ... -
Gov’t, North Korea open new border crossing despite sanctions
China and North Korea opened a new border crossing over the Yalu River, signaling aspirations for deeper economic ties between the neighbors even as Pyongyang’s trade ...
