Monthly Archives: April 2019
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Markets | China signals less stimulus, undermining world’s hottest stocks
The world’s best performing stock market is looking vulnerable after Beijing officials signaled they’re less comfortable about adding stimulus. The CSI 300 Index of equities traded ... -
Taiwan health food maker TCI mulls acquisition
TCI Co. is in talks with a health food maker about a potential acquisition this year that’s aimed at diversifying its production base, the company says. ... -
Corporate Bits | Shawn Mendes coming to Venetian Macao
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes is coming to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on October 13, 2019. The concert is produced by AEG Presents Asia. ... -
Richard Liu | Surveillance clips show Chinese billionaire with accuser
An attorney for JD.com founder Richard Liu said yesterday [Macau time] that surveillance video showing the Chinese businessman in an elevator and walking arm-in-arm with a ... -
South China Sea | Xi urges closer naval ties amid regional tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged closer ties among the world’s navies yesterday, amid tensions over China’s rapid expansion of its naval forces and forceful assertions of ... -
China lashes out at US over Iran oil sanctions move
Beijing yesterday again lashed out at a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil, calling it a violation of China’s interests that ... -
Sri Lanka | Minister says Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
Sri Lanka’s state minister of defense said yesterday that the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites in the South Asian nation was “carried out ... -
Myanmar | Court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Myanmar’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military’s brutal crackdown on ... -
Analysis | Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and ... -
Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting
The dramatic riot in Londonderry last week was starkly reminiscent of the violence that plagued Northern Ireland for decades before the 1998 peace agreement. The result ... -
Offbeat | Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you’ll have a better chance of surviving the omnicide. Translation: Hit the gym and bulk ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy
A tense stand-off at the West German embassy in Stockholm has ended in violence, with the death of at least three people. Five Baader-Meinhof guerrillas had ... -
NBA | Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets
Donovan Mitchell turned a rough start into a fantastic finish. Mitchell dominated in the fourth quarter, rallying the Utah Jazz to a 107-91 victory over the ... -
World briefs
SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named a deputy in a Cabinet reshuffle, in a possible indication of his successor. His office said yesterday that ... -
The Buzz | New Ukrainian leader’s campaign took page from sitcom script
The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might ... -
Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor
A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines yesterday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country’s north and left at least 16 people dead, ... -
Macau Matters | America’s real crisis – opioid overdose deaths
The February 23rd issue of The Economist contains a very sobering article about the opioid crisis currently unfolding in America. This problem can be effectively modeled ... -
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 – edition no. 3276
* Visitors surge 40% over Easter | More tourists test city’s ‘optimum’ number * Coutinho’s trade union bill voted down – again * Search for sunken ... -
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 ...
