Monthly Archives: April 2019
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GREAT TIMES | Easter: Traditions meets treats
As we herald the arrival of Spring with its warmer weather and budding flowers, we also welcome one of the most anticipated holidays of the season: ... -
Zhongshan-Macau yacht scheme not working well
The free yacht scheme between Zhongshan and Macau is not operating well, according to Susanna Wong, head of the Macau’s Marine and Water Affairs Bureau, who ... -
Council collaborates with four cities on urban planning
Macau’s Urban Planning Council visited Guangzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou and Shenzhen last month to exchange views with the Planning and Natural Resources Administration officials of these cities ... -
Singapore’s OCBC seeks partner for China securities business
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is looking for a Chinese firm to team up with on a securities joint venture on the mainland, the latest foreign bank seeking ... -
Corporate Bits | The Parisian Macao launches le french Gourmay
The Parisian Macao will celebrate the taste of France during Le French GourMay, an annual French food and wine festival taking place in Hong Kong and ... -
Trump stirs alarm that he may be giving China a new trade weapon
High on the list of President Donald Trump’s priorities as he tries to close a trade deal with counterpart Xi Jinping is making sure China faces ... -
Gov’t said to weigh stimulus measures to bolster consumption
China is drafting a series of stimulus measures to bolster sales of cars and electronics, according to people familiar with the matter. The draft includes subsidies ... -
Woman sues Chinese billionaire Liu for alleged rape
A woman who said she was raped by JD.com founder Richard Liu filed a lawsuit yesterday (local time) against the billionaire and his company alleging he and ... -
Myanmar | Leader pardons 9,500 prisoners but not two reporters
More than 9,500 prisoners were ordered released yesterday in Myanmar under a presidential amnesty, but they did not include two Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters reporters. The Facebook ... -
South Korea | Ex-president requests temporarily release
Imprisoned former South Korean President Park Geun-hye yesterday requested a temporarily release so she can be treated for health problems her lawyer says are causing “burning” ... -
Indonesia | Widodo set for second term as president
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has won a second five- year term, preliminary election results showed yesterday, in a victory for moderation over the nationalistic rhetoric of ... -
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. The veto — the second in ... -
This Day in History | 1955 – Albert Einstein dies
Albert Einstein has died in hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, aged 76. The eminent scientist and originator of the theory of relativity was admitted to hospital ... -
Offbeat | 100-year-old yoga instructor keeps moving, dancing
A 100-year-old yoga instructor has no plans to stop practicing and teaching. On a spring day in Hartsdale, a northern suburb of New York City where ... -
Rugby Academy | Rain doesn’t stop play for Macau Bats
Last Saturday, the Macau Bats hosted their 5th annual Rugby Festival at The International School’s (TIS ) playing field in Taipa. Despite the inclement weather, 50 ... -
Football | Ajax wins at Juventus to reach Champions League semi
JUVENTUS 1, AJAX 2 Cristiano Ronaldo shook his head as he walked off the field, while the Ajax players and staff celebrated with their fans long ... -
Champions League | Messi ends United’s hopes of another Camp Nou comeback
BARCELONA 3, MAN UNITED 0 Lionel Messi made sure there was no memorable Champions League comeback for Manchester United at Camp Nou this time. Messi scored ... -
The Buzz | US allowing suits against foreign firms in Cuba
The Trump administration is opening the door for lawsuits against foreign firms operating on properties Cuba seized from Americans after the 1959 revolution. Secretary of State ... -
Fashion capital New York considers banning sale of fur
A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure ... -
Made In Macao | The fengshui of putting up pictures
One day, a non-Chinese friend asked me for advice on where he should hang a painting. I am no interior designer, but on a large empty ... -
World Briefs
CHINA-US High on the list of President Donald Trump’s priorities as he tries to close a trade deal with counterpart Xi Jinping is making sure China ... -
Thursday, April 18, 2019 – edition no. 3273
* Trade Union Law | Coutinho high hopes on Chui’s 7 * Widodo poised to win Indonesia’s massive vote * Mass market revenue climbs at vip ... -
Courts | After suspensions revoked, Wong to mull new punishment
Two employees of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) whose suspensions were rejected by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) will still be punished by the security ... -
Briefs | Macau film development made easier in China
China’s State Film Administration unveiled yesterday new measures to support the further development of the Hong Kong and Macau film industries on the mainland. There would ... -
Crime | Scamming the scammer’s wife
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have learned that a female resident of Macau has been scammed by a local man in a case that dates back to ... -
Economic reliance on tourism sector stands at nearly 30%
The Macau SAR’s reliance on the tourism pillar of the economy stood at just under 30% in 2017, taking the world number three spot behind just ... -
Tourism | First quarter visitors rise to surpass 10m mark
The number of visitors to Macau in the first quarter of 2019 rose more than 21% year-on- year surpassing the 10 million mark, according to the ... -
Health | Bill to restrict licenses for Chinese medicine practitioners
The Health Bureau (SSM) will stop issuing new licenses to Chinese medicine practitioners, acupuncturists, masseurs, dental professionals and sports medicine therapists once the city’s latest medical ... -
Environment | DSPA records just two complaints on Hengqin noise
Macau’s Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has informed the Times that it has received two noise complaints about various Hengqin construction projects since the start of the ... -
CE election | Sulu Sou ready for backlash on long democracy road
Lawmaker Sulu Sou’s appeal to the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary in relation to a proposal to amend the electoral law of the Chief Executive (CE) election ... -
Hong Kong | Liaison official denounces ‘anti-China’ foreign collusion
The Liaison Office Director in Hong Kong, Wang Zhimin, recently criticized the fact that there are some people in Hong Kong “colluding with anti-China politicians and ... -
Archeological find | China confirms oldest tomb with squatting owner
A 13,500-year-old tomb with a headless woman “squatting” inside, was confirmed as the oldest Chinese tomb where the owner was laid to rest in a certain posture. ... -
China-Lusophone trade up 15% in Jan, Feb
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries reached USD23.58 billion in the two months of January and February 2019, an increase of 15.6% ... -
Home price growth accelerates in credit comeback
New-home price growth in China snapped a four-month weakening streak, one of the first official signs there may be a widespread recovery in the nation’s housing ... -
Chinese stocks rally most in weeks as banks, telecoms lead
China stocks rallied, after the central bank’s decision to inject cash into the financial system alleviated concerns that officials would hold back on stimulus. The CSI ...
