Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Moody’s retains Aa3 rating, forecasts 4.5% growth
American business and financial services company Moody’s has published its latest “Annual credit analysis on Macau” report. In the report the company continues to classify the ... -
Tourism | MGTO: residents divided over visitor tax
Macau residents are not showing a clear consensus in favor or against a tax applied to visitors to the SAR, according to the Director of the ... -
Tourism | Package tour visitors rise by 20% in April
The number of package tour visitors to Macau rose by 20.2% year-on-year to 908,000 in April 2019, according to the latest data provided by the Statistics ... -
Entertainment | MGM’s Grant Bowie calls for quality over quantity in Macau
The CEO of MGM China, Grant Bowie, has called for better collaboration amongst gaming operators to help build Macau as an entertainment brand, adding that the ... -
Arts | Blademark releases anniversary album
Veteran Macau rock band Blademark released its latest album last week, holding a press conference and an after-party with a performance by the band. The band ... -
Forum Macau | Financial symposium links Hubei, Macau and Lusophone world
In the second symposium organized this year by the Forum Macau Training Center, a group of 26 participants from seven Portuguese-speaking countries joined a training session ... -
Continuing education program served 1 million
The number of participations in the three phases of the city’s continuing education development program has exceeded one million, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) ... -
Dragon boat racing | Veterans think of ways to get youth back into ancient sport
An old tradition to mark the Tuen Ng Festival in the early summer, athletes in Macau are once again gearing up for the Macao International Dragon ... -
Chui Sai On hopes Macau infrastructure forum will promote GBA
The 10th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) officially kicked off at the Venetian Macao yesterday, with Macau Chief Executive Chui Sai On expressing his ... -
Corporate Bits | Grand Lapa hotel’s father’s day offerings
From June 14 to 16, Grand Lapa Hotel will be running dining promotions at all its outlets. At Café Bela Vista a semi- buffet lunch and ... -
Guangdong | Trade with Latin America soaring 10% this year
South China’s Guangdong Province saw trade with Latin American countries rise 10.3 percent year- on-year to 92.18 billion yuan (MOP107.88 billion) in the first four months ... -
HK rejects US warning on ship breaching Iran sanctions
Hong Kong dismissed U.S. warnings that it could face penalties if it does business with an oil tanker headed for the city that allegedly violated sanctions ... -
Real Estate Matters | Top 20 questions on renting a property in Macau – Part 3
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It ... -
Gasoline, TVs, cars: the surprising things rare earths help make
Washing machines. Cars. Disk drives – if those are still a thing. The rare-earth minerals that China is threatening to withhold from the U.S. as a ... -
Mahathir urges US to talk with China, accept its greatness
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday called for talks to resolve the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing and urged the world to accept China’s ... -
Beijing says laser report ‘not consistent with the facts’
A report that Australian navy helicopter pilots were targeted with lasers, apparently coming from Chinese fishing boats, was “not consistent with the facts,” China’s defense ministry ... -
Huawei | China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war
Facing new trade sanctions and a U.S. clampdown on its top telecommunications company, China issued a pointed reminder yesterday that it has yet to unleash all ... -
Taiwan’s military trains for a Chinese invasion on the beach
Taiwanese tanks and soldiers fired at simulated Chinese forces and assault helicopters launched missiles in an anti-invasion drill yesterday on a beach on the island’s southern ... -
Seven dead, 21 missing after South Korean tour boat sinks in Hungary
Rescue workers scoured the Danube River in downtown Budapest yesterday for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat carrying South Korean tourists sank in a matter ... -
Thailand | Junta chief gives thumbs-up to Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’
The late British writer and social critic George Orwell appears to be back in the good graces of Thailand’s military ruler after a spell in the ... -
USA | Computer algorithm helps reopen dozens of Chicago cold cases
The bodies turned up in some of Chicago’s most derelict places: alleys, abandoned buildings, weed-choked lots and garbage containers. The victims were mostly black women who ... -
European Central Bank sends Italy a warning over debt
The European Central Bank says that challenges to financial stability in the eurozone have risen amid global trade tensions, and warns that indebted countries such as ... -
Offbeat | Man bitten by rabid bat hiding between iPad and case
A New Hampshire man got a big surprise as he went to close up his iPad. A bat was wedged between the back of the device ... -
This Day in History | 1957 – Arthur Miller guilty of contempt
US playwright Arthur Miller has been convicted of contempt of Congress. The conviction relates to an investigation last year by the House of Representatives’ Un-American Activities ... -
Football | Salah seeking redemption in Champions League final
Sunday, 3:00am Tottenham v Liverpool H 4.45, D 3.75, A 1.95 His left shoulder in a sling, Mohamed Salah stood in a line at the airport ... -
Europa League | Hazard scores 2 as Chelsea beats Arsenal in final
08 CHELSEA 4, ARSENAL 1 For Eden Hazard, it was the perfect goodbye. For Petr Cech, it was a painful way to retire. Hazard scored twice ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Facing new trade sanctions and a U.S. clampdown on its top telecommunications company, China issued a pointed reminder yesterday that it has yet to unleash ... -
The Buzz | Relics of Fatima child saints stolen from Italian church
The relics of two Fatima child saints have been stolen from a church in Verona while they were traveling on a pilgrimage tour in Italy. The ... -
Chinese, US TV hosts go head-to-head on trade after twitter spat
A Fox Business Network host and a broadcaster for Chinese state television sparred over key trade issues on a live debate broadcast by the U.S. network, ... -
Bizcuits | CSR the PR tool vs Transparent Externalities
With the retendering process for the gaming licenses on the horizon, incumbent concessionaires are informing the public about what they are doing to support the local ... -
Let your children play
• Just about every institution these days is looking for creative individuals. Adults who can innovate in high-quality ways and contribute to the progress of science, ... -
A cool concept lost in execution in ‘Brightburn’
Jackson A. Dunn plays Brandon Breyer “Brightburn” Brightburn is a one idea movie. What if a baby from another planet crash lands on earth and is ... -
The creator of ‘Hannibal’ returns with new monster
In Thomas Harris’ new novel, Cari Mora escaped a violent past and now lives in Miami. She can stay in the United States thanks to a ... -
The Stray Cats in mostly fine form on 1st album in 26 years
After 26 years, the Stray Cats are back with a new album. And the seasoned felines are in mostly fine form. The boys who brought rockabilly ... -
News of the World | Help your children play out a story and watch them become more creative
Children express creativity through “pretend play” – an activity that involves using imagination and make-believe. They make up stories and ideas “from scratch” and use props ...
