Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Offbeat | ‘Killing Eve’ slays the competition at British TV awards
Sharp-edged spy thriller “Killing Eve” has won three major trophies at the British Academy Television Awards, including best drama series. Jodie Comer was named best actress ... -
This Day in History | 1964 – Nasser and Khrushchev divert the Nile
President Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev have marked the first stage in the building of the Aswan High Dam. At a ... -
Football | Title addict Guardiola retains Premier League with Man City
All the strain Pep Guardiola feels during the pursuit of titles becomes worthwhile when a winners’ medal is placed around his neck. It happens a lot. ... -
Boxing | Williams takes Hurd’s 154-pound belts by unanimous decision
Jarrett Hurd was welcomed into the ring by the Washington Redskins marching band. He left in a manner familiar to his favorite football team recently, losing ... -
World briefs
US-CHINA President Donald Trump is warning Chinese President Xi Jinping that China “will be hurt very badly” if they don’t agree to a trade deal. CHINA ... -
The Buzz | Facebook removes fake Italian accounts ahead of EU election
Facebook says it has shut down some Italian accounts that were phony and pages that were spreading fake news ahead of European Union parliamentary elections. The ... -
Obituary | Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and ‘60s and ... -
Rear Window | Ho by himself
Now it is for real and definitive that political heavyweight Ho Iat Seng is running solo, unopposed and undisturbed, up the for confirmatory procedure of the ... -
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 – edition no. 3288
* Migrant workers | Helpers exposed to ‘modern slavery’ * For sake’s drunk * IMF forecast relatively ‘conservative’ * Chui praises Portugal’s young entrepreneurship * Chaotic ... -
‘GBA will strengthen Sino-Portuguese cooperation,’ Chui says
In an written interview with the Portuguese news agency Lusa, the Macau Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On said he believes that the new project aiming ... -
Briefs | Macau NPC representatives try autonomous vehicles in Shanghai
A delegation of representatives from the National People’s Congress’ Macau is currently visiting Shanghai. Their first stop was the SAIC Motor Corporation Limited Technical Center for ... -
CE approves Anima funding of MOP5 million
The government funding for animal rights group Anima Macau has been increased from MOP3.8 million to MOP5 million, Anima president Albano Martins announced. Provided by the ... -
Sou, Chiang, Cardinal, Taipa tagged | EU report describes Macau’s political opposition as weak
A report from the European Commission has called on Macau authorities to allow greater public involvement in the election of the SAR’s Chief Executive and the Legislative ... -
Cultural Industry Fund presents renovated teahouse
The Cultural Industry Fund (FIC) hosted a tea gathering for the media yesterday at an antique Chinese teahouse near Rua de Cinco de Outubro. The location ... -
MGTO to start consultation on tourist levy
Deputy Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Ricky Hoi told the media that his office is about to launch a public consultation on the ... -
Analysis | For Macau, Hong Kong dissenters, asylum in Taiwan still elusive
Imagine this: You have been locked and mentally tormented in a carefully guarded room for months and you worry your partner or friends may be suffering ... -
Hong Kong | Extradition law may hurt overseas investment, says ICC
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy forces pledged to step up their effort to block the government’s plan to allow extraditions to mainland China. The opposition coalition, known as ... -
China’s top high-tech show to highlight GBA innovation
Over 3,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries and regions will participate in China’s top technology show in November, which this highlights the science and technology ... -
Education | HKUST to launch the city’s first marine science program
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will offer the city›s first undergraduate course in marine science in September this year. Up to 40 students are ... -
Real Estate Matters | Top 20 Questions On Renting A Property In Macau – Part 1
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 ... -
Trade War | Chinese companies brace for tariff hike as trade talks begin
Chinese exporters of all sorts of products, from power adapters and computers to vacuum cleaners, are anxiously hoping trade talks in Washington this week will yield ... -
Corporate Bits | Wynn to present art exhibition in June
In support of the international arts and cultural event “Art Macao,” Wynn will be launching a four-month long art exhibition under the theme “Wynn – Garden ... -
Trade dispute with US a political challenge for China’s Xi
The tariff war between Washington and Beijing poses one of the biggest challenges yet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially exposing his political vulnerabilities at a ... -
US trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March
The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. The deficit in goods ... -
Taiwan | Taipei breaks ground on submarine shipyard to counter Beijing
Taiwan broke ground yesterday on a shipyard to produce submarines to counter China’s growing military threat. The self-governing island’s President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a ceremony ... -
Chinese court holds appeal hearing for Canadian sentenced to death
A Chinese court held an appeal hearing Thursday for a Canadian who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling in a case that has deepened a ... -
N. Korea fires two suspected missiles in possible new warning
North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea yesterday, South Korean officials said, its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning ... -
France | Unions hold strikes, protests against Macron policies
French unions are holding strikes and protests against 120,000 job cuts and other deep changes to France’s huge public sector by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. France’s ... -
Montenegro | Two Russian spies sentenced in coup attempt
A Montenegro court yesterday sentenced 13 people, including two Russian secret service operatives, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to ... -
Russia | Putin on Victory Day: military to be strengthened
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square yesterday that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces. The ... -
Italy | Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy yesterday to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist ... -
Offbeat | Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’
America’s oldest performing arts group is looking for a child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society had ... -
This Day in History | 1994 – Mandela becomes SA’s first black president
Nelson Mandela has become South Africa’s first black president after more than three centuries of white rule. Mr Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) party won 252 ... -
RoadHouse | Macau-sponsored rider Sheils scores podium at Irish race
Irish motorcycle road racer Derek Sheils, racing under the title sponsor of Roadhouse Macau, has claimed a podium finish at the National Road Racing Championship. He ... -
Football | Tottenham stuns Ajax to reach first Champions League final
AJAX 2, TOTTENHAM 3 Facing a three-goal deficit at halftime in their Champions League semifinal, Tottenham’s players only had to think back 24 hours or so ...
