Daily Archives: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
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Macau stock exchange merely a ‘theoretical’ enterprise for many
The Monetary Authority of Macao is studying the feasibility of launching a securities market in Macau that might include a yuan-based stock exchange. But economists say ... -
Forum | China becomes fifth largest investor in Portugal
China has risen to become the fifth largest foreign investor in Portugal, with over 9 billion euros worth of investment made and 42,000 local jobs created ... -
Chief Executive Election | Ho Iat Seng confident, welcomes grassroots competition
The President of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Seng, said yesterday he was confident in his bid to become the third Chief Executive of Macau, ... -
Briefs | Sulu Sou wants review of traffic accident fund
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government to elaborate on the proposed amendment to the city’s Motor and Marine Guarantee Fund. In his written inquiry to ... -
Decision to ‘quit’ Sri Lanka match based on gov’t warning
The Macau Football Association’s (MFA) decision not to send the Macau team to play in Sri Lanka for the second-leg of the FIFA World Cup Qatar ... -
The sport says something must change | Local football suffocating from lack of ambition
A series of recent events beginning with the Macau Football Association’s (MFA) announcement that the Macau team would not be participating in the second- leg match ... -
Culture | Chinese-Lusophone arts festival returns with gastronomy book fair
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced at a press conference yesterday that the “Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” is being held again ... -
Na Tcha celebrations ongoing until Friday
The celebratory rituals for the Feast of Na Tcha are held for four days each year, with this year’s celebrations lasting until Friday. The rituals include ... -
Macau Design Center kicks off exhibition of past works
The “Designing the Future” exhibition was officially inaugurated yesterday at the Macau Design Center, featuring works and retail items by local artists and artists from neighboring ... -
Opinion | Nobody likes protests, including the protesters
Recent protests in the neighboring region of Hong Kong have triggered, as always, different reactions from the public. While some have clearly decided to express their ... -
Hong Kong | A leaderless opposition movement
The largely youth-driven movement of black-clad protesters challenging Hong Kong’s government over an unpopular extradition bill is a coalition operating without a clear leadership structure. And ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam makes personal apology, but won’t resign
Pro-democracy lawmakers and activists rejected a new apology yesterday by the city’s leader over a highly unpopular extradition bill, demanding that she quit and that the ... -
Apple analysts see China iPhone demand tested by trade dispute
Apple Inc. could be seeing weaker-than-expected demand for its iPhone product line, especially in China, where trade tensions have been weighing down sales, analysts said. Shares ... -
Cancer drug developer delays launch of HK listing
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., a cancer drug developer backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, is delaying the launch of its Hong Kong share sale that could raise ... -
Sands China responsible gaming ambassadors support virtual reality film experience
A group of Sands China’s Responsible Gaming Ambassadors assisted in a two-day virtual reality film experience last month, at a responsible gaming promotion for students at ... -
MGM hosts technical seminar on its Guinness World Records title
MGM Cotai achieved a Guinness World Records title on January 19 for the Spectacle, the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting), making ... -
What China, North Korea are looking to achieve with summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to North Korea to meet leader Kim Jong Un this week looking to strengthen their sometimes shaky bond at a time ... -
US colleges worry trade war imperils flow of Chinese students
Kirk Brennan, director of undergraduate admission at the University of Southern California, was on a bus in Baotou earlier this month, part of a multi-school recruiting ... -
Malaysia | Watchdog says Filipino gangs seized 10 fishermen off Borneo
Filipino kidnap-for-ransom gangs raided two fishing boats and abducted 10 crew members yesterday in waters off Borneo island, a Malaysian official and a maritime watchdog said. ... -
India | More than 100 children die in encephalitis outbreak
More than 100 children have died in an encephalitis outbreak in India’s eastern state of Bihar, authorities said yesterday. Bihar health secretary Sanjay Kumar said 106 ... -
Indonesia | Overloaded boat capsizes, at least 17 dead
An overloaded boat carrying people home to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families capsized off Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 17 ... -
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ... -
Immigration | Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week
Jill Colvin, Washington President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election ... -
Offbeat | Experts: Humpback whale in San Francisco Bay appears ill
A humpback whale that has become an unusual presence in San Francisco Bay may be ill. The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that the humpback ... -
This Day in History | 1997 – Victory for McDonald’s – at a cost
Fast food chain McDonald’s has won a partial victory in its epic libel trial against two environmental campaigners. The pair, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, had ... -
Football | Platini arrested as part of 2022 World Cup investigation
Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to a corruption probe into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a judicial ... -
Football | Chile begins Copa America title defense with win over Japan
Chile 4, Japan 0 Chile’s experienced Copa America team proved too good for Japan’s young squad. The two-time defending champions opened their Copa America campaign with ... -
World briefs
CHINA will halt imports from a Canadian company after food safety issues were detected in one batch of pork, the Xinhua state news agency reported yesterday, ... -
The Buzz | Powerful quake jolts Japan, tsunami warning issued
A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan last night, and officials warned of a tsunami up to one meter (3.3 feet) high along parts of the coast. ... -
Economic reggae: Jamaican bank sells recovery with songs
Jamaica’s central bank thinks the country’s economy is doing very well and it is using an instantly recognizable symbol of the island to get this message ... -
Animal Farm | Politics is a noble exercise!
China has in recent years gained a huge international profile, despite being a country with a single-party political system. Elsewhere, the capitalist system grew, modernized, and ... -
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 – edition no. 3314
* Rethinking local football • The sport says change is desperately needed * A theoretical stock exchange * Ho Iat Seng confident facing only grassroots competition ...
