Monthly Archives: June 2019
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Opinion | The bitter contest for China’s online shoppers
Carrefour SA, Europe’s largest retailer, may be the latest Western company to pull back from China. It’s unlikely to be the last. Over the past few ... -
Carrefour sells control of China business at a discount
Carrefour SA has agreed to sell an 80% stake in its China unit for 4.8 billion yuan (USD698 million) in cash to local retailer Suning.com Co. ... -
US, China discuss Xi-Trump summit as trade tensions simmer
The U.S. and China are discussing arrangements for the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, a ... -
Australia repatriating eight youth from Islamic State families
Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime ... -
New Zealand | Government to start protecting bank deposits of most savers
New Zealand remains one of the few developed countries where people with bank savings have no recourse if their bank fails, but the government said yesterday ... -
Indonesia | Strong quake recorded in Banda Sea, no tsunami
A strong earthquake struck yesterday in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, but authorities said there is no tsunami threat. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 quake ... -
India | Death toll in encephalitis outbreak rises to 152
India’s Supreme Court yesterday directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar this ... -
Iran | People say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions
As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer’s battered leather hat devoid ... -
Report: US must communicate better with hostage families
The United States must do a better job communicating with families of American hostages held overseas, including telling “hard truths” to loved ones about the chances ... -
Offbeat | Flying Wallendas safely cross Times Square on high wire
Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement. Nik Wallenda ... -
This Day in History | 1950 – UN condemns North Korean invasion
North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries’ joint border. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has denounced North Korea’s actions ... -
Football | After World Cup rage, Cameroon faces demands for punishment
After all the rage and rebellion in the stadium, England players received a far more convivial reception back at their hotel they shared with Cameroon. It ... -
World briefs
TRADE WAR Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the ... -
The Buzz | Trump suggests other countries pay US for protecting tankers
President Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should not protect ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz without compensation from other countries. The U.S. blamed ... -
Huge crowds for LGBT pride parade in Brazil’s biggest city
Hundreds of thousands of people filled a main São Paulo thoroughfare for one of the world’s largest LGBT pride parades — the first since the election ... -
Our Desk | Setting examples, not just uttering words
August is around the corner. Is Macau well prepared to embrace all the smells and colors of trash? Macau’s recycling spirit should start being developed immediately ... -
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 – edition no. 3318
* Education authority blames internet for youth corruption * Graft buster slams Ilha Verde Hill mismanagement * Sex scammers are back targeting students * Thousands turn ... -
Government says Macau relentless in fight against human trafficking
Through its judiciary authorities, the Macau government has been relentless in its efforts to combat human trafficking, according to the reply by the Office of the ... -
Ask The Vet | Causes of feline incontinence
Feline incontinence often links to an underlying disease or condition. With incontinence, pets dribble small amount of cat urine all over the house. Incontinence also includes ... -
Former DSSOPT head under probe, assets seized
The former Director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), Jaime Carion, is under investigation for alleged corruption and his assets have been seized ... -
O Lam touted as possible Alexis Tam successor
The Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office is being touted as a possible successor to Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam, the Times has ... -
Macau growth forecast slashed 3.5 percentage points
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has slashed Macau’s 2019 growth forecast by 3.5 percentage points in its latest report on the special administrative region, due to ... -
IAM to make Sai Van Lake project more transparent
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has promised to be more transparent about the “transformation plan” for Sai Van Lake in the future, according to Sulu Sou, ... -
ARTM promotes prevention and treatment of drug addiction
The Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao (ARTM) organized a public event yesterday at the Iao Hon Garden to observe International Day Against Drug ... -
Briefs | Anti-mosquito works damage two cultural relics
Two people were transferred to the prosecution authority after they damaged two cultural relics in Lilau Square. The suspects were arrested last week. One is a ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters end blockade of police headquarters
Protesters in Hong Kong ended their overnight siege of police headquarters peacefully Saturday, disappointed that their demands for the territory’s leader to formally withdraw a contentious ... -
Hong Kong | Another ex-Philippine official barred entry
Another former Philippine official who sued Chinese President Xi Jinping before an international court was barred from entering Hong Kong. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del ... -
Aviation | Guangzhou Baiyun makes top three Chinese airports
The competitiveness of the major airports of Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai topped all 37 Chinese airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 10 million, ... -
Thailand’s USD13 billion plan could woo 65 million tourists yearly
Thailand is already struggling to cope with the environmental impact of a tourism boom that’s expected to lure 40 million visitors this year. The influx is ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands china celebrates 15 years with long-serving employees
Sands China Ltd. (SCL) honored more than 1,600 employees for achieving their 15-year milestones with the company in a ceremonies held at Sands Macao and The Venetian Macao ... -
Corporate Bits | City of dreams celebrates first anniversary of alain ducasse at morpheus
Two-Michelin-starred restaurant Alain Ducasse at Morpheus, City of Dreams, is celebrating its first anniversary. To commemorate its first year of operations, it has launched the “Le ... -
ASEAN leaders call for restraint amid sea row, US-China rift
Southeast Asian leaders yesterday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the U.S.-China trade war, with one ... -
Qu Dongyu elected as new FAO general director
Qu Dongyu, China’s deputy agricultural minister, was elected yesterday as the new director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the first person from a ... -
China-N. Korea | Xi pushes economic reform at summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for North Korea’s focus on economic development in a speech in Pyongyang, turning to a topic Beijing has long pressed ... -
US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
The United States is blacklisting five Chinese organizations involved in supercomputing with military-related applications, citing national security as justification for denying its Asian geopolitical rival access ...
