Daily Archives: July 8, 2019
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Finance | Issuing of bonds worth 2 billion yuan a ‘gift’ to SAR
The central government issuing of state-backed bonds in Macau with a face value of 2 billion yuan is a gift to mark the SAR’s establishment anniversary, ... -
Health | 2.1 million smoking inspections carried out
More than 2.1 million smoking violation inspections have been conducted since the Law on Prevention and Control of Smoking entered into force in January 1, 2012, ... -
EWTN to start broadcasting in Macau
The Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will start to broadcast in Macau through the Macau Cable Television Company Limited. The channel founded in Alabama, United States, ... -
Ask the Vet | Cat neutering side effects
Cat neutering is the sterilization of the pet and is a method to control the feline overpopulation. In males the procedure can also be called castration, while ... -
Ho Iat Seng confident stepping down from legislature early
Ho Iat Seng, the favorite to succeed Chui Sai On as Chief Executive, resigned on Friday from his post as lawmaker and president of the Legislative ... -
Airport passenger traffic records 18% increase
The Macau International Airport (MIA) handled a total of 4.72 million passengers in the first half of the year, recording an increase of 18% compared to ... -
If adopted, tourist levy likely more than MOP99
Vice director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Hoi Io Meng has said that the proposed tourist tax, if levied, would likely be more than ... -
Briefs | Sulu Sou warns Macau not immune to violence
Lawmaker Sulu Sou is renewing his call for universal suffrage in Macau. During Friday’s Legislative Assembly plenary meeting, Sou noted in his speech before the agenda, ... -
Legislative Assembly | Labor Law amendments pass after business concerns weighed
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has approved two amendments to the Labor Relations Bill and the Law for the Employment of Non-residential Workers. According to the amendment ... -
Qingmao Border may not be ready this year
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has reaffirmed that he has had no confirmation as to when Qingmao Checkpoint, the new border ... -
Courts | One found guilty in attack on lawyer Jorge Menezes
One of the two assailants who attacked lawyer Jorge Menezes has been sentenced to one year and nine months of imprisonment, the Court of First Instance ... -
Corruption | Graftbuster finds final proof in IPIM residency vetting case
The former president of the Board of Directors of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, was placed in preventive custody last week ... -
Forum | Cloud computing from Macau arrives in Cape Verde
With Huawei already a key player in Cape Verde’s IT sector, Macau-based tech company Bringbuys Web Technology is taking firm strides to establish itself in the ... -
Arts | Legendary kung fu choreographer receives NYC award
Yuen Woo-ping, a renowned martial arts choreographer and film director from Hong Kong, was honored in New York City this week for his extraordinary contributions to ... -
Shenzhen Immigration sets record high of over 1 million visitors
China’s largest port city Shenzhen registered over 130 million entry-exit persons in the first half of the year, up 7.2% year on year, the southern Chinese ... -
Football | Guangzhou Evergrande deny José Mourinho report
Chinese Super League giants Guangzhou Evergrande on Friday denied reports that José Mourinho would take charge of the club. A Source close to the Evergrande Group ... -
Hong Kong | Students reject Chief Executive’s private talks appeal
Hong Kong students refused a meeting with the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, dealing her China-backed government another setback to its efforts to avert further mass protests. ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters aim to take message to mainland Chinese
Thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British flags, were marching in Hong Kong yesterday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old ... -
Tourism | In Phuket, Indian juggernaut rides to rescue as China visits wane
Thailand’s struggling tourism industry is finding support with visitors from the population colossus to its west, just as the years of bumper arrivals from the giant ... -
Aviation | India Modi renews vow to sell Air India after last attempt flopped
India will revive plans to sell Air India Ltd., after an attempt to partially exit the loss-making carrier failed to find a single buyer last year. ... -
US says trade talks resuming as China demands end to tariffs
The Trump administration said trade talks with China are starting up again as Beijing reiterated that it’s essential the U.S. removes all existing tariffs for a ... -
Region could feel swine fever blow for next decade, Cargill says
It could be as long as a decade before China recovers from its outbreak of African swine fever, the deadly pig disease that’s decimating hog herds ... -
Regulator drafts rules on liquidity support for security firms
China’s securities regulator is soliciting public opinions over a rule allowing a state fund to bail out securities companies that “face significant liquidity risk,” according to an ... -
Gov’t dismisses US criticism of South China Sea missile tests
China’s military said its recent “live-fire drill” in the South China Sea didn’t target any country and wasn’t held to achieve specific objectives, after the U.S. ... -
Wife of arrested Chinese ex-Interpol president sues agency
The wife of former Interpol President Meng Hongwei is suing the international police agency, accusing Interpol of failing to protect him from arrest in China and ... -
North Korea | Official says released Australian student was spying
North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who it detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in spying by providing photos and ... -
Seized North Korean ship sought for American student’s death
The parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship, seeking to collect on a multimillion-dollar judgment awarded in the ... -
Myanmmar | Protesters demand justice after 2-year-old raped
Hundreds of people marched to Myanmar’s Central Investigation Department on Saturday to demand justice for a 2-year-old girl who was allegedly raped at her nursery school ... -
Indian officials identify bodies of 3 British climbers
The bodies of three of the four British climbers who were part of an eight-member international expedition to a Himalayan peak have been identified and handed ... -
Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos
Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain’s ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump’s administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve. The ... -
Greeks vote in 1st parliamentary election since bailout end
Greeks voted yesterday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-long financial crisis. ... -
Offbeat | Police and residents rescue 6-foot snake from car engine
Police and bystanders teamed up to rescue a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) snake that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car in Connecticut. East Windsor ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – New Harry Potter most magical yet
The latest story about boy wizard Harry Potter has broken all publishing records. The fourth instalment of JK Rowling’s series has been released simultaneously on both ... -
Life & Style | actress charged in Thailand for catching giant clams
A South Korean actress has been charged in Thailand with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to ... -
Tennis | Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear ...
