Daily Archives: Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Patriotic youth visits wrap up today
The “Walking Together in the New Era” youth exchange trip to mainland cities, led by the city’s Chief Executive Chui Sai On and the five secretaries, ... -
Australia’s trade with the SAR continues to grow, says Consul
The Australian Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau held a reception yesterday at the Military Club of Macau, celebrating the relationship between Australia and the ... -
Macau taxi driver says he won’t take HK ‘independence dogs’
A taxi driver in Macau has put up signs inside his vehicle expressing negative sentiments towards some Hong Kong protesters, calling them “independence dogs”. According to ... -
Macau placed under Irish travel alert
Macau may have been accidentally placed under a travel warning by Ireland. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Ireland has posted ... -
Consulate confirms HK hype for Portuguese documents
The Consulate of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong (CGPMHK) has confirmed that they are receiving “a lot of requests” from Hong Kong citizens seeking information ... -
Briefs | 127 Macau students in military training in Zhuhai
A total of 127 Macau local middle school students are attending a seven-day military training program in Zhuhai. Led by Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) ... -
Private housing should not be forgotten, says JLL Macau
Real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Macau is calling on the government to attend to the current private housing situation, which currently has only ... -
Artists open trinity painter exhibition
An exhibition featuring three painters of different backgrounds was opened yesterday at the UNESCO Centre of Macao. It will run from now until July 29. Organized ... -
Sports ‘Biggest Wushu event in Macau’ kicks off
The Eighth Edition of the Macau International Wushu Festival kicked off yesterday at an opening ceremony presided over by the Chairman of the Macau Chinese National ... -
MFE returns tomorrow with exhibitors from 11 countries
The Macao Franchise Expo (MFE) 2019 returns to The Venetian Macao starting tomorrow and running until July 28, attracting some 180 branded enterprises from the Macau ... -
Briefs | Macau airport sets up Jiangmen service center
The Macau International Airport (MIA) has recently set up its second service center in the Greater Bay Area, according to a press release by the MIA. ... -
China urges US to remove ‘black hand’ from Hong Kong protests
China said the U.S. should remove its “black hand” from Hong Kong’s protests, in some of its most pointed criticism yet against what it says is ... -
Nissan says report of 90% plunge in profit is ‘broadly accurate’
Nissan Motor Co. said a media report that the company’s operating profit dropped about 90% last quarter was “broadly accurate,” in the latest indication that pressure ... -
Malaysia Airlines gets Morgan Stanley as adviser
Khazanah Nasional Bhd. has hired Morgan Stanley to look at strategic options for Malaysia Airlines Bhd., according to an official in the prime minister’s department. The ... -
Beijing says US ‘power politics’ undermines global stability
China yesterday accused the United States of undermining global stability with unilateral policies and “power politics” as the Defense Ministry issued the first comprehensive outline of ... -
Melco’s management team lead volunteering efforts to benefit community
Melco Resorts and Entertainment endeavors to make its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs sustainable by integrating social and community issues into its business strategy. Volunteering to ... -
Alibaba lets US small, medium businesses sell on platform
China’s e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba will allow small and medium-sized U.S. businesses to sell on Alibaba.com. U.S. businesses, until Tuesday, were only able to buy merchandise on ... -
FBI Chief says China’s trying to ‘steal their way’ to dominance
FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators that China is engaging in a sweeping effort to steal its way to economic dominance, with more than 1,000 investigations ... -
Chinese military denies it has deal to build base in Cambodia
The Chinese military denied reports that it recently signed a secret deal to build a military outpost in coastal Cambodia. Speaking during the release of the ... -
India | Catholic priests protest cardinal’s return
India’s Catholic Church, already rocked by allegations that a bishop raped a nun, is facing an uprising by hundreds of priests against one of the country’s ... -
Japan to pursue S.Korea trade curbs, citing lax trade control
Japan’s trade minister said yesterday he will go ahead with a plan to strip South Korea of its preferred status in export licensing, saying Seoul has ... -
Japan utility to scrap 4 more reactors in Fukushima
The operator of the nuclear plant wrecked by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami said yesterday that it will decommission four more reactors in northeastern Japan in ... -
FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds limited oversight on privacy
Federal regulators have fined Facebook USD5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO ... -
This Day in History | 1943 – Italian dictator Mussolini quits
The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, is reported to have stepped down as head of the armed forces and the government. King Victor Emmanuel has assumed control ... -
Life & Style | National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery
The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geographic expedition will search for ... -
One year: Tokyo Olympics unveil gold, silver, bronze medals
With exactly one year to go until the Tokyo Olympics open, organizers marked the day by unveiling the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will symbolize ... -
World briefs
China-US The government accused the United States of undermining global stability with unilateral policies and “power politics” as the Defense Ministry issued the first comprehensive outline ... -
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul. Like many ... -
World Views | Roll back internet surveillance. Start with Facebook
Nothing that happened Wednesday will satisfy Facebook Inc.’s critics. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief consumer privacy watchdog, hit Facebook with a $5 billion ... -
Thursday, July 25, 2019 – edition no. 3340
* America, Britain & a Macau taxi driver offer opinions on HK * Private housing not to be forgotten, says JLL * The Portuguese Consulate has ...
