Monthly Archives: September 2019
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Alibaba’s Ma steps down as industry faces uncertainty
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce company yesterday at a time ... -
A pork meme shows why officials worry about soaring prices
China’s pork prices are soaring so quickly that an internet meme has emerged suggesting the newest way to show off wealth: a necklace made of pork belly. Inflation ... -
Ambassador to South Africa attacks Trump over trade
Lin Songtian, China’s ambassador to South Africa, took out a half-page advertisement in a key local newspaper to attack the stance of the U.S. and President ... -
Accused Mar-a-Lago trespasser proclaims innocence; thanks US
A Chinese businesswoman defending herself on charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lied to Secret Service agents gave one of the ... -
North Korea fires two projectiles after offering talks with US
North Korea launched two projectiles toward the sea yesterday, South Korea’s military said, hours after the North offered to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States ... -
Thailand | Cabinet minister denies drug conviction report
A Thai Cabinet deputy minister says an Australian newspaper report that he was imprisoned there for four years on a drug smuggling conviction was concocted by ... -
Hurricane survivors struggle to start new life in Bahamas
Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian ... -
Irishman set to lead EU future trade talks with UK, US
The incoming president of the European Union’s powerful executive arm yesterday nominated Irishman Phil Hogan to lead future EU trade talks, which could put him in ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror
The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York’s World Trade Center destroyed. ... -
Offbeat | Sweden rejects TRUMP vanity license plate request
Swedish authorities say that a man has been denied a vanity plate with the letters TRUMP because it violated motor vehicle department rules, calling the letter ... -
Toronto Film Fest pays tribute to Streep, Phoenix
In a gala dinner held yesterday [Macau time] amid the Toronto International Film Festival’s unspooling premieres, the festival paid tribute to Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep, filmmaker ... -
Pyer Moss celebrates black culture with fashion and music
There was a huge choir that veered from stirring, soaring gospel, then spit verses from Cardi B and sang lines from Queen Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.”; a spoken ... -
Nascar | Drivers left out of playoffs still fighting to achieve goals
Jimmie Johnson made one thing perfectly clear when he walked out of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s infield medical center. He might be out of the playoffs ... -
Formula 1 | Report: Schumacher treated in secrecy in Paris hospital
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has been admitted to a Paris hospital to be treated yesterday with cutting-edge stem-cell therapy, according to a French newspaper. ... -
The Buzz | Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
An Iranian female soccer fan has died after setting herself on fire outside a court after learning she may have to serve a six-month sentence for ... -
For 9/11 families, mixed views on Trump-Taliban talks
If President Donald Trump’s now-canceled plan for secret talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents on U.S. soil was stunning, the date chosen was perhaps even more so: ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce company yesterday at a ... -
World Views | The rule of law finally prevails over US ‘watch list’
In an important constitutional decision, a federal district court in Virginia has held that the government must give people on the Terrorist Screening Database, better known as ... -
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – edition no. 3373
* Gaming revenue headed for September rebound * Hong Kong devoid of leadership * Agnes Lam is urging the government to explain why the Sai Van ... -
CRIME | Police catch illegal driver using surveillance cameras
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) confirmed the occurrence of a serious car accident involving four people in their twenties, one of whom was severely injured, ... -
Higher education | Enrollment of local students has dropped 30% in past six years
Macau students admitted to local universities and institutes recorded a decline of 6.8% in the 2018/19 academic year when compared to the intake a year earlier, ... -
Charge for plastic bags set at one pataca each
The expected one- pataca fee for plastic bags was announced yesterday in a Chief Executive order published in the government’s Official Gazette. The order was signed ... -
Mak Soi Kun wants surveillance to cover city
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has once again asked the local government to build a surveillance system – dubbed “Sky Net” – to cover the whole city, ... -
Briefs | GIT says light rail incident was a drill
Macau’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) responded to a video circulating on social media that showed half of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) train’s carriages splitting from ... -
The Morrison School and its legacy on Tong King-sing
Sometimes described as China’s first Western-style school, the Morrison School of Macau educated several well- known Chinese reformers during its short duration operating in Macau. The ... -
Local firm attributes sales growth, expansion to Sands China
Sands China Ltd.’s commitment to supporting local enterprises as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility has helped expand assets and sales growth of numerous local firms. Viewing local businesses as ... -
Lionel Leong warns economic headwinds to persist into Q3
Macau will continue to face economic headwinds into the third quarter, warned the Secretary for Economy and Finance yesterday, following dual revelations in past weeks that ... -
Hong Kong tourism plunges 40%, most since SARS crisis
The ongoing protests in Hong Kong, now in their 15th week, have delivered a blow to the city’s tourism industry not seen since the 2003 SARS ... -
Hong Kong | Li Ka-Shing tells city leaders to ‘have mercy’
Hong Kong’s richest man urged the government to “have mercy” in dealing with the unrest that has rocked the city this summer. Li Ka-shing, whose conglomerate ... -
Hong Kong students form protest chains
Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong yesterday to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes between police and activists pushing for democratic ... -
Saudi Arabia’s royal Oil Minister is the ultimate OPEC insider
In June last year, a crunch OPEC meeting was on the edge of collapse. Iran had threatened to storm out and sink a deal on production ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco celebrates achievements of Congjiang County teachers with donation
Melco Resorts & Entertainment will sponsor the Rural Congjiang County Outstanding Teachers Reward Program for two consecutive years with a donation of RMB500,000. The initiative is ... -
Alibaba’s chief talks strategy and his fondness for NBA ‘killer’
Today, Daniel Zhang, a little-known former accountant, will take over the chairman’s role at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. from Jack Ma, the country’s most famous businessman. ... -
Technology | Huawei, Samsung’s new 5G chips designed to threaten Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics Co. and Huawei Technologies Co. took turns announcing new mobile processors at the IFA technology show in Berlin last week, and the big thing ... -
India criticizes Chinese trade policies
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday criticized China for what he described as one-sided trade policies, casting doubt over the progress of negotiations for a ...
