Monthly Archives: September 2019
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Tourism | Double-digit visitor growth shows signs of slowing
This year’s rapid growth in visitor arrivals decelerated markedly in August, growing just 6.5% year-on-year compared to 16.3% year-on-year in July. The slowdown follows an ... -
Crime | Resident loses total bank savings in phone scam
A resident of Macau, aged 71, has reportedly lost a total amount of HKD1.75 million in a phone scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson Choi Ian ... -
6,200 team members have graduated from Sands China’s development programmes
Sands China Ltd. has prioritized a series of development programmes, not just for its team members but also for its retail partners and local small, medium and micro enterprises ... -
Another ‘Level 0’ incident reported at power plant
Macau’s Unitary Police Service (SPU) received a notice last Thursday regarding an operational failure at a facility of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong Province. ... -
Education | TIS attracts 80 universities at ‘largest fair to date’
The International School of Macao (TIS) held its university fair yesterday, attracting over 80 universities around the globe to participate in the annual event. According to ... -
Education | Standardized history textbook adopted by more grades
The standardized history textbook launched by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has been adopted by more grades in local secondary schools, according to Wong ... -
Author of ‘violent book’ responds to Chan Hong’s complaints
Indirectly-elected lawmaker Chan Hong submitted another inquiry to the government regarding the selling of book that depict violence, murder, cannibalism, cults, and other so-called inappropriate subjects, ... -
Hong Kong | Airlines seek fee waivers as protests hit business
Airlines operating in Hong Kong are urging the government to implement temporary policies to offset damage to their business as months of pro-democracy protests have disrupted ... -
Guangzhou | Late former political advisor Ye Xuanping cremated
Ye Xuanping, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) who died of illness last week, was cremated yesterday ... -
Guangzhou incubator helps ease headache of HK, Macau firms entering mainland
After exploring registering a company in Shenzhen and Zhuhai in 2013 and 2015, ChiMan Chan, a Hong Kong entrepreneur, finally made the plunge and launched a ... -
Shenzhen | Subway line adopts facial recognition technology
The southern city of Shenzhen has adopted facial recognition technology on a subway line, allowing for fast and easy entrance for the elderly aged 60 and ... -
Google braces for landmark global privacy ruling
Google is bracing for another landmark privacy decision at the European Union’s top court, five years after a “right-to-be-forgotten” ruling forced it to delete links to ... -
Corporate Bits | Cognac maker Hennessy stages exhibition at Galaxy Macau
French cognac maker Hennessy is staging an exhibition at the Galaxy Macau integrated resort, which recaps the brand’s history and latest invention. The Hennessy Declassified exhibition is not ... -
Gov’t boosts presence at Alibaba, private giants
The government of one of China’s top technology hubs is dispatching officials to 100 local corporations including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the latest effort ... -
Beijing’s love affair with Australia fizzles as tourism boom ends
Australia is losing its appeal for Chinese tourists and students as the harmful trade war between the U.S. and Beijing, paired with a slowing economy at ... -
Chinese trade delegation called off farm visits at US request
China’s cancellation of a planned visit to farms in the American heartland was done at the request of the U.S., people familiar with the matter said, ... -
US tariffs spur China interest in Thai manufacturing sites
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid U.S. tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial ... -
Duterte suspends any loan talks with backers of rights probe
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended any negotiations over loans or grants from 18 countries that backed a U.N. human rights resolution calling for an inquiry ... -
Indonesia | Protesters burn buildings in Papua province
Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia’s restive Papua province set fire to homes and other buildings yesterday in a protest sparked by rumors that a teacher had ... -
Travel chaos, jobs lost as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses
Hundreds of thousands of travelers were stranded across the world yesterday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel ... -
Offbeat | Colorado driver puts injured bobcat in car next to child
Officials have a warning after a Colorado Springs woman put an injured bobcat in her car, inches away from where her child was in a safety ... -
This Day in History | 1988 – Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint
Ben Johnson has won the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics and reaffirmed his position as the world’s fastest man. The Canadian also smashed his own ... -
Life & Style | Sofia Loren, Valentino receive standing ovation in Milan
Sofia Loren and Valentino have received a standing ovation from a packed house of fashion and Hollywood A-listers during the third edition of the Green Carpet ... -
Rugby | All Blacks eye Canada next after getting past South Africa
All Blacks hooker Dane Coles paused. Their next Rugby World Cup opponent was, um […] Canada? Yes. “One game at a time,” Coles said with a ... -
Football | Israel bans entry for most players on Gaza team
Israel has denied travel permits to most players on a Gazan soccer team which had hoped to cross through Israel and into the West Bank to ... -
World briefs
Indonesia At least 20 people were killed yesterday, including three shot by police, in violent protests by hundreds of people sparked by rumors that a teacher ... -
The Buzz | US universities see decline in students from China
After a decade of booming enrollment by students from China, American universities are starting to see steep declines as political tensions between the two countries cut ... -
Biggest banks sit out new industry climate-goals commitment
Only two of the world’s 10 biggest banks joined the coalition of 130 global financial firms in agreeing to align their business with international efforts to ... -
Our Desk | The fireworks fever
The ongoing international fireworks competition has been attracting crowds to experience activities around the vicinity of Nam Van Lake area, Macao Tower and the old bridge. ... -
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 – edition no. 3382
* Online gambling crackdown | China disputes mass exodus from Cambodia * Standard History textbook adopted by more grades * Google braces for landmark global privacy ... -
Neto Valente: ‘rigid and immobile’ courts in need of reform
Jorge Neto Valente, president of Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), declared that the local government “must now promote and support the development of Macau, with the necessary ... -
Local academics co-author new lawyer’s guide book
A book co-authored by two Macau-based academics was recently featured at the BRICS Forum on the International Rule of Law held in Beijing. Professor Rostam J. ... -
Ask the Vet | Canine Distemper Virus
Vestibular disease in dogs is rare, but may be a devastating condition. The vestibular system is in charge of coordinating the dog’s movement and allows him ... -
Aviation | Macau in contact with Airbus, flag carrier over A320neo balance issue
The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) has informed the Times that it is in regular communication with Air Macau and aircraft manufacturer Airbus regarding the center of ... -
Tourism authority’s Los Angeles food truck wins PATA award
The Macao Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) promotional campaign “Experience Macao Food Truck in Los Angeles” won the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Award in Marketing. ...
