Daily Archives: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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GTEF | Data privacy hindering Macau’s smart city development
The Macau SAR’s rigorous enforcement of data privacy could hinder the city’s progress in becoming a smart city, a Macau-based academic said yesterday. The dean of ... -
MEMORY LANE
Over 40 years has passed between these two photographs of Camões Square (Praça de Luís de Camões). The square at Saint Anthony’s Parish, which faces St. ... -
Gaming – Japan | Wynn Resorts confirms shift from Osaka to Kanto
Wynn Resorts has confirmed its decision to drop out of the race to develop an integrated resort in Osaka, once touted as the most attractive location ... -
Morgan Stanley: gaming contraction to worsen in Q4
Analysts at Morgan Stanley predict gross gaming revenue in Macau will contract year-on-year during every month of the fourth quarter. The decline will be driven by ... -
Safety becomes a concern for New Macau team
Lawmaker Sulu Sou disclosed that his team at the New Macau Association has faced harassment and the threat of bodily harm from various sources in the ... -
Motorsports | Big names drop out of Macau Motorcycle GP
Although the entry list for this year’s Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix is not yet known, important names in the road racing scene have already publicly expressed ... -
PLPEX doubles in size, budget increases 10%
The third Portuguese- speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (PLPEX), which is held alongside the 24th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), will feature a ... -
Lionel Leong advocates Macau’s platform role in Portugal visit
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong met with Portuguese officials during his recent visit to Portugal and advocated Macau’s role as a platform for trade ... -
Health | Home visits for centenarians could be ready by year-end
Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, pledged that the government would expand outreach medical care to the homes of citizens who are at ... -
Rant against the West | Professor slams interference of ‘ungrateful foreigners’ in Macau
In a somewhat inflammatory speech made yesterday during the Annual Conference of Macao Studies 2019, a professor at the University of Macau (UM) denounced what he ... -
Smoking ban responsible for slowing gaming growth
During yesterday’s conference, Zeng Zhonglu, a professor from the Center for Gaming and Tourism Studies at the Macao Polytechnic Institute, said that the smoking ban inside ... -
Briefs | Sulu Sou asks about use of force in police operations
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has written an interpellation to the local government asking whether Macau has established regulations that instruct police to use the minimum force necessary ... -
HK leader vows to address housing crunch in speech
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pledged measures to address the city’s notorious housing shortage, as she prepared to deliver her annual policy address despite concerns about ... -
HKMA cuts banks’ capital buffers as outlook worsens
Hong Kong took measures on Monday to help banks put more money in the hands of local businesses in a move to shore up the city’s ... -
Hong Kong under ‘de facto curfew’ as subway stations shut early
Hong Kong’s subway system has closed early for more than a week, effectively cutting off the main mode of transportation for millions of residents. Many are ... -
China trading ban is fueling rise of controversial crypto coin
Cryptocurrency investors better not take their eyes off China, even after regulators there started to crack down on digital assets. In recent months, over-the-counter crypto trading ... -
Singapore home sales surge to highest in a year
Sales of private apartments in Singapore jumped 13% in September to the highest in more than a year even as home-price growth moderated. Developers in the ... -
UBS says risk of weaker yuan remains
The yuan remains vulnerable to further weakness should additional tariffs kick in later this year, even after the U.S. and China agreed to a tentative trade ... -
Melco receives sustainability awards in the Philippines
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has won the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) Philippines for energy and employee sustainability. The SBA, Asia’s leading sustainable awards since ... -
Four Seasons Macao holds 11th Run of Hope
The Four Seasons Hotel Macao will host the 11th Run of Hope Macau on November 10, in co-operation with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and The ... -
Apple criticized for sending browsing data to Tencent
Apple Inc. came under fire on Monday for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., the latest criticism of how the ... -
Vietnam takes ‘serious’ objection to animated movie ‘Abominable’
Less than a week after politics eclipsed the NBA’s exhibition games in China, an animated movie became the target of Vietnam’s ire over disputed waters of ... -
Trade | Gov’t tempers hopes about US tariff truce
A truce in a U.S.-Chinese tariff war and Beijing’s promises to open more of its state-dominated economy are raising investor hopes. But Beijing is trying to ... -
Australia deports woman to Vietnam over smuggled pork
Australia for the first time has canceled a tourist’s visa over undeclared food as the country tries to keep itself free of African swine fever. The ... -
Philippines | Court ruling extends vote protest of Marcos’ son
The Philippines’ top court yesterday decided to release the initial results of the vice-presidential vote recount, which the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ son said will delay ... -
Sri Lanka presidential hopeful says won’t honor deal with UN
A former Sri Lankan defense chief who is a front-runner in next month’s presidential election said yesterday that if he wins, he won’t recognize an agreement ... -
EU: Brexit deal still possible this week, UK must act now
A Brexit divorce deal is possible ahead of Thursday’s European Union summit but the British government needs to move ahead with more compromises to seal an ... -
Spain targets online group behind Catalan separatist protest
New disruptions to Catalonia’s transportation network yesterday followed a night of clashes between activists and police over the conviction of separatist leaders, as Spanish authorities announced ... -
Offbeat | Utah firefighters get purple manicures aiding girl in crash
Two Utah firefighters responding to a car crash left the scene with purple manicures after calming a young girl upset over the collision. North Davis Fire ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – Handguns to be banned in the UK
The British Government has announced plans to outlaw almost all handguns following the shocking massacre at Dunblane in Scotland. On 13 March Thomas Hamilton walked into ... -
Life & Style | For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business
From a humble start of leaving the world of finance to write a beauty blog, Huda Kattan now has become one of the most recognizable names ... -
Rugby | France flounders but frightens rivals in World Cup knockouts
While their campaigns often take on elements of a French farce, it’s seldom a laughing matter to strike France in the knockout stages of a Rugby ... -
Football | Ronaldo nets 700th career goal in Portugal’s loss to Ukraine
UKRAINE 2, PORTUGAL 1 Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal but couldn’t keep Portugal from losing 2-1 to Ukraine in qualifying for the 2020 European ... -
World briefs
China-US Fees paid by China to the United States and other countries to deliver packages will nearly triple through 2025 under an agreement by the global ... -
The Buzz | North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier with mystery audience
North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw yesterday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match, though it is unclear how many people saw the ...
