Monthly Archives: October 2019
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This Day in History | 1945 United Nations Organisation is born
The United Nations Organisation has been formally inaugurated during a short ceremony at the US State Department in Washington. A total of 29 countries ratified the ... -
Offbeat | Anonymous Trump official writing ‘unprecedented’ inside take
The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The book, titled “A Warning”, will come out ... -
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals
Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony ... -
It’s a boy for ‘GIRL’ singer Maren Morris
GIRL” singer Maren Morris announced with some irony that she’s having a boy with husband and singer Ryan Hurd. The Grammy-winning country singer posted of a ... -
Golf | PGA Tour hopes to ‘never leave Japan’
Joining forces with a celebrity tycoon who dreams of going to the moon, the PGA Tour is committed to being in Japan for the long haul ... -
The Buzz | Prince Charles pops in to see Welsh rugby team at World Cup
Over in Japan to attend an enthronement ceremony for the country’s new emperor, Britain’s Prince Charles has popped in to see the Welsh rugby team ahead ... -
Actor Alec Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Democrats
The actor known for his mocking impersonations of Republican President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” campaigned Tuesday for Democratic legislative candidates in a Virginia election ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters formed a human chain at the British Consulate last night to rally support for their cause from the city’s former ... -
The Stranger | Ideologies of intolerance
A professor at the University of Macau (UM) has recently uttered some controversial comments about a certain inclination of “white people” – whom, he clarified, also ... -
Thursday, October 24, 2019 – edition no. 3401
* Beijing mulling next chief • HK protesters may be close to clinching a second demand * ONE YEAR ON | Delta bridge hailed as driver ... -
Visitor arrivals reach 30 million as of September
Visitor arrivals totaled 2.76 million in September 2019, up by 8% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the government, bringing the total to over 30 ... -
MEMORY LANE
Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos De Macau, S.A.R.L., more commonly known as TCM, has been operating in the Macau SAR since 1974, following the inauguration of the ... -
Gaming | October revenue forecast revised on mid-month indicators
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has revised its forecast for October gross gaming revenue upward by 3 percentage points. Analysts at the firm said they expect gaming ... -
Reinvestment is our priority: Sands execs
Sands China is looking at ways it can continue to help build Macau as a World Center for Leisure and Tourism, and its parent company, Las ... -
Health | Minor flu outbreak at Taipa school
Six Primary 2 students studying at the Affiliated School of the University of Macau have been infected with influenza and are now under treatment, but have ... -
Motorsports | Don’t count Sophia Flörsch out of this year’s Macau Grand Prix
German driver Sophia Flörsch’s participation in this year’s FIA Formula 3 World Cup race, to be held on the streets of Macau’s Guia Circuit, has not ... -
Exhibition promotes Guia Circuit through art
The Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is once again holding an art exhibition as part of the association’s activities, aiming to have Macau’s ... -
Higher education | Mutual degree recognition makes further study more convenient
The mutual recognition of tertiary education degrees between mainland China and Macau, and Portugal and Macau has the potential to make processes more convenient for students ... -
MUST to present Tong King Sing biography
The Research Center of Tong King Sing at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is preparing to undertake a biographical study into a specific ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker urges respect for cultural heritage relics
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has urged the local government to respect the religious and cultural background of heritage relics. In an interpellation written to the government ... -
Bank of China hosts exhibition of bank notes
All five sets of the renminbi notes that have ever been issued are currently on exhibition at the Macau Tower as part of a currency exhibition ... -
Extradition | Hong Kong, Taiwan struggle to separate politics from justice
The murder suspect whose case sits at the center of months of violent protests in Hong Kong is set to walk free today, as the city ... -
Guangzhou’s economy grew 6.9% in first three quarters
The gross domestic product of Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, grew by 6.9% in the first nine months this year to reach more than ... -
Briefs | Handouts planned for flights and hotels
The Hong Kong government is planning to announce subsidies for airfares and hotels to help revive tourism in a city that’s been roiled by protests the ... -
Gaming | Hard Rock ponders buying hotel on Las Vegas Strip
W ith a $1.5 billion casino expansion opening tomorrow in Florida, Hard Rock International Inc. may soon be turning its attention to other markets. One option ... -
Aviation Gulfstream unveils G700 in race for world’s biggest private jet
Gulfstream is angling to reclaim bragging rights as builder of the world’s biggest private jet. The planemaker unveiled plans to make a roomier version of its ... -
Sands Resorts Macao announces festive offerings
Sands Resorts Macao will offer a range of celebrations, entertainment, accommodation and shopping offers plus dining for visitors from November 14, 2019 to January 10, 2020. ... -
MGM restaurants present variety of hairy crab delicacies
Imperial Court at MGM Macau and Chún at MGM Cotai are presenting a variety of creative hairy crab delicacies until November 30, made from premium hairy crabs ... -
Huawei lobbying spend hits record with hire of Trump fundraiser
Huawei Technologies Co.’s lobbying spending spiked in the third quarter as the Chinese telecom giant hired a fundraiser for President Donald Trump with deep ties to ... -
Tariff war | Trump says China signals trade talks on target for November deal
President Donald Trump said China has indicated that negotiations over an initial trade deal are advancing, raising expectations the nations’ leaders could sign an agreement at ... -
Companies are struggling to offload foreign acquisitions, from yachts to pizza
China Inc. is struggling to offload overseas businesses and the accompanying debt in an increasingly volatile market. In just a few weeks, companies from yacht makers ... -
Gov’t has a new plan for PRP industry: small-time lending
It was once a roughly $150 billion industry – an innovative marketplace where individuals could lend to each other. But after years of fraud, defaults and ... -
Naruhito takes throne as Japan’s first new emperor in 30 years
Japan completed the months-long coronation of Emperor Naruhito in an elaborate ceremony in Tokyo, as assembled global royalty and political leaders looked on. Clad in layers ... -
Bangladesh to start relocating some Rohingya to island soon
Authorities in Bangladesh said yesteday that they want to start relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island soon from crammed camps near ... -
US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify
William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The ...
