Monthly Archives: November 2019
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Briefs | Exhibition industry depends less on government funds
The Macao Trade and Investment Institute said that the exhibition industry’s dependence on government funds has decreased. IPIM Executive Director Sam Lei said on Friday’s TDM ... -
Govt spends 15 million bringing Sino-France souvenir to Macau
The local government is spending 15 million patacas to bring the French Mechanical Spirit of the Dragon-Horse to Macau for tourists and local residents in celebration ... -
‘Strong Sport, Strong China’ opens today
The exhibition “Strong Sport, Strong China,” which will display the development of sports in China over the past 70 years, opens today, the Sports Bureau (ID) ... -
Top golfers inspire juniors in Macau
Golf champions Phil Mickelson and Li Haotong recently led a youth golf clinic in Macau. The event, a joint initiative between Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) ... -
Accounting industry a key component in CSR
In the latest decade or so, the global accounting industry has been working to promote and invigorate the practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR). When CSR ... -
Forum talks about GBA youth policy
The 2019 Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Youth Forum was held last week to discuss matters relating to youth and human resources’ policies in the ... -
Bay area construction strengthened by Chinese government measures
The preferential policies and measures accorded to Macau by the Central Government of China will boost the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay, Macau Chief ... -
Gaming | Wynn’s ex-wife mounted smear campaign against him: witness
A new court filing from Wynn Resorts Ltd. suggests that tension between the casino giant and its largest individual shareholder, Elaine Wynn, is still smoldering more ... -
Huawei founder says US woes not hardest crisis
For decades, Huawei’s founder stayed out of sight as it grew to become the biggest maker of network gear for phone carriers and passed Apple as ... -
Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed a Chinese official’s assertion that his administration has agreed to roll back some of the higher tariffs it’s imposed on ... -
Beijing says only patriots can become Hong Kong chief executive
China’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs said Beijing will ensure only people loyal to it become the city’s chief executive, damping hopes of pro-democracy activists. The majority ... -
Abusive South Korean facility exported children
A South Korean facility that kidnapped and abused children and the disabled for a generation was also shipping children overseas for adoption, part of a massive ... -
Cambodia | Court eases detention of top opposition figure
A Cambodian court yesterday lifted some restrictions on detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, essentially freeing him from house arrest and taking some of the spotlight off ... -
Pakistan opens visa-free border crossing for India Sikhs
The prime ministers of India and Pakistan inaugurated Saturday a visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India, allowing thousands of pilgrims to easily visit a ... -
New challenge for Bolivian president as police abandon posts
Police guards outside Bolivia’s presidential palace abandoned their posts Saturday, increasing pressure on President Evo Morales as he seeks to curb nationwide unrest after a disputed ... -
Spain’s national vote an epic struggle between left, right
As Spaniards voted yesterday in the country’s fourth election in as many years, a leading leftist party pledged to help the incumbent Socialists in hopes of ... -
Offbeat | Lobsterman rescues deer trapped in water off Maine coast
A Maine lobsterman hauled in an unusual catch 5 miles off the coast — a live deer. Ren Dorr says he was setting traps when he ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Rhodesia breaks from UK
The Rhodesian Government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, has illegally severed its links with the British Crown. Mr Smith made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence ... -
Life & Style | Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle
Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever ... -
Tennis | France clinches Fed Cup with epic 3-2 win over Australia
Kristina Mladenovic inspired France to a drought-breaking Fed Cup triumph after a nail-biting 3-2 win in the final against Australia yesterday. Mladenovic combined with Caroline Garcia ... -
Golf | Hatton wins in Turkey after record-equaling six-man playoff
England’s Tyrrell Hatton won the Turkish Airlines Open yesterday after a record-equaling six-man playoff that finished under floodlights. Hatton defeated Matthias Schwab with a par on ... -
World briefs
JAPAN Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a parade yesterday marking Naruhito’s enthronement as more than 100,000 delighted well-wishers ... -
The Buzz | Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV
Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called “the hottest daytime soap opera” — the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually ... -
Hong Kong protesters vandalize subway station, storm mall
Police fired tear gas and protesters broke windows at a shopping mall yesterday in anti-government demonstrations across Hong Kong amid anger over a student activist’s death ... -
Rear Window | Face off
Once again, Macau sails through that atypical season of a quiet and uneventful brand of local politics where and when anything goes. That is to say, ... -
Monday, November 11, 2019 – edition no. 3413
* All about Macau: Leong exits, Rosario remains | Ho’s half-revamped gov’t * Gov’t brings French Dragon-Horse to Macau * A US court witness claimed Elaine ... -
Red is glory, says architect-artist Marreiros
For nearly four months, distinguished Macau architect and artist Carlos Marreiros will be exhibiting the boat on which he painted 108 individuals, along with a “library” ... -
On the road to GP | Larger and faster – the new Formula 3 car
The heaviest and most powerful of all Formula 3 cars will race for the first time next week on the Guia Circuit. The switch to new ... -
Briefs | DSAT’s speedometer reminder
Yesterday, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) issued a specific statement reminding heavy-duty vehicle owners to install speedometer data recorders. DSAT reminded owners that heavy-duty vehicles must be ... -
Neto Valente made UIA member of honor
President of the Macau Lawyers Association Jorge Neto Valente has been made a member of honor of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), following a proposal ... -
Stamp duty regulation and code of taxation may overlap
Considering the available drafts, some lawmakers find the authority of the proposed amendment to the Stamp Duty Regulation and the Bill for the Code of Taxation ... -
Police to test surveillance cameras, facial recognition in 2020
In 2020, the Unitary Police (SPU) will start testing the facial recognition functionality of some of the city’s CCTV surveillance cameras, according to a statement released ... -
Pork to remain expensive up to Spring Festival
Pork may remain expensive during the upcoming Spring Festival, according to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). Lei Wai Nong, Vice President of the Administration Committee of ... -
25 hotels receive Macao Smart Hotel Award
A total of 25 local hotels have received the Macao Smart Hotel Award in a ceremony held yesterday at the Macau Tower. Organized by the Macao ... -
Macau an important link in Maritime Silk Road
The Macau government will work even harder to develop and preserve the Maritime Silk Road, Leong Wai Man, deputy director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, pledged ...
