Daily Archives: Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Tourism training focuses on sustainable planning
The Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training of the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) recently held a training program on sustainable tourism in collaboration with ... -
Gov’t unveils quality accreditation for retailers
MORE than 1,000 retailers across the city were accredited last night at a ceremony co-hosted by the Consumer Council and the Macao Government Tourism Office. Following ... -
Macau’s rapid education improvement has a dark side
Macau’s rapid rise into the top three in the latest round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), announced earlier this week, has been described ... -
Briefs | Regulation needed for new medical technology, says Lei
The Director of the Health Bureau (SSM) Lei Chin Ion has suggested that Macau must amend or establish laws to regulate the emergence of medical technologies. ... -
Freedom of finance: UM professor wants funding autonomy to promote creativity
A professor from the University of Macau (UM) is calling on the Macau SAR government to give the public university more financial autonomy to boost the ... -
Coloane Prison testing smart surveillance system
The city’s security force is testing a smart surveillance system inside the Coloane Prison, said Cheng Fong Meng, director of the Macau Correctional Services Bureau (DSC), ... -
UK-based technology firm expands with partnership
U.K.-based software firm, ITRS Group, has recently announced its partnership with Intelligencia, a Hong Kong-based data analysis firm. The partnership was expressed as a strategic move ... -
Gaming | Philippines: Galaxy’s Boracay resort not completely off the table
A senior official at the Philippines gaming regulator has hinted at the possibility of a delayed casino resort eventually going ahead on the country’s scenic island ... -
The great escape | Cow breaks loose from slaughterhouse
A cow that was set to be butchered escaped from the slaughterhouse yesterday morning and was seen wandering around Ilha Verde, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) ... -
Sands China awards suppliers for ‘exceptional services’
Sands China Ltd. recently recognized nine of its suppliers at the annual Sands Supplier Excellence Awards held last week, eight of which are local. Among them, ... -
MELCO Christmas Bazaar partners with Local SMEs
Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Melco) is hosting the Studio City Christmas Bazaar – Partnership with Local Small and Medium Enterprises with more than 40 local vendors ... -
Hong Kong | Embattled airline plans injection, will pay staff today
Embattled Hong Kong Airlines said it has drawn up an initial plan for a cash injection and will pay staff who had their salaries deferred, after ... -
IMF advises Hong Kong should boost spending to save economy
The International Monetary Fund urged Hong Kong’s government to boost spending to support the territory’s convulsing economy, citing a range of risks from trade tensions to ... -
Survey shows HK economy on course for weakest quarter in 21 years
A private survey showed Hong Kong economy is on course for the weakest quarter in 21 years in the fourth quarter of 2019. The average reading ... -
Alibaba’s HK rally is at risk from three misconceptions
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s landmark $11 billion share sale and listing in Hong Kong on Nov. 26 was galvanized by expectations the Chinese e-commerce giant will ... -
MGM kickstarts festive season with dining offers
MGM is kickstarting this upcoming holiday season with a set of dining offers. From now to December 22, all restaurants in both MGM Macau and MGM ... -
Wynn Care co-launches online job seeker platform
Wynn Care has cooperated with the Women’s General Association of Macau and the local online job search and recruitment portal, Hello-jobs.com, to launch the first online, ... -
Beijing and Washington clash over Xinjiang, Hong Kong bills
Already strained relations between China and the United States were further muddied after U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targeting Beijing’s mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim ... -
Chinese foreign minister arrives in South Korea for talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in South Korea yesterday for his first visit in four years amid efforts to patch up relations damaged by Seoul’s ... -
China’s mutant pigs could help save nation from pork apocalypse
Inside a fortress-like megafarm on the outskirts of Beijing, dozens of pink-and- black pigs forage and snooze, unfazed by the chilly spring air. These experimentally bred ... -
AP Exclusive | 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to China
Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who were sold as brides to Chinese men and taken to China. ... -
UK | Trump joins NATO leaders as impeachment inquiry resumes
President Donald Trump is huddling with NATO leaders as House Democrats prepare to resume their impeachment inquiry probing whether he abused his presidential authority by urging ... -
This Day in history | 1991 Maxwell business empire faces bankruptcy
Administrators have been called in to try to salvage the Maxwell business empire, which is at least £1bn in debt. At 1100 GMT two sons of ... -
Offbeat | ‘Unicorn puppy’ will stay with Missouri rescue mission
A dog who was dubbed the unicorn puppy because of a tail-like growth between his eyes will remain with the founder of a Missouri rescue group, ... -
Charges against Remy Ma are dropped
Manhattan prosecutors have dropped their case against Remy Ma. The Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested in May on charges of punching her “Love & Hip Hop New ... -
Obamas’ publisher makes new pledge to education organization
The publisher of Barack and Michelle Obama has pledged to donate 300,000 children’s books to a leading educational organization, adding to the 1 million copies already ... -
Drake is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade
Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. Spotify announced Tuesday that Drake has been streamed 28 ... -
NEW CHINESE CINEMA: CHINA AND THE CHINESE WORLD
New Chinese Cinema section brings us a collection of seven thoughtful and touching movies produced this year, which are being premiered at the Macao Old Court ... -
Special Presentation shows ‘A City Called Macau’
The Special Presentation segment of IFFAM will screen nine films this year. This year’s line-up includes The Captain by Director Andrew Lau, a cinematic portrayal of ... -
Ambassadors
Karan Johar is one of India’s most successful and versatile film artists. He is director of blockbuster hit movies, head of hit-making production company Dharma Productions, ... -
Boxing | Joshua out to regain aura, belts in rematch
Anthony Joshua didn’t just lose three world heavyweight titles and an undefeated record when he was beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr. in one of boxing’s biggest ... -
The Buzz | France creates anti-hate crime office amid anti-Semitic wave
The French government is creating a national anti-hate crime office following the discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. Interior Minister Christophe ... -
EU climate leadership in doubt as bloc set to miss 2030 goal
The European Union said yesterday that it will likely miss its target for reducing greenhouse gases by 2030, dealing a blow to the bloc’s efforts to ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Tech-giant Huawei’s reputation has been repeatedly attacked by the United States and others over allegations of Communist Party control. Now its vaunted status at home ...
