Daily Archives: Thursday, December 19, 2019
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Macau chose riches over democracy, unlike HK
Macau has long provided Chinese leaders with a glimmering showcase for the virtues of obeying Beijing. President Xi Jinping is expected to use his visit this ... -
Arrival in ‘beautiful’ Macau | Xi Jinping pledges to engage with all peoples
Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off a three-day visit to Macau by describing the special administrative region as “beautiful” and pledging to engage with people ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker urges government to protect biodiversity
Lawmaker Lei Chan U is calling on the local government to study the biodiversity of Macau’s animals and plants. In his interpellation to the government, Lei ... -
More Hong Kong activists, journalists denied entry to Macau
Journalists from more than five media outlets outside of Macau, including journalists from pro-establishment publications, have been refused entry to the territory. Yesterday, five journalists from ... -
Melco Star Macao – Youth Talent Competition Melco promotes Chinese culture and sense of national pride in young people
This month, the city’s calendar is filled with events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and the 20th anniversary ... -
Education | Costa Nunes sexual abuse case closed
A staff member of D. José da Costa Nunes in Macau, who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of children, has been cleared of all ... -
Housing policies concern new ExCo members
The youngest member of the new Executive Council (ExCo) Chao Weng Hou is proposing that the local government prepare housing policies specifically for younger people. Yesterday, ... -
National education | University of Macau to require all students to learn Basic Law
The University of Macau will add classes on the National Constitution and the Basic Law to the curriculum of the general education course this academic year. ... -
Xinhua perspective | Macau residents embrace convenient life in Greater Bay Area
Chan Chi Fai, a staff member with the General Union of Macau Residents Associations (GUMRA), moved his office in November to Hengqin New Area in the ... -
UM inaugurates Hengqin branch of State Key Labs
The University of Macau (UM) has inaugurated the Hengqin branch of its State Key Laboratories, signing an agreement on the establishment of the Hengqin Intelligent Computing ... -
Hong Kong disputes BOE estimate of $5 billion fund outflows
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank disputed the Bank of England’s assessment that about $5 billion has been pulled from investment funds in the Asian financial hub. ... -
HK cancels New Year’s Eve fireworks over protest concerns
Hong Kong has canceled its traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks show over security concerns, the latest popular event to be scrapped in the Asian financial hub ... -
Hottest job in Argentina Helping the 1% hide their cash abroad
Franco Reinson has never been busier, fielding calls and holding meetings in his office in downtown Buenos Aires. The wealth adviser can thank President Alberto Fernandez, ... -
Military | China commissions first home-built aircraft carrier
President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning of China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier, underscoring the country’s rise as a regional naval power at a time of ... -
University of Kansas will close Confucius Institute
The University of Kansas plans to close its Confucius Institute in January, in part because federal funding for universities that host the China-linked facilities has been ... -
Taipei allows expats back into bike-sharing program after uproar
The first time Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je heard foreign residents were to be excluded from Taipei’s much-loved bike-rental scheme was in the middle of an interview this week. ... -
Football & Politics | Toure against Ozil’s public rebuke of China’s crackdown
Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil should not have spoken out to denounce human rights in China, former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure said yesterday [Macau ... -
US opposes lifting key sanctions against North Korea
The United States said yesterday [Macau time] that it opposes a draft resolution proposed by China and Russia that would terminate U.N. sanctions on key North ... -
Pakistan | Ex-dictator Musharraf is first army general to get death penalty
A Pakistani special court sentenced former military dictator and president Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia, ending a six-year long high treason case against him and ... -
Analysis | Coal in the stocking? Brexit still menaces key UK industries
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decisive victory in last week’s general election provided little comfort to Britain’s once world-beating financial services industry, which has been battered by ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – Britain signs over Hong Kong to China
The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement was signed in Peking today. Prime Minister Margaret ... -
Offbeat | Italy cartoon depicting EU as Nazi camp sparks outcry
A cartoonist in Rome has sparked a heated controversy in Italy and abroad after depicting the European Union as the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz and ... -
Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary
A monkey that confesses he steals women’s identity cards, causing them to temporarily forget who they are, starred this week as author Haruki Murakami marked 40 ... -
Raphael show with famous Madonna paintings opens in Berlin
Berlin is opening the first of three Raphael exhibitions this week as the art world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death next year. ... -
Olympics | Latest Tokyo ticket lottery: 1m offered; 23m sought
Tokyo’s Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find — particularly in Japan. Organizers yesterday said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest ... -
The Buzz | Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger
The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot yesterday signed a binding merger deal creating the world’s fourth-largest automaker with the scale to confront the ... -
Finland offers crash course in artificial intelligence to EU
Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language, officials said. ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG The violent crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed six people and injured more than 30 others yesterday, police said. The crash ... -
The Stranger | We can do better than that
The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macau SAR this week on December 20 is a good opportunity to remind the incoming government about certain ... -
Thursday, December 19, 2019 – edition no. 3440
* Xi lands in ‘beautiful’ Macau * University of Macau to require all students learn Basic Law * Youngest member of new ExCo proposes that ...
