Daily Archives: Friday, December 20, 2019
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ExCo convenes its first meeting
The Executive Council (ExCo) of Macau convened its first meeting earlier today, where new Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng briefed the advisory body’s members of their ... -
Activists: Macau is ‘unconvincing example’ of One Country, Two Systems
According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Hong Kong has a lot to learn from Macau when it comes to the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy framework, ... -
Beijing loyalist Ho Iat Seng takes helm in Macau
Ho Iat Seng was inaugurated today as the third Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region since the territory’s return to Chinese rule in 1999. ... -
National security emerges as President Xi’s top message
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called on security forces in the Macau Special Administrative Region to resolutely prevent and crack down on actions endangering the security ... -
Briefs | Macau sea area survey completed
The China Geological Survey authority has carried out the first systematic marine geological survey of Macau’s waters, having compiled the atlas of geological resources and environments ... -
Xi visits Portuguese-speaking countries’ trade platform
President Xi Jinping visited different sectors in the SAR yesterday, including the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex and the Government Integrated Services Building ... -
Analysts: Xi’s visit already impacting tourism, gaming
President Xi Jinping’s official visit has already impacted the city’s visitation and gaming results, analysts from Sanford C. Bernstein and JP Morgan said Last week, brokerage ... -
China’s central bank to raise remittance limits from Macau
The Chinese central bank authority, People’s Bank of China, announced on Wednesday that it would raise the daily limit on individuals’ remittance from Macau to Chinese ... -
A gambling prize worth $20 billion is losing its luster in Japan
Casino executives who have long salivated over Japan as a potential $20 billion gaming market are beginning to question whether that jackpot is worth all the ... -
Gaming regulator asks search engines to block illegal websites
In 2019, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reached out to several major mainland search engine operators to block illegal gambling links, according to the ... -
Bus driver suffers heart attack before crash
A bus crashed into a lamppost in front of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) earlier this week, after the bus driver had a heart attack. ... -
Community’s Continued Support Drives GEG’s Success in Strengthening National Pride
As a patriotic Macau-based corporation, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has long supported the government’s vision to invest heavily in the development of the city’s younger generation ... -
MUST launches State Key Lab Hengqin branch
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) opened the Hengqin branch of its State Key Laboratories earlier this week. The unveiling ceremony was held on ... -
A very brief twenty-year history of the Macau SAR
There was a sense of trepidation and uncertainty in the five years leading up to the handover of Macau. People living in the city understood that ... -
MSAR – a timeline
2000 Under the leadership of Macau’s first Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho, Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan, Secretary for Economy and ... -
Chui’s few achievements summed up in economic stability, cash handouts
The formal inauguration of Ho Iat Seng as Chief Executive during today’s official ceremony offers convenient moment to pause and reflect on the closing of the ... -
Hong Kong | Four arrested for money laundering linked to unrest
Hong Kong’s police arrested four people for suspected money laundering linked to ongoing pro-democracy protests and froze money from a fund that’s raised millions to help ... -
Shenzhen | Tech hub signs 128 deals with global enterprises
A total of 128 deals with an investment of over 560 billion yuan (around $80 billion) were signed Wednesday at a conference as south China’s technological ... -
Misused Carney broadcast feeds prompt BOE probe
The Bank of England asked regulators to investigate how an audio broadcast of some of its press conferences was misused to potentially give traders an unfair ... -
Tiffany expects double-digit growth in China despite weak economy
Tiffany & Co. expects double-digit growth in China next year despite a weaker economy, as consumers curb their overseas luxury purchases and spend more at home. ... -
Chinese national arrested for illegally entering Mar-a-Lago
A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club yesterday [Macau time] and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said, the second time ... -
China seeks to spur North Korea talks during US envoy’s visit
China is urging dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea during a visit to Beijing by Washington’s special representative for Pyongyang affairs. Vice Foreign Minister Luo ... -
University revises charter boosting Communist control
Controversy has erupted after a leading Chinese university revised its charter to remove a reference to “free thinking” and adding a new stress on adhering to ... -
India | Gov’t bans public protests to quell rising anger against citizenship law
Indian authorities have imposed curfew-like restrictions across vast swathes of the country and shut down internet services in parts of the capital New Delhi as Prime ... -
Philippines | Ex-politicians found guilty in 2009 massacre
Two senior members of one of southern Philippines’ most powerful political clans have been found guilty of the world’s single deadliest attack on journalists, 10 years ... -
Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate ... -
Offbeat | Police: Marijuana Christmas gifts sniffed out at airport
A man who may have been dreaming of a “green” Christmas found himself inside the gray walls of a Tennessee jail. According to court documents, state ... -
This Day in History | 1995 – ‘Divorce’: Queen to Charles and Diana
The Queen has urged the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek “an early divorce”. Buckingham Palace said the Queen called for an end to the ... -
Smart holiday shopping
• There are lots of bargains online during the holidays, but also plenty of ways to get scammed – beware of fake news and reviews ... -
‘Last Christmas’ isn’t the rom-com cliche it appears
Paul Feig’s “Last Christmas” looks every bit like your standard holiday romantic-comedy, but it has some surprises under its gauzy wrapping. Kate (Emilia Clarke) works in ... -
‘19th Christmas’ a good fit for mysteries and chick-lit fans
James Patterson’s newest book, written with Maxine Paetro, is like the socks your favorite aunt gave you a few years ago in your Christmas stocking. “The ... -
Beck shoots into the galaxy for latest trippy album
The 11 songs on the aptly named “Hyperspace” are airy and psychedelic, with warm textures and waves of shimmering synth. “Hyperspace” seems a natural progression deeper ... -
News of the World | Avoiding fake reviews and tricky ads
There are lots of bargains online during the holidays, but also plenty of ways to get scammed, even at established outlets like Amazon. How can you ... -
Travelog | A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos
A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on. It’s been 18 months since Suraya Shaheedi ... -
Puerto Rico cockfighters go to ring in federal ban defiance
Felipe Espinal walked into his cockfighting establishment yesterday [Macau time] in the northern town of Toa Baja and held up a white pen in triumph as ...
