Monthly Archives: December 2019
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Nintendo Switch sales in China could reach 4 million by March
Only a few days after Nintendo Co.’s Switch made its long-anticipated entry into China, one analyst is making a bullish case for Mario and Zelda’s prospects ... -
Robinhood launches cash management service
Robinhood Markets Inc. has finally launched its take on a bank account, albeit a very different version of the service it once hoped to offer. On ... -
Melco’s 2,000-strong volunteer team join ‘Walk for a Million’
More than 2,000 staff from Melco Resorts & Entertainment and their families volunteered to take part in the annual charity event, “Walk for a Million”. As ... -
Singer Terry Lin to perform at The Venetian Macao next month
One of Asia’s best-known singers, Terry Lin, will deliver musical highlights from his 30-year career when he appears at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on January ... -
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group showcases ‘Masters of Time’ exhibition
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group (DFS) is holding their 11th world-leading ‘Masters of Time’ exhibition for two months, in partnership with Shoppes at Four Seasons in ... -
China was biggest jailer of journalists in 2019, group says
China surpassed Turkey to become the biggest jailer of journalists in the world this year, according to a press watchdog group, as Chinese President Xi Jinping ... -
North Korea may return to launching ICBMs, US envoy Warns
The U.S. sees “deeply troubling indications” that North Korea is poised for a major provocation, UN Ambassador Kelly Craft warned, as Kim Jong Un’s year-end deadline ... -
Citizenship law | Protesters defy curfew in Indian state to vent anger at bill
Police arrested dozens of people and enforced a curfew yesteday in several districts in India’s northeastern Assam state where thousands protested legislation that would grant citizenship ... -
Crisis is rocking Latin America. Peru’s leader has a plan to escape it
Roadblocks of mud, sticks and steel wire bar the entrance to villages lining the northern side of the Rio Tambo, a sign of revolt in the fertile valley cultivated ... -
Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors
One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it ... -
Offbeat | Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork
Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from ... -
This Day in History | 1981 – Military crackdown on Polish people
Poland’s military rulers have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. The country is ... -
Samiya | Coming home to die
• Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese trafficker, Samiya David spent only two months in China. When she returned to Pakistan, the ... -
‘Dark Waters’ plunges into ‘forever chemicals’
Todd Haynes’ “Dark Waters,” about the prolonged (and ongoing) legal fight to uncover the environmental damage of cancer-inducing “forever chemicals” and hold their corporate makers accountable, ... -
Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller
Riley Wolfe gets his kicks executing spectacular robberies that no one else would even contemplate. His victims are always the super-rich, whom he despises as “smug, ... -
Coldplay do a 180-degree turn from arena pop-rock
At the end of a year that saw musicians like Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran gingerly dip their toes into other languages, Coldplay have responded: Hold ... -
News of the World | Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death
Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese trafficker, Samiya David spent only two months in China. When she returned to Pakistan, the once ... -
F&B | How not to ruin that pricy piece of meat in the holiday meal
Nothing says “celebration” like a ridiculously expensive piece of meat. Well, that’s not really true, but this is the time of year for splurging, in dollars ... -
Kim Kardashian West sues doctor over ‘Vampire Facial’
Reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian West is suing an Alabama doctor over claims he wrongly used her image to promote a medical procedure called ... -
Football | Atalanta, Atlético complete Champions League lineup
For the first time in history only five countries will be represented in the last 16 of the Champions League. Atalanta and Atlético Madrid became the ... -
Russian boxers to boycott Olympics if sanctions not lifted
Russian boxers will only take part in the Tokyo Olympics if doping sanctions forcing them to compete as neutral athletes are overturned, the general secretary of ... -
World briefs
TAIWAN Prosecutors say they have detained 10 people, including a former staff member of the China-friendly opposition party, and are investigating them on suspicion of falsifying ... -
The Buzz | Double suicide suspected in guesthouse bathroom
A 35-year-old man and a 16-year-old woman were found dead yesterday morning in a guesthouse bathroom in what is being treated as a suicide case, the ... -
Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list
Big tech companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, ... -
Bizcuits | Plastic Bags Disincentives: One step forward, two steps back
Communities find it difficult to let go of plastic shopping bags. Check-out staff get yelled at; people worry about what to put their rubbish in; they ... -
Friday, December 13, 2019 – edition no. 3436
* Xi Jinping to come bearing gifts * Teenagers spend December in rehearsals for handover ceremony * Coming home to die | Samiya * In ... -
Three veterans of Executive Council to remain in next government
Macau’s incoming Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, has completed the procedures for the formation of the Executive Council for the fifth-term government, according to a statement ... -
Aexis Tam to lead Macau offices in Portugal and EU
The outgoing Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has been appointed as the new head of the Macau Economic and Commercial Delegation in Portugal, ... -
High-ranking officials to remain in senior public roles
Several high-ranking government officials due to step down from their current posts will remain in important positions, according to a report by TDM. Secretary for Administration ... -
Top judge calls for Macau-mainland judicial cooperation
The President of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), Sam Hou Fai, has told mainland state media that there is an urgent need for enhanced cooperation ... -
Sands China honors local suppliers, pledging continuous support
Sands China Ltd. recently recognised some of its exceptional suppliers at the 2019 Sands Supplier Excellence Awards at The Venetian Macao, exemplifying its commitment and trust ... -
Mainland’s Education Through Labor not applicable in Macau
Last month, at the Legislative Assembly, lawmaker Lei Chan U proposed that Macau should implement mainland China’s Education Through Labor (ETL) approach. ETL is a common ... -
Xinhua perspective | Meet Macau’s confident, happy millennial generation
Choi Hio Lam was born in Macau near the turn of the millennium. Like most millennials the world over, Choi grew up in an increasingly affluent ... -
Fringe Festival returns across 27 city venues
The 19th Macao City Fringe Festival will be held early next year, with the largest number of venues in its history. The festival will take place ... -
Hong Kong youth pursue entrepreneurial dream in Guangzhou
Jason Choi, a young entrepreneur from Hong Kong, is pursuing his long-held dream to establish a creative advertising festival geared toward youth from Guangdong province. The ...
