Yearly Archives: 2019
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Corporate Bits | Grand Hyatt announces festive offerings for Christmas period
Grand Hyatt Macau is presenting a variety of offers and programs with the festive season just around the counter. Its restaurant mezza9 Macau has curated a ... -
Real estate | Singapore developers raise alarm over supply glut
Singapore’s developers have expressed alarm over the high supply of private apartments amid slowing demand, with the glut threatening to suppress property prices. President of the ... -
Billionaires investing in China’s electric cars face shakeout
Some of China’s wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric-car companies in order to fuel the country’s dreams of becoming a leader in the field. ... -
Trade War | Trump says China deal could wait until after election
President Donald Trump signaled he would be willing to wait for another year before striking a trade agreement with China, casting doubt on the likelihood of ... -
Huawei moving US research center to Canada
The founder of Huawei says the Chinese tech giant is moving its U.S. research center to Canada due to American sanctions on the company. In an ... -
Philippines | Powerful typhoon leaves at least four dead
Typhoon Kammuri barreled across the Philippines with fierce winds and rain yesterday, leaving at least four people dead, forcing hundreds of thousands of villagers to abandon ... -
Survey | Afghans’ fear for personal safety has increased
Afghans are increasingly fearful for their personal safety, but slightly more believe their war- weary country is moving in the right direction, compared to previous years, ... -
North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’
North Korea yesterday repeated its assertions that the Trump administration is running out of time to salvage nuclear negotiations, saying it’s entirely up to the United ... -
UN Security Council to head to Washington, and Kentucky
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet President Donald Trump over lunch tomorrow, then travel later this month to part of the U.S. that’s ... -
Trump attacks Macron over NATO comments
U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday took aim at President Emmanuel Macron over the French leader’s criticism of NATO, and criticized the other members of the military ... -
France threatens retaliation if US doubles Champagne price
France is threatening a “strong European riposte” if the Trump administration follows through on a proposal to hit French cheese, Champagne, handbags and other products with ... -
This Day in History | 2003 US pulls back from steel trade war
The US President, George W Bush, has withdrawn a punitive tax on imported steel to avoid a damaging trade war between the United States and Europe. ... -
Offbeat | Man rescued after 13 nights stranded in Outback; one missing
A second person missing in the punishing Australian Outback for almost two weeks was rescued yesterday, while the search continued for their missing friend. Northern Territory ... -
Two K-pop stars get prison terms for sexual crimes
A South Korean court on last week found two K-pop stars guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman who was unable to resist and sentenced ... -
Author Milan Kundera has Czech citizenship restored
Milan Kundera, the Czech-born author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” has been given back the citizenship of his homeland that he lost 40 years ago. ... -
Love & Liberty is in the air | THE COMPETITION – II
Ten feature films of a variety of topics and origins are in competition for the top IFFAM Award 2019. They will be shown in Macau venues ... -
RETROSPECTIVE | From Polina to Green Book, a true story behind a road trip – a track record of famous premieres
Since 2016, IFFAM has been lauded for shining a light on Asian cinema and for its recognition of new directors and producers. First year’s opening film ... -
20th Anniversary Macao Special Presentations
A diverse collection of shorts giving nine young local directors the chance to share their ideas about their changing city, Years Of Macao is an unmissable ... -
Football | Ronaldo crowned Italian league player of the year
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the Italian league’s player of the year yesterday [Macau time] following his debut season at Juventus. Ronaldo was at the Gran Gala ... -
Rugby Australia signs Melbourne Storm’s Vunivalu
Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu has signed with the Queensland Reds and Rugby Australia in a code-switch that could re-unite the flyer with his former teammate ... -
Greta Thunberg arrives by sail in Europe for climate talks
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived yesterday by catamaran in the port of Lisbon after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States. The ... -
The Buzz | Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed amid protests
Iranian state television yesterday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the spike in government-set ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Some of the country’s wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric-car companies in order to fuel the country’s dreams of becoming a leader in ... -
Macau Matters | Beyond Meat
In the 1990’s I used to regularly visit a Buddhist restaurant in Wan Chai in Hong Kong with local friends where we feasted on dou fu ... -
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – edition no. 3430
* Macau Literacy Bloom • Macau is soaring in the PISA tables, rising to third worldwide in the latest assessment * New Macau can’t find the ... -
The new government | Ho Iat Seng hints at difficulties in selecting unexpected secretary duo
The Chief Executive elect, Ho Iat Seng, indicated that it was difficult for him to make the decisions to appoint Lei Wai Nong as the ... -
Lionel Leong offers advice to successor: put the people first
Outgoing Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong said yesterday that if his successor puts the needs of the people first then “everything will be on ... -
Ambrose So uncertain what new economy chief means for gaming
The Chief Executive Officer of SJM Holdings said yesterday that it was too early to tell what the Sunday appointment of Lei Wai Nong as Secretary ... -
Hotel sector employees grow 4%, average earnings trail
The number of people employed in the hotel sector grew by 4% year-on-year during the third quarter of 2019 to reach 60,600 persons, according to the ... -
Bobo’s specimen to be displayed by second quarter of 2020
The Macao Animal Specimen Exhibition Hall is in the process of concluding its interior decorations project and is slated to open next year, featuring the specimen ... -
Int’l film festival to close with Hong Kong film
The 4th International Film Festival & Awards Macau – slated to commence in two days – has announced that it will close the festival with Hong Kong ... -
Customs officer caught drunk driving
A 50-year-old male officer of the Macao Customs was caught drunk driving during his off-duty period. On December 1, the Public Security Police Force caught ... -
Police applaud cross-border crime collaboration
Yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) applauded the cross- border communication mechanism following the closing of two cases thanks to the help of law enforcement bodies on ... -
Courts | Alan Ho to get eight years over prostitution ring
Alan Ho, nephew of casino tycoon Stanley Ho and former executive director of the Hotel Lisboa, had his sentence extended by the Court of Second Instance ...
