Yearly Archives: 2019
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No price tag yet for Zone A public housing units
The Housing Bureau (IH) has built a total of 3,011 housing units in Zone A – nearly 1,000 fewer than what Chief Executive Chui Sai On ... -
Gov’t exempted from income tax on mainland investments
The local government will be exempted from income tax when investing in the mainland, once a new protocol to avoid double taxation comes into effect. The ... -
Furious, China summons US ambassador over HK bills
China reacted furiously yesterday to President Donald Trump’s signing of bills on Hong Kong human rights, summoning the U.S. ambassador to strongly protest and warning the ... -
Former Hong Kong leader says protests won’t force China’s hand
Hong Kong’s controversial former leader said it was “senseless” to think mass protests could force Beijing’s hand, amid months of increasingly violent rallies against China’s grip ... -
ECB review may reset inflation aim to 2% but struggle to do more
European Central Bank policy makers expect to tweak their inflation target in an upcoming review of their strategy but will struggle to go much further than ... -
MGM-sponsored center for disabled opens to the public
The Macau Assistive Technology Resources Center, a facility that features the display of barrier-free homes and promotional materials for auxiliary tools, sponsored by MGM, has been ... -
Galaxy unveils menu inspired by Chinese medicine
Galaxy Macau’s “FUNtastic Winter Wishes Come True” campaign has unveiled a menu themed “Fuel Up for Success,” inspired by the long history of traditional Chinese medicine ... -
China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies claims first victims
China’s latest crypto-crackdown is already claiming its first casualties. At least five local exchanges have halted operations or announced they will no longer serve domestic users ... -
Taiwan | Panasonic leaves semiconductor business with Taiwan sale
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company. Panasonic said ... -
Hong Konger complains to UK about China TV forced confession
A former British Consulate employee in Hong Kong who says he was detained and tortured by Chinese police for information on protesters complained to U.K. regulators ... -
Korea | South says North has fired two short-range projectiles
North Korea yesterday fired two short-range projectiles, likely from a “super-large” multiple rocket launcher, South Korea’s military said, adding to tensions three days after the North ... -
Afghanistan Blasts kill at least 16; mostly women, girls
Afghan officials said yesterday that two separate explosions in the country’s north killed at least 16 people, almost all of them women and young girls. A ... -
US | Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary
The Navy canceled a peer-review process that would have determined if three Navy SEAL officers who supervised an enlisted SEAL convicted of posing with a dead ... -
Offbeat | Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop
A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hikers — and ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – Secret meetings with IRA revealed
The Conservative government has come under attack in the Commons over the revelations it has had secret contacts with the IRA. Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick ... -
Life & Style | Jane Seymour on finding new love in her mid-60s: No Tinder
Jane Seymour was in her mid-60s when her husband of 20 years decided it was over. The actress was floored. “I had a long marriage and ... -
The shadow of The Wall
• ‘The Wall, released 40 years ago, is considered by many to be one of the best albums in rock history. But it marked the ... -
In ‘Knives Out,’ a whodunit for the Trump era
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” unravels not just a good old-fashioned murder mystery but the very fabric of the whodunit, pulling at loose threads until it has ... -
Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept
The Hero, a non-fiction essay by author Lee Child, opens with Child looking at language and how words have different meanings over the space of time. ... -
Leonard Cohen’s posthumous album centers on poetry
Leonard Cohen’s last album, released just weeks before he passed in 2016, was “You Want It Darker,” which had a sense of finality that made it ... -
‘The Wall’ cemented Pink Floyd’s fame – but destroyed the band
Forty years ago, on Nov. 30, 1979, the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd released its 11th studio album, “The Wall.” Featuring 26 tracks, two records ... -
F&B | How good is Château Lafite Rothschild’s Chinese wine, Long Dai?
What’s the ultimate status wine in China? Famed Bordeaux first growth Château Lafite Rothschild. That’s why the company’s first wine made in China is such a ... -
Boxing | Gervonta Davis taking step up in pursuit of superstardom
Gervonta Davis wrapped both arms around his 1-year-old daughter, whispering in her ear and revealing a tender side as he promoted his next bout. In the ... -
Golf | European Tour lets players wear shorts for first time
Golfers were allowed to wear shorts during a European Tour event for the first time yesterday because of sweltering temperatures. The decision to relax rules at ... -
World briefs
TRUMP-KIM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump have signaled their affection for each other so regularly it might be easy to miss ... -
The Buzz | Man City owners expand worldwide portfolio with Mumbai deal
Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership has expanded its portfolio of worldwide soccer clubs to eight by buying a majority stake in Indian Super League team Mumbai ... -
New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire
Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was a girl. Her grandfather, ... -
Bizcuits | How real is Macau’s CSR?
Once hauled up for using an unrecognisable acronym by some seriously educated chaps, I realized my fatal writer’s error: assuming reader knowledge. It hadn’t dawned upon ... -
Friday, November 29, 2019 – edition no. 3427
* Heart-breaker scam syndicate closed for good * War of words | China and US lock horns over the future of Hong Kong * The ... -
‘If you must fly, fly with purpose’, says environmentalist
If flying is inevitable, do it with purpose and intention, says Songqiao Yao, founder and Chief Exploration Officer of WildBound, an international environmental group. Her group ... -
Gaming | Japan striving to ensure IRs produce minimal negative effects
With Japan opening its doors to integrated resort operators to bid for one of three licenses across the country, an industry expert has said that the ... -
Gaming | November on track for steep contraction
November is reportedly on track to become the worst month for gross gaming revenue growth since March 2016. That’s according to analysts at two firms, ... -
Legislative Assembly | Gov’t intends to study salary increase for high-ranking officials
The local government intends to conduct a study on a salary increase for high-ranking officials, according to Kou Peng Kuan, director of the Public Administration and ... -
MELCO supports local SMEs through wave of creative and promotional opportunities
Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Melco) continues to organize events to provide creative and promotional opportunities for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with a staff uniform ... -
Two Macau films screened at Xiamen’s Film Festival
The 28th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival held from November 19 to 23 in Xiamen, Fujian province, featured this year two Macau films. ...
