Yearly Archives: 2019
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Almost 1 million Christmas visitors in just seven days
Tourist arrivals to Macau numbered 984,995 in the seven days from December 20 to 26, indicating an end-month improvement from what had been an otherwise slow ... -
Most Indian tourists say they want to return to Macau
More than 70% of visitors from India are willing to visit Macau again, according to a Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) survey. In pursuit of a ... -
Briefs | LRT suspended yesterday after power problem arises
The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) was suspended yesterday at about 1 p.m., reportedly due to a power outage at a site between Cotai West Station and ... -
Research center for machine translation, AI established at IPM
A research center for machine translation and artificial intelligence opened at the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM, from the Portuguese acronym) last week, becoming the first mainland ... -
Higher Education Bureau calls on Portuguese language applicants
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) will continue to organize courses in the Portuguese language next year, in order to support the government policy to train more ... -
Higher education | IPM to host Open Day with series of activities
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM, from the Portuguese acronym) will hold its annual Open Day this Saturday at its main campus in a bid to attract ... -
UM appoints new vice rector
The University of Macau (UM) has appointed a marketing scholar and the former pro-vice-chancellor and vice president at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Michael ... -
HK economy expected to shrink in fourth quarter
Hong Kong’s economy is set to contract in the fourth quarter as the city reels from six months of violent social unrest, the financial chief said ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters demand mainland Chinese traders leave
Police fought with protesters who marched through a Hong Kong shopping mall Saturday demanding mainland Chinese traders leave the territory in a fresh weekend of anti-government ... -
Zhuhai industrial park helps promote traditional Chinese medicine
An industrial park for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) jointly built by Guangdong Province and Macau is exploring ways to promote traditional Chinese medicine in Portuguese-speaking countries, ... -
Guangzhou sees growth in foreign trade
The foreign trade container throughput in Guangzhou Port, the provincial capital of Guangdong increased by 10.77% year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2019, according to ... -
Around the world, luxury real estate poised to (mostly) strengthen
Rich homebuyers laid low in 2019 as economic uncertainties turned global cities into risky propositions. But don’t be surprised next year to spot the world’s wealthiest ... -
Chinese Alzheimer’s drug to launch global trials amid skepticism
A newly approved Chinese drug for Alzheimer’s will start clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe next year as the country’s first novel therapy for the ... -
Taiwan president: Island’s democracy under threat from China
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday that the self-governing island’s democracy remains under direct threat from rival China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the ... -
Indonesian Muslims protest China’s treatment of Uighurs
More than a thousand Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy in Indonesia’s capital on Friday to protest China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims. The ... -
Singapore goes on global offensive to defend ‘fake news’ law
Singaporean diplomats are taking the lead in defending a two-month-old fake news law, challenging international media outlets it says are publishing misleading claims on the contentious ... -
US | Mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings
The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man used an ax to kill four family members including his infant daughter. Five ... -
N Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US
North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported yesterday, days before a year-end deadline ... -
Ukraine, eastern rebels swap prisoners in move to end war
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began exchanging prisoners yesterday in a move aimed at ending their 5-year-long war. The move was part of ... -
Offbeat | Man who made 27,000 crosses for shooting victims is retiring
An Illinois man who made more than 27,000 crosses to commemorate victims of mass shootings across the country is retiring. Greg Zanis came to realize, after ... -
This Day in History | 1958 – Castro’s rebels edge closer to capital
A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of ... -
Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums
In 2008, the Newseum — a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists — opened on prime Washington real ... -
AP Female Athlete of the Decade | Serena Williams aces honors
Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman ... -
World briefs
TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday that the self-governing island’s democracy remains under direct threat from rival China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the ... -
The Buzz | Suspected North Korean boat with bodies found in Japan
A boat suspected of being from North Korea with several bodies was found on a small island in northern Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard said yesterday. ... -
Six become first to cross Drake Passage unassisted
As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming ... -
World Views | Women dominated the decade
People react so emotionally to politics, I have decided to assess the decade just past by considering something less partisan but no less illuminating: culture. Start ... -
Monday, December 30, 2019 – edition no. 3444
* Deflated tourism finds Christmas bounce • The number of tourists in the seven-day Christmas period narrowly missed the 1 million mark * Most Indian tourists ... -
Ho Iat Seng returns from trade mission in Guangdong
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has reiterated the two major priorities of his administration: to improve the livelihoods of local people and to enhance the communication ... -
Briefs | Wong presides over inauguration of new PSP commander
The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Commissioner of the Public Security Police Force, Ng Kam Wa. According ... -
Macau won’t overtake Qatar as richest economy after all
Macau will not overtake Qatar next year to become the world’s richest economy, but will instead lose its second-place ranking to Luxembourg within a few years. ... -
Ban on off-duty employees entering casinos starts today
The law amendment banning gaming industry employees from entering gaming floors when off-duty (Law 17/2018) will be enforced from today. The measure comes as a way ... -
Taiwan busts online gambling syndicate
Taiwan’s cybercrime police unit have busted another illegal online gambling ring falsely claiming to be connected to a Macau casino operator. The telecom division of Taiwan’s ... -
Japan | Ruling party lawmaker arrested in casino bribery scandal
Tokyo prosecutors arrested a ruling party lawmaker on suspicion of receiving bribes from a Chinese company seeking to invest in the casino industry, dealing a blow ... -
LRT records second minor incident since opening
A Light Rapid Transit (LRT) train failed to stop at Jockey Club station after departing from the terminal station Ocean Gardens last weekend, the LRT Company ...
