Yearly Archives: 2019
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Drone activity banned during handover celebration
The Macau government will ban all unmanned aircraft activities during the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the special administrative region next month to ensure that ... -
iFood Macau to integrate payment methods
A new system will combine all popular payment methods so that restaurateurs will not need as many payment consoles in the future, the executive of a ... -
Longines, Sands Shoppes launch Christmas decorations
Swiss watchmaking brand Longines and Sands Shoppes Macao have launched their Christmas decorations at St. Mark’s Square, inviting Hong Kong actress Linda Chung to officiate ... -
Markets | HK stock’s 78% collapse adds to wave of sudden crashes
A third Hong Kong stock in less than a week lost most of its value in a sudden one-day plunge, underscoring concern that the $5.2 trillion ... -
Goldman says time to buy shares in beleaguered MTR
MTR Corp. is poised to recover quickly when Hong Kong’s situation eventually settles, after months of protests in the city saw its passenger numbers and stock ... -
Hong Kong | Cross-Harbour Tunnel reopens as campus siege nears end
A major tunnel in Hong Kong reopened yesterday as a weeklong police siege of a nearby university appeared to be winding down, closing one of ... -
Vietnam to boost pork imports as New Year delicacies at risk
Vietnamese people may be at risk of missing out on their favorite local dishes this Lunar New Year, such as pork jelly and pork braised in ... -
Portuguese hotel CEO blames weak pound for drop in UK visitors
In 2017, then-U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said his country would never turn its back on Portugal, one of its oldest allies. Some of his ... -
Hong Kong Tatler names Sichuan Moon among top 20 restaurants
Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace Cotai is now ranked among Hong Kong Tatler’s Top 20 Restaurants for the first time, becoming the only restaurant in Macau ... -
Studio City lights up the holiday season with Christmas Bazaar
Studio City is bringing an extra sprinkle of magic to this holiday season. In addition to a glittering Christmas Bazaar with festive displays and heart-warming gifts ... -
US proposes rules to vet all telecoms-related purchases
The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment in a move likely to hit major Chinese suppliers like Huawei. ... -
Environment | Gov’t says it has met its carbon reduction goal early
China has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry reported yesterday. The ministry said China’s CO2 emissions ... -
US criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims ... -
Bodies of victims found in UK truck repatriated to Vietnam
The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to England last month were repatriated to their homeland ... -
Japanese man in 50s has been detained in China since July
A Japanese man in his 50s was taken into custody in China in July on suspicion of violating its laws, with the case potentially being a ... -
Iran supreme leader claims protests a US-backed ‘conspiracy’
Iran’s supreme leader yesterday claimed without evidence that recent protests across the Islamic Republic over government-set gasoline prices rising were part of a “conspiracy” involving the ... -
Amnesty: Egypt uses prosecution branch to crush dissent
Egypt’s government is using a secretive judicial agency designed to fight terrorism to detain peaceful protesters, journalists and critics on trumped-up charges without trial, Amnesty International ... -
This Day in History | 1990 Tearful farewell from Iron Lady
Britain has a new prime minister for the first time in more than 11 years. Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen early this ... -
The Art of Giving | Connecting wealth for philanthropy
When we think about philanthropy as “the love of humankind” and explore what great philanthropists have done for public good, we can certainly identify landmark institutions ... -
Life & Style | Gift-wrapping this season trends jazzy but sustainable
The trend in gift wrapping this holiday season is toward jazzy yet sustainable options. Consider beautifully folded fabrics or understated, brown or green masking paper topped ... -
Football | Ibrahimovic buys stake in Swedish soccer team Hammarby
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back in Swedish soccer, not as a player but as the part-owner of a club. The country’s biggest sports star outlined his desire ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Police said yesterday they have arrested a suspected Chinese drug trafficker and seized one of the largest amounts of illegal drugs this year. More than ... -
Offbeat | Man using magnet fishes WWI-era grenade from Michigan river
A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV reports the angler found the explosive Tuesday after dangling the ... -
The Buzz | South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship
South Korea’s military fired warning shots Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul officials said, the ... -
Singer Goo Hara’s death shines light on dark side of K-pop
The death of South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara, whose body was found at her home in Seoul this week, has again shone a spotlight ... -
Made in Macao | The magic Cantonese word to ward off evil
In the Cantonese speaking world, there are many slang words which only exist in our language and cannot be translated even into other Chinese dialects. One ... -
Thursday, November 28, 2019 – edition no. 3426
* Japan serious on curbing casino dark side * Songqiao Yao: ‘If you must fly fly with purpose’ * Lawmakers welcomed the government’s promise to ... -
Briefs | Local employment situation holds stable
The unemployment rate for local residents has remained steady with a slight decrease over the past three months, a survey from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
All government apps to become one
All apps written for public and semi-public entities are expected to be consolidated into one, named “Macau in Pocket”, said Ma Chi Ngai, coordinator of the ... -
Fire and evacuation drill held at Macau Tower
The Fire Services (CB) yesterday held a fire and evacuation drill with the Macau Tower in order to test the response, coordination and communication capabilities of ... -
Memory Lane
Forty-five years have passed between these two photographs from the Macau Grand Prix. Back in 1973, Macau was hosting the second edition of the soon-to-become famous ... -
Gastronomy becomes highlight of Macanese Communities Meeting
In Macau until this Friday, the 2019 Macanese Communities Meeting has brought over 1,300 people to the city from all corners of the world. About 1,000 ... -
AL Plenary | Public consultation on 60-billion-pataca ‘sovereign wealth fund’ planned for 2020
The local government has planned to conduct a public consultation on the establishment of a 60-billion-pataca Macau investment development fund. In July, the local government proposed ... -
Higher-star hotels record higher occupancy
The higher the star of a Macau hotel is, the higher its occupancy rate, according to the Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria ... -
Briefs | 6-year-old usury group shut down by police
The Judiciary Police (PJ) shut down a six-year-old cross-border usury group, in conjunction with the mainland police authority. In total, the police authority arrested 55 people, ...
