Yearly Archives: 2019
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Offbeat | Switzerland mulls studies on legal sale of cannabis
Switzerland’s government is taking steps to allow limited studies on the legal sale of cannabis — though any liberalization appears to be a distant prospect. The ... -
This Day in History | 1996 Siege of Sarajevo is lifted
The siege of Bosnian capital Sarajevo has been declared officially over after amost four years of continuous shelling and sniper attacks. The Muslim-led Bosnian government has ... -
Football | Liverpool, City win to set up duel for EPL title
The Premier League title race looks to be a duel between Liverpool and Manchester City after the top two collected contrasting home wins yesterday [Macau time] ... -
Rugby | Top stars voice concerns about planned global league
The top players in world rugby expressed their concern about a proposed new global competition, saying it is “out of touch” and could damage the “integrity” ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Security experts say the U.S. government is likely exaggerating the Huawei threat. Not only is the U.S. case short on specifics, they say, it glosses over ... -
The Buzz | Venezuela’s Juan Guaido in Brazil to meet with Bolsonaro
Juan Guaido, recognized by many countries as Venezuela’s president, is in Brazil to meet with President Jair Bolsonaro. Juan Guaido arrived early yesterday in the capital ... -
Hanoi Postcard | Vietnam sees upside to media invasion
For a one-party communist state without a free press, there were bound to be some kinks when Vietnam agreed to welcome more than 2,600 journalists from ... -
Kapok | What has been will be again
Not everything is about arithmetic, far from it, as Macao’s Chief Executive election clearly shows. If numbers were all that matters, elections in Macao would seem ... -
Friday, March 1, 2019 – edition no. 3239
* Macau-HK scammers | Mainlanders trash Baidu over bogus travel agency * Out today | Gaming revenue posting a stress test * G2E asia returns with ... -
Outbreak | Misinformation causes measles
• Some parents balk at a crucial vaccine which is hugely effective and very safe against measles, mumps and rubella, but they are putting their children and ... -
In ‘Apollo 11,’ the thrill of landing on the moon
The 1969 mission to the moon has been seen in many phases before but never with the shining, crystal- clear fullness of Todd Douglas Miller’s extraordinary ... -
Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history
If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room beside the Oscar her father won for writing the romantic comedy ... -
Fiancee helps Hayes Carll deliver his prettiest work
Dysfunctional relationships abound on Hayes Carll’s new album, from the one- on-one wounds described in the opener “None’ya” to the cultural divide of “Fragile Men.” Even ... -
New securities chief charms investors with public debut
China’s new chief securities regulator is quickly winning over investors, spurring online speculation that his reverence for markets and easy demeanor signal he’ll employ a lighter ... -
News of the World | How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb
The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 — and part of the rising ... -
The Vinous Future – in the Vineyard
The organic movement can trace its roots back to the early 20th century as a reaction against industrial and intensive farming, which was made possible by ... -
Fashion | Chloe shows floral prints, ethnic motifs
High-collared, fluid silhouettes teeming with detail: That’s the recipe at Chloe, which showcased its latest winter collection at Paris Fashion Week yesterday. Some highlights of the ... -
Alibaba sees more China-Hollywood deals after ‘Green Book’ win
After becoming the first Chinese internet company to back a best picture Oscar winner, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is eyeing more Hollywood movies. The company also ... -
Science, technology funding yet to yield results
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has not received any research or development products resulting from the subsidized projects that were approved for funding in ... -
Briefs | One injured in industrial accident
A 37-year-old non-local worker was injured in an industrial accident while working at a construction site located in Cotai. The victim was run over by an ... -
Paul Phua, 14 others absolved in sports betting trial
The Court of First Instance (TJB) has acquitted Malaysian online poker and gambling giant Paul Phua Wei Seng of conducting illegal sports betting during the FIFA ... -
Ho family firm to relinquish land free of charge
A Macau company headed by influential businesswoman Pansy Ho is to concede five parcels of land to the government for its Ká Hó Reservoir extension project in ... -
Residential property prices up 7.5 percent last year
The average price of residential properties in Macau increased by 7.5 percent last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau announced, even as recent policies aimed at ... -
Gastronomy | Top Beijing chefs bring rich tradition of imperial cuisine
When Chef Ivan Li of Family Li Imperial Cuisine visits Chef Liu Guo Zhu of Golden Flower in Wynn Macau, he feels right at home, as ... -
Gaming | Nevada: Wynn Resorts fined USD20m over sex allegations
Casino mogul Steve Wynn’s former company was fined a record USD20 million by Nevada gambling regulators on Tuesday for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct ... -
Hong Kong | The winners and losers in the 2019 budget
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled a modest budget that included cash for tech, a boost for healthcare and a hefty handout to clean up ... -
Opinion | China is catching up to the US on artificial intelligence research
Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore – and exploit – the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology. China is working on an ... -
Economy | First signs of pickup seen, earliest gauges show
China’s economy is showing the first signs of recovery after months of slowdown, as stock and commodity rallies lift confidence. That’s the message from a Bloomberg ... -
China drafts rules on biotech after gene-editing scandal
China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled ... -
Unspoken link to Kim: The woman accused of assassinating his half brother
As North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is feted in Hanoi, a Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating his half brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport just over ... -
Indonesia | Workers dig by hand to free dozens in mine rubble
The collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia buried dozens of people, and rescuers dug desperately with their bare hands and farm tools yesterday to ... -
Hanoi Summit | Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, leaders of two nations with a long history of hostility, opened their second summit yesterday with ... -
Egypt | Train crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25
A speeding railcar crashed into a barrier at Cairo’s main train station, causing its fuel tank to explode and triggering a huge fire that left at ... -
Nigeria | President is re-elected after delayed, bumpy vote
Nigeria’s president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa’s largest democracy yesterday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give ... -
Offbeat | Inarritu picked to head Cannes jury, first Mexican in post
Award-winning Mexican director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu will preside over the jury at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in May. Festival president Pierre Lescure, announcing the choice ...
