Yearly Archives: 2019
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Services for the elderly signed with Guangdong
The local government has signed a cooperation plan with the Guangdong provincial government regarding services for elderly Macau citizens living across the border. According to Vong ... -
Tourism | Master Plan objectives mostly implemented, claims local authority
Macau’s tourism authority has claimed an implementation rate of 81% concerning the actions and objectives outlined in the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, since the ... -
Zhuhai-Shenzhen link plan revealed
The Zhuhai government has announced plans for a Shenzhen-Zhuhai bridge, suggesting that a bridge crossing the Lingding Channel will be built to connect the two cities, ... -
Macau signs pact with HK on avoidance of double taxation
China’s special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau have signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation arrangement, it was announced this week. Under the arrangement, ... -
Over 700 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat seized in Guangdong
More than 700 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat was seized in several cases by customs in Guangdong Province, local authorities said late last week. The frozen ... -
Hong Kong leader offers no new concessions, risking more violence
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam didn’t make any new concessions to protesters after pro- democracy forces won a landslide in local elections, a move that risks ... -
Besieged HK university finds only one person in search
A Hong Kong university team looking for protesters still hiding after a 10-day siege by police only found one person after six hours. Alexander Wai, vice president ... -
Cinema | Imax bets on Chinese blockbusters as Hollywood’s appeal fades
The Chinese unit of Imax Corp., the world’s largest jumbo-screen cinema platform, is planning to back more local films, shifting away from its dependence on Hollywood ... -
Melco Star Macau youth talent competition promotes Chinese culture
To celebrate the special occasion of this year’s dual anniversaries, Melco Resorts & Entertainment partnered with the National Conditions Education Association (Macau) on Monday night to ... -
Christmas feasts and celebrations at Grand Coloane Resort this December
With just one month to go before Christmas, Grand Coloane Resort has prepared a series of fantastic feasts and happenings for the season to be truly ... -
China says trade envoys agree on phone to continue talks
Top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators have agreed to talks on a preliminary deal for resolving the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies, the ... -
California man tells court he served as agent for Beijing
A former San Francisco Bay Area tour operator agreed yesterday [Macau time] to plead guilty to serving as an unregistered agent for China in exchange for ... -
Xinjiang papers The man behind the detention of one million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: ... -
Indonesia | Police arrests 85 Chinese nationals in phone scam
Indonesian police said yesterday they have arrested 85 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and Internet fraud ring after receiving a tip from Chinese ... -
Philippines | Two Chinese, seven Filipinos arrested in dumping of toxic waste
Two Chinese and seven Filipinos have been arrested for dumping possibly radioactive waste from South Korea in a northwestern Philippine town, officials said yesterday. The National ... -
Albania | Earthquake kills at least 16; rescuers hunt for survivors
Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings yesterday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 16 people ... -
Congo | Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after city’s unrest
Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to protest repeated rebel assaults, the ... -
Religion | Pope visits Jesuit Japan community that could have been his
Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Japan in a very personal way yesterday, spending the morning with his Jesuit confreres in the community that would ... -
Survey | Americans, Germans far apart in views of bilateral relations
Almost three years into the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump, Germans and Americans continue to have notably different perspectives on the relationship between their two countries, ... -
This Day in History | 1990: Tories choose Major for Number 10
John Major is to be Britain’s new prime minister after winning the Conservatives’ leadership election. Mr Major, 47, will visit the Queen at 1030 BST tomorrow ... -
Offbeat | Ruff ride: Florida dog bumps car into motion, gets solo trip
Florida authorities say they responded to a rogue vehicle spinning in reverse around a suburban cul-de-sac with a lone occupant inside: a Black Labrador. News outlets ... -
Gaza man masters rare skill of balancing art
Whenever Mohammed al-Shenbari sees a new object, he quickly tries to find its “balancing point” and make it stand in a way that appears to defy ... -
NAACP Image Awards to be televised on BET for first time
The NAACP Image Awards will be televised for the first time on BET. NAACP and the cable network announced yesterday that the 51st awards ceremony will ... -
Sailing | Ben Ainslie adds SailGP to his America’s Cup chase
Sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie and his main America’s Cup sponsor are taking over the British team for the second season of the SailGP global league. ... -
Japan looking for big ‘medal bounce’ as Olympic host nation
Countries playing host to the Olympics usually get a medal “bounce,” pushed by cheering fans and the advantage of being at home. Mitsugi Ogata also brought ... -
The Buzz | Trump says he stands with Hong Kong protesters
President Donald Trump says he stands with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Trump told reporters yesterday at the White House that is message is “We are ... -
IPO | E-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jump 7% in Hong Kong debut
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jumped 6.6% in their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday, an auspicious start at a time when the former ... -
World Briefs
CHINA-US Top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators have agreed to talks on a preliminary deal for resolving the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies, ... -
World Views | A too-big-to-fail toxic monster. China’s plan C
China’s small bank problem may be about to get a lot bigger. The slowing economy is exposing vulnerabilities built up by years of aggressive lending — and Beijing’s ... -
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 – edition no. 3425
* One app for that | Gov’t wants to merge its ‘smart’presence * Gastronomy highlights Macanese diaspora meeting * Imax bets on Chinese blockbusters as ... -
Crime | Scammers defraud money exchangers with toilet paper and play money
Two illegal currency exchangers fell victim to a money exchange scam in which the scammers used toilet paper and play money as real banknotes, the Judiciary ... -
MUST president becomes first Macau representative at CAE
The President of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), Liu Liang, has become the first Macau representative at the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). ... -
Violent crime continues to grow, rape surges by 68%
Crimes involving some form of violence have recorded a significant increase in Macau over the past nine months. This comes after the presentation of the criminality ... -
Government expects a balanced budget in 2020
The Macau government expects that 2020 will be a balanced year in terms of the budget, with cuts to expenditure to compensate for the expected slowdown ... -
DSAL open to health proof requirement for domestic helpers
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is open to the prospect of requiring non-local workers, in particular domestic helpers, to submit their proof of health. In a ...
