Yearly Archives: 2019
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Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’ dropped from Berlin film festival
The latest film from famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has been dropped from the Berlin film festival for what the festival described as technical reasons. A ... -
North Korea | K-pop and fancy sneakers: Kim Jong Un’s cultural revolution
Dancers in hot pants. Factories pumping out Air Jordan lookalikes. TV dramas that are actually fun to watch. North Korean pop culture, long dismissed by critics ... -
South Korea | Lawmaker won’t apologize for Japan emperor remarks
The speaker of South Korea’s parliament said he had no intention to apologize for his comments about Japan’s emperor, suggesting the issue could continue to stoke ... -
Thailand | Party fighting for survival after gaffe with princess
The Thai political party that took the unprecedented and ultimately unsuccessful step of nominating a member of the royal family as its candidate for prime minister ... -
India | Short circuit likely caused deadly hotel fire
A fire at a budget hotel in India’s capital that killed 17 people was likely caused by a short circuit, police said yesterday. No foul play is ... -
Iran | Supreme leader says any talks with US can only ‘harm’
Iran’s supreme leader said yesterday that any negotiations with the U.S. “will bring nothing but material and spiritual harm” in remarks just ahead of an American-led ... -
Dutch fishermen try to avert EU ban on electric shocks
Dutch fishermen protested Tuesday outside parliament in a last-ditch attempt to avert a European Union ban on the practice of using electric shocks to stun fish ... -
Brazil | Slow-going restoration at fire-gutted museum
Five months after fire gutted Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum, the site that once held some of the nation’s greatest treasures remains a ruin of scorched walls, ... -
Spain | Budget defeat puts center-left government on ropes
Catalan separatist and right-wing lawmakers in the Spanish parliament’s lower house rejected yesterday the ruling Socialist government’s 2019 budget plan, likely paving the way for Prime ... -
Swiss set quotas for UK citizens in event of no-deal Brexit
British citizens hoping to work in Switzerland will face immigration quotas, just like people from countries such as Canada or Japan, in the event of a ... -
This Day in History | 1945 Thousands of bombs destroy Dresden
British and US bombers have dropped hundreds of thousands of explosives on the German city of Dresden. The city is reported to be a vital command ... -
Offbeat | Gucci creative head breaks silence over ‘blackface’ sweater
Gucci’s creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an USD890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention. Alessandro Michele, a design force at ... -
Champions League | PSG inflicts Solskjaer’s 1st United loss
When the reality check came for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, it wasn’t even handed out by a full- strength Paris Saint-Germain. A 2-0 victory ... -
In France, footballers fight workplace bullying in court
As it does with many footballers, the day finally came when Anatole Ngamukol’s club told the attacker it was time for him to move on. Embarking ... -
The Buzz | Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner
A purse containing a prom invitation, photos and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while ... -
Philippines | Agents arrest journalist critical of president
The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was arrested yesterday by government agents in a libel ... -
World Briefs
EAST TIMOR An American missionary who was a hero in East Timor for founding children’s shelters that have operated for more than two decades has been expelled ... -
Girl About Globe | How China could end Rain and Snow – and avoid Typhoons
William is one of the top three names for newborn boys in the USA. Under Trump, it seems more and more people are making a Will. ... -
Thursday, February 14, 2019 – edition no. 3228
* Ho Iat Seng admits CE candidacy * Thailand on course to disband party that nominated princess * Greyhound adoptions underway * Proposed update on extradition ... -
Lawyer’s assailants to stand trial after years of legal wrangling
The two men who assaulted a Macau lawyer in a shocking broad daylight attack in 2013 will stand trial on June 3, after a lengthy legal ... -
Monetary Authority | China-US trade tensions to impact local economy
GROWING trade tensions between China and the U.S. are likely to affect Macau’s economic performance this year in a negative way. That is one of the ... -
Health | 436 smoking lounges approved since year began
Twenty-seven casinos received approval to set up smoking lounges since the start of 2019, according to the Health Bureau (SSM). So far this year, the SSM ... -
Groups say some migrants face ‘slavery-like conditions’
SEVERAL groups of migrant workers gathered yesterday at the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) calling for a review of policies on domestic workers including an outdated housing ... -
Sou submits opposition to AL committee’s secret meetings
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has submitted a written opposition to the chairman of the Legislative Assembly (AL) regarding the alleged secret meeting of the AL’s Committee of ... -
Airport sets new record in daily passenger volume
The Macau International Airport (MIA) had the busiest Spring Festival in 2019 with a new record set in daily passenger volume in this period, the MIA ... -
Tourist Police to deploy six more vehicles this year
Tourist Police officials have admitted that language barriers remain the main obstacle for them when on duty, citing the presence of visitors from the mainland who ... -
Crime | Man scammed over request for prostitution via social network
A 20-year-old mainland man was reportedly scammed out of MOP8,848 in total over a request for the provision of sex by a prostitute, a Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Experts divided about impact of proposed Zhuhai-Shenzhen bridge on HKZMB
Some economic commentators and experts have expressed fears that plans for a Zhuhai-Shenzhen bridge would impact traffic on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge, while others say ... -
Technology | The promise of 5G wireless – speed, hype, risk
A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people. To industry proponents, it’s the next huge innovation in wireless internet. To the U.S. government, ... -
Retail | Gucci owner’s growth shows Chinese aren’t done with luxury goods
Kering’s Gucci label continued to outpace competitors in the fourth quarter, giving another signal that Chinese appetite for luxury goods remains healthy. Fourth-quarter sales at Gucci ... -
Angola to close trade representations abroad, including Macau
Angola’s trade representations abroad will be closed by February 28 following an order issued by the Ministry of Trade and signed by Minister Jofre Van-Dúnem Júnior. ... -
São Tomé and Príncipe | China negotiations for port construction are ‘advanced’
Negotiations with China for the construction of a “multipurpose” commercial port in São Tomé and Príncipe “are at a very advanced stage,” São Tomé’s Minister of ... -
Pompeo warns eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian meddling
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday invoked the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries in Central and Eastern Europe to resist ... -
US warns Hungary, other allies to shun business with Huawei
The United States may be forced to scale back certain operations in Europe and elsewhere if countries continue to do business with the Chinese telecommunications company ... -
Uighurs to China: Post a video of my missing relatives, too
Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group are calling on China to post videos of their relatives who have disappeared into a vast system of internment ...
