Yearly Archives: 2019
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Property | London, NYC, HK no longer immune to housing slump
In the years since the financial crisis, global cities like London, Hong Kong and New York appeared to defy housing-market cycles, thanks to a concentration of ... -
US | Online gambling reversal puts ‘chill’ on industry
THE U.S. Justice Department’s decision to expand a federal prohibition on internet gambling will cast a pall on the industry as businesses and state lotteries evaluate ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM offers festive menu for lunar new year
During the Lunar New Year, the Chinese restaurants Chun in MGM Cotai and Imperial Court in MGM Macau, will offer two types of traditional “Big Bowl Feast” set between January 30 ... -
China criticizes Trudeau comments on death penalty case
China expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his criticism of a death sentence given to a Canadian accused of drug smuggling ... -
Xie Haojie | Philippines arrests, hands over corruption fugitive
Philippine officials have turned over to China a former government official wanted for alleged economic crime and corruption. Xie Haojie was arrested on Sunday in Manila ... -
US assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan
A mid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon yesterday [Macau time] released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China’s growing military might, underscoring worries ... -
Beijing opposes ban on Huawei products in Taipei institute
The mainland firmly opposes a decision by Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) that bans its employees from using mobile phones and computers produced by mainland-based ... -
India | In life and death, fight against rulers joins Kashmir teens
On a hot day in August, members of a Kashmiri youth soccer team watched their 16-year-old captain, Saqib Bilal Sheikh, and goalkeeper Mudassir Rashid Parray, two ... -
South Korea stops paintings brought from North
South Korean officials said they have stopped businessmen from bringing North Korean paintings into the country that a report said were purchased at an art studio ... -
Kenya | President Kenyatta says all gunmen killed at hotel complex
Kenya’s security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 “innocent lives,” the country’s president said ... -
New Orleans | Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers yesterday [Macau time] ... -
UK | May faces no-confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote today [Macau time], a day after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal by a historic margin. May is ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – ‘Mother of all Battles’ begins
The Gulf War Allies have sent hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq, at the start of Operation Desert Storm. The American, British, French, Saudi ... -
Offbeat | Silicon Valley landlord rents USD1,500 studio to two cats
Two cats are living large at a USD1,500-a-month studio apartment their owner rents for them in Silicon Valley, where a housing shortage has sent rents skyrocketing. ... -
Boxing | Breakfast with Manny Pacquiao on a rainy day in LA
Breakfast at Manny Pacquiao’s house began with a silent prayer, followed by more silence around the big dining room table as his massive entourage waited for ... -
The Buzz | US goverment shutdown: IRS recalls about 46,000 workers
The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the partial government shutdown to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. For now, they’ll ... -
Made in Macao | City of romance?
Lately, I saw some advertisements referring to Macao as the City of Romance. I guess being a City of Creative Gastronomy is not enough to bring ... -
World Economic Forum warns of impact of global tensions
Tensions in international relations and nationalist politics have the potential to further weigh on the global economy this year, organizers of next week’s gathering of business ... -
World Briefs
KOREA North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s biennial defense document published this week. ... -
Thursday, January 17, 2019 – edition no. 3211
* Four-year-old death at hospital not flu-related * Prison almost at full capacity, cameras to be placed in special cells * Air Macau exclusive concession not ... -
Increase of 8 percent in fire cases reported
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) was called less often to respond to several types of incidents over 2018. The 1.3 percent drop was reported yesterday to ... -
CRIME | Mainland man killed in illegal guesthouse
A 47-year-old man from the mainland has been killed in an illegal guesthouse in Taipa at the Edifício Palácio do Sucesso, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. ... -
Guangzhou eyes more cooperation with Macau
Guangzhou mayor Wen Guohui said yesterday that the city is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Macau and Hong Kong to expedite construction of the Greater Bay ... -
Gaming | Analysts offer gloomy January outlook
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has warned that January gross gaming revenue could contract by as much as between 8 and 12 percent year-on-year. If correct, the ... -
Chief Executive affirms support for local media role
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, yesterday pledged to support local media during a lunch with representatives of English and Portuguese-language media. In his speech, Chui ... -
Police detain suspect of theft occurred last month
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has detained the suspect of a theft which occurred on December 21, 2018 at Rua de Santa Clara in Macau’s ... -
Legislative Assembly | Gov’t plans regulations to watch public companies’ finances
The government has revealed to lawmakers that it has plans to establish new regulations to monitor public companies’ financial situations, according to lawmaker Chan Chak Mo. ... -
Air Macau transported nearly 3.3 million passengers in 2018
Air Macau transported 40 percent of the 8.26 million passengers that traveled to the region using the Macau International Airport (MIA) last year, Macau International Airport ... -
G2E to launch FinTech segment to its expo
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia is launching its new show segment, “Financial Technology Asia,” at the 13th edition of the gaming event, which will be held ... -
Briefs | Girl in serious condition due to flu
As of Monday night, a one-year-old local girl is in serious condition after she was diagnosed with the influenza A virus, the Health Bureau (SSM) reported. ... -
Gaming | US: Atlantic City casino revenue up, but newbies hurt others
Two reopened casinos and half a year of sports betting helped push Atlantic City’s casino revenue up 7.5 percent in 2018 to nearly USD2.86 billion, state ... -
Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets
The founder of Huawei, in a new effort to allay Western security concerns, said yesterday that the Chinese tech giant would not comply with Chinese government ... -
Angola | Economy contracted by 1.6pct in the third quarter of 2018
Angola recorded a 1.6 percent economic contraction in the third quarter of 2018 and ended the year with an inflation rate of 18.6 percent, the National ... -
More shipping connections between Cape Verde, Portugal
Boluda Lines, the shipping company of the Boluda Corporación Marítima group from Canarias, on February 1 will increase the frequency of shipping connections between Portugal, Spain ... -
Trade war delaying Chinese automaker’s US plans
The U.S.-China trade war has delayed but not derailed Chinese automaker GAC Motor’s plans to enter the American market, company officials said Monday. Company President Yu ...
