Yearly Archives: 2019
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United States, China leave next steps for trade talks unclear
The United States and China gave no indication of their next step after wrapping up talks aimed at resolving a tariff fight that threatens to chill ... -
Two biggest economies seek rare soft landing feat amid trade war
The world’s two biggest economies are separately struggling to come in for unparalleled, simultaneous soft landings, an effort complicated by the trade war they’re waging at ... -
US apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp
A U.S. supplier of t-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties yesterday [Macau time] with a Chinese company that drew workers from an ... -
North Korea | Kim looking to ‘achieve results’ in second summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly told the leader of his only major ally, China, that he wants to “achieve results” on the nuclear ... -
South Korean leader urges bolder steps from North Korea, US
South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to take bolder disarmament measures that the United States should then reward, suggesting yesterday he wants harsh sanctions ... -
Nepal, Japan agree to resume commercial flights
Japan and Nepal agreed to allow state-run Nepal Airlines to resume flights between the two Asian nations. The agreement was signed Wednesday at the beginning of ... -
Australia | Man arrested over asbestos consulate packages
Australian police arrested a man after 38 packages allegedly containing asbestos were sent to foreign consulates in the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Savas Avan, ... -
Maduro era is endurance test as Venezuela’s lifelines fall away
President Nicolas Maduro’s second term is officially six years. However, it will endure only as long as Venezuela’s moribund economy allows. The 56-year-old successor to the ... -
Spain | Far-right Vox party allies with mainstream rivals
Spain’s far-right Vox party has edged toward the political mainstream, dropping its more extremist positions to help form a regional government in Andalusia as far-right parties ... -
Offbeat | Austrian train workers rescue wild goat buried in snowdrift
Austrian train workers have shut down their track clearing operations to rescue a mountain goat after seeing it get buried in a deluge of snow they ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – BA dirty tricks against Virgin cost £3m
British Airways has ended one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history in a humiliating climb-down. At the High Court Christopher Clarke ... -
Football | Asian Cup | Thailand beats Bahrain in Asian Cup after changing coaches
Changing the manager had an immediate benefit for Thailand as it won only its second of 22 matches at the Asian Cup yesterday. Chanathip Songkrasin scored ... -
Figo and Kaka in Pakistan to launch World Football Stars event
Football greats Luis Figo and Kaka arrived in Pakistan yesterday to launch the World Football Stars event in a country more known for its cricket. A ... -
Youth Olympics in 2020 aims to overcome Swiss bid skeptics
After voters in Switzerland rejected three Olympic bids since 2013, the city that’s home to the IOC headquarters will still stage a Winter Games in one ... -
Qatari broadcaster asks Italy to move football game from Saudi
Qatari state-owned sports broadcaster beIN has asked Italy’s football league not to play a showpiece match in Saudi Arabia, accusing the country of backing the pirating ... -
World briefs
THAILAND Four paramilitary volunteers were killed yesterday while guarding a school in southern Thailand, the latest of several recent attacks in a region troubled by a Muslim ... -
The Buzz | Suspect faces court in Belgium over Jewish museum attack
The trial of a man accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014 after fighting alongside extremists in Syria started ... -
Holympics | Vatican launches track team of Swiss Guards, nuns
The Vatican launched an official track team yesterday with the aim of competing in international competitions as part of an agreement signed with the Italian Olympic ... -
Kapok | Opaque and unaccountable
How many times have you heard the assertion “information is power”? Then, if politics is not only understood literally or even figuratively, and yet, on the ... -
Friday, January 11, 2019 – edition no. 3207
* Steve Vickers report | Gov’t to deal with all concessions at once * Animal rights | Canidrome paid MOP25m fine over greyhounds * Nam Van ... -
Three is a crowd
• Israel is trying to end an old custom, for the first time prosecuting suspected Bedouin polygamists * Movies: Cold War * Books: “The First Conspiracy: ... -
In ‘Cold War,’ a love exiled by communism
Joanna Kulig plays the role of a striking, sultry blonde named Zuzanna, or Zula It took “Aquaman” two and a half hours just to put a ... -
‘The First Conspiracy’ unspools plot on Washington in 1776
George Washington faced some big problems as he tried to fortify New York City against British forces in the summer of 1776. His ragtag army was ... -
Eddie Palmieri’s latest will move you to dance
It might be the winter season for the U.S., but Eddie Palmieri brings the sunshine and warmth with his latest album, “Mi Luz Mayor.” The Spanish ... -
News Of The World | No more than one wife: Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband walked out and took a second wife. She hasn’t seen ... -
The Stateside Spirit
Comparatively unchained by customs and traditions, the great U.S. of A. boasts arguably the widest range of whiskey styles anywhere on earth. Having said that, bourbon ... -
food & beverage | Key tips on how to avoid making your tabbouleh salad soggy
Tabbouleh is a signature Levantine salad made of bulgur, parsley, tomato, and onion steeped in a penetrating mint and lemon dressing. We started by salting the ... -
First edition of the Macao Cup International Regatta kicks off today
The first-ever edition of the Macao Cup International Regatta kicks off today and will run until Sunday, with 20 teams divided into two different competitions. Up ... -
Gaming and hotel employees’ skills competition to be held next week
The first Macau Integrated Tourism and Leisure Enterprise Vocational Skills Competition will kick off next Tuesday, the Macao Federation of Trade Unions announced this week. The ... -
LRT Taipa section to open in second half of this year
The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) issued a statement on Tuesday announcing that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will open in the second half of 2019. The ... -
ANM calls for probe on delayed annulment of Ocean World plot
The New Macau Association (ANM) handed a petition letter to the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday, urging lawmakers to investigate the government’s delay in terminating the land ... -
466 overloaded vehicle cases recorded in 2018
A total of 466 cases involving overloaded vehicles were recorded throughout 2018, according to statistics released yesterday by the Public Security Police Force (PSP). In 2018, the ... -
HK buyers exceed local buyers in properties bought in Hengqin
For the first time, there are more Hong Kong residents purchasing properties in Hengqin than Macau residents, the Centaline Property (Macau) revealed yesterday during a press conference ... -
‘Gate of Understanding’ revamp to start soon
The “Gate of Understanding” (Portas do Entendimento), a monument erected in the 1990s in the Sai Van area to symbolize Luso-Chinese relations, will be finally given a ... -
Chan Kai Chon appointed as IC deputy-director
Chan Kai Chon has been appointed the new deputy-director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, according to a dispatch published in the government official gazette. His term ...
