Yearly Archives: 2019
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Xiamen | Chinese sea goddess Mazu ‘flies’ to Thailand for cultural exchanges
An airplane departed from Xiamen, a coastal city of Fujian Province yesterday morning, carrying a special passenger – the Chinese sea goddess Mazu (A-Ma). She is ... -
Ferrari aims to entice new clients with Roma coupe
Ferrari unveiled yesterday a new, easy-driving coupe dubbed Roma aimed at attracting buyers who have been intimidated by sports cars and perhaps even the Prancing Horse’s ... -
Internet | Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn
Pope Francis called yesterday for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent ... -
Taiwan opposition candidate backs Hong Kong full democracy
The China-friendly opposition candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election is urging Hong Kong to adopt universal suffrage as the best way of stemming months of anti-government ... -
Tariff war | Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases
A U.S. demand that China spell out how it plans to reach as much as $50 billion in agricultural imports annually has become a sticking point ... -
Germany, France, UK, condemn North Korean missile launches
Germany, France and Britain strongly condemned the dozen sets of ballistic missile launches by North Korea since May and urged Pyongyang to engage in “meaningful negotiations” ... -
Cambodia’s opposition leader in Indonesia ponders next move
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived yesterday in Indonesia to meet some of the country’s lawmakers as he considers when and how to make his ... -
South Korea | Ex-justice minister summoned in financial probe
South Korean prosecutors yesterday summoned the former justice minister as they expand an investigation into corruption allegations surrounding his family that sparked huge protests. Cho Kuk’s ... -
Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public
With historic impeachment hearings underway, Democrats and Republicans are hardening their arguments over the actions of President Donald Trump as they set out to win over ... -
Offbeat | Rescue: ‘Unicorn’ puppy doesn’t notice ‘tail’ growth on head
A rescued puppy is attracting a lot of attention because of his resemblance to a unicorn. The nearly 10-week-old puppy, named Narwhal, has a tail-like appendage ... -
This Day in History | 1985 – Anglo-Irish agreement signed
Britain and the Republic of Ireland have signed a deal giving Dublin a role in Northern Ireland for the first time in more than 60 years. ... -
Life & Style | Laborious saffron harvest unites Moroccan village
A 10-year-old boy calls for the dawn prayer in an isolated village in Morocco’s Atlas mountains, announcing a laborious day racing against the clock to harvest ... -
Yellowstone, Tibet
• Ringed by the world’s tallest mountain ranges, the Tibetan plateau long known as ‘the rooftop of the world’ is now in the crosshairs of China’s ... -
‘Ford v Ferrari’ is a very pleasant (fast) ride
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole ... -
Reflections on writing about the lives of Beckett, Beauvoir
Deirdre Bair has spent her life writing well-received biographies of some of the 20th century’s most fascinating people, including Al Capone and Carl Jung. Yet the ... -
Joanna Connor takes her blues guitar down new paths
Joanna Connor takes her powerful guitar down new paths on “Rise,” an album featuring some jazzier hues, her considerable acoustic skills and even a guest rapper ... -
News of the World | China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau
There’s a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world’s last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags are newly ... -
F&B | Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal’s excrement is no gimmick. The creators of Indlovu Gin, ... -
Q&A | João Saldanha, Creator of Macau GP Legends Collection: ‘To exhibit at the new GP Museum would be a lifetime-achievement’
Graduating from both product and graphic design, João Saldanha has started working for several companies in Portugal in the fields of product design, graphic design, illustration, ... -
Motorcycle GP: Hickman sets the pace in qualifying
Peter Hickman confirmed expectations by emerging the fastest in the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix qualifying session yesterday. Hickman, dubbed as the fastest road racer of our ... -
F3: Hughes ‘shows the claws’ taking provisional pole
Jake Hughes clocked the best lap on the Guia Circuit during the FIA F3 World Cup qualifying session yesterday afternoon, taking the provisional pole for the ... -
GP66 – Schedule – 15TH OF NOVEMBER (FRIDAY) to 17TH OF NOVEMBER (SUNDAY)
15TH OF NOVEMBER (FRIDAY) 6:00 Circuit Closed 6:30 ~ 7:00 Circuit Inspection 7:30 ~ 8:15 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – 53rd Edition – Qualifying 8:50 ~ 9:30 Suncity ... -
Football | European weekend: What to watch in the main leagues
ENGLAND. Arsenal hosts Wolverhampton on Saturday after sliding to fifth in the Premier League by collecting only one point from its last two games. That came ... -
World briefs
CHINA pressed Washington yesterday to roll back punitive tariffs in a tentative trade deal. A tariff cut is an “important condition” for the agreement that is ... -
The Buzz | At least three hurt in California school shooting, gunman sought
At least three people were injured early today [Macau time] during a shooting at a Southern California high school and a search was underway for the ... -
Italian govt set to declare state of emergency in Venice
Italy’s government is set to declare a state of emergency in flood-ravaged Venice, to swiftly secure the historic city funds to repair damage from the highest ... -
Bizcuits | CSR: Sustainability or Regeneration?
The Macau Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Greater China held their first forum as reported in the Times this week. While the main focus ... -
Friday, November 15, 2019 – edition no. 3417
* Mayweather roulette • Champ fights for casinos in Japan Wants rematch vs Pacquiao to break ground * ‘To exhibit at the new GP Museum would ... -
Netizens spin Chui’s review
Netizens wrote quasi-compliments on Chief Executive Chui Sai On’s responses on the withdrawal of two bills from legislation, as he said it was done “out of ... -
MEMORY LANE
The Pooi To Middle School’s primary and kindergarten section [pictured] was originally a three-story neoclassical building constructed between 1910 and 1920. The school was originally named ... -
The Grand Prix also a women’s race
The Macau Grand Prix is known for being the longest-running motorsport event in Asia. Over the years we have become used to recalling the names of ... -
Aviation | AirAsia allegedly rescheduled, cancelled flights this festive season
AirAsia has allegedly cancelled and rescheduled some flights ahead of this upcoming Christmas season, forcing passengers who have booked flights months in advance to either pay ... -
Japan to learn integrated resort operations from Macau
Four Japanese financial experts and prefectural government officials have agreed that Japan has a lot to learn from Macau in terms of the opening and operation ... -
MGM launches new round of SME matching sessions
MGM hosted a new round of SME Business Matching Sessions yesterday at MGM Macau in collaboration with Macao Chamber of Commerce (MCC), and other organizations such ... -
Residents remind gov’t of harmonious urban planning and renewal
Will the project of urban renewal follow the overall plan of the city’s urban planning?” some participants questioned the government at the last public consultation session ...
