Yearly Archives: 2019
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English sporting takeover comes with a twist
It’s an English sporting takeover with a twist. Fuelled by the brainpower of foreign coaches, England is going through a dominant spell of success in its ... -
Tennis | Roger Federer delights hometown fans cruising past Tsitsipas
Roger Federer delighted his hometown fans by cruising past Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday. Seeking a 10th career title in ... -
The Buzz | Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has a tiny new namesake. London’s Natural History Museum said Friday that a minute species of beetle is being named “Nelloptodes gretae” ... -
Barcelona | Separatists clash with police after huge rally
Police and violent protesters in Spain’s restive Catalonia region clashed Saturday after a massive rally in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their ... -
World Briefs
CHINA A senior Chinese foreign-exchange regulatory official called for “special attention” to be paid to blockchain as the nation looks to gain advantages from digital finance. ... -
Rear Window | Pride that blinds
Contrary to some (un)conventional wisdom, making the case for the gentle, well-behaved, realistic Macau, as against the fiery and doomed Hong Kong, we think there is ... -
Monday, October 28, 2019 – edition no. 3403
* Hong Kong criticizes ‘gangster cops’ conduct * MUST celebrates rare documents with links to historical canton * 11 nationalities gather for migrants’ day * China’s ... -
Letter to the Editor | Jorge Neto Valente
Jorge Neto Valente’s remarks into microphones and television cameras about a recently reported serious threat to my family (based on a letter I’ve sent to Portuguese ... -
Local lawyers urged to adapt to new challenges
During a legal conference held yesterday at the University of Macau, local lawyers were urged to adapt to new challenges. Assistant Professor from the Faculty of ... -
Skin color is irrelevant to the judiciary, says Rui Cunha
Skin color is not related to the purpose of the judiciary in any part of the world, Rui Cunha, President of the Rui Cunha Foundation, said ... -
Real estate | Parking space purchases are ‘small business’ in Macau
A car park space being sold for a record amount – as it did this week in Hong Kong – is not likely to occur in ... -
Fire Services pledges to strengthen relations with community
The Fire Services (CB) has met with local community associations to reinforce its three security concepts, namely active policing, community policing and proximity policing, following the ... -
Hengqin new port ready to open on December 22
The new border gate between Macau and Zhuhai on Hengqin Island, will be ready for opening on December 22, according to a report by Macao Daily ... -
DSEJ working to extend continuing education subsidy
The possibility of an extension to the government’s Continuing Education Subsidy Program is being considered, an official of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said ... -
Gastronomy | Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants leaves Macau, heads to Japan
After being organized in Macau for the last two years, the eighth year of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards event will take place in Saga Prefecture ... -
The Venetian Macao wins accolade at gaming awards
The Venetian Macao has won ‘Property of the Year’ at the Global Gaming Awards (GGA) held last week in Las Vegas, beating nine other competitors nominated in the same ... -
Britcham Macau | Rebranding will help capitalize on Brexit, Greater Bay winds
The British Chamber of Commerce in Macao, to be known in short as Britcham Macau, celebrated its rebranding last night, with its members toasting to new ... -
Clinic license suspended until December 8
The license of the TaivexMalo Day Hospital has been suspended by the Health Bureau for a total of 90 days, until December 8, the bureau announced ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker doubts fifth Macau-Taipa link plan
Lawmaker Lei Chan U considers the government to be inconsistent and accused it of self-contradiction regarding the construction method for the proposed fifth link between Macau ... -
Hong Kong police already have AI tech that can recognize faces
Hong Kong law enforcement authorities have access to artificial intelligence software that can match faces from any video footage to police databases, but it’s unclear if ... -
Hong Kong | Bargain hunters revel as businesses see life or death
For Kirio Zhou, a native of mainland Chinese city Chongqing, Hong Kong has become a cheap weekend getaway. Since ongoing protests now in their 21st week ... -
HK protesters rally in support of Catalan movement
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were rallying last night in support of separatists in Spain’s Catalonia region, as a Chinese official accused them of colluding with overseas ... -
They took his supercars, but dictator’s son still flaunts riches
Teddy Obiang enjoys the finer things in life. That much is clear from the growing list of assets that authorities on three continents have seized from ... -
St. Regis Macao’s Iridium Spa named the city’s best
The Iridium Spa at The St. Regis Macao has been awarded Macao’s Best Hotel Spa 2019 at the World Spa Awards in Dubai for the fifth ... -
Melco holds sports day with Macau Special Olympics
Melco Resorts & Entertainment supported the Special Olympics Macau (MSO) on the annual collaborative Melco x MSO Sports Day & Track and Field Game last weekend ... -
Gosh! The future is here
• The Tokyo Motor Show opens this week with plenty of futuristic technologies but absent of Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn * Movies: The Lighthouse * Books: ... -
Pattinson and Dafoe shine in ‘The Lighthouse’
Enter “The Lighthouse “ at your own risk. This is a stark, moody, surreal and prolonged descent into seaside madness that will surely not be for ... -
Ali Wong’s Raunchy Humor Charms in ‘Dear Girls’
In comedian Ali Wong’s “Dear Girls,” Wong opens by declaring that she was nervous to write a book because she didn’t feel smart enough. She found ... -
Neil Young back in his ragged glory with ‘Colorado’
Neil Young is back with his old band Crazy Horse in all their ragged glory with “Colorado,” a beautiful, rambling, chaotic howl against climate change, division ... -
News of the World | Tokyo auto show, visions for cars of the future, no Ghosn
The Tokyo Motor Show opens this week with plenty of futuristic technologies but absent one of the auto industry’s hugest influencers: Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. ... -
Friends: Travelog | Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality
With each serving of French press coffee poured delicately into a cup with steamed milk, 21-year-old Afghan refugee Fatemeh Jafari lives out a dream in her ... -
Bolsonaro heads to China amid looming question of Huawei deal
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in China yesterday on a mission to strengthen relations with Beijing amid the looming question of whether the Latin American giant ... -
Party’s biggest meeting of year gives leaders opportunity to talk Hong Kong protests
China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its most important gathering of the year from October 28 to 31, state-run Xinhua News Agency said, giving its leadership ... -
Abe, S. Korean premier agree to keep talking to mend ties
Japan’s prime minister and South Korea’s No. 2 official agreed on the importance of improving ties but made no apparent breakthrough yesterday in the first high-level ... -
Australian judge orders Chinese tycoon to detail wealth
A Chinese billionaire who lost his Australian residency on security grounds was ordered by an Australian judge yesterday to provide details of his wealth in a ...
