Yearly Archives: 2019
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MELCO | Unexpected Encounters
Celebrating the works of contemporary masters, Melco hosts the ‘Unexpected Encounters’ art exhibition at City of Dreams. The exhibition presents City of Dreams’ impressive art collection ... -
MGM | Hua Yuan
MGM is presenting Hua Yuan at MGM COTAI to tell the story of its roots in the art of ink reinvented by advanced technology. Unleashing creativity ... -
Galaxy | GRACE KELLY: From Hollywood to Monaco
As the first Grace Kelly exhibition in Macau, ‘GRACE KELLY: From Hollywood to Monaco: Artists’ Tributes’ at Galaxy Macau displays a series of exceptional collections of ... -
SJM | ART Appreciation Legacy
SJM’s ‘ART • Appreciation • Legacy’ acknowledges cultures of both East and West and plays host to seven multitudinous exhibitions at Grand Lisboa, Lisboa, Oceanus at ... -
Wong Ka Long presents the wanderer
Fernando Pessoa is a famous Portuguese poet and author, whose work was acclaimed with its unique poetic quality and philosophy. A prolific writer, Pessoa authored his ... -
Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks will be held in China next week, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said yesterday [Macau time], raising hopes for renewed ... -
Beijing says US has ‘weaponized’ visas to target exchanges
China yesterday accused the U.S. of having “weaponized” the issuance of visas following the reported inability of a top Chinese space program official to obtain permission ... -
Mu Sochua | Thailand puts crimp in return plans of Cambodian opposition
Thailand has barred a top leader of Cambodia’s opposition party from entering the country, casting doubt on plans for its exiled leaders to return to their ... -
North Korea | UN investigator says 11 million people are undernourished
Food insecurity in North Korea “is at an alarming level,” with nearly half the population — 11 million people — undernourished, the U.N. independent investigator on ... -
USA | Ronaldo asks Las Vegas court to dismiss rape case or OK mediation
Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers have filed court documents asking a U.S. judge in Las Vegas to either dismiss a Nevada woman’s lawsuit alleging the soccer star raped ... -
Chile | Death toll rises to 15 as violence wracks Chile for fifth day
Rioting, arson attacks and violent clashes wracked Chile for a fifth day Tuesday, as the government raised the death toll to 15 in an upheaval ... -
This Day in History | 1945 United Nations Organisation is born
The United Nations Organisation has been formally inaugurated during a short ceremony at the US State Department in Washington. A total of 29 countries ratified the ... -
Offbeat | Anonymous Trump official writing ‘unprecedented’ inside take
The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The book, titled “A Warning”, will come out ... -
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals
Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony ... -
It’s a boy for ‘GIRL’ singer Maren Morris
GIRL” singer Maren Morris announced with some irony that she’s having a boy with husband and singer Ryan Hurd. The Grammy-winning country singer posted of a ... -
Golf | PGA Tour hopes to ‘never leave Japan’
Joining forces with a celebrity tycoon who dreams of going to the moon, the PGA Tour is committed to being in Japan for the long haul ... -
The Buzz | Prince Charles pops in to see Welsh rugby team at World Cup
Over in Japan to attend an enthronement ceremony for the country’s new emperor, Britain’s Prince Charles has popped in to see the Welsh rugby team ahead ... -
Actor Alec Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Democrats
The actor known for his mocking impersonations of Republican President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” campaigned Tuesday for Democratic legislative candidates in a Virginia election ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters formed a human chain at the British Consulate last night to rally support for their cause from the city’s former ... -
The Stranger | Ideologies of intolerance
A professor at the University of Macau (UM) has recently uttered some controversial comments about a certain inclination of “white people” – whom, he clarified, also ... -
Thursday, October 24, 2019 – edition no. 3401
* Beijing mulling next chief • HK protesters may be close to clinching a second demand * ONE YEAR ON | Delta bridge hailed as driver ... -
Visitor arrivals reach 30 million as of September
Visitor arrivals totaled 2.76 million in September 2019, up by 8% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the government, bringing the total to over 30 ... -
MEMORY LANE
Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos De Macau, S.A.R.L., more commonly known as TCM, has been operating in the Macau SAR since 1974, following the inauguration of the ... -
Gaming | October revenue forecast revised on mid-month indicators
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has revised its forecast for October gross gaming revenue upward by 3 percentage points. Analysts at the firm said they expect gaming ... -
Reinvestment is our priority: Sands execs
Sands China is looking at ways it can continue to help build Macau as a World Center for Leisure and Tourism, and its parent company, Las ... -
Health | Minor flu outbreak at Taipa school
Six Primary 2 students studying at the Affiliated School of the University of Macau have been infected with influenza and are now under treatment, but have ... -
Motorsports | Don’t count Sophia Flörsch out of this year’s Macau Grand Prix
German driver Sophia Flörsch’s participation in this year’s FIA Formula 3 World Cup race, to be held on the streets of Macau’s Guia Circuit, has not ... -
Exhibition promotes Guia Circuit through art
The Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is once again holding an art exhibition as part of the association’s activities, aiming to have Macau’s ... -
Higher education | Mutual degree recognition makes further study more convenient
The mutual recognition of tertiary education degrees between mainland China and Macau, and Portugal and Macau has the potential to make processes more convenient for students ... -
MUST to present Tong King Sing biography
The Research Center of Tong King Sing at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is preparing to undertake a biographical study into a specific ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker urges respect for cultural heritage relics
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has urged the local government to respect the religious and cultural background of heritage relics. In an interpellation written to the government ... -
Bank of China hosts exhibition of bank notes
All five sets of the renminbi notes that have ever been issued are currently on exhibition at the Macau Tower as part of a currency exhibition ... -
Extradition | Hong Kong, Taiwan struggle to separate politics from justice
The murder suspect whose case sits at the center of months of violent protests in Hong Kong is set to walk free today, as the city ... -
Guangzhou’s economy grew 6.9% in first three quarters
The gross domestic product of Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, grew by 6.9% in the first nine months this year to reach more than ... -
Briefs | Handouts planned for flights and hotels
The Hong Kong government is planning to announce subsidies for airfares and hotels to help revive tourism in a city that’s been roiled by protests the ...
