Yearly Archives: 2019
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Xi Jinping says Hong Kong faced ‘grimmest’ challenge in 2019
President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong this year faced its “grimmest and most complicated” situation since returning to Chinese rule, urging the city to come back ... -
Hong Kong | Ad campaign touts protest-stricken city’s freedoms
Hong Kong authorities have taken out an advertisement overseas for the second time in three months, aiming to reassure the world that the Asian financial hub ... -
Aviation | Boeing considers halting production of 737 Max
Boeing Co. dropped the most in nearly two months on news that the company is weighing a temporary production halt for the grounded 737 Max. With ... -
Cantopop band The Wynners returns to The Venetian Macao
Popular Cantopop The Wynners will return to the Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao on February 1, 2020, to perform “Suncity Group Presents: The Wynners Chinese ... -
St. Regis Macao launches new family traditions program
The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central is delighted to launch the next evolution in the St. Regis Family Traditions Program featuring a ‘Chá Gordo Macanese Afternoon ... -
Xinjiang | Chinese TV pulls Arsenal game coverage after Ozil criticism
Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticized Beijing’s brutal ... -
Trade War | Trump deal buys Xi time before next US-China battle
For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the phase-one trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t exactly a reason to pop open the champagne. After months of ... -
First group of Chinese immersion students enter high school
Tamblyn Lonergan remembers crying at the kitchen table when she was in fourth grade as she told her parents how difficult it was to learn Chinese. ... -
India | Opposition building against citizenship law
Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the ... -
Japan | Former official sentenced for killing reclusive son
A Tokyo court sentenced a former senior government official to six years in prison yesterday for fatally stabbing his socially reclusive son with a kitchen knife. ... -
UK | PM Johnson to welcome new lawmakers, get Brexit rolling
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to give a pep talk yesterday to a new group of Conservative Party lawmakers as he begins his push ... -
Germany | Merkel mulls how to attract skilled labor from outside EU
Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting top German business and union officials early today [Macau time] to discuss how to attract skilled workers from outside the European ... -
France | Transport workers enter new week of strikes over pension changes
French transport strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system entered their twelfth day yesterday as French president Emmanuel Macron’s government remains determined to push ... -
Offbeat | Wandering camel, cow, donkey to be featured in live Nativity
A camel, cow and donkey that were found roaming together along a Kansas road have been booked to appear in a Christmas Nativity scene. The trio ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – Mary Bell found guilty of double killing
An 11-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in detention after being found guilty at Newcastle Assizes of the manslaughter of two small boys. Mary Bell ... -
In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads
The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a “wrong decision,” said it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from ... -
Football | Ronaldo scores 2 as Juventus beats Udinese in Serie A
JUVENTUS 3, UDINESE 1 Cristiano Ronaldo is back to his imperious best. The Juventus forward scored twice over the weekend to help the Bianconeri to a ... -
Boxing | Fury changes trainers ahead of Wilder rematch; Crawford unbeaten
Tyson Fury has changed trainers two months before his likely heavyweight rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Fury split with Ben Davison after two years and ... -
World briefs
CHINA’s government said Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil was “blinded and misled” when he criticized Beijing’s crackdown on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang. The government said Ozil was ... -
The Buzz | Putin hails Russian arms sales abroad
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that arms sales abroad have continued to increase over the past year. Speaking yesterday at a meeting with top officials, Putin ... -
WWII allies, ex-enemy Germany mark 75th Battle of the Bulge
Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked yesterday the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II ... -
Macau Matters | River Trash Collection
One of the things I love about the World Wide Web is how you can serendipitously find interesting information and technologies. I especially like finding things ... -
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 – edition no. 3438
* Lawmakers review 20 years of autonomy * Checkpoints enforced on mega bridge, Zhuhai confirms arrest * Fitch has reaffirmed the SAR’s credit ratings but ... -
Chui calls on civil servants to lend support to next gov’t
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has called on Macau’s civil servants to provide the incoming administration with their full support and to present new ideas and ... -
Briefs | Casino dealer caught misappropriating gambling chips
A casino dealer was arrested after she defrauded her employer with the help of a gambler, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported last Friday. The 39-year-old female ... -
Former IPIM director reinstated as senior technician
The former director of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Glória Batalha Ung, has been reinstated in her professional duties after a period of ... -
Setback for diversification as casino influence grows
Gaming and junket activities accounted for over half of Macau’s industrial structure last year, in yet another setback in the city’s goal of building a diversified ... -
Economy thought to have shrunk 5.2% this year, EIU says
Macau’s economy will contract at a rate of 5.2% in 2019, according to the latest forecast from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a significant drop from ... -
Database for underground pipes, cables to be improved
A database on the arrangement and condition of underground pipes and cables will continue to be improved in future, pledged Macau’s Cartography and Cadastre Bureau. In ... -
Environment | Men carrying reusable bags look comical, accuses columnist
The sight of a strong, masculine man carrying a reusable shopping bag with takeaway food looks comical, a local writer wrote in his newspaper column. The ... -
Police disrupt Outer Harbor currency exchange operation
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested three suspects for carrying out illegal currency exchange activities in casinos. The arrests were made during a nighttime operation conducted ... -
Youth workshop held to instill respect for heritage
The Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) have collaborated on a one-day workshop to educate young people on the conservation of World ... -
Macau planetary lab to boost China’s deep space exploration
Macau’s first space exploration satellite has been named Macao Science 1, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam announced yesterday at the opening ceremony of ... -
Gov’t concludes Art Macao coverage was satisfactory
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has concluded that the media coverage of the Art Macao event held earlier this year was satisfactory in both traditional ... -
Briefs | Guangdong to raise allowances for unsupported children
Guangdong Province will improve basic services and social protection for de facto unsupported children by raising their cost of living allowances. According to the provincial department ...
