Yearly Archives: 2019
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Mainland water has powered Macau’s development
For those who still remember what it was like to suffer from water shortages, like 80-year-old Macau resident Lee Zan Dok, fresh and clean water is ... -
Hong Kong | Police overtime bill nears 1 billion HK dollars
Hong Kong police officers have racked up nearly 1 billion Hong Kong dollars in overtime wages and other allowances as they work long hours to handle ... -
Five arrested after man’s death during protest
Hong Kong police arrested three men and two women on Friday in connection with the death of an elderly man during a protest in Sheung Shui ... -
How US-China limited trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot
The limited trade deal that the Trump administration and Beijing announced Friday means Americans will avoid a holiday tax increase on imported toys, clothing and smartphones. ... -
Analysis | Christmas comes early for markets as key risks get taken out
It started last Friday, with a blowout U.S. jobs report that beat all expectations. Then in quick succession late Thursday investors got news that the guns ... -
Briefs | Gangs spreading rumors to exploit pork crisis
Chinese criminal gangs are spreading rumors about the African swine fever to scare farmers into selling pigs for cheaper, according to magazine China Comment. The healthy ... -
AP Exclusive | Beijing reins in Xinjiang after detention camp leaks
The Xinjiang regional government in China’s far west is deleting data, destroying documents, tightening controls on information and has held high-level meetings in response to leaks ... -
New Zealand | Toxic air, gases hamper search for last two volcano victims
A second land search of New Zealand’s volcanic White Island yesterday failed to locate the bodies of the last two victims of an eruption that has ... -
Strong quake kills one, collapses building in the Philippines
A strong earthquake jolted the southern Philippines yesterday, killing at least one person and causing a three-story building to collapse, setting off a search for people ... -
United States | Trump impeachment vote underscores a harshly partisan era
This coming week’s virtually certain House impeachment of President Donald Trump will underscore how Democrats and Republicans have morphed into fiercely divided camps since lawmakers impeached ... -
Boris Johnson urges unity after election win upends Britain
Boris Johnson won an emphatic election victory that redraws the political map of Britain and gives the prime minister the mandate he needs to pull the ... -
Offbeat | Laundromat, car dealership, grotto and pubs used in UK vote
Some citizens in the English city of Oxford could have been forgiven for bringing their dirty laundry with them when they went to their polling station ... -
This Day in History | 1984 Gorbachev visit to Britain a ‘success’
Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, has spent five hours in “very friendly” talks with the British Prime ... -
Belgian carnival removed from UNESCO list over racism row
A famous Belgian carnival was removed from the U.N.’s cultural heritage list on Friday following complaints that its most recent edition contained blatant displays of anti-Semitism. ... -
Tiger Woods caps comeback year by leading emotional team win
The emotions poured out of Tiger Woods, just like they did at Augusta National in the spring, except this felt different. The Masters was for him. ... -
World briefs
THAILAND Several thousand supporters of a popular opposition party in Thailand that is under threat of dissolution rallied in the nation’s capital in one of the ... -
The Buzz | Carrie Lam to update Xi Jinping on HK situation
Hong Kong’s beleaguered Chief Executive Carrie Lam has arrived in Beijing on a trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials, where ... -
Longest UN climate talks end with no deal
Marathon international climate talks closed yesterday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on global carbon markets. After two weeks of negotiations on tackling ... -
World Views | Brussels prepares for its next Brexit punch-up
After a year of gridlock in Westminster that has frustrated the U.K.’s attempts to leave the European Union on amicable terms, British voters have handed Boris ... -
Monday, December 16, 2019 – edition no. 3437
* Another setback in diversification * China-US trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot * A newspaper columnist has amused eco-friendly netizens after ... -
Xi Jinping expected to unveil plans to make financial hub out of Macau
During his visit to Macau next week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to announce a raft of new policies aimed at diversifying the local economy. ... -
Teenagers spend December in rehearsals ahead of handover ceremony
School’s out earlier than usual this December for some local teenagers, who have been asked to step away from the classroom for a large part of ... -
Legislative Assembly | In rare move, Sulu Sou submits own surveillance tech bill
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has submitted a bill to the Legislative Assembly that would restrict the government’s use of particular surveillance technologies. Announced yesterday, the proposed legislation ... -
Researcher wants city to seek more foreign investment
Jean A. Berlie, a Hong Kong-based researcher at The Education University of Hong Kong, launched a book yesterday which features a chapter on Macau’s role in ... -
Briefs | CSG electricity supply to Macau has increased 24-fold
As of December 1, 2019, China Southern Power Grid (CSG) has supplied Macau with more than 50 billion kWh since it began serving the territory, according ... -
The new government | Women in ExCo not an indicator of gender equality trends, says scholar
Incoming Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng this week announced the composition of his advisory board, the Executive Council (ExCo), which is entirely devoid of female members. ... -
Visitor growth expected to grind to a halt in 2020
The local government is not seeing any obvious indications that this year’s significant growth in the number of tourists will extend into the first half of ... -
Health tender opened for Islands Hospital Lab
The government has announced the opening of the public tender for the construction of the main laboratory facility of the Islands District Medical Complex. The announcement ... -
Cinematheque offers free screenings of Christmas films
Cinematheque Passion will be showing two films free-of-charge during Christmas to “warm cinema fans’ hearts,” the arthouse announced yesterday. The two films to be shown are ... -
Higher education | IFT signs curriculum, training agreement with Tencent
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is collaborating with Tencent to enrich the school’s curriculum, jointly explore projects and train talented human resources for the ... -
Macau’s Café E.S. KIMO to attempt HK listing
Hede Holdings, the parent company of Café E.S. KIMO, a Macau-based food and beverage chain, has applied to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s ... -
Hong Kong dollar jumps into strong half of its trading band
Hong Kong’s dollar climbed into the strong half of its trading band against the greenback for the first time since July, boosted by elevated borrowing costs ... -
Hong Kong | Property stocks battered by protests look cheap
Months of protests and a struggling local economy have hammered Hong Kong’s property stocks. Analysts are starting to see a silver lining in valuations. A measure ... -
Zhuhai | Macau’s neighbor aspires to be a model for education
The neighboring city of Zhuhai aims to be an example and a role model in the fields of education and training for the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau ... -
Top HK-Macau affairs official calls for defence against foreign intervention
Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, said that Macau and Hong Kong must defend against external forces ...
