Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Legislative Assembly | 15% of households uncooperative in solving water leakage problems
Fifteen out of every 100 house owners or occupants have not cooperated with the Housing Bureau in solving water seepage and leakages in residential units, according ... -
Charity expects HKD1.1m from famine campaign
Macau Famine 2020, a charity campaign including a core event that requires its participants to refrain from eating for 10 hours, is expected to generate about ... -
Series of gov’t events to celebrate CNY
A collection of 27 activities will be held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City ... -
UM expects local economy to contract 3.7% this year
Macau’s economy is expected to contract by 3.7% this year, according to the University of Macau’s 2020 macroeconomic forecast. Yesterday, Kwan Fung, assistant professor of the ... -
Secretary Lei says bond market still under study
Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, has said that the local government is studying ways to enhance the legal framework necessary to support ... -
E-payments widely accepted in Macau
Some 96% of the 176 shops surveyed by the Consumer Council accept e-payments, a survey conducted by the Council has found. The survey was conducted between ... -
Single day crossings narrowly miss half-million mark
Just two weeks after setting a new record, Macau immigration at the Border Gate recorded a new record high in the number of single-day crossings. The ... -
IPIM delegation joined China Expo to promote MICE
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) led a delegation of Macau MICE sector representatives to participate in the 16th China Expo Forum for International ... -
Analysts divided over visitor tax impact
Analysts of the tourism and gaming industries are seemingly divided when it comes to a proposed tax on visitor arrivals in Macau. The views, aired this ... -
Briefs | 71-year-old becomes first influenza fatality
On Monday, the Health Bureau reported the first death related to influenza since January 2019. The deceased, a 71-year-old Macau local resident, had been struggling with ... -
Macau air passengers faced Manila dilemma after cancelled flights
Hundreds of passengers flying between Manila and Macau have been affected by the activity of Taal volcano near the Philippines’ capital, which caused disruption and delays ... -
Huge explosion at Zhuhai petrochemical plant
An explosion occurred at a petrochemical plant in Zhuhai of Guangdong Province around noon yesterday, according to state media China Global Television Network (CGTN). A fire ... -
Guangdong province reports 6.3% economic growth in 2019
Guangdong Province, one of the country’s economic powerhouses, estimated its gross domestic product rose around 6.3% to surpass 10.5 trillion yuan (around $1.52 trillion) in 2019. ... -
Fashion label maker SML explores $500 million sale
SML Group Ltd., a closely held garment label maker for fashion brands and retailers globally, is exploring a sale of the business which could fetch about ... -
HK pins hopes on trade, finance to restore economy
Hong Kong’s government is usually eager to play up the city’s resilience in the face of economic calamity, like the bounce-back after the Asian financial crisis ... -
Chow Tai Fook to shut down about a fifth of its HK stores
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. said it plans to shut about 15 of its Hong Kong stores after their leases expire this year, in a ... -
Yum China to work with CICC, Goldman on HK Listing
Yum China Holdings Inc. is working with China International Capital Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on the preparations of a second listing in Hong Kong, ... -
Xi strikes optimistic tone after riding out trade war with Trump
With China on the verge of signing a deal with Donald Trump to at least temporarily defuse a nearly two-year trade war, Xi Jinping is projecting ... -
Huawei helps China overtake Germany in receiving US patents
Huawei Technologies Co. broke into the top 10 recipients of U.S. patents last year, according to an analysis of filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark ... -
UK’s Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as countries start start building out next-generation ... -
Deputy prime minister calls Japan a nation with single race
Japan’s deputy prime minister described the country as the only one in the world with a single race, language and 2,000-year-old monarchy, sparking criticism that he ... -
US esports firm Super League seals China deal with movie giant
Super League Gaming Inc., a U.S. esports company, is teaming up with Dalian Wanda Group Co. to help host live events in China, the world’s largest ... -
Indonesia: UAE crown prince to lead new capital construction
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince has agreed to lead a committee that will oversee the construction of a new capital city for Indonesia that is estimated ... -
Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighboring Afghanistan, officials ... -
South Korea | Moon could seek exemption of UN sanctions on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday that he could seek exemptions of U.N. sanctions placed on North Korea to bring about improved inter-Korean relations that ... -
Indian state challenges new citizenship law in Supreme Court
The southern Indian state of Kerala yesterday became the first to legally challenge a new citizenship law that has triggered nationwide demonstrations. In a petition to ... -
Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers
A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald ... -
Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests
Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which is playing out in part ... -
This Day in History | 1997 – Princess Diana sparks landmines row
Princess Diana has angered government ministers after calling for an international ban on landmines. Her comments – made during a visit to Angola to see for ... -
Offbeat | Christmas crystal: Man charged with mailing meth to inmate
A man sent some illegal holiday cheer to a woman in jail and he ended up getting arrested himself, officials in a Georgia county say. News ... -
US director Spike Lee to lead Cannes film festival jury
Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and festival organizers hope the provocative American director will “shake things up” at the ... -
Arizona store gives ‘Star Wars’ record back to Mark Hamill
The Force was strong enough at an Arizona store to reunite Luke Skywalker with his long-lost vinyl record. Actor Mark Hamill is praising workers at Bookmans ... -
Football | Barcelona axes manager Valverde in midseason with Liga lead
Barcelona made a rare coaching change midway through the season, replacing Ernesto Valverde with former Real Betis manager Quique Setién on Monday. The move came four ... -
Trump cheered loudly at college football title game
President Donald Trump turned sports fan for an evening as he watched No. 1 Louisiana State University and No. 3 Clemson battle it out in the ... -
The Buzz | German government signs $96 billion rail infrastructure plan
The German government signed a deal yesterday with state-owned train operator Deutsche Bahn to inject almost $100 billion into the country’s rail infrastructure over the next ...
