Yearly Archives: 2020
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News of the World | The Australian Dream is dying in the wildfires
The fabric of Australian life, that sun-licked, healthy, outdoor way of living that has drawn people to the continent for decades, is under assault. The unprecedented ... -
F&B | Starbucks says hold the milk to reduce carbon footprint
To cut your morning coffee’s carbon footprint, skip the Frappuccino and take a plain black espresso. Adding whipped cream to millions of Starbucks Corp. drinks emits ... -
Hallmark media CEO leaves, month after same-sex ad backlash
The head of Hallmark’s media business is leaving the company after 11 years, just a month after its flagship Hallmark Channel faced an outcry over a ... -
Football – EPL | ‘This isn’t good enough’: Solskjaer’s Man United loses again
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows how badly he’s doing at Manchester United. However, the manager can’t seem to find any solutions. “When you’re at Man United there’s ... -
World briefs
SINGAPORE The outbreak of a SARS-like virus that’s killed at least 17 people appeared in the Asian financial hub of Singapore, as Chinese health officials scrambled to halt its ... -
The Buzz | Police bust ring accused of smuggling 10,000 migrants to UK
French and Dutch police have arrested 23 suspected members of a criminal network that has smuggled as many as 10,000 migrants from France to Britain, according ... -
‘Magic’ gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again
A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist João Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gift ... -
Bizcuits | Values: The World We Want
Another show of superfluous consumption has given us the Wuhan coronavirus, threatening to knock on our doors and anything we contact. Sanitation of public facilities and ... -
Friday, January 24, 2020 – edition no. 3461
* Tourism board cancels Lunar New Year events * Chief Executive: tourists still welcome, but casinos could close * Australian dream dying in the wildfires ... -
First case of coronavirus infection confirmed in Macau
A visitor from Wuhan was yesterday confirmed as the first case of the novel coronavirus in Macau. Yesterday, the local government held a press conference to ... -
Transport operators instructed to guard against pneumonia
Additional hygiene measures, including regular disinfection and ventilation, have been introduced to local public transport operators as a means of controlling the potential spread of the ... -
Health authorities to distribute 20 million masks to handle shortage
Health authorities will distribute 20 million surgical face masks and restrict the conditions of their sale in order to handle a shortage that has affected nearly ... -
Commentator: lack of political roadmap makes gov’t manifesto implausible
Political commentator Eric Sautedé said yesterday that the electoral platform of Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng mostly closely resembles a “shopping list” in that it is ... -
Macau youth might turn to streets in ‘5 to 10 years’
A public administration professor from the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) says that local youngsters might turn to the streets in “5 to 10 years” to demand ... -
Gov’t hopes to revitalize Inner Harbor area with Wanzai ferry route
The reopening of the ferry route between the Inner Harbor and the Wanzai Port in Zhuhai, set to take place today, is expected to help revitalize ... -
Melco: catalyzing Christmas and Lunar New Year opportunities for Macau’s local SMEs
Supporting local Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) businesses through various events for the Christmas holiday season and Chinese New Year, Melco Resorts and Entertainment continues contributing ... -
Australia | Lawrence Ho, James Packer to appear in casino inquisition
Local casino operator Lawrence Ho and his ex-business partner, Australian James Packer, have been subpoenaed by an Australian court to be witnesses in a wide-ranking “casino ... -
Japan | Scandal may delay policy for selecting casino cities
The formation of a policy for selecting casino resort cities in Japan may be delayed following the arrest of a ruling party lawmaker on suspicion of ... -
Macau casino profit seen to fall as Xi’s visit crimped arrivals
Macau casino operators are expected to show quarterly profit declining about 2.5% when they start reporting results this month, according to analysts’ forecast. Three out of ... -
Briefs | Macau hotels popular during CNY, say analysts
High room prices and full bookings across many Cotai hotels and resorts is an indicator that the territory will welcome a large number of visitors this ... -
Hong Kong | Burberry becomes latest victim of political protests
Burberry Group Plc became the latest victim of the Hong Kong protests as sales in that market dropped in half over the Christmas quarter, while growing ... -
Hong Kong | Mainland buyers cool on property following protests
Mainland Chinese, once the driving force behind Hong Kong’s stratospheric home prices, are now shunning the city after months of protests. Inquiries for Hong Kong properties ... -
World Economic Forum | Xi Jinping isn’t tightening China’s grip on HK, according to Carrie Lam
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered personal assurances that he wouldn’t use protests in Hong Kong as an excuse to increase Beijing’s control over the city, Chief ... -
EU gives governments scope for bans on some 5G suppliers
The European Union will advise member states to consider banning some suppliers from parts of their 5G networks, in a policy document that may give them ... -
Tencent offers 27% premium to take over game maker Funcom
Chinese giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. offered to buy Funcom NV in an all-cash offer that values the Norwegian game developer at 1.33 billion kroner ($148 million) ... -
HK broadcaster TVB soars as chairman to resign, sell stake
Television Broadcasts Ltd., Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster, gained the most in almost three years after saying its chairman would quit and sell his stake in Young ... -
Taiwan urges China to release all information on new virus
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen urged China yesterday to release all information about the outbreak of a new virus and work with Taiwan on curbing its spread. ... -
Tour agencies: N. Korea bans foreign tourists over new virus
North Korea has banned foreign tourists to guard against the spread of a new virus from China, tour operators in China said. Foreign travel to North ... -
Huawei’s CEO dismisses looming threat of a US escalation
Huawei Technologies Co. founder Ren Zhengfei shrugged off the threat the U.S. will impose even stricter sanctions against his company, saying he was confident China’s largest ... -
Wife: Ex-Interpol boss jailed for reformist views
In her first comments about her husband’s jail sentence, the wife of the former Interpol president imprisoned in China has dismissed his bribery conviction as “a ... -
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
India’s top court yesterday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that ... -
Singapore says Asia’s at ‘turning point’ as US, China face off
The first-phase trade deal between the U.S. and China doesn’t signal an end to tensions between the world’s top two economies, according to Singapore Prime Minister ... -
UN experts: Jeff Bezos phone hack shows link to Saudi prince
The phone of Amazon billionaire and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince ... -
This Day in History | 1973 Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal
The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce “peace with honour” in Vietnam. Statements issued simultaneously in Washington and Hanoi confirmed the ... -
Offbeat | Cold-stunned iguanas expected to fall from Florida trees
The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents ...
