Yearly Archives: 2020
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World Views | FDA risks sacrificing its standards for speed
Today’s Food and Drug Administration moves much faster than it used to. That may not always be a good thing. A review of drug approvals by ... -
Monday, January 20, 2020 – edition no. 3457
* Blood donors to be screened for travel history * Sinulog becomes fundraiser for Taal Volcano victims * Xi Jinping’s fight with US only just ... -
Do not be quick to judge Chinese medicine, scholar says
A researcher specializing in Chinese medicine has called on the public not to judge the effectiveness of Chinese medicine before learning about the subject. Yesterday, the ... -
Celebrated Matilda adaptation coming to Macau this April
The Macau Cultural Center (CCM) will present a theater adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel, Matilda, this April, to be accompanied with original music and ... -
Lawmaker urges Audit Commission to review government companies
The role of the Government’s Audit Commission is to supervise the performance of publicly-funded companies, lawmakers Leong Sun Iok and Ella Lei told a press conference ... -
Health authorities prepare CNY contingency plans for Wuhan outbreak
The local government has established contingency plans to deal with the possible detection of the Wuhan pneumonia over the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, in light ... -
MP officially charges Jackson Chang for series of crimes
The former president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang has been officially charged for several crimes including corruption, money laundering and ... -
Tourist Price Index for fourth quarter falls 0.22%
The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased by 0.22% year-on-year to 139.50, according to the latest data from the Statistics and ... -
Former IAM official sentenced to four years for abuse of power
The former head of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) Division of Inspection and Veterinary Control, Choi U Fai, was sentenced to four years in prison for ... -
Melco to pay CNY bonus today
Melco Resorts & Entertainment yesterday announced that a one-month discretionary bonus will be paid to all eligible non-management employees today. As cited in a press release, ... -
Netizen loses breath in smoky staircase
Smoke emitted from burning paper offerings filled the staircase of a condominium building, causing a resident breathing difficulty, a social media post noted. The author of ... -
Gov’t calls for urgent legislation on hazardous goods storage
Legislation covering hazardous products is urgently needed, the Office of the Secretary for Security said in a statement released on Wednesday. The office said that Macau’s ... -
TurboJet pay cut prompts lawmaker action
Lawmaker Ella Lei is suggesting that TurboJet employees, who are reportedly facing pay cuts, inform themselves of their legal rights. TurboJet, an operator of ferry services ... -
Briefs | Frequency of buses to Cotai to be cut during Chinese New Year
Four bus routes to Cotai will see their frequency reduced during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The four bus routes affected are 59, 71, 72, ... -
Hong Kong is months behind on tax collection
Hong Kong is behind on its taxes. Hundreds of thousands of residents are still waiting in January for their salaries tax bills, which normally start to ... -
Kyle Bass’s doomsday call on HK isn’t convincing markets
Kyle Bass is convinced Hong Kong is headed for a financial crisis, and he’s warning investors every chance he gets. Few seem to be listening. The ... -
Carrie Lam says special status can endure beyond 2047
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the ‘“one country, two systems’’ framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after ... -
Briefs | Macau, HK deputies briefed on top legislature’s work
China’s top legislature Wednesday briefed deputies from Hong Kong and Macau to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on its major work in 2019 and the ... -
China policies keep Europe firms from Belt and Road, report says
European companies have been largely excluded from President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative due to the dominant role of China’s state-owned enterprises and opaque bidding ... -
Technology | Specter of more US restrictions weighs on Huawei
The so-called phase-one U.S.-China trade pact has done little to allay fears about Huawei Technologies Co.’s prospects and those of its key suppliers, two analyst research ... -
US, China sign phase one of trade deal
The U.S. and China signed what they billed as the first phase of a broader trade pact yesterday [Macau time] amid persistent questions over whether President ... -
Patient in Japan confirmed as having new virus from China
Japan’s government said yesterday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of ... -
Taiwan holds latest military drills following elections
Taiwanese marines staged drills yesterday as part of a series of military exercises following the reelection of pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen. The exercises focused on neutralizing ... -
India asks China to avoid raising Kashmir dispute at UN
India yesterday asked China to avoid raising the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Security Council, insisting it is a bilateral matter between India and ... -
US envoy surprised that N. Korea didn’t give ‘Christmas gift’
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea said yesterday he was surprised and pleased that North Korea did not give the U.S. an unwelcome “Christmas gift” because ... -
Ghosn’s Japan lawyer quits after client’s flight to Lebanon
One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after his client fled the country. Junichiro Hironaka had ... -
Poland, Lithuania vow to resist Russian historical offensive
Poland and Lithuania are working together to defend themselves against a Russian historical offensive that seeks to minimize Soviet responsibility for the outbreak of World War ... -
This Day in History | 1994 Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles
A huge earthquake has rocked Los Angeles, killing more than 20 people. The earthquake, which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale and lasted for 40 seconds, ... -
Offbeat | ‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request
Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes. An electronic road sign that ... -
Apple can’t keep FBI out of its iPhones
• The U.S. intelligence service is capable of exploiting security vulnerabilities to hack into older iPhone models without Apple Inc.’s help. That won’t end the ... -
‘Dolittle,’ with Robert Downey Jr., is a disaster
Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something. The century of human history since Hugh Lofting, in 1920, created his eccentric veterinarian ... -
Cat-and-mouse game skillfully told in debut novel
When Elizabeth Pfautz was a child in Pennsylvania, her twin sister was lured away by a stranger, never to be seen again. Years later, in 1941, ... -
Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on ‘El Dorado’
Marcus King’s solo debut is an enticing mix of deep soul, rock and country in the best Southern traditions. King, though just 23 years old, has ... -
News of the World | The FBI can unlock Florida terrorist’s iPhones without Apple
The FBI is pressing Apple Inc. to help it break into a terrorist’s iPhones, but the government can hack into the devices without the technology giant, ... -
F&B | For bartenders, ‘Dry January’ is the time to get weird
Dave Arnold has been called the “mad genius” of bartenders, and Existing Conditions, his latest cocktail den in New York’s Greenwich Village, doesn’t disappoint: Arnold and ...
