Yearly Archives: 2020
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Pearl River sets freight volume record
The freight volume of south China’s Pearl River exceeded 1 billion tonnes in 2019, setting a new record, second only to that of Yangtze River in ... -
Hong Kong | United takes $90 million charge on demand drag
United Airlines Holdings Inc. is taking a $90 million (HKD700 million) non-cash charge in the 2019 fourth quarter to account for a steep drop in demand ... -
Disney faces pressure to help ease HK housing crisis
Walt Disney Co. is the latest company under pressure to help alleviate Hong Kong’s housing woes that have been partly blamed for months of unrest in ... -
Amazon, Intel and Ford want to harvest your data while you drive
CES has long been a showcase for automotive gadgetry and a chance for tech companies to pitch their gear to carmakers. This year, the consumer electronics ... -
Wynn crafts special gifts for Year of the Golden Rat
To celebrate the Year of the Golden Rat, master chefs at Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Cotai have carefully crafted a series of special Chinese New ... -
Shanghainese festive flavors at Hotel Royal Macau
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, Catalpa Garden of Hotel Royal Macau is inviting guests to celebrate the Year of the Rat with its ... -
Indonesia will not negotiate its sovereignty in South China Sea
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Natuna Islands yesterday amid renewed tensions with China over the lucrative fishing waters that lie between Malaysia and Borneo. Jokowi, as ... -
South Korea reports 1st possible case of viral pneumonia
South Korea has put a 36-year-old Chinese woman under isolated treatment amid concerns that she brought back a form of viral pneumonia that has sickened dozens ... -
Commercial airlines reroute flights amid U.S.-Iran tensions
Commercial airlines on yesterday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The flight restrictions ... -
Malaysia | Graft buster: Voice clips show cover-up by ex-PM
Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday released a series of audio recordings allegedly showing former Prime Minister Najib Razak seeking help from Abu Dhabi’s crown prince and colluding ... -
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176
A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed yesterday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of ... -
This Day in History | 2005 Abbas triumphs in Palestinian elections
Early indications in the Palestinian presidential elections show former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is set to win by a comfortable margin. Polling closed at 1900 GMT, ... -
Offbeat | Two men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket
Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. ... -
The Art of Giving | Modern Philanthropy. Will Macau lead the way to greater imagination?
The time of the pioneers of modern philanthropy has passed, when giving was a social act made easy by the empty space left over by a ... -
Celebs donate millions to help Australia wildfire efforts
Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor who plays Thor ... -
Jason Biggs savors his lasting ‘American Pie’ connection
Jason Biggs has no regrets about being indelibly linked to “American Pie,” the rowdy 1999 adolescent sex comedy. “It changed my life, and it’s the reason ... -
Basketball | Davis bruises lower back in Lakers’ 117-87 win over Knicks
Anthony Davis left in the third quarter after bruising his lower back on a painful fall during the Los Angeles Lakers’ sixth straight victory, 117-87 over ... -
Performer injured in Olympic ceremony rehearsal accident
A performer has been hospitalized after an accident at a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne. The International Olympic Committee ... -
The Buzz | Body found in landing gear of Ivory Coast to France flight
The body of a stowaway was found in the landing gear of an Air France flight from Ivory Coast to Paris, the airline said Wednesday. The ... -
EU chief warns UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal
The president of the European Commission warned Britain on Wednesday that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union’s market after Brexit unless ... -
World Briefs
IRAN A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed yesterday just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts ... -
World Views | Boeing’s max crisis takes a costly turn
The airplane maker on Tuesday said it would recommend pilots undergo flight-simulator training on its 737 Max before the embattled plane returns to service, reversing ... -
Thursday, January 9, 2020 – edition no. 3450
* Property prices resist delta bridge effect * Gov’t mulls work exemption for Grand Prix days * Chui thought likely to follow Edmund Ho into ... -
Long-delayed Ká Hó Prison construction still years away
The director of the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC), Cheng Fong Meng, reported on the progress of the construction of Ká Hó Prison yesterday on the sidelines ... -
Memory Lane
These two photographs show a snapshot of how Rua do Almirante Sergio, an important road in Macau’s Inner Harbor district, has changed over the course of ... -
Briefs | Ella Lei asks about urban planning
Lawmaker Ella Lei has asked the local government about the urban master plan. Lei accused Macau’s urban planning draft process of being slow, specifically accusing the ... -
Light rail incident reports to be managed by operating firm
The operating company behind the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) service will be primarily responsible for releasing incident reports in future, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak ... -
Higher education | Ho Iat Seng discusses further cooperation with Jinan University
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met with a delegation from Jinan University on Monday to discuss matters relating to the development of higher education and the ... -
Gov’t to consolidate charges for notary services
The various existing fees and charges for notary services will be compiled into a single charge to be posted on the website of the Legal Affairs ... -
External loans dropped 3.7%
Domestic loans to the private sector grew 0.4% from last month to 516.5 billion patacas, whereas external loans fell 3.7% to 551.5 billion patacas, according to ... -
Economy Secretary commends Macao Chamber’s SME initiative
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has commended the Macao Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to cultivate small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Lei made the ... -
Gaming | Nomura estimates January GGR will be ‘roughly flat’
Nomura banking group’s Instinet LLC predicts that the city’s casino gross gaming revenue will be “roughly flat” in January, as total revenue for the first five ... -
Health Bureau approves more casino smoking lounges
The Health Bureau (SSM) approved 11 casino smoking lounges in December 2019, increasing the number of new-style smoking lounges in the city’s gaming venues to 642. ... -
Arts | Second phase of ‘The Long Journey’ exhibition on display
The second phase of “The Long Journey” exhibition series, “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City and Maritime Silk Road” and “Cultural and Creative Products from the ... -
HK parents eye Singapore schools as protests linger
North London Collegiate School has been educating girls in the British capital since the days of Queen Victoria. These days, it’s looking further afield – to ...
