Monthly Archives: August 2024
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Recovery dragged down by property slump and weak consumption in July
A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China’s economic recovery in July, according to data released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Unemployment ... -
Country in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit
With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking to get ... -
Kishida will not seek another term, new prime minister in September
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for ... -
Iran Police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation
On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely ... -
1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in ... -
‘Jackpot!’ has a winning star in Awkwafina but never pays off
Finally, a movie for everyone who read Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and wished it had been a comedy. Paul Feig’s “Jackpot!” is a farcical twist on ... -
Beabadoobee’s third album offers up breezy pop basics
This should be automatic. An effortlessly cool English alt-pop performer who has opened for Taylor Swift releases an album produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, and ... -
British Heritage and Delicious Delights
One of only one hundred declared monuments in Hong Kong, The Magistracy has been given a new life by Black Sheep Restaurants after 40 years of ... -
Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared
Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released yesterday shows its people also feel the best equipped to ... -
China will limit exports of antimony, a mineral used in batteries, weapons
China’s Commerce Ministry announced yesterday that it will restrict exports of a mineral used in a wide range of products from batteries to weapons. Export controls ... -
Raising retirement age won’t solve China’s demographic problem, immigration might
China’s recent decision to raise the retirement age is a response to its looming demographic crisis, driven by an aging population and shrinking workforce. The Communist ... -
Friday, August 16, 2024 – edition no. 4547
* OneMarriage — The Macau One mobile platform has launched its ‘One-Stop Marriage’ and ‘One-Stop Birth’ services, revolutionizing how residents handle key life events * Weather ... -
Lawmaker: Robots should replace workers for competitiveness
Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai has advocated the replacement of certain worker tasks with robots to increase Macau’s competitiveness. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly yesterday before the ... -
Olympic hype can promote sports and health, lawmakers say
Several members of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have urged the government to harness the enthusiasm generated by the Olympic Games to promote sports and healthy lifestyles. ... -
Lawrence Ho downplays money exchange crackdown on soft revenues
Melco Resorts Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho has attributed the recent softness in Macau’s gaming market to factors like the Euro 24 football championships and the ... -
Suspect arrested for multiple thefts on buses
After recent thefts reported on public transport, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has arrested a 33-year-old unemployed man from mainland China for suspected involvement in ... -
Kam Pek Market to launch first phase with 10 food stalls by year-end
In a move to revitalize the historic Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (San Ma Lou), SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM) unveiled its plans for the Kam Pek Market ... -
Olympic stars to headline WTT champions tournament
Some of the world’s top table tennis players, including Olympic gold medalists, will compete at the WTT Champions Macao tournament from Sept. 9-15. The event will ... -
Court verifies results of CE Election Committee
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has officially verified and published the results of the general vote for the election of members to the Chief Executive ... -
Guangdong to issue RMB2.5b bonds, benefiting Hengqin
The Guangdong government will issue RMB2.5 billion (MOP2.8 billion) worth of offshore local government bonds in Macau later this month. The bonds, which will be offered ... -
Mainland driver arrested for RMB32,000 currency exchange fraud
A 38-year-old mainland male driver was arrested on suspicion of committing fraud by assisting in a currency exchange scam, involving a total of RMB32,000. The victim ... -
Paradise Entertainment expects profit rebound in 2024
Paradise Entertainment Limited has announced it expects to return to profitability, driven by higher casino management and Live Multi-Game (LMG) revenues. According to the company’s preliminary ... -
Macau rakes in MOP6.4 billion in gaming taxes
In the first seven months of the year, gaming tax revenue reached nearly MOP51.62 billion, marking a 15.2% increase from the same period last year, according ... -
An election in Kiribati triggers Western alarm about Beijing’s sway in Pacific atoll nation
People in Kiribati went to the polls yesterday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising ... -
Yangtze River’s warming headwaters to present challenges, researchers say
The headwaters of the Yangtze, China’s longest river, are expected to become warmer and more humid, which will pose multiple challenges, Chinese researchers have warned. They ... -
Prime Minister Srettha removed from office by a court order over an ethics violation
A court in Thailand yesterday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after the court-ordered dissolution of ... -
Food bank distributes candy made from a lethal amount of methamphetamine
A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after ... -
How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, ... -
1965 Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising
At least 28 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. Armed National Guards have been deployed on ... -
Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry
Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound ... -
Olympics with a short field delivers stars on the podium and compelling golf
Take a small field and eliminate about half of them for not having a realistic chance of winning and it sounds like it could be a ... -
Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air ... -
Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the ... -
International students will offer a big boost to the US economy
Of the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around ... -
Thursday, August 15, 2024 – edition no. 4546
* Bots for Workers — Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai pushes for robot adoption in workplaces to boost local competitiveness * AL Plenary | Olympic hype can ...
