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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
An MDT Decisive Moment photograph and a letter to the editor in June lead me in a roundabout way to participate in the Plastic Free July Challenge. Plastic Free July is
Deciding where to conduct a banking transaction is no different from selecting a boarding school for an unruly child. Singapore has long been seen as a solid choice. It didn’t
The entrepreneurs who created the Macau Grand Prix did a wonderful thing, but the government department that has managed it for many years has done nothing to improve on their
Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather
Think China’s plans to build railways across central Asia will be a boon for global trade? Consider this: The mighty Trans-Siberian Railway carried about as much east-west container traffic last year as
Being in France just a few days after the horrendous truck attack that took place in the Southern French city of Nice on Bastille Day, claiming the life of 84
A high-heeled fight is on the horizon. Between Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. At stake: becoming THE destination for female tourists in Asia. Get it on. The fight, the shoe, the
The Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) report on the Iec Long Firecracker Factory land swap is now the talk of the town. Even if, as an opinion maker eloquently puts it,
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has a knack for assessing situations on the strength of a technicality. In its most recent report, the CCAC conveniently found that the government owes no
We have to admit that as far as symbols go, Pandora’s Box - a million problems caused by an unwise interference that is hard to forestall - is combative and
A new sign of the summer holidays arriving are those emails from BNU promoting their foreign banknote online ordering system. In my rare moments of need for currency at this
Singapore’s policy makers have a fondness for boats. Or so it seems from recurring images of “a small vessel in choppy waters” in their descriptions of the island’s economy during turbulent
Like too many older people who have always eaten normal Western diets, I now take pills to control my too high blood pressure. If I had grown up and lived
Japan’s banks have reinvented themselves: In just four years, they’ve found a whole new way to be miserable. In the summer of 2012, Japan watchers were nervously drawing parallels with southern
The report on the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry is a precious tool for the analysis of the status quo in Macau. The 280-page (Portuguese language version) document was
It is indeed always moving to see the rich and powerful coming to the rescue of the rule of law, or more exactly the rule by law, which has to
Is China’s Gilded Age back? Three-and-a-half years after President Xi Jinping started his crackdown on corruption and lavish spending, there are signs that the belle epoque may be ready for
I have often been told that Chinese people, especially those from the mainland, have difficulty understanding the concept of lining-up. They are known for their expertise in pushing their way
Macau’s loss may be other jurisdictions’ gain, but what is more concerning is the gains made by illegal bookmakers who, according to news agency Xinhua, pocketed more than USD2.7 billion
The bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping at the Shenzhen Museum is a little larger than life. But unlike the giant, striding Deng who towers over the city from a hill
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