FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Traditional theory says a cheaper currency should be good news for an export-dependent nation that’s losing ground to lower-cost rivals. That doesn’t apply in China’s case, and its banks could
The “debutante” Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) announced earlier this month regarding the exit of Motor Race Consultant’s Barry Bland that the “status of this year’s Formula 3 Macau
I am periodically reminded that there is no such thing as a coincidence. Although I’m yet to determine an alternative name for the phenomenon, it’s only in Macau that I’m
Two things that usually come to mind when it comes to Chung Yeung Festival 重陽節 are ancestor-worship and mountain climbing. However, Chung Yeung Festival was not started as a day
After decades without any consistent urban development regulations, the enactment of the Urban Planning Law in 2013 raised the expectations of all stakeholders for how it would positively impact the
It looks like a kind of swampy unease has been spreading among Macau civil society. And it has been affecting everybody, indeed, from the traditional Legislative Assembly-based democrats, to the
A week ago, HK01, a Hong Kong-based Chinese online newspaper cooperating with The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists revealed that our Chief Executive, Fernando Chui Sai On, and his legislator
I have two left feet. They came in a box, from Adidas. This formed part of the hassle involved in the purchase of trainers. Did you know there are trainers for
Among investors and economists who study China, few arguments are more contentious than growth - more specifically, how to measure it. Officially, China’s economy has been growing at an annualized
Here in Macau, I seldom hear nor see residents discriminate each other, may it be against age, physical features or career; but apparently, some non-Chinese residing in the city tend
Europe is over-banked. Mario Draghi knows it; John Cryan knows it; even Twitter knows it. So it’s a shame that euro zone bank mergers still look so painful. There’s clearly little
A topic close to my heart, and coincidentally commented on by a number of friends and colleagues this week and again tangentially in this column by Jenny Lao-Phillips yesterday, is
A non-resident of Macao once commented with envy on the many public holidays we enjoy in this Special Administrative Region. I remember that when he wondered aloud what we “Macaoians”
Macau’s immigration authorities are well known for their strict views and heavy-handed enforcement of immigration laws in the Territory. Anyone caught doing any kind of work in Macau without a
I often hear people complaining how terribly Macau ranks in terms of English language usage. “Hong Kong speaks English, here no one does.” Does this criticism sound familiar to you?
Trade agreements are stalled or collapsing. Brexit won. World trade volume is slowing down. Has globalization hit a wall? Not exactly. Globalization isn’t so much slowing as it is taking new
Out of the blue, or at least through an unannounced decision made quietly and carefully, Chui Sai On changed the policy of making any MSAR Chief Executive official visit a
As Kenneth Chan, a former Civic Party legislator, puts it with a sarcastic bitter-sweet smile: advocating “universal suffrage” and “greater democracy” is not “sexy” anymore in Hong Kong, people want
I spent much of last week at a fashion event in Hong Kong, where Chinese domestic style brands talked of global ambitions. But, at this time of mooncakes, I’m struck that
I note with interest the recent sit-in by a subcontractor complaining about construction and progress payment delays on the project to develop a new prison at Ka Ho on Coloane
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