The Macau International Airport (MIA) has recently passed 20 years since its official opening in November 1995. Since then it has experienced remarkable growth until today, with a couple of
You wouldn’t trust Formula One with a loaded gun, because it would be sure to shoot itself in the foot. The drivers’ derring-do, the adrenaline, the speed, the glitz and
I know this is a recurrent topic and despite the fact that almost everybody has had a few words on the topic, I still think it is necessary to address
Had we the phlegm of a frivolous und exotic glare while watching Hong Kong Legislative Council heating up, we could sort things out with an empty line of narrative common
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a freshly arrived European journalist in Hong Kong who had been told that I was closely following current affairs in Macao and,
If you can hashtag a nightmare, I just had #MakeAHurricaneEightAgain. A bad dream about Donald Trump and typhoons. The cause was the proximity of Typhoon Haima and the third Presidential TV
I am currently teaching a course in research methods but the traditional content, which emphasizes philosophical approaches to research and statistical analysis of research data, is very dry, boring and
There are some pretty baffling weather trends here in Macau. Sometimes it is the rain that occasionally pours on hot sunny days, or the sun that shines brightly in the middle
1. The Shanghai government recently introduced a scheme to attract foreign talent that will allow “high-level foreign professionals” to apply for a Shanghai Residence Card. As the Times reported, the
Australians have a fondness for rogues. Tomes have been written about the Aussie finger-flick at authority. Our naughtiness is generally transparent, with a wink and a nod, even bared bottoms,
When you ask young people in Macao what the biggest cultural phenomenon is these days, most of them would tell you “Pokémon Go.” This gaming app has spread Pokémon mania
The Forum Macau was launched in late 2003 with the purpose of promoting the ‘multilateral co-operation mechanism aimed at consolidating economic and trade exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’. Since
Recently, the Premier of China, Li Keqiang visited Macau for a three-day inspection tour. The Premier said that Macau, despite facing the world’s slow recovery from the economic crisis and
Despite its origin being disputed…the well-known and eternal Taoist saying about giving fish, or teaching how to fish in order to satisfy or kill the hunger, has unlimited potential, so
When then Premier Wen Jiabao visited Macao in November 2010, he reminded the SAR government that “power to operate under the sun” and that it was duty-bound “to spend
China just trounced snooty sommeliers in the 100ml final of the Chardonnay Olympics. That’s millilitres. China’s medal haul in Rio was judged poor – but they don’t lose in booze. The
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
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