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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
A little more than a decade ago, Hong Kong was the world’s busiest port. Giant vessels competed to get into the city’s berths, waiting to load and unload containers filled
Lately, if you pass Kun Iam Temple, you may bump into some middle-aged or elderly ladies squatting at a corner outside the temple, hitting a paper on the ground as
Zhou Xiaochuan has a lot on his plate. As governor of the People’s Bank of China, the central banker is needed to deal with all manner of economic challenges, from the
One has to admire the persistence of the Pearl Horizon unit buyers in the face of ever decreasing signs of settlement. A total of 250 residents took to the streets
Because of its conflicted nature, journalism has been portrayed by American films since the beginning of the cinema industry. Following the work of a Boston Globe investigative team, this year’s
To paraphrase Scott Chiang, the president of the New Macau Association (NMA), talking to the press after the rather suspicious circumstances of the “suicide by asphyxiation” of the head of
Alienated people can become reckless, but addressing their grievances may win them over. Cue pro-Hong Kong localists and their results in the recent LegCo bi-election and student union elections: They
Ray Tomlinson, the man who created the software to send the first email message between two computers in 1971 died on 5 March 2016 at the age of 74. He
This obvious quote has passed our lips every now and then. Nevertheless, many people keep dreaming about “free lunches” (and dinners) and thinking that the big deal about life is really
Dear Sir, I was more than concerned to hear that BCM are in discussions about closing their Coloane Branch. Seemingly, discussions on this matter take place in Hong Kong. Through your
Once again no pasa nada Macau SAR is shaken by the detainment of a high-ranking and high-profile official for corruption. Like a recurrent curse brought by the downfall and
In this year’s Best Picture movie “Spotlight”, inspired by the work of the investigative reporting section of the Boston Globe – exposing decades-old pedophilia crime inside Boston’s diocese – a
To dismiss arguments for the hiring and promotion of foreign workers, and to justify and support the position that the interests of the resident workforce are paramount, Macau has been
Of the dozens of investments that Alibaba has made over the past few years, purchasing a stake in China’s Caixin Media could be the smartest of all. Media reports today say
We’re going to need some time to digest what happened on Tuesday night on the Republican side. Donald Trump won the most votes. He won the most states. He won
After all the festive parades and light installations of the Spring Festival, the latest hot topic in town should be none other than the joint citywide campaign of Macau’s six
One of the most exciting and promising developments in the history of medical science may bypass the U.S. if Congress fails to act. It needs to lift the ban on
Drowsy German bureaucrats in Hamburg will soon have one less option for a mid-afternoon caffeine jolt, after the city banned single-serve coffee machines such as Nespresso from government buildings. The
The Chinese media have never had much freedom to pursue muckraking stories, or even to dutifully report the facts. Now, President Xi Jinping is going to extraordinary lengths to rein
“Bottoming” is the new buzzword that has been on everyone’s lips for a few months now. It intends to convey the positive outlook that our whole economy could soon be
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