China has two very good reasons to slow the gusher of cheap money that continues to flood its economy. The first, obviously, is to prevent the kind of financial implosion
My last article (Feb 3) pointed out the growing global problem of support for the elderly and identified some inadequacies in the related healthcare and social services in Macau. I
The government makes a great deal of noise about cultural industries; dashing to set up new competitions, installations, film festivals and so forth, while throwing its financial backing behind anything
Apparently, the opening schedule of the bridge over the Pearl River Delta has been compromised by a set of defective pillars, thus delaying the long dreamed connectivity between the SARs
Behind the statistics reported yesterday in MDT and Human Resource Office comments on the necessity of skilled non-resident workers, there is a piece of the puzzle missing about Macau’s working
The number of riots in Hong Kong over the last 50 years could be counted on one hand. A thorough examination of the causes of the most recent is needed,
Between a sharp economic downturn and corruption scandals, Chileans haven’t had a lot to celebrate lately. So when Chilean authorities announced that China had become the country’s biggest buyer of
Chinese New Year, as with any other holiday, passes in the blink of an eye. After the Lunar New Year, there used to be another important celebration, Yuen Siu 元宵,
The expression is not new; in fact, you probably don’t have a clear idea about how old it is. According to some sources the idea expressed by the phrase “Use
In the early hours of the first day of the Year of the Monkey (February 8), I visited the A-Ma Temple and witnessed a memorable moment. The night was misty
What just happened in Hong Kong should not leave us indifferent, and deserves better than short rehashes of the most police-friendly article of the South China Morning Post or anxiety-conjuring
For the New Macau Association leadership and one of its veteran founders, it’s definitely an “auf wiedersehen!” The departure of Au Kam San came as no surprise, given the differences
Macau has a way of giving us crazy life experiences if you so choose to take advantage of the gifts this pearl of a region presents from time to time.
On to New Hampshire. But first, before it fades, here’s what’s in the rear-view mirror in Iowa. 1. For the Democrats, there are two ways of interpreting what was basically a
The Legislative Council Finance committee looks set to approve the additional funding needed for the world’s most expensive high-speed rail without waiting for the council’s public works subcommittee’s approval, required
Along with many other parts of the world, Macau has to cope with a growing elderly population. Continuing improvements in healthcare and food availability mean that people are living longer,
For a president who famously advocated for a world without nuclear weapons, Barack Obama has done a lot to keep the U.S. nuclear arsenal intact. That’s not a criticism –
Has the world entered a period in which economies simply won’t grow at the rate they once did? Radical as the thought may seem, it might not be radical enough. A
Reports released by any audit commission anywhere are often written in a dreary, matter-of-fact style, and deal with topics that, although of general interest and direct taxpayer concern, seldom capture
You’d be forgiven for missing this footnote from the Conference Board’s latest economic outlook: “This year’s Global Economic Outlook uses an alternate series of GDP estimates for China, which adjusts for overstated
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