Our Desk | The Dunning-Kruger Effect

You may have already been introduced to this psychological theory “coincidently” established in 1999 by then-Cornell University psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for whom the theory is

Rear Window | Killing me softly

If it were a fictional protagonist of a tragedy characterized as sensitive and prone to meek hysterics… this persona, being the judicial system, would shout: they are killing

World Views | What does the apparent Trump-EU trade truce mean for China?

Donald Trump’s surprise trade truce with the European Union has analysts asking, “What does this mean for the trade war with China?” So far there are two very different

Made in Macao | Long-boiled soup – the Chinese secret to health and beauty

A friend who works closely with expatriates in Macao told me that one of the questions she has often been asked is why we Chinese take so long

World Views | Donald Trump’s pointless war of words with Iran

The exchange of rhetorical fire between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Donald Trump was aimed mainly at their respective domestic audiences. Both leaders are under political

Our Desk | According to the law…

The Macau government likes to remind the public that it is conducting its affairs according to the law. Listen to the Secretary for Security or the Secretary

Views on China | Xi’s foreign policy needs a Confucian overhaul

China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the U.S. are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia suspended four

Bizcuits | IPIM rebranded

The lack of transparency and high use of discretion with the residency application and renewal process through Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) have been ongoing and

Girl About Globe | Blast from the past on Italy’s roads

Being hunted down by Italian police, across nations and borders, is not a thing that happens to me much. But I just had a Mafia moment and there’s

Macau Matters | Hotels of the Future

Business and recreational travel have been strongly growing in South-East Asia for many years, and this trend is sure to continue for many years to come as the

World Views | Breaking up Facebook would do more harm than good

Facebook Inc. bestrides the Earth. It attracts nearly 1.5 billion users a day, commands a fifth of global online advertising revenue, and has a market capitalization that exceeds

Opinion | Japan isn’t stepping aside as China steps up

China doesn’t quite have the game sewn up. So bad is the West’s public-relations standing in the era of Trump and Brexit that it’s easy to see Chinese

Rear Window | Rumor-mongers on the watch list

Here we go again heading into normal peak typhoon season! From July all the way to September, people and government departments are keen to prevent the dire consequences

Kapok | Putting a cap

Greece roughly receives the same number of tourists as Macao;  around 32 million per year. Tourism in Greece represents about 20% of GDP and, directly or indirectly,

Made in Macao | The superstition of seven

The number seven has many representations in different cultures. From the biblical point of view, the creation of our world was done in seven days. The Book of

Animal Farm | Jockey Club and the eighth wonder of the world!

Mathematics teaches, as does common sense, that if a major investment of the magnitude of MOP1.5 billion is to be made in a company indebted by Mop1.44 billion,

Our Desk | Why Iceland proved you wrong

As we all know, Iceland and Macau have probably little or virtually nothing in common, so to compare the country with our region would be a meaningless comparison. Still,

Insight | ‘Crime of social alarm’ is in fact a gag order

The new bill on civil protection law, which proposes the establishment of a “crime of social alarm,” represents a new attack on freedom of speech in Macau.

Bizcuits | Waste not, want not

Monday morning’s video of the hygiene worker in Aberdeen, possibly in the employ of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, throwing a bag of rubbish into the

Girl About Globe | Political Football

Why has the picture agency Getty been in trouble during the World Cup?  They created a gallery of photos of attractive female fans. Their post, ‘The hottest fans

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