Macau Matters | Toxic lifestyles

I believe that most people now accept that modern Western diets heavy in protein, sugar and salt combined with sedentary living behaviours are highly toxic, leading to obesity, heart problems,

Our Desk | Paris and the Palace

Two new mega resorts opened in Cotai during the late summer: The Parisian Macao and Wynn Palace. But why has one been off to a sluggish start while the other

World Views | Japan may be too scared of failure to succeed

Of all of the scary economic data that routinely streams out of Japan, this statistic should terrify you: USD800 million. That’s the total value of venture capital deals completed in

Bizcuits | What happened to austerity?

Cost creep is insidious. The insanity of prices of food in our little town just hit home. Price pressures sneak up unannounced until there’s a moment of comparison to a

Legal Wise by MdME | Opportunities for the aviation industry and beyond

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

Sports Views | F1’s buffoonery ruins a perfectly good product

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

Our Desk | The Difference is (not) Macau!

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

Rear Window | Squaring the circle

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

Kapok | Being ill-equipped

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,

Girl About Globe | Trump and Typhoons

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

Macau Matters | Buying by app

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

Our Desk | T8 at its finest

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

Insight | Giving way to demagogic demands

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

Bizcuits | Crowned rogue

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,

Made in Macao | Can Pokémon thrive in Macao?

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

Legal Wise | Finally, Macau as a platform?

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

Our Desk | Again, diversify the economy

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

Rear Window | Best friends forever

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

Kapok | Plus ça change…

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

Girl About Globe | China triumphs in Chardonnay Olympics

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

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