Friday, June 15, 2018 – edition no. 3065

* Protest against road traffic law tomorrow * Taiwan official praises SARS * Pansy Ho receives highest French order of merit * Migrant groups cry foul   DOWNLOAD

Volcano tourism in Guatemala | Living with a generous monster

  • Volcano tourism is the life blood of some villages in Guatemala. For locals it is a question of learning to live with a generous monster. * Movies: Incredibles 2 * Book:

FAMILY FUN AND INSIGHT IN SPRIGHTLY ‘INCREDIBLES 2’

The Incredibles writer/director Brad Bird has said that his characters’ powers are all born of stereotypes. Dad is strong, mom is stretched in a million directions, teenage girls put up

An inside look at the writing, production of ‘The Simpsons’

When television's longest-running cartoon show first hit the airwaves, most of its writers and producers gave it six weeks at best. The one optimist in the crew figured it might

Travelog | Tourism at a Guatemala volcano: Visitors feel the heat from the still-smoldering lava

  Tourists reached out to feel the heat from the still-smoldering lava, tossed sticks to see them burst into flames or watched a guide toast marshmallows on hot rocks as they

The Yellow Wine from France

The annual Le French GourMay tends to feature single wine regions as official themes, e.g. Bourgogne in 2013, Vallée du Rhône in 2014, Alsace in 2016 and Champagne in 2017,

Food and Beverage | De Niro’s Nobu Hospitality aims at USD1 billion in sales

Nobu Hospitality LLC, the sushi restaurant and luxury hotel chain founded by Robert De Niro, chef Nobu Matsuhisa and movie producer Meir Teper, expects to reach USD1 billion in

Urban Planning Committee members criticize plans for Zone A

The Urban Planning Committee (CPU) gathered for a plenary meeting yesterday with several topics on the agenda, among them the presentation of projects and

Owner runs antique shop more as a passion than business

When people think about antiques, probably one of the first images to cross their minds is that of auctions and collectible products known worldwide. In Macau

Taiwan wants to attract more tourists from the SARs

While Macau is attempting to find a solution to become a world tourism and leisure center, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung city and Penghu County are offering several options for a richer

Damaged cars crowding limited parking spaces

A number of flood-damaged vehicles are crowding Macau’s underground car parks, reports the South China Morning Post, while parking spaces in the small city continue to command

Festival between China and Lusophone countries to be held next month

The first edition of “Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese- speaking Countries” will be held in July, and will feature activities

Letter to the editor | Anthony Bourdain: An ambassador of the people, lost to memory

Dear Editor, “People are generally nice… if you’re nice” (Anthony Bourdain in an interview with Money Magazine) Writer, travel raconteur and celebrity chef

UM and Zhejiang University sign medical cooperation agreement

The University of Macau (UM) and Zhejiang University (ZU) recently signed an agreement on collaboration in the field of life sciences. Under the agreement, both parties will

Chui hails HKZMB as proof of ‘advanced building capabilities’

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, said the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) was an example of the country’s advanced capability in building key, large-scale, infrastructure.

Gaming | Shuttered USD2.4b Atlantic City casino readies for second chance

For months, there was little, if any, sign that Atlantic City’s former Revel casino, a USD2 billion bust, was getting ready to reopen. Colorado developer Bruce

Now the personal injury lawyers have scooters in their sights

Bird Rides Inc. and other scooter startups have drawn fire from pedestrian advocates, politicians and annoyed citizens. Now they have a new nemesis: personal-injury lawyers.

Corporate Bits | Apple to open second store in Cotai

A chromed Apple logo and two lines of Chinese text can be seen on the façade, along with a phrase in Chinese which roughly translates to

PRC influence in Pacific parried with subsea cable

Australia announced yesterday it will help fund a new telecommunications cable stretching from Sydney to the Solomon Islands, squeezing out a bid by Huawei

BRIC inventor says G-7 ‘irrelevant’ as China and India left out

Donald Trump was right to call for a shakeup in the Group of Seven membership. He just picked the wrong emerging market to add, according to

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