The Buzz | Canada blocks Aecon takeover by Chinese state-owned firm

The Canadian government has blocked the proposed takeover of the Aecon Group Inc. construction company by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, citing reasons of national security. Economic Development

On the Money Credit cards to perfect targeting programs

Credit card companies are taking the next step in using their points programs to influence what millions of customers buy, going as far as influencing

Bizcuits | The Expat Awards

It is the season for relatively new business awards. This month the names of winners in the inaugural G2E Asia Awards were published, and in its 4th year

Friday, May 25, 2018 – edition no. 3054

* Pearl Horizon buyers shun gov’t proposal * Bridge expected to bring crowds * Vegas strike would have far reaching effect * MH17 missile ‘from Russia’   DOWNLOAD

What’s new at theme parks this Summer

* Book: Little Disasters by Randall Klein * Music: Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes * Wine: Rosé is the New Black * F&B: Reuben pizza   DOWNLOAD

In ‘Ibiza’ a summer comedy, streaming at home

So long a staple of the moviegoing experience, the summer comedy has fallen on hard times. There are hardly any on this season’s release schedule, and one

Two couples navigate infidelity, chaos in ‘Little Disasters’

The shared birthday of their sons initially connects Michael and Rebecca to Paul and Jenny. While the women labor, the husbands introduce themselves, sharing a smoke and shot of

Shawn Mendes fragile and soulful on self-titled CD

The month of May is turning into a banner one for album releases from young, good- looking, sensitive singer-songwriters blessed with awesome falsettos. First came Charlie Puth and

Travelog | Wonder Woman coaster, Pixar Pier add thrills to parks

Orlando, Florida, doesn’t have a lock on theme park news this summer. Sure, Toy Story Land at Disney World and a new “Fast & Furious”

Rosé is the New Black

May is the month when trees, vines, parking tickets (at least in Macao) and women are blossoming. (Women are last on my list but first in my heart; I

Kitchenwise | Reuben pizza feeds a party without lots of time, cash

With the end of the school year looming, the proud parents of any number of soon-to-be-minted graduates are wondering how to pull off a celebratory party

Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea

In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un today (Thursday), citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent

Gov’t to build on Pearl Horizon land, buyers allowed to acquire new units

The government will build on the land plot known as the “Pearl Horizon” in the Areia Preta district at its own expense, as stated yesterday afternoon

Public libraries | Audit report slams book acquisition management

In a report released yesterday, the Commission of Audit (CA) slammed the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) for its management of the acquisition of books

April tourist arrivals increase 8 percent

Tourist arrivals totalled 2,960,879 in April 2018, up by 8 percent year-on-year and 8.3 percent month-to-month. According to information from the Statistics and Census Service

Drunken Dragon Festival returns

The traditional Drunken Dragon Festival kicked off on Tuesday, featuring a Chinese drunken dragon performance, sacrifice offering, as well as providing dragon boat rice to audiences.

Urban renewal laws: each topic to be reviewed separately

The laws for urban renewal will be established independently for each urban renewal topic, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário revealed yesterday after an

Tourism | MGTO head elected PATA secretary/treasurer

Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) chief Helena de Senna Fernandes has been elected to be Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) “secretary/treasurer”.  The election was held while

Briefs | Local claims loss of RMB1.7 million to phone scam

A roughly 40-year-old local woman claimed to have lost RMB1.7 million in a phone scam, the Judiciary Police reported earlier this week. The woman said she received a

Gaming | Suncity purchase just a rumor, says Beijing Imperial owner

A rumor that Alvin Chau’s Suncity Group Holdings Ltd had acquired the troubled Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel and Greek Mythology Casino was quashed yesterday in a filing

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