Friday, December 2, 2016 – edition no. 2697

* Official survey | China factory activity rises to 2-year high * Memories of a Macanese * Alexis Tam rolls out plans * Father-daughter duo set for classical recital   DOWNLOAD

Paris’ Secret

* Movies: Jackie * Books: Ruler of the Night" by David Morrell * Music: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars * Wine: The Vinous

In ‘Jackie,’ a fractured Kennedy fable

 History, lately run amok, is ordered with such tidy, forceful finesse by Natalie Portman’s Jacqueline Kennedy in in the piercing “Jackie.” Summoning a journalist to Hyannis Port in 1963,

‘Ruler of the Night’ transports readers to Victorian London

David Morrell’s conclusion to the trilogy featuring Thomas De Quincey is another example of stellar writing and storytelling. In the two previous novels featuring the essayist and opium

Bruno Mars channels ‘90s R&B grooves on ‘24K Magic’

Bruno Mars pays homage to his musical influences with a groovy, R&B- inspired collection that sounds straight outta the ‘90s. “24K Magic” is a party album that recalls

News of the World | Victoria’s Secret rocks Paris with USD3m bra and Lady Gaga

ANGELS IN RED Guests shuffled into the huge steel-and-glass atrium of Paris' Grand Palais to the sound of a string orchestra playing softly from a huge Arc

The Vinous Bel Canto

Covering just under 22,300 sqkm and with a total population of approximately 3.75 million, Tuscany (Toscana) is the fifth largest and ninth most populous amongst Italy’s 20 regions.

Food & Beverage | Cheers! Culture you can drink: Belgian beer gets UN approval

Next time you raise a glass of Belgian beer, rest assured: It’s a cultural experience. UNESCO added Belgian beer to the list of the “Intangible Cultural Heritage

Hong Kong | Disqualified separatist lawmakers lose appeal

Two separatist Hong Kong lawmakers lost their appeal yesterday against a ruling disqualifying them from office because they altered their oaths with an anti-China insult. The Court of

Elections | Law revision triggers alarm over democratic prospects

A revision to Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) Election Law that would bar AL candidates from standing for office if they are found to have violated the territory’s Basic Law,

Briefs | Two local men arrested for shooting air guns in the streets

Two local men were arrested for being in possession of multiple air guns, knives and other weapons, including a samurai sword, mountaineers and a rubber mace. The two

Lawrence Ho plans hotels beyond Macau

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.’s billionaire chairman said he wants to be the first resort operator to use Macau as the launchpad for a global hotel brand, beginning with

MIA welcomes six millionth traveler

Macau International Airport (MIA) celebrated a record-breaking milestone yesterday when it welcomed its six millionth traveler from mainland China.  The local airport has brought in a number

Japan reopens debate on legislation to legalize casinos

Japanese lawmakers reopened debate yesterday on a bill to legalize casinos, opening the possibility the legislation will be passed as soon as next month. Prime Minister

Art | MAM announces ‘Solitude’ as photography theme

The Macao Museum of Art (MAM) has announced the theme of this year’s Macao Arts Window: “Solitude – Photography by Hong Vong Hoi.” The inauguration ceremony

Tourism | Group tours down despite National Day

Visitors on package tours totaled 677,000 in October 2016, according to information released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), down by 19 percent year-on-year and

Gathering of the Macanese Communities | AJM calls on young Macanese in diaspora to have a more active role

The Macanese Youth Association (AJM in the Portuguese acronym) urges Macanese youth living abroad to take a more active role in leading local Associations (Casas de Macau) in

Motors | Electric car factory planned in Arizona to have 2000 workers

Electric car maker Lucid Motors said it will build a manufacturing plant in Arizona that will begin production in 2018 as it looks to compete in the

Lufthansa offers humility, higher pay to pacify pilot conflict

Deutsche Lufthansa AG sought to defuse an escalating pilots strike by offering an improved wage deal as well as a show of humility. The German airline proposed a

Corporate bits | Wynn and MGM launch joint shuttle bus route

  Wynn Resorts (Macau) and MGM China will launch a joint shuttle bus route connecting passengers to the Border Gate, Wynn Macau and MGM Macau in order to

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