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

Friday, October 14, 2016 – edition no. 2663

* Municipal body ‘with no political power’ raises many questions * Local musician makes it in the mainland * MGM kicks off 11-day Oktoberfest * Property developer confident in Macau’s market   DOWNLOAD

Dylan wins Nobel Lit. | The times they are a-changin’

* Movies: 'The Accountant * Books: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis * Music: Big Boat  by Phish * Wine: The Danubian Spirit * Food & beverage: Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly   DOWNLOAD

A superhero CPA in Ben Affleck’s ‘The Accountant’

The bean counter cometh. In Gavin O'Connor's "The Accountant," starring Ben Affleck, the paper-pushing CPA — roughly the exact opposite of Schwarzenegger or Stallone — gets his shot at action hero

‘The Dollhouse’ is as much about a place as about people

Built in 1927, the 23-story Barbizon Hotel for Women on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, served as a home away from home for actresses, models and other women seeking

Phish delivers uneven effort on ‘Big Boat’

Phish will not be remembered for its studio releases and "Big Boat" shows why. Bookended with a couple of duds, obfuscating some real gems in between, the Vermont-based jam band's 13th

News of the World | Some lyrics from Bob Dylan songs

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature yesterday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for "having created

The Danubian Spirit

The German-speaking area of Europe – from east to west Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Alsace – are revered for their noble Riesling; less well-known is their fine Schnaps, the majority

Food & Beverage | Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly

How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills: Live musicians and flowers, check. Award-winning cuisine, check. Beer and wine pairings

The times they are a-changin’: Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited the American musician for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Here's one of

Ministerial Conference | New role: A platform for financial cooperation

The final event of yesterday’s Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum for the Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries was an entrepreneur conference focused on financial transactions

Ministerial Conference | Development and Cooperation Fund headquarters relocated to Macau

The Fund for Development Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries – officially set up in 2013 with USD1 billion in funding – will move its headquarters from Beijing to

Portugal open to China investment in Azores as US sway wanes

Portugal is welcoming non-military Chinese engagement in the Azores to help develop the logistical and research potential of the mid-Atlantic island chain. The growing Chinese influence on the archipelago is worrying

Li Keqiang | ‘I had meaningful conversations with many Macau residents’

The Premier of China has said that the central government is confident that the outlook for Macau will continue to be bright. Before leaving Macau, Li Keqiang said yesterday that Macau

Lusophone ties to increase with cooperation fund headquarters move

During a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and people from different sectors of the community held at the Macao East Asian Games Dome, Susana Chou – a member of

IPM launches Joint Machine Translation Laboratory

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa presided over the opening ceremony of the Joint Machine Translation (MT) Laboratory and the launch of two Portuguese books at Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Tuesday. Costa

IFT Café to organize art exhibitions until it goes private

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) Café will organize art exhibitions until the café eventually tranistions to private ownership, IFT Public Relations Officer Chu Siu Heng told the Times yesterday. Chu’s

Survey | Residents’ confidence in economy improves

The Macau University of Science and Technology’s consumer index indicates that Macau consumers’ confidence increased in the third quarter of the year. It also shows that confidence in the local

Environment | 558 trees listed as protected plants

The government recently added 558 of the region’s existing tree species to an old tree and wood protection list. The notice was signed by the Chief Executive and published in

COOPERATION | CE to attend Pan-PRD meeting in Nanchang

Chief Executive Chui Sai On leaves today for Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province to attend the 2016 Pan- Pearl River Delta Regional Cooperation Chief Executive Joint Conference. He is accompanied by a government

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