John Lewis to receive Liberty Medal for civil rights work

U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will be honored today with Philadelphia’s Liberty Medal for his dedication to civil rights. In announcing the award in June, National Constitution Center CEO

Our Desk – The choice of English

I often hear people complaining how terribly Macau ranks in terms of English language usage. “Hong Kong speaks English, here no one does.” Does this criticism sound familiar to you?

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 – edition no. 2647

* Plight of SE Asian domestic workers highlighted at United Nations summit * 50-year-old man killed during argument * Razon plans new casino in manila * Stiglitz cites china trade risk   DOWNLOAD

Probe underway in Manhattan explosion that left 29 injured

An explosion rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood and injured 29 people, and a suspicious device discovered blocks away was safely removed early yesterday. Mayor Bill de Blasio ruled out any

Philippine Consulate commences Sunday operations

The Philippine Consulate General in the region has re-commenced its consular services on Sundays, after several Filipino associations demanded its service to operate on weekends. The consulate, including its attached agencies,

‘Sports for All Day’ held once more

The initiative “Sports for All Day” took place once again on Saturday at Tap Seac Square. According to information released by the Sports Bureau (ID), the activity attracted the participation

Baxter returns in the search for ‘flexibility’ and closer contact with Malacca

Scholar Alan Baxter has recently returned to the territory after being away to lecture at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil for over five years. The former director (between 2007

IPM, SUS launch Physical Education Master

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) and the Shanghai University of Sport (SUS), along with the support from the Ministry of Education of China and the local government, have officially launched

Cash handout distribution completed

The distribution of funds for the 2016 “Wealth Partaking Scheme,” or cash handout system, was completed on Friday, according to a statement from the Finance Services Bureau (DSF). The bureau stated

Labor | Vietnamese workers complain of issues in communication

A Vietnamese association has revealed that there have been several reported cases of Vietnamese domestic workers facing difficulties in communicating with their employers in the region. The head of the Macau

Six injured in vehicle collisions in Coloane

Three people have sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle collision in Coloane which occurred yesterday around 11 a.m., sources from the Public Security Police Force (PSP) told the Times. According to the

MSAR gov’t names panda cubs

The government has named Macau’s giant panda cubs “Jian Jian” and “Kang Kang”, according to a statement from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). This decision came after IACM

Film marketing lecture set for Saturday

Cinematheque Passion will organize a lecture titled “Film Marketing: How to Sell Your Story” on September 24, where the Secretary General of the Guangdong Film Industry Association, Zheng Dawei, will

‘Copycat brands’ growing in strength

Emerging markets have been successful in recent decades in engineering their own, localized, “copycat brands”, which emulate the success of similar organizations in developed markets. The “copycat brands,” often unassuming at

Unified exam to be held by four higher education institutions

A group of four higher-education institutions in the territory have agreed to hold a unified application exam for languages and mathematics, the Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) advised in a

The new globalization is smashing internal borders

Trade agreements are stalled or collapsing. Brexit won. World trade volume is slowing down. Has globalization hit a wall? Not exactly. Globalization isn’t so much slowing as it is taking new

MGM National Harbor to feature Bob Dylan exhibition

Guests visiting MGM National Harbor will be ushered into the USD1.3 billion resort casino through “Portal,” a sculpted iron archway designed by legendary folk artist Bob Dylan, when it opens

Chevron said to narrow bids for USD3b Asian geothermal sale

China General Nuclear Power Corp., the country’s biggest nuclear power operator, has been invited to make a second-round bid for Chevron Corp.’s Asian geothermal energy assets, which could fetch USD3

China’s Internet celebrity economy bigger than cinema

The nascent “online influencer” industry is expected to embrace a boom, as self-made Internet celebrities, brokers and investors gather for new business opportunities at the ongoing World Influencer Forum in

Canadian man released by China treated ‘based on law’

China said Friday that a Canadian citizen it detained for two years over spying allegations was allowed to leave the country after a local court issued a verdict in his case,

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