Belt & Road | Xi pledges USD60 billion in financing for Africa

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday pledged USD60 billion in financing for projects in Africa in the form of assistance, investment and loans, as China furthers efforts

SMG improves storm surge monitoring and forecasting skills

In order to strengthen storm surge monitoring and forecasting capabilities, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) is co-operating with the Pearl River Hydraulic Research Institute

Imports increase 23 percent in July

Total merchandise imports for July 2018 amounted to MOP7.54 billion, according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), up by 23.6 percent year-on-year.

Casino workers protest for tobacco control and better welfare

A group comprising hundreds of casino employees held a demonstration yesterday calling for better tobacco control inside gaming venues and better welfare conditions. The demonstrators started marching at

Crime | Credit card data theft scares several residents

A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a press conference that several residents had been reportedly targeted in a fraud that included the unlawful theft of credit

Giorgini takes office as Consul General of France in Hong Kong, Macau

The new Consul General representing the French Republic in Hong Kong and Macau, Alexandre Giorgini, took office yesterday, succeeding Eric Berti. “It is a privilege to assume

Inner Harbor flood prevention works to commence this year

Flood prevention works at the Inner Harbor will commence this year, with the project expected to be completed in 2021. The local

Analysis | The defence of the Basic Law and the principle ‘One country, Two systems’ is a duty of all

As stated in several of its provisions, it is a duty of all holders of political power to respect, uphold and defend the Basic Law of the

Pedro Almeida, Chef and entrepreneur | ‘Keeping it authentically Portuguese while producing locally’

Keeping traditional Portuguese flavors authentic while cooking in Macau is a task that seems difficult to some. Others decide to take different approaches to Portuguese

Education | Research camp project to be presented in Beijing

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently hosted the Momento Boot Camp 2018, a one-month research camp gathering nearly 30 researchers from

Macau becomes 9th highest tourism earner worldwide

Macau was the ninth highest tourism earner worldwide last year, according to the latest report from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO), bringing in

Briefs | IAM logo revealed

The logo of the soon-to-be established municipal organization was revealed yesterday, according to a dispatch published in the Official Gazette. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau

Tariff fight adds to China’s economic challenges

China faces bigger economic challenges than its trade war with the U.S. Even before tit-for-tat tariffs, growth in the world’s No. 2 economy was already forecast

Corporate Bits | Macau international lantern festival opens

The opening ceremony of the 3rd Macau International Lantern Festival was held at the Waterfront Promenade of One Central Macau and Wynn Macau on Saturday. The event takes

As MeToo unnerves China, a student fights to tell her story

THE sight of five burly guards blocking the way out of her dorm filled Ren Liping with rage. It was 3 a.m. on a recent Saturday

Liu Qiangdong | JD.com founder returns to Beijing after US arrest

A Chinese e-commerce giant says its billionaire founder, Liu Qiangdong, has returned to China after earlier being arrested in the U.S. on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. Zhang

Pacific Islands Forum | Fate of Nauru refugees casts shadow over conference

Shaped like a peanut and smaller than some big-city airports, this tropical Pacific island has an unusual history. Thanks to rich deposits of a fertilizer ingredient, Nauru’s 11,000

Malaysia | Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment

Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned yesterday in a rare public whipping that was slammed by lawmakers and

Germany | Thousands expected to concert against far right

Thousands of people are expected to attend a concert early today in the eastern German city of Chemnitz against far-right protests. The performances, by some

UN agency | Trips across Mediterranean fall, but risks rise

People smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya’s coast guard intercepts more and more boats carrying migrants, increasing the likelihood

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