Mangkhut | Language skills challenged IAS shelters’ operation

The Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) has already made plans to improve operations in the city’s shelters, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday, after meeting with Chief

Participation in cultural activities on the decline

Local residents participating in cultural activities totaled 253,900, a participation rate of 56.7 percent, down by 2.3 percentage points, according to the latest data published by

Mangkhut | SSM eliminates mosquitos in flooded areas

Yesterday morning, the Health Bureau (SSM) carried out mosquito control and disinfection procedures at R. da Praia do Manduco. According Lam Chong, chief of the

Jho Low proclaims innocence on personal website

Penang-born business man, Low Taek Jho, who is accused of looting billions from Malaysian investment fund 1MDB, is proclaiming his innocence on his website. Wanted in

Macau legal and tax framework an advantage for startups

Guest speaker at the Macau Young Entrepreneur Incubation Center (MYEIC) for a talk on financing startups, lawyer Luís Roquette Geraldes, a member of the corporate and

Young Entrepreneur Incubation Center with over 60 projects running

The Macau Young Entrepreneur Incubation Center (MYEIC) run by the public company Parafuturo de Macau Investment and Development Limited approved last year a total of 84 startup projects

Analysis | Neto Valente’s hold on Lawyers Association is facing its first serious challenge

Lawyer Sérgio de Almeida Correia is so far the only candidate in the race to dislodge long-time incumbent Jorge Neto Valente and become the president of the

Briefs | Man lost MOP30,000 to fraud 

The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported on Monday that a local man lost MOP30,000 after falling victim to fraud. The suspect involved in the crime met the victim through a mobile

Philippines | Traders bail on stocks as ‘no positive news’ in sight

The Philippine stock market can’t catch a break. Its benchmark index slumped 1.7 percent yesterday, closing below a key level of 7,300 for the first time

Japan’s oldest winemaker readies for European grape onslaught

With the removal of tariffs on European wines as soon as next year, Kirin Holdings Co.’s wine- making unit is betting on Japanese grapes to weather

Corporate Bits | Wing Lei Palace introduces new cantonese dishes

Executive chef Tam Kwok Fung, who has recently taken the helm of Wing Lei Palace at Wynn Palace Cotai, introduced a new menu that features innovative Cantonese dishes

Cape Verde | Fixed system for currency against euro preserved

The benefits that Cape Verde derives from the fixed-rate regime of the Cape Verdean escudo against the euro means it is not worth joining the single currency

Angola, Portugal put an end to double taxation

Angola and Portugal are due this week to sign a convention to end double taxation between the two countries, as part of a two-day visit to Angola

Analysis | Five ways Trump’s tariffs on USD200b in China goods could be felt

By imposing taxes on an additional USD200 billion in Chinese goods, President Donald Trump has intensified a battle of wills between the world’s two largest economies

Religion | As Pope Francis faces crisis in Rome, cardinal warns of split in China

While Pope Francis battles rare criticism from senior clergy in the Vatican, he’s facing a warning that the Roman Catholic Church risks devastating division from Asia.

Head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office | Han Zheng to visit Singapore for key annual bilateral meeting for first time

The Chinese vice-premier Han Zheng will attend the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean for the first time tomorrow, leading a

Japan | Will ‘flying cars’ take off? Government hopes so\ Yuri Kageyama, Tokyo

Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air.

Koreas | Leaders meet in Pyongyang for potentially tough talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in began his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday with possibly his hardest mission to date — brokering some

Emmys | An epic proposal, but winners lacking in diversity

The Proposal.” It was a 2009 movie starring Sandra Bullock, but now will forever be the informal title of the 2018 Emmys telecast, thanks to a memorable

Middle East | Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile

The Russian military said the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was hit 35 kilometers offshore late Monday as it was returning to its home base nearby. “The

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