Tourism | Dragon Boat Festival visitors 60% higher than last year

The police released immigration figures yesterday for the three-day weekend holiday period of the Tuen Ng Festival. The preliminary figures showed that Macau had taken

Football | Sri Lanka says FIFA confirmed match cancelations

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) announced on its social media page that FIFA has officially cancelled Team Macau’s away match in the Indian Ocean island

‘King of protesters’ becomes third CE candidate

For the first time in its post-handover history, Macau will be fielding three candidates in the upcoming Chief Executive election. The latest contestant is 79-year-old Hoi Weng Chong,

Guangdong aims to bolster ties with San Francisco Bay Area

China’s Guangdong Province wants more cooperation with the San Francisco Bay Area on scientific innovation and the low carbon industry, a senior provincial official from the mainland

Macau gov’t announces GBA annex for 5-year plan

The Macau government says it has formulated an annex for the city’s Five-year Development Plan, covering its participation in the construction of the Greater Bay Area. Officially titled “The

Shenzhen to microchip all dogs

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen plans to begin injecting microchips into all dogs from the second half of this year to better manage the pets, according

One million march | China faces showdown in HK amid mass protests

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam indicated yesterday that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws, despite a massive protest against

Tourism | Thomas Cook surges after confirming talks with China’s Fosun

Thomas Cook Group Plc shares and bonds surged after the troubled British tourism group confirmed it received an offer for its tour- operator business from Chinese

Bank of Japan appoints first female PR head

The Bank of Japan announced the appointment of its first female head of media relations, in one sign that long-closed doors are beginning to open for women at

Made-in-China? Iceland’s sweater-knitters are unhappy

Trouble is rattling one of Iceland’s most distinctive industries: the production of the thick, hand-knitted “lopi” sweaters adored by tourists and worn with pride by

Huawei CFO’s ‘complex’ extradition request is just 33 pages

For months, Canadian defense lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer have been gearing up to battle a U.S. extradition request they’d said would be

Trade war | Chinese exporters dodge tariffs with fake Made-in-Vietnam labels

Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Vietnam said on Sunday that it found dozens

Currency | Central banker says no specific yuan level important

People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said last week that no specific level for the yuan is important, and indicated confidence it will continue to

Japan | Bare detention center holds many without convictions

With its bare cells, the Tokyo Detention House looks much like a high-security prison, but most of those who get incarcerated here, including former Nissan Chairman

India | Court convicts 6 in rape, killing of girl in Kashmir

A court yesterday convicted six Hindu men, including four police officials, in connection with the rape and murder of an 8-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a

New Zealand | Kim Dotcom fights US extradition in top court

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues yesterday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand’s top court.

Gulf tensions Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’

Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. yesterday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran,

Politics | UK nominations closed in race to be next leader

Nominations closed yesterday in the Brexit-dominated race to become Britain’s next prime minister, a contest that will be decided by lawmakers and members of the

Offbeat | Seagull photobombs, steals woman’s lobster roll

Alicia Jessop knew Friday was going to be a memorable day, but she didn’t realize it would be one she’d never forget. The 34-year-old Pepperdine University professor planned to

This Day in History | 1955 – Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives

Seventy-seven people have been killed and 77 others injured when two cars collided on the race track and crashed into the spectators’ stand at Le Mans in

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