Australia says China’s treatment of writer is ‘unacceptable’

Australia’s foreign minister yesterday described as “unacceptable” the daily interrogation of a shackled Chinese Australian writer detained in Beijing since January on suspicion of espionage. Yang Hengjun was taken into custody

India | People demand justice after woman gang raped and killed

Hundreds of people gathered in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and other Indian cities yesterday to demand justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week. The

NATO under friendly fire as leaders ready for London summit

NATO leaders will gather in London today as the world’s biggest military alliance, marking its 70th birthday, battles with one of the most confounding of adversaries: Itself. As thousands of troops

Climate Summit | Guterres disappointed by climate action so far

The head of the United Nations said yesterday he’s “disappointed” with pledges made so far by the world’s bigger greenhouse gas emitters to reduce their contribution to the planet’s rising

This Day in History | 1984 Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident

Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. The accident happened in the early hours

Offbeat | Cats to be put on leashes to protect wildlife? EU says No

Put domestic cats on a leash to better protect threatened birds and the environment? The European Union says that would deny mankind’s furry friend its unalienable right to roam. The EU’s

Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel

Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli (pictured, left) posted yesterday her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, made

Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem

A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived last weekend in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after

Love & Liberty is in the air THE COMPETITION – I

Ten feature films of a variety of topics and origins are in competition for the top IFFAM Award 2019. They will be shown in Macau venues

IFFAM FAQ

What is the line-up for this year’s director’s choice segment? A Three films are chosen, Tokyo Story, Blow Up, and The 400 Blows. Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo

OPENING NOIR WITH JOJO RABBIT

Long ago, turning Nazi Germany into a joke was verboten. Or, at least, it seems like it was; it’s actually hard to imagine a time when that was

International Competition Jury

A Chinese film director, producer and screenwriter, Peter Ho-Sun Chan is regarded as one of the most accomplished and successful Hong Kong filmmakers in recent history. Born in Hong Kong,

Football | Inter leapfrogs Juventus to top Serie A as Bianconeri draw

A teenage goalkeeper restricted Juventus to a 2-2 draw at home to Sassuolo yesterday (Macau time) which dropped the eight-time defending champion into second place. Juventus needed Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty to

Golf | Larrazabal stumbles, then rallies to win in South Africa

Pablo Larrazábal won the European Tour’s season-opening Alfred Dunhill Championship after losing a three-shot overnight lead and then making three birdies on his last four holes for a 3-over 75

The Buzz | Former governor of China’s Xinjiang sentenced in bribery

The former governor of China’s tense northwestern region of Xinjiang was sentenced to life in prison on charges of taking bribes, becoming one of the highest-profile ethnic minority politicians to

Belgian Carnival town renounces UNESCO title over racism row

The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst wants to renounce its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick of widespread complaints that this spring’s edition contained

World Briefs

CHINA’s foreign ministry urged Canada to free an executive of telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies held for more than a year as she awaits an extradition trial. Canada arrested Huawei’s

Our Desk | Is it Christmas yet?

The Philippine Consulate General held its Christmas party for the Filipino community on Sunday – a community that has been the butt of jokes about it celebrating the festive season

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 – edition no. 3429

* His ‘difficult’ choices * Bobo’s specimen to be displayed by second quarter of 2020 * The 4th International Film Festival & Awards establishes Macau as a hub for new film-makers in

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