Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked by human rights groups to cancel plans to cover next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Winter

This day in history | 1976 Chairman Mao Zedong dies

The chief architect of the Chinese revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong, has died at the age of 82. His death - at 10 minutes past midnight - was announced by the Central

Retail | Festival aims to rekindle Hong Kong’s passion for shopping

The inaugural Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shopping Festival will not only help rekindle Hong Kong consumers’ passion for shopping, but also provide opportunities for retailers hoping to establish wider

Fashion | Christian Siriano kicks off New York Fashion Week in color

With Katie Holmes and Lil’ Kim on his front row and singer Marina on the mic high above his runway, Christian Siriano helped kicked off New York Fashion Week’s first

Football | World Cup Qualifiers: Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 wins

Australia edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to make it two wins out of two in Group B of Asia World Cup qualifying, but China’s campaign was teetering after a second

The Buzz | Elders leader tells UN council to protect Afghan women’s rights

Former Irish president Mary Robinson, who heads the group of prominent former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, called on China and Russia especially to tell the Taliban that participation of

Liberal candidate in Japan race calls for new capitalism, recovery

One of the main candidates to be Japan’s next prime minister said yesterday the country needs a new type of capitalism to address income and social gaps caused by the

WORLD VIEWS | Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund?

Mullah Akhund is a fascinating but relatively enigmatic figure in the Taliban. He has been an influential figure in Afghanistan since the inception of the militant group in the 1990s. But unlike

Thursday, September 9, 2021 – edition no. 3854

— China’s ruling Communist Party has jolted everyone from tech billionaires to school kids as President Xi calls for a ‘more powerful, prosperous country’ by reviving revolutionary ideals * Gaming |

Breaking News | Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members

The Taliban today announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a

Hong Kong scraps quarantine for Macau, mainland arrivals

Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China and Macau will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong’s top official said yesterday, easing curbs imposed after summer outbreaks of the coronavirus

Crime | Man accused of sexual abuse of two children

  A 77-year-old man working as a doorman at a private building is being accused of sexually abusing two boys aged seven and nine years old in the public toilet of

Alipay launches Macau-mainland transfer feature

Users of a mobile payment app originally from mainland China can now conduct immediate cross-border transfers with real-time currency conversion, the Ant Bank in Macau announced yesterday. The service is facilitated

Crime | Woman claims to have been robbed of HKD15,000 on bus

A local woman has filed a complaint to the Judiciary Police (PJ) claiming that she was robbed during a bus trip between Taipa and Macau. According to the complainant, she took

Elections2021 | CAEAL reports 17 cases of potential electoral illegalities

From the start of the election campaign up until Monday, the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) received a total of 17 complaints of alleged electoral illegalities, the president of

Analysis | Guangdong-Macau cooperation zone in Hengqin to bring great opportunities

The Chinese central authorities’ plan for building the Guangdong-Macau in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin has been hailed as a “major good news” for the Macau SAR. Bringing with it new opportunities

University of Coimbra and CityU offer joint postgrad program aimed at local students

The Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the City University of Macau (CityU) signed an agreement yesterday creating a joint postgraduate diploma course for. local

Economic official says new Hengqin plan to help city diversify

Describing the new Hengqin plan as “a new page in the development of Macau,” Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong is confident in the city’s diversification. Lei made the

#MeToo | Prosecutors drop sexual assault case against Alibaba manager

Chinese prosecutors have dropped a case against a former Alibaba manager accused by a female colleague of sexual assault, weeks after the case caused a backlash against the e-commerce firm

Hong Kong | Activists slam government for foreign agent label

The Hong Kong government is arbitrarily labeling pro-democracy organizations as foreign agents, making them subject to prosecution under a tough national security law, a leader of the group that has

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