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COOPERATION | CE wants to boost Delta cities’ understanding of Macau
The Chief Executive Chui Sai On said at the High-level Forum of the 10th Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Co-operation and Development Forum that the Macau government will ... -
Francis Tam meets leading Yunan Province official
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam, met with the Executive Vice Governor of Yunan Province Li Jiang during the 10th Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional ... -
Tesla’s ‘D’ adds self-driving “auto pilot”
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new version of the luxury electric car maker’s Model S sedan that includes all-wheel drive and self-driving “auto pilot” features. The ... -
Over 1,000 Europeans a day ask Google to scrub Web
Google is being swamped with demands from Europeans trying to erase humiliating links to their past from the world’s dominant Internet search engine. Nearly 145,000 requests ... -
Corporate Bits | Macao Gaming Show to take place 18 – 20 November
The Macao Gaming Show (MGS) is the first major gaming show in Macau organized by Macau organizations. It is the gathering place for global gaming professionals ... -
Portugal | Foreigners invest 1b euros to receive golden visas
Investments made in Portugal as part of the “golden visa” program were in excess of 1 billion euros in the first two years of the special ... -
Brazil funds program for exports to Angola
A protocol to fund imports of Brazilian goods and services by Angolan micro, small and medium enterprises from was signed last week in Brasilia according to ... -
Hong Kong Leung says ‘zero chance’ Beijing will back down
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said there is “zero chance” China will change its decision to vet candidates in elections for the city’s top position, and ... -
HONG KONG | Protests reveal unease over unique identity
By road, the little apartments are nearly an hour from central Hong Kong and the protests that have swept through it. Twice that long if you ... -
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE | 2 rival nations, 1 message of peace
One is Muslim, the other Hindu. One a Pakistani, the other Indian. One a school girl just starting out in life, the other a man ... -
TWIN STORMS | India lashed by strong cyclone; typhoon hits Japan
Heavy rain and wind gusts ripped through a large swath of India’s eastern seaboard, uprooting trees and snapping power cables as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay ... -
MEXICO | Governor: Some bodies aren’t of students
The governor of the southern Mexico state where 43 college students disappeared after a confrontation with police said Saturday that some of the bodies recovered from clandestine graves ... -
USA | Police shooting protests continue in St. Louis
A weekend of peaceful daytime protests and nightly police standoffs was expected to continue yesterday as organizers prepared for a wave of resistance they anticipate will ... -
BOLIVIA | Morales to coast to third term
President Evo Morales appeared headed to an unprecedented third term in elections yesterday on the strength of the economic and political stability the coca growers’ union ... -
This Day in History | 1976 – Bolivian plane crashes in Santa Cruz
A chartered cargo plane has killed at least 100 people after it smashed into a busy street in Santa Cruz, a city in the west of ... -
Offbeat | Chocolate-covered bugs served up at insect museum
The menu includes crickets and wax worms on toothpick skewers for dipping in a fountain of melted chocolate, along with “tarsal toffee” made with bug legs ... -
Lewis Hamilton wins inaugural Russian GP
Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix yesterday, leading a 1-2 finish for Mercedes that clinched its first Formula One constructors’ title ... -
Ringworm in Cats and Dogs
In the past few months I have been dealing quite a lot with Ringworm. Its has been on my staff, on the clients and a lot ... -
SEVERE WEATHER | Japan flight cancellations mount as typhoon disrupts travel
ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., the nation’s two largest carriers, canceled more flights yesterday as typhoon winds disrupted travel for a second week. Typhoon ... -
HEALTH | Stepped-up Ebola screening starting at NYC airport
U.S. customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in ... -
Monday, October 13, 2014 – edition no. 2168
* Hong Kong CE says ‘zero chance’ China will change policy, protests enter third week * Chui wants to boost Delta cities’ understanding of Macau * ... -
The Buzz | Poker star Phil Ivey loses casino case in Britain
Ten-time World Series of Poker winner Phil Ivey has lost his case against a British casino he accused of improperly withholding his winnings. Britain’s High Court ... -
World briefs
AUSTRALIA An Australian couple has rejected their biological child born to an Indian surrogate mother because of the baby’s gender, but has taken home its twin ... -
Venetian kicks off Cotai Jazz Festival | Let the good times roll
Music flooded Venetian Macau’s lagoon area yesterday following the start of the Cotai Jazz & Blues Festival 2014. The four-day free event features world-renowned jazz musicians ... -
Environment Experts call for green roofs
The Macau Association for Ecological Study has said that Macau should introduce green roofs in order to increase the green areas in the city. Kou Lot ... -
Casino revenue may continue to decline in October
Macau gaming stocks look cheap, but they’re going to remain so because the anti-corruption measures in China have affected consumption,” Kelvin Tay, Singapore-based chief investment officer ... -
Leong Veng Chai warns gov’t of residents’ complaints in Seac Pai Van
Lawmaker Leong Veng Chai has urged the government to solve crucial matters affecting the daily lives of residents living in the Seac Pai Van residential complex ... -
CCAC finds public servant forged promotion document
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has unveiled a case of alleged document forgery involving a public servant. The suspect, who had previously attended a departmental promotion ... -
Briefs | Illegal transactions with UnionPay reach MOP300 million
The use of bogus transactions through UnionPay machines have reached a total of MOP300 million, according to data provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) to Portuguese ... -
Sony plans to start China console packaging by December
Sony Corp. plans to start packaging new video game consoles for the China market from December as it seeks to win sales in the world’s most ... -
Latest iPads, Mac system expected at Oct. 16 event
Apple is expected to step up its efforts to boost recently slumping iPad sales with the unveiling of its latest tablet computer at an Oct. 16 ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM Golden Lion Club member wins Maserati Granturismo Sport
MGM Macau’s Golden Lion Club rolled out The Legend of Supremacy promotion, and held its grand lucky draw on October 5. Eight winners won prizes, including ... -
How to use a smart desk? Stand up!
You may want to sit down for this. Then get up. Then sit down again. That’s because there’s a desk out there that tells you to ... -
Real Estate Matters | Top 20 Questions On Renting A Property In Macau – Part 1 Renting an apartment can be a traumatic experience
With sales prices at a record high, most people arriving in Macau for the first time are looking to rent a property rather than make purchase. ... -
Project Poker | Stress relief from within
One of the keys to success as a poker player is keeping your emotions under control. Going off the rails is always a danger and it ...
