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Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas opens new resort in Mozambique
The Minor Hotel Group of Thailand, which controls Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, has opened its second resort in Mozambique, located on a small island in ... -
Chinese are the foreigners who spend most in Lisbon
The Chinese are the foreigners from outside the European Union who spend most in Lisbon’s retail stores, beating Brazilians and above all Angolans, who for many ... -
TAIWAN | Beijing’s long game just got longer
With protesters in Hong Kong settling for talks with the government rather than immediate political concessions, it looks like China has won – or at least ... -
HONG KONG | Government cancels talks with protesters
Hong Kong’s government yesterday canceled talks with student leaders of a pro-democracy protest that has blocked streets in the city for nearly two weeks, with a ... -
Murray delights as curmudgeonly ‘Vincent’
If we were going to be curmudgeonly about it — and “St. Vincent” is, after all, a movie about a curmudgeon — we’d focus on the ... -
‘Full Measure’ is realistic on every level
T. Jefferson Parker, known for his crime novels, delivers an emotional and gut-wrenching literary departure that’s miles away from what his fans and readers would expect ... -
CNPC anti-corruption head said to be detained for investigation
China National Petroleum Corp.’s executive in charge of rooting out graft has been detained by authorities, according to two officials at the country’s biggest oil and ... -
Jason Aldean focuses on his rock side on new album
Jason Aldean, who helped elevate hard rock dynamics and hip-hop conventions in contemporary country music, focuses on his rock side on his sixth studio album, “Old ... -
North Korea | Kim Jong Un’s absence fuels leadership speculation
Kim Jong Un’s prolonged absence from public view, including skipping a session of parliament, has raised questions as to whether his disappearance has less to do ... -
DIGITAL LIFE | Stir Kinetic smart desk makes you stand up
Why does a desk need to be smart? One answer is that it has motors and needs smarts to control them. The motors raise and lower ... -
Tennis | Djokovic, Federer reach quarters in Shanghai Masters
Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic avoided being the latest seed to lose at the upset-hit Shanghai Masters, rallying to defeat No. 85-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 4-6, ... -
India-Pakistan border dispute | India warns Pakistan of heavy response if clashes persist
Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley warned Pakistan that it will face a heavy military response if it continues attacks along the disputed border of the nuclear-armed ... -
Mexico | Protesters jam road demanding police find students
Tens of thousands of teachers, activists and residents marched and blocked a major highway in the Guerrero state capital Wednesday to protest the disappearance of 43 ... -
Nobel Prize | France’s Patrick Modiano wins literature award
Patrick Modiano of France, who has made a lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effect on his country, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday. ... -
Yemen | Suicide bomb attack kills 47 in Sana’a
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite-Muslim Houthis in Yemen’s capital killed 47 people, a fortnight after the rebel group secured control of the city. ... -
This Day in History | 1970 – Canadian minister seized by gunmen
Quebec’s Labour and Immigration Minister, Pierre Laporte, has been kidnapped. He was seized from his home in Montreal by two men armed with machineguns. The kidnappers ... -
Offbeat | Mexican’s Harry Potter hoard is world’s biggest
A Mexico City man is in Hogwarts heaven after his collection of “Harry Potter” memorabilia was named the world’s largest. Menahem Asher Silva Vargas has spent ... -
Friday, October 10, 2014 – edition no. 2167
* Experts call for green roofs, walls * Hong Kong back to square one: Government cancels talks with protesters * Casino revenue may continue to decline ... -
The Buzz | Tickets sales to FIMM shows reaches 90 pct
The XXVIII edition of the Macau International Music Festival (FIMM) is already underway. According to a note from the organizer “tickets for the event are in ... -
World briefs
CHINA An earthquake that struck southern China last night destroyed almost 7,000 homes and injured 324 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said yesterday. The 6.6-magnitude ... -
Official says beer bars are too hot in Vietnam
A ministry official is proposing that the temperature in restaurants selling beer in Vietnam should not exceed 30 degrees Celsius, a rule that will be hard ... -
Policy Address to be delivered in March
Macau’s chief executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will be delivering next year’s policy address in March. He will, however, make an appearance before Legislative Assembly lawmakers ... -
Over 845,000 mainland tourists | Chinese wary of HK protests bolster Macau businesses
More than 845,000 mainland Chinese tourists have poured into the world’s largest gambling center since the China National Day holidays known as Golden Week began Oct. ... -
Mortara, Verstappen, Couto in 61st Grand Prix 211 drivers from 36 countries
The Macau Grand Prix Committee revealed in a press conference yesterday that the total expenses for this year’s Grand Prix are estimated to be between MOP190 ... -
Residents more pessimistic about buying houses
Yesterday, the Macau University of Science and Technology published the Macau consumer confidence index for the third quarter this year, which shows a drop in local ... -
All About Macau changes editor
Ava Chan Lai Cheng has departed from her role as editor-in-chief of local newspaper All About Macau. She has been replaced by experienced local journalist, Ng ... -
Gov’t to consult on indecent assault legislation
When replying to a written enquiry from lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong, Law Reform and International Law Bureau (DSRJDI) director Chu Lam Lam revealed that in 2015 ... -
Twitter sues FBI, DOJ to release NSA request info
Twitter is suing the FBI and the Department of Justice to be able to release more information about government surveillance of its users. The social media company ... -
China’s stocks rise to 19-month high on property measures
China’s benchmark stock index rose to a 19-month high, led by property developers, after policy makers eased real-estate curbs for the first time since the global ... -
Corporate Bits | Delegation attending Macao Science and Technology Awards ceremony visits UM
A delegation attending the award ceremony for the Macao Science and Technology Awards yesterday visited the University of Macau (UM) and was warmly received by UM ... -
Angola expected to produce 2 million barrels of oil per day in 2017
The Angolan government’s target to produce 2 million barrels of oil per day has been postponed for a further two years, from 2015 to 2017, according ... -
HONG KONG | Protest leaders may walk away from talks
Hong Kong protest leaders said they will consider pulling out of discussions should the government continue to ignore their key political demands. The government’s decision to ... -
HONG KONG | ‘Silent majority’ critical of protests
When Beijing cracked down on student protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989, Bobby Yim was among many in Hong Kong who sympathized with the demonstrators and ... -
8 detained before ‘umbrella’ poetry event
Chinese police detained a well-known poet and seven other people ahead of a poetry reading planned in Beijing to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, relatives ... -
NORTH KOREA | Official publicly admits existence of labor camps
A North Korean official publicly acknowledged to the international community the existence of his country’s “reform through labor” camps yesterday, a mention that appeared to come ...
