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Patriotism fuels cruises to disputed isles
On a cruise more about politics than pleasure, Zhang Jing watched the gray shells of the Paracel Islands emerge from the purple, pre-dawn South China Sea. Cheers erupted ... -
HONG KONG | Protesters block roads as leaders set deadline
Protesters continued to block roads in central Hong Kong in the fifth day of pro-democracy demonstrations as leaders warned the standoff would escalate in the ... -
AFGHANISTAN | Kabul, US sign security pact to keep foreign troops
Afghanistan and the United States signed a security pact yesterday to allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of year, ending a year ... -
ISLAMIC STATE OFFENSIVE | Turkish troops head to Syria border as options weighed
Turkey sent busloads of troops to its border with Syria and considered military options as an Islamic State onslaught against Syrian Kurds drew Turkey deeper into ... -
BRIEFS | SPAIN: Catalonia halts independence vote campaign
The regional government of Catalonia says it will heed a decision by Spain’s top court suspending its plans to hold an independence referendum but vows to ... -
DIPLOMACY | Obama, Modi say they will set new US-India agenda
President Barack Obama and India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that “it is time to set a new agenda” between their countries, addressing concerns that the world’s two ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – Muhammad Ali wins ‘Thrilla in Manila’
US boxer Muhammad Ali has retained the world heavyweight boxing championship after defeating his arch-rival, Joe Frazier, in their third and arguably greatest fight. The so-called ... -
Tennis | Nadal dominates in return at China Open
Rafael Nadal made a dominant return to tennis after a two-month injury layoff, beating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-0 at the China Open yesterday. Novak Djokovic and ... -
China Views | Why Shanghai won’t replace Hong Kong anytime soon
If there’s any likely winner from China’s unprecedented clampdown on Hong Kong, it’s Singapore. All the tiny city-state needs to do to attract the giant banks, ... -
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 – edition no. 2162
* National Day: Local students to rally today in support of HK protesters * Yellow taxis at risk for failing to meet demands – gov’t * ... -
Bellini’s opera opens Friday in Macau | Hard to play Norma
Roman occupied Gaul. Norma is a powerful druid priestess who compromised her ideals in the name of love. Another priestess had fallen in love with the ... -
‘Two Faces’ builds tension, has nice cast
Who can say no to a good Patricia Highsmith adaptation? Though her 1964 suspense thriller “The Two Faces of January” is not the easiest story to ... -
Jon Land delivers with ‘Strong Darkness’
In 1883, Texas Ranger William Ray Strong, assisted by the state’s famous “hanging judge,” Roy Bean, is on the trail of a serial killer who butchers ... -
Pianist Lang Lang tackles Mozart
This double-CD set is the first all-Mozart recording from the Chinese-born piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who at age 32 has achieved something approaching matinee idol popularity ... -
The Buzz | US: Pennsylvania priest ordered detained until trial
A Roman Catholic priest was ordered to remain jailed until his trial on charges that he possessed child pornography and traveled to Honduras for sex with ... -
World briefs
XINJIANG Two men have been sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for killing a pro-government Muslim cleric in China’s far-western city of Kashgar, state ... -
At Asian Games, doping tests catch only small fry
Dope testing at this year’s Asian Games has been more stringent than ever — and so far only two of the more than 9,500 athletes taking ... -
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Open letter to Fr. Stilwell and Fr. Tolentino Mendonça
I was delighted to hear during an interview given by Fr. Stilwell and Fr. Mendonça to TDM-Radio today [yesterday], in Portuguese, that from now on they would ... -
Forum Macau | IPIM setting up food distribution center at S. Domingos district
Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) president Jackson Chang has revealed that his institute is planning to set up a Portuguese-speaking countries (PLP) food distribution ... -
Man detained for having sex with underage girl
The Public Security Police (PSP) has detained a man after he was alleged to have had sex with a girl under the age of 14, which ... -
Police officer caught for document forgery and fraud
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has launched a case concerning the forging of documents and fraud involving a Public Security Police (PSP) officer and the Public ... -
21 illegal workers found in Macau
The Public Security Police Force (CPSP) has found 19 illegal workers after conducting inspections at over 400 sites. The Labor Affairs Bureau, which conducted similar inspection ... -
Police predict 5 to 7 pct increase in border crossing during golden week
The Public Security Police (PSP) estimated that, compared to the same period last year, the amount of passengers crossing the border checkpoints will increase by about ... -
Rotary Club hosts seminar to celebrate UN Peace Day
The Rotary Club of Macau hosted a ‘Peace Seminar’ to celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace earlier this month. The Rotary District 3450 Peace ... -
Package tour arrivals surge by 30 pct in August
The number of package tour visitors surged by 30 percent year-on- year to about 1,267,000 in August. Data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Lenovo looks to expand after IBM acquisition
Lenovo Group has received U.S. and European approval to complete its acquisition of IBM Corp.’s low-end server business and plans to use it to grow faster ... -
HK dollar, stocks retreat amid protest crackdown
Hong Kong’s stocks fell the most in almost three weeks, the city’s currency weakened and equity-market volatility surged amid the biggest police crackdown on protesters since ... -
Corporate Bits | Asian air launches Bangkok to Palau via Macau route
Last Friday, Asian Air launched charter flights from Bangkok to Palau via Macau. The flight service is scheduled to operate at weekly intervals providing about 250 ... -
Mozambique among countries with highest growth in 2014
Mozambique is this year among the fastest growing economies in the world, with growth in all sectors, especially the financial and mining sector. The country recorded ... -
Angola | Moçâmedes Railroad receives three more locomotives
The fleet of the Moçâmedes Railroad will be increased in a few days with the arrival of three new locomotives acquired in the United States, the ... -
HONG KONG | ‘Umbrella Revolution’ protests spread as numbers swell
Pro-democracy protesters wearing masks and wielding umbrellas to protect against pepper spray and tear gas expanded their rallies throughout Hong Kong yesterday, defying calls to disperse ... -
Mainlanders receive limited coverage of ‘illegal’ democracy clashes
On a day when front pages of newspapers in Hong Kong and around the world carried stories on pro-democracy protesters confronting riot police in the city, ... -
HSBC among banks that shuttered HK branches
Standard Chartered and HSBC were among banks that shuttered some branches in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protesters remained on the streets following weekend clashes with police. ... -
Instagram blocked amid HK protests
Users of Instagram reported the photo-sharing service was inaccessible in China yesterday, as the government sought to limit news of pro-democracy protesters clashing with police in ... -
JAPAN | 5 more bodies found at volcano, death toll rises to 36
Five more bodies were found near the summit of a Japanese volcano yesterday, bringing the total presumed dead to 36, police said, as toxic gases and ...
