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Golf | Ryder Cup | They did it again: McIlroy, McDowell deliver for Europe in singles
Rory McIlroy delivered the first point of the day in dominant fashion yesterday and Graeme McDowell won the second with a big comeback as Europe closed ... -
Bleak future for New England thoroughbred racing
New England’s storied thoroughbred racing industry looks like it’s trotting to a close. Suffolk Downs, the region’s lone remaining track, is shutting down this year, a ... -
Monday, September 29, 2014 – edition no. 2160
* Fall interrupted: Casino shares up on Golden Week, revenues may drop in 2014 * Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defy authorities * Casino workers strike again ... -
The Buzz | Spain picks Lennon film to compete for Oscar
Spain’s film academy has selected the movie “Vivir es Facil con los Ojos Cerrados” (Living is Easy With Eyes Closed) about a Spanish man’s quest to ... -
World briefs
CHINA A lawyer says a parent upset about the end of an experimental teaching program at a Beijing elementary school has been detained on suspicion of ... -
Scorsese’s latest is documentary on magazine
As the New York Review of Books approached its 50th anniversary in 2013, editor Robert Silvers and his staff wondered if words were enough to honor ... -
Macau casino stocks slump as CLSA predicts falling revenue
Macau casino shares declined, with Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. sinking to a one-year low, after CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets predicted revenue in the world’s biggest gambling destination ... -
Asian Games Macau swimmers enter finals
Macau’s female swimmers were able to reach the final rounds of two swimming categories in the Asian Games. Lei On Kei was competing in the women’s ... -
Briefs | Non-resident workers reach 161,370
The number of non-resident workers reached 161,370 in August, representing four percent of Macau’s population, Radio Macau reported. Mainland Chinese citizens are the largest community of ... -
Food Festival likely to use enviro-friendly cutlery
The president of the Macau Food Festival’s coordination committee, Chan Chak Mo, has said that the festival organizer is likely to collaborate with the Environmental Protection ... -
HEALTH | Sino-Luso Medical Forum looks into clinical toxicology
Local and international physicians are gathering in Macau this weekend for the 22nd Sino-Luso International Medical Forum, this time featuring training courses in clinical toxicology. Addressing ... -
Frontline civil servants lack support, lawmaker says
Lawmaker Leong Veng Chai has urged the government to launch measures to protect civil servants working on the frontline, especially employees working as supervisors for the ... -
Documentary on Mio Pang Fei featured at Doclisboa film festival
Mio Pang Fei,” a documentary directed by Macau resident Pedro Cardeira, has been selected to enter the Portuguese Doclisboa Film Festival 2014 competition. The documentary features ... -
Jason Chao and Bill Chou accused of defamation
The local construction company Ho Chun Kei has accused Jason Chao and Bill Chou of defamation after the pair alleged that the company has benefited from ... -
Local association leader allegedly embezzled funds
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has accused the president of a local association of committing fraud when applying for government subsidies. In a statement, CCAC said ... -
New iPhones run into software, bending complaints
Apple’s new iPhones have run into some glitches as users complained that a new software update blocked their calls, while a widely circulated video showed the larger ... -
HK beats Singapore in corporate governance survey
Corporate governance in Singapore deteriorated in the past two years amid slowing reforms on the subject, dipping below the perceived strength of Hong Kong for the ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM introduces “Biennial of the Lions” souvenirs as mementos
MGM’s “Biennial of The Lions” has been well received, and its exhibition “Biennial of The Lions – Beyond The Roar,” has welcomed guests from school groups ... -
Real Estate Matters | 9 Ways To Find Investment Properties
If you really want the best deals in investment properties, you have to increase your odds by finding more deals. It’s more likely you’ll get a ... -
PROJECT POKER | Enjoying the pre-season
The WSOP is over. The late summer is kind of a down time for poker until the European Poker Tour starts back. It’s about a six-week ... -
China’s Fosun Int’l joins race to buy Portuguese healthcare firm ES Saude
Fosun International, part of China’s Fosun Group, has made a bid to buy Portuguese healthcare company Espírito Santo Saúde SGPS (ES Saude) for 451 million euros ... -
First vehicles produced in Mozambique on the market
Matchedje Motor, Mozambique’s only national automotive brand, was due yesterday to put the first vehicles produced in Mozambique on the market, the company said in a ... -
HONG KONG | Trouble in town? Beijing summons tycoons
As trouble brews in Hong Kong, who’s Beijing going to call? The billionaires. With political tension in the southern Chinese financial hub at its highest in ... -
HONG KONG | Students target top official’s home in night protest
Hong Kong students were marching last night toward the home of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as part of a campaign demanding broader voting rights in the ... -
XINJIANG | State media say 50 killed in far west attacks
Chinese state media reported yesterday that 50 people, including 40 assailants, were killed in a series of explosions over the weekend in the far western region ... -
NORTH KOREA | US man’s prison life: Digging, isolation
An American man recently sentenced by North Korea to six years of hard labor says he is digging in fields eight hours a day and being kept in ... -
INDIA | Modi looks to big US welcome, mended ties
When India’s prime minister visits the United States this week, he’ll see a welcome normally reserved for rock stars — a sold-out appearance at Madison Square Garden. It’s ... -
US AIRSTRIKES | ISIS oil sites hit in Syria
U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early yesterday, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released ... -
EXTREMISM | Hunt on for militants who beheaded French mountaineer
France’s defense minister said yesterday that Algerian forces are hunting for the Muslim extremists who beheaded a French mountaineer over France’s airstrikes on the Islamic State group. Jean-Yves Le ... -
SIERRA LEONE | Gov’t to cordon off 3 areas to stop Ebola
Sierra Leone restricted travel yesterday into and within three more “hotspots” of Ebola where 1.5 million people live, meaning that more than a third of the ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – UK and China agree Hong Kong handover
Britain and China have finalized an agreement which will end more than 150 years of UK rule in Hong Kong. The proposal – which will hand ... -
Offbeat | Donkeys reunited at Polish zoo after sex scandal
Napoleon is now back with his Antosia. The two amorous donkeys who were separated because of an outcry over their lovemaking have been reunited at a ... -
Asian Games | China stays top amid hijab flap
China widened its lead in the Asian Games medal race yesterday as the competition was overshadowed by the Qatari women’s basketball team withdrawing because of a ... -
Friday, September 26, 2014 – edition no. 2159
* HK students target CE residence in night protest * CTM confident of competitive advantage as new player emerges * Macau casino stocks slump * Residents ... -
Port wine in Portugal and Douro River vineyards
The story of port, just like the resilient Douro grapes of which it’s a blend, continues to be one of human creativity. This week’s Extra takes ...
