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Thursday, September 25, 2014 – edition no. 2158
* CCAC says Wynn land deal probe still under way * Delta Bridge to be ready by end of 2016 * New walking tour routes gather ... -
The Buzz | London passes HK as priciest city to employ staff
London surpassed Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate employees after rents climbed and the pound appreciated against the dollar. London ... -
World briefs
CHINA Production and export of police equipment primarily used for torture, such as electric shock wands and neck-and-wrist cuffs connected by a chain, has grown dramatically, ... -
ENTERTAINMENT | ‘The Voice of China’ returns to Macau
China’s hit reality TV show The Voice of China, with an estimated average viewership of 4 per cent or more of China’s total television audience and ... -
IPM graduate shortlisted for International Antarctic Expedition
Cynthia Tang, a Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) graduate, will take part in the International Antarctic Expedition 2015. Cynthia is the first Macau representative to ever join ... -
THE CE IN BEIJING | Chui vows no spending increase under new admin
Chief Executive Chui Sai On concluded his Beijing trip yesterday and claimed that he is going to launch administrative reform early next year and control the ... -
New record number of visitors for August
Visitor arrivals in August reached new heights, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), with the number of tourists arriving in Macau last month reaching ... -
BESOR local staff looking to acquire the bank
Local staff at Banco Espírito Santo do Oriente (BESOR), a subsidiary of recently formed Portuguese Novo Banco, are looking to acquire BESOR, and have prepared an ... -
Manufacturing rebound relieves growth concerns in China
A Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly increased this month, suggesting export demand is helping the economy withstand a property slump. The preliminary Purchasing Managers’ Index from HSBC ... -
Corporate Bits | Portofino launches Sunday all-you-can-eat lunch
The Venetian Macao’s award-winning Italian restaurant Portofino has launched an all-you-can-eat Sunday lunch menu – Sunday Abbondanza – with a selection of Italian dishes, from appetizers ... -
World Bank finances family farming in Angola
Mosap, a market-focused family farming project, underway since 2012 in the provinces of Bie, Huambo and Malanje, has funding of USD20 million from the World Bank, ... -
Funding to increase fishing in Mozambique
The World Bank is providing Mozambique with USD57.9 million to increase fishing production in the country over the next six years, Mozambican newspaper Correio da Manha ... -
Angola | Sumol+Compal Group increases investment
The Angolan subsidiary of Portuguese group Sumol+Compal plans to increase its investment in Angola by building a USD51 million factory, as part of a project launched ... -
Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti gets harsh life sentence
A Chinese court imposed a life sentence yesterday on a moderate scholar who championed the country’s Uighur minority, the most severe penalty in a decade for ... -
Amnesty blasts mainland torture tool industry
Chinese production and export of police equipment primarily used for torture, such as electric shock wands and neck-and-wrist cuffs connected by a chain, has grown dramatically, ... -
CLIMATE CHANGE | Mainland surpasses EU in per-capita pollution for first time
China surpassed the European Union in pollution levels per capita for the first time last year, propelling to a record the worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions that are ... -
KOREAS | Together at Asian Games, North and South still far apart
When the first world record fell at the Asian Games — to a North Korean weightlifter — elated South Korean fans pounded drums and stood to ... -
AUSTRALIA | Abbott warns jihadists they face prison
Australia’s prime minister warned yesterday that Australians who fight with the Islamic State group in the Middle East will be “jailed for a very long time” ... -
INDIA | Tiger kills boy who climbed zoo enclosure
A white tiger killed a young man who climbed over a fence at the New Delhi zoo and jumped into the animal’s enclosure yesterday, a spokesman said. Despite ... -
28 dead in landslides, floods in northeast India
Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India’s remote northeast, officials said yesterday. At least ... -
USA | Ammunition and machete found on White House intruder
Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting ... -
US, Arab allies hit IS strongholds in Syria, Iraq
Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes hit Islamic State group military strongholds in Syria and Iraq, and a simultaneous U.S. strike targeted an al-Qaida cell said to be plotting ... -
This Day in History | 1988 – Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint
Ben Johnson has won the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics and reaffirmed his position as the world’s fastest man. The Canadian also smashed his own ... -
Offbeat | Woman struck by cyclist in Central Park dies
A woman struck by a bicyclist while walking in New York’s Central Park has died, according to her husband, CBS Corp. executive Michael Wittman. Jill Tarlov, ... -
Cuban baseball opening runs into trouble
Cuba’s unprecedented effort to stop a devastating baseball talent drain doesn’t seem to be working, with a string of stars leaving for the major leagues in ... -
David puts on a squash clinic for Olympic watchers
Nicol David has done just about everything she can to win over the Olympic movers and shakers. Now the squash luminary from Malaysia is hoping her ... -
Sun wins 400 as China dominates Asian Games pool
Sun Yang powered to gold in the men’s 400-meter freestyle as a resurgent Chinese swim team cleaned up in the Asian Games pool yesterday, winning six ... -
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 – edition no. 2157
* Steve Wynn confident on government’s ability to handle labor issues * US, Arab allies hit IS strongholds in Syria, Iraq * Call for greater scrutiny ... -
The Buzz | Lunches dumped to avoid food-poisoning scare
Asian Games organizers discarded 76 packaged lunches prepared for athletes after inspectors found salmonella in meat samples on the weekend. Bruce Lee from the games’ organizing ... -
World briefs
CHINA Shanghai raised a “yellow” warning for rains and strong winds, the third highest of four levels, as Tropical Storm Fung-Wong approached the city after leaving ... -
Draghi: Euro recovery losing momentum
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi defended the bank’s new stimulus programs as he warned that the weak economic recovery in the eurozone “is losing momentum.” ... -
Xi says local changes ‘require better work from the new administration’
The Chief Executive Chui Sai On met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang yesterday after receiving his official appointment decree from the Chinese State ... -
Police prosecutes FMG members for disobedience
The Public Security Police (PSP) has named several members of the casino employees’ group Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG), including president Ieong Man Teng, as suspects ... -
CRIME | Street altercation leads to brawl with officers
The Public Security Police (PSP) has handed over a 37-year-old Nigerian man to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) after he was involved in a physical altercation ... -
Residents slam gov’t for Inner Harbour flooding
During the TDM Forum on Sunday, residents and community representatives criticized the authorities for their inability to resolve the flooding problem in the Inner Harbour area. ...
