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SPECIAL FEATURE: The show is on, let’s SOHO!
Yesterday saw one of the most exciting openings in Macau this year, with international celebrities and artists gathering in SOHO at the City of Dreams to ... -
on the lawmakers’ agenda
Civil referendum boycott Appointed lawmakers Tsui Wai Kwan and Sio Chi Wai have called for a boycott of the civil referendum on universal suffrage that is ... -
Tencent profit surges as games boost messaging apps
Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted a 59 percent surge in second-quarter profit as Asia’s biggest Internet company offered more games and shopping to the billion users of ... -
Corporate Bits | Grand Hyatt Macau crisp and chic mooncakes gift box
In celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival in September, Grand Hyatt Macau is offering customers its ‘Crisp & Chic Mooncakes’ Gift Boxes. Every year, Grand Hyatt Macau creates ... -
Sasol builds new gas pipeline between Mozambique and South Africa
The first construction phase of the second pipeline to distribute natural gas from the Temane Processing Centre in Mozambique’s Inhambane province will be completed this month, ... -
Angola| Stock exchange scheduled to open in November
Angola’s stock and debt exchange (Bolsa de Dívida e Valores de Angola – Bodiva) is scheduled to open in late November, the head of the institution, ... -
Actor is latest celeb detained for drugs
An actor has become the latest Chinese celebrity to face drug charges in a wave of detentions that an official said yesterday is one of China’s sternest crackdowns ... -
Mainland students seek freedom, edge at US high schools
After getting a glimpse of the endless cramming for China’s grueling college entrance exams from the seniors in his high school, 16-year-old Zhang Kaisheng decided to take a ... -
TERRORISM | Report: Islamic State attracting SE Asian fighters
Islamic State is attracting a growing number of militants from Southeast Asia to fight in Iraq and Syria, raising the risk they will return to ... -
INDONESIA| US woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase on Bali
The body of a 62-year-old American woman was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, and authorities on Wednesday arrested her daughter ... -
FILM | Lauren Bacall, sultry-voiced actress, dead at 89
Lauren Bacall was a movie star from almost her first moment on the silver screen. A fashion model and bit-part New York actress before moving to ... -
IRAQ| Kurds push attack in north as Maliki clings to power
Kurdish forces fought to retake positions overrun by Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq last week as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tried to cling to power ... -
UKRAINE | Gov’t to block Russian aid trucks
Ukrainian officials said yesterday they’d refuse entry to a truck convoy that Russia says is loaded with humanitarian assistance for rebel-held eastern areas, while pledging to ... -
this day in history: 1980 Shipyard Poles strike for their rights
Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, have staged a successful strike in protest over the dismissal of militant crane driver Anna Walentinowicz. The strike at the Lenin ... -
Offbeat | Robots guide nights at the museum at Tate Britain
Tate Britain is inviting art fans to a night at the museum — though robots, not T. rexes, will be roaming this time. The London art ... -
Africa Cup | Ebola means Guinea, Sierra Leone games moved
African Cup qualifiers scheduled to be played in Ebola-affected Guinea and Sierra Leone will be moved to other countries, the Confederation of African Football said yesterday. ... -
Rugby | De Villiers back to captain Springboks
Jean de Villiers returned to captain South Africa for its Rugby Championship opener against Argentina this weekend while youngsters Handre Pollard, Damian de Allende and Lood ... -
Football | Ronaldo double clinches Super Cup for Real Madrid
Moving on from a frustrating World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo began the new season as the last one ended for Real Madrid — with goals and a ... -
Polish swimmer has to be rescued unconscious
Natalie Charlos of Poland was rescued unconscious from the water during the women’s 10-kilometer race at the start of the European swimming championship yesterday. Alerted by ... -
Thursday, August 14, 2014 – edition no. 2129
* Portuguese nationals face residency permit red tape * SOHO is on! New dining district lights up City of Dreams * MGM plans Cotai mansion and ... -
the buzz: Revel says it will close Atlantic City casino by next month
Revel AC Inc., the bankrupt Atlantic City casino, will close its doors next month after failing to find a qualified buyer, dealing the latest blow to ... -
Robin Williams, boisterous comedy star, dead at 63
Robin Williams, a brilliant shapeshifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like “Mrs. Doubtfire” or harness it into richly nuanced work like his ... -
World briefs
CHINA announces the birth of extremely rare panda triplets in a further success for the country’s artificial breeding program. The three cubs were born July 29 ... -
Youth fashion design competition kicks off
Twenty-one teenagers are competing in this year’s annual Fashion Technology Competition held by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM). Contestants must complete three sessions ... -
Fresh graduates need to be patient to meet the ‘skill gap’
The younger generation and local employers both need to recognize that there are challenges for new graduates seeking to start their careers upon graduation. Henry Brockman, ... -
Civil referendum | Jason has a Plan B if new appeal fails
The Open Macau Society filed an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal yesterday, contesting the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM)’s latest refusal to allow ... -
Briefs: Macau Red Cross donates six ambulances to Yunnan
The Macau Red Cross president, Eddie Wong, said that the organization would donate six ambulances to six health centres in Yunnan province in order to provide ... -
Authorities concerned with hidden young drug users
Speaking on a radio program yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) deputy director, Chau Wai Kuong, revealed that 16 Macau residents between the ages of 16 and ... -
Fraudster withdraws HKD9m from VIP room account
A mainland man surnamed Zheng fraudulently withdrew HKD9 million from an account in a casino VIP room. He was caught by the Judiciary Police (PJ) after ... -
Of sovereign funds, stocks and talents | Lawmakers urge Monetary Authority to improve investment returns
As Macau’s financial reserves reached over MOP249.1 billion last April, Legislative Assembly lawmakers demanded further measures to increase the returns on investment, as well as more ... -
Song insists on timeline for old neighborhood revamps
Legislative Assembly lawmakers have yet again criticized the lack of a timeline for the redevelopment of old neighborhoods. The government withdrew a bill regulating the old ... -
Gaming alert | USJ touts Harry Potter wizardry to win Japan casino partners
USJ Co. is counting on its cachet turning around a failing Universal Studios theme park in Japan to win a partnership with a foreign casino ... -
Eying aging population | Manulife signs 1st Macau bancassurance deal
Manulife (International) has entered into a distribution agreement with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau), which will see Manulife’s products sold to the banks’ customers, ... -
Jet Airways to close budget units in search for profit
Jet Airways, the Indian carrier 24 percent owned by Etihad Airways, will end its budget-airline units in an effort to turn its local operations profitable, Chairman ... -
Hutchison may sell control of Harbour Ring to Oceanwide
Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. may sell control of property developer Hutchison Harbour Ring Ltd. to a unit of developer Oceanwide Holdings Co. for as ...
