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Authorities investigate 2 Canadians for secret stealing
Chinese authorities are investigating two Canadians citizens on suspicion of stealing state secrets about China’s military and national defense research, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency ... -
PHILIPPINES | 12 Chinese convicted of poaching
A Philippine court yesterday convicted 12 Chinese men of poaching after their boat carrying frozen meat of protected pangolins ran aground in a marine park. The ... -
BANGLADESH | 125 presumed dead in ferry sinking
Families of scores of people presumed dead after their ferry capsized in central Bangladesh accused authorities yesterday of launching a feeble rescue effort and leaving their ... -
AFGHANISTAN | ‘Insider’ attack at base kills 1, wounds 15
A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire yesterday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one NATO soldier and ... -
JAPAN | China top worry in annual defense report
China’s growing airspace and maritime activities have escalated tension in area waters, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in an annual report yesterday, stressing the need for its military ... -
Japanese scientist in research scandal found dead
A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem-cell research scandal died yesterday in an apparent suicide, police said. Yoshiki Sasai, who supervised and co-authored stem-cell ... -
ISRAEL | Temporary truce sets stage for talks on Gaza
Israel and Hamas began observing a temporary cease-fire yesterday that sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broader deal on the Gaza Strip, including a sustainable ... -
UKRAINE | Gov’t troops edge closer to rebel city
Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoint yesterday on the western edge of the pro-Russian rebel-held city of Donetsk as the government makes further gradual advances ... -
This Day in History: 1945 US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb has been dropped by a United States aircraft on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. President Harry S Truman, announcing the news from ... -
Offbeat | Missing from New Zealand’s ski slopes? Snow
Winter has rolled into its third month in New Zealand, and Nick Jarman says he’s going stir crazy as he stares out at the driving rain ... -
From Bolt to unknowns, games united Commonwealth
From Bolt to unknowns, games united Commonwealth They traveled in search of recognition, knowing they were unlikely to return with medals. At the Olympics, Norfolk Islanders ... -
Clermont’s female coach loses 1st match in charge
Corinne Diacre became the first woman to coach a men’s professional football team in a competitive match in France on Monday but saw her Clermont side ... -
World Views: Why Emerging World Leaders Are So Like Putin
The leaders of some of the biggest developing nations – China, India, Turkey, South Africa – are increasingly acting like Russian President Vladimir Putin. It may ... -
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 – edition no. 2113
* Israel-Hamas truce sets stage for talks on Gaza * Future Mozambique consul allegedly expelled from Portugal in diplomatic row * MGM announces interim results * ... -
THE BUZZ: Snowden’s asylum status in Russia ending
Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum status in Russia will expire at 4am Friday (Macau time), but the former U.S. National Security Agency systems administrator appears set to ... -
Former enemies unite for WWI commemoration | Forgive not forget
Former enemies united yesterday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, with Belgium, France, Britain and Germany standing together in a ... -
World briefs
CHINA McDonald’s will start selling beef and chicken burgers in some Chinese cities again, resuming its full menu almost two weeks after a supplier came under ... -
TrailHiker: local environmental awareness grows
Over the past five years, Sands China Macau Eco TrailHiker has been encouraging citizens to explore a greener side of Macau. The event seems to have ... -
Online group lists major problems for CE candidates
The online group Macau People’s Association released a public letter addressing the Electoral College and urging the CE candidate to promise to improve several negative issues. ... -
MIA records further traffic growth in July
Statistics from the Macau International Airport (MIA) have shown that the passenger traffic volume and aircraft movement in July have both seen stable growth. Passenger volume ... -
Power failure causes two surgeries to be postponed
Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário (CHCSJ) sustained a power cut that lasted for four minutes last Saturday, delaying surgical procedures of two patients, according to ... -
Various Macau Music Festival shows already sold out
About 9,000 tickets have already been sold for the 28th International Music Festival, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said. In a statement, the IC revealed ... -
BES Oriente to be integrated into Novo Banco after rescue plan
The Banco Espirito Santo do Oriente (BESOR), created in Macau by Portuguese financial institution Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in 1995, will be integrated into Novo Banco, ... -
West Africa visitors pass Ebola health check
A contingency plan responding to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has been in full swing in Macau since the end of July, ... -
Small Taipa to have a viewing deck
The government is to build a viewing deck at Small Taipa to create access for pedestrians to enjoy a better view of the Macau Peninsula and ... -
Briefs: Local swimmer scores two golds in National Student Games
Macau swimmer and record holder Chao Man Hou has won two gold medals, as well as breaking multiple records, in the National Student Games. Chao’s first ... -
Crown Resorts pays USD280m for Las Vegas Strip site
Crown Resorts Ltd., the gambling company controlled by billionaire James Packer, plans to open a casino on the Las Vegas Strip after paying USD280 million for ... -
Corporate Bits | Zhuhai Yanlord Marina Centre apartments for sale in Macau
To meet the demand of Macau investors, Centaline Property has introduced a Zhuhai-based real estate project – the Yanlord Marina Centre, located near the Gongbei border ... -
Cheung Kong submits bid for some planes from lessor Awas
Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. made a bid to buy a portfolio of planes from lessor Awas as the Hong Kong billionaire’s flagship company diversifies ... -
ANGOLA | Minister urges US entrepreneurs to invest in transportation network
The Angolan Minister of Transportation urged American investors in Chicago to invest in rail transportation, heavy logistics and the maritime/port sector in Angola, the Angop news ... -
Trade between China and Lusophone countries reaches USD64.6b in first half-year
Trade between China and the Portuguese language countries amounted to USD64.680 billion in the period from January through June, up 6.83 percent year-on- year, indicate official ... -
Yunnan quake claims 398 victims
Rescuers dug through shattered homes yesterday looking for survivors of a strong earthquake in southern China’s Yunnan province as the death toll rose to at least 398 people, ... -
Death toll rises to 75 in factory blast
The death toll in an explosion at a Chinese auto parts factory has risen to 75, as investigators fault poor safety measures and news reports reveal ... -
Gov’t controls narrative of violence in tense west
When a remote county in China’s far west exploded last week in what appeared to be the country’s worst ethnic violence since 2009, it took the government six ... -
THAILAND | Australia may intervene in surrogate baby case
Australia’s government is considering intervening in the case of a baby with Down syndrome who was left with a Thai surrogate mother by his Australian biological ...
