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NEPAL | ‘No chance’ of finding 159 landslide victims
There is no chance of finding any of the more than 150 people who are believed to have been buried by a massive landslide in northern Nepal, ... -
China bladder trade sending porpoise to extinction
Gillnet fishing in the upper Sea of Cortez has pushed the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, to the brink of extinction, according to an environmental ... -
PHILIPPINES | Super typhoon to bring rain as it threatens Japan
Typhoon Halong will probably bring downpours to the Philippines in the next few days as it passes offshore on a track to slam into southwestern Japan ... -
ISRAEL| Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead
A United Nations school sheltering displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip was hit yesterday by what a U.N. official said appeared to be an Israeli ... -
REVIEW: A look at the recent revival of South African wine’s with the new kids in town
Richard Kershaw, MW was in town recently on a tour of Asia and dropped by at the Institute for Tourism Studies in Macau for a Master ... -
This Day in History: 1964 Three civil rights activists found dead
The bodies of three civil rights workers missing for six weeks have been found buried in a partially constructed dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Agents from the ... -
Offbeat | Crop circle in Germany attracts many visitors
Thousands of people are trekking to a Bavarian farmer’s field to check out a mysterious set of crop circles. The ornate design was discovered by a ... -
FOOTBALL | Record crowd sees Man United beat Real Madrid 3-1
Ashley Young scored twice in the first half, and Manchester United beat Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday in front of the largest crowd to watch a ... -
Australian GP stays in Melbourne until 2020
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed Melbourne will continue to host the Australian Grand Prix as the opening event of the season until 2020. Victoria ... -
Monday, August 4, 2014 – edition no. 2121
* At least 175 dead, 181 missing in southwest China quake * Casino revenue falls for second straight month * Capturing the beautiful faces * Crowded ... -
WORLD VIEWS: Portugal should allow BES to fail
Back in August 2008, as the credit crunch was really starting to bite, Tim Price, director of investments at PFP Wealth Management in London, had this ... -
THE BUZZ: Packer said to seek Las Vegas return in Oaktree Deal
Billionaire Australian casino operator James Packer is in talks to develop a Las Vegas Strip resort on land once occupied by the New Frontier Hotel & ... -
MACAU | REPORT : Religious freedom is respected
The Macau government generally respects religious freedom, the U.S. Department of State has concluded in its International Religious Freedom Report for 2013, published annually by the ... -
World briefs
CHINA Police in northeastern China said two people were killed and one injured yesterday in a pair of apparently related shooting incidents. The shootings in Lanxi ... -
Casinos tend to attract less the longer they operate
A scholar claims that Macau risks losing appeal due to its dependence on the gaming industry. According to a survey cited by professor Zeng Zhonglu from ... -
Environmental impact of future Macau-Taipa passage under analysis
The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) yesterday released a public notice for a consultation regarding the environmental impact on the ocean caused by the construction of the ... -
CE election: Chui Sai On running uncontested
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive (CAECE) has confirmed that current Chief Executive Mr Chui Sai On is running for the upcoming election without ... -
Gov’t says taxi policy to be revised
Macau’s government will begin a public consultation regarding a review of the current regulations on the taxi industry next week, according to the Secretary for Transportation ... -
Latin American Cultural Festival continues until September
Sonia Chan Prado, MAPEAL executive director and treasurer, said that Macau’s residents are generally positive toward the association’s Latin American Cultural Festival. However, she has observed ... -
Briefs: Merchandise imports rise by 9pct
The total value of merchandise imports reached MOP6.93 billion in June, representing an increase of 9 percent year-on-year. Data collected by the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Further slump in property transactions
Statistics from the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) have indicated a drop of 39.9 percent in the number of transactions involving residential buildings in Macau in the ... -
Cheung Kong’s profit rises 59 pct as home sales rebound
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd., the property developer controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, said first-half profit gained 59 percent on a one-time gain and an increase in ... -
REAL ESTATE MATTERS : One question on everyone’s mind; Are we in a property ‘Bubble’?
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It ... -
PROJECT POKER: From piste to poker
For those who might not know me, I’m a 28-year-old cross-country skier. I’ve been skiing all my life, starting out not-so-good and eventually becoming quite successful, ... -
Incheon culture hub bid buoyed by bond law change
Incheon, a port city west of Seoul that two years ago ran out of money to pay its workers, is using borrowed funds to transform into ... -
Corporate Bits | Cuban Jazz legend Arturo Sandoval coming to the Venetian
Arturo Sandoval, one of the world’s most celebrated jazz musicians, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer, is set to perform with his ... -
Mainland journalist, lawyer win Magsaysay awards
A Chinese investigative journalist whose work has led to the ouster of corrupt officials and a Chinese environmental lawyer are among this year’s six recipients of ... -
Man brings gay conversion therapy lawsuit
A gay Chinese man said yesterday he was suing a psychological clinic for carrying out electric shocks intended to turn him straight, as well as the ... -
Ministry lets 1st foreigners into army news briefing
Not many years ago, foreign reporters in China trying to call the country’s secretive military couldn’t even get a connection because phone numbers assigned to the journalists were ... -
Mainland fast food ambitions hurt by safety scares
Already China’s biggest restaurant operator with 4,600 outlets, KFC is pursuing Chinese consumers so avidly it opens two more every day. That dramatic growth comes with a big ... -
INDIA | Mudslide swallows village; at least 30 dead
Rescuers using earth-moving equipment and their bare hands dug through heavy mud and debris yesterday after a landslide engulfed an entire village in western India, killing at ... -
SIERRA LEONE | Health emergency amid Ebola
The president of Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency as the Ebola crisis blamed for nearly 700 deaths deepened across West Africa, vowing to quarantine ... -
ISRAEL | Netanyahu vows to destroy Hamas tunnels
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel will destroy the Hamas tunnel network in the Gaza Strip “with or without a cease-fire,” as the military ... -
This Day in History: 1976 Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash
Formula One racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after an horrific accident at the Nurburgring Grand Prix in Germany. The Austrian-born ... -
Offbeat | ‘Spider-Man’ fights Dubliner in street, goes viral
Dublin’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has become a social media phenomenon after being caught on video fighting a man who allegedly tried to steal his money. The ...
