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East Timor considers onshore oil block auction at the end of 2014
Timor Leste (East Timor) is considering launching its first auction of onshore oil blocks at the end of this year, the Oil & Gas Journal reported. ... -
Macau helps train gaming sector staff from Mozambique
Members of staff of the National Gaming Commission of the Mozambican Tourism Ministry until 19 July are attending a course on gaming regulation and inspection in ... -
Thursday, July 17, 2014 – edition no. 2109
* Guangdong announces ten square kilometers for Macau companies * Gov’t reveals plans for LRT section facing Kun Iam Statue * Chinese paintings show a different ... -
MOZAMBIQUE | Over 10 million people have domestic electricity
Around 10.2 million Mozambicans have access to electricity in their homes as a result of expansion of the power grid over the last 10 years, Mozambican ... -
CHINA AND COMPANY | Mainland’s growth pickup reassuring but no game changer
A pickup in China’s growth has fortified confidence the world’s second-biggest economy is stabilizing as the past decade’s explosive growth decelerates to the 7 percent range. ... -
BRICS | nations agree to create own development bank, headquarter in China
The leaders of five emerging market powers said at a summit yesterday (Macau time) that they gave final agreement to creating their own development bank worth ... -
State to civil servants: Get on the bus
China is telling thousands of civil servants to give up their Audis and get on the bus. State media reported yesterday that most Chinese officials must ... -
GUANGZHOU|Police arrest suspect in bus explosion
Police in Guangzhou said yesterday they had arrested a suspect who had confessed to arson in relation to a bus explosion that killed two people and ... -
PHILIPPINES | Typhoon kills 12, spares Manila
A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital yesterday when its ... -
SOUTH CHINA SEA | Beijing moves oil rig out of waters Vietnam claims
China yesterday moved an oil rig out of waters claimed by Hanoi after two months of drilling that triggered a near-breakdown in ties between the neighbors ... -
JAPAN | Nuclear plant deemed safe, nears restart
A Japanese nuclear plant won preliminary approval yesterday for meeting stringent post-Fukushima safety requirements, clearing a major hurdle toward becoming the first to restart under the ... -
S KOREA | Naver says Line messenger app mulls IPO
Line Corp., the operator of a popular mobile messaging app, has submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange but might also seek a New ... -
GAZA STRIP | Scars show as children endure third war
The children of the Attar clan have lived through three wars in just over five years, each time fleeing their homes as Israel bombarded their neighborhood ... -
USA | Journalist, activist released by US Border Patrol
USA Journalist, activist released by US Border Patrol Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a Philippines- born immigration activist who has lived in the U.S. illegally since he was a child, was released ... -
This Day in History: 1974 Bomb blast at the Tower of London
An explosion in the Tower of London has left one person dead and 41 injured. A bomb ripped through the Mortar Room in the White Tower ... -
Offbeat | On-duty officer delivers his own son in California
Every now and then a police officer has to deliver a baby. The first time Officer Bryan Anderson did it, the baby was his own son. ... -
One down, one to go: Rio Olympics next for Brazil
Brazil just pulled off the World Cup. Next up is Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympics, which poses an even bigger challenge. Cement trucks are busy, creating ... -
US Concussion expert: World Cup sets bad example
World Cup organizers repeatedly failed to follow their own concussion protocol and then failed to take advantage of the international interest in the tournament to teach ... -
World briefs
CHINA Three members of an imprisoned pastor’s family have sneaked out of China to the U.S. with the help of activists after complaining about an extended ... -
THE BUZZ: Thailand’s plan to deport 130,000 to myanmar raises concerns
Refugee advocates yesterday raised concerns about the safety and welfare of 130,000 long-term displaced people whom Thailand’s military government recently said it planned to send back to ... -
Man released on bail leaves Macau in private jet, resumes illegal gambling in Vegas
Eight people from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong were accused on Monday in Las Vegas of operating a temporary, illegal gambling ring that investigators said logged ... -
STUDY | US Alzheimer’s rate seems to be dropping
The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an epidemic that ... -
Hong Kong ranked world’s third most expensive city for expats
Hong Kong has been ranked the third most expensive city in the world for expatriates in this year’s survey conducted by Mercer. Macau, however, has not ... -
TDM internal report denies repressing June 4 show hosts
The president of TDM’s Executive Council, Mr Manuel Pires, revealed yesterday that – according to an internal report launched by the broadcaster last month – the ... -
Chinese celebrity Guo Meimei arrested for WCup illegal betting
Guo Meimei, a 23-year-old celebrity who became notorious on Chinese social media for showing off her luxurious lifestyle, has been arrested in Beijing after illegally betting ... -
CE willing to present universal suffrage views to Beijing
Chief Executive Chui Sai On is willing to share Macau society’s views on universal suffrage with Beijing. Having unveiled his candidacy for the upcoming election yesterday ... -
Sydney set for biggest hotel boom since Olympics
Fourteen years after the last major hotel opened in Sydney’s center, 42 developers are competing to turn two 100-year-old government office buildings into accommodations as demand ... -
Corporate Bits | Paris Saint-Germain pre-season Game in Hong Kong
Paris Saint-Germain will play a pre-season game in Hong Kong against the local run-away and undefeated league champions, Kitchee, on July 29 at the Hong Kong ... -
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 – edition no. 2108
* Man released on bail in Macau resumes illegal WCup betting in Vega * Chui promises big changes in government ‘if re-elected’ * Non-resident workers blacklist ... -
ADVERTORIAL | EXECUTIVES TO CLASH IN CHARITY FIGHT AT VENETIAN MACAO|From the office to the ring
Originating in the legendary Gleason’s Gym in New York, white-collar boxing is a sport where both men and women in white-collar professions train to fight in ... -
Maputo regains its place as a trade hub for Southern Africa
The port of Maputo is regaining its traditional place as a trade hub in Southern Africa thanks to investment in port and transport infrastructure, which have ... -
Business mission from Brazil visits Mozambique and Angola
A Brazilian business mission is due to begin a trip to Southern Africa with visit to South Africa, Mozambique and Angola, said the Brazilian Agency for ... -
Hong Kong asks Beijing for greater democracy
Hong Kong’s leader formally asked Beijing yesterday for legal changes that would ultimately let residents of the southern Chinese city elect his successor, but he downplayed ... -
Coast guard frees 13 Vietnamese fishermen, seizes boat
China’s coast guard said yesterday it released 13 Vietnamese fishermen who were seized off the country’s southern coast in two separate incidents amid tensions over disputed ... -
QINGHAI PROVINCE | Explosion hits airport in Xining
An explosion in a parking structure at an airport in the northwest caused slight injuries to an employee who was hit by debris but no one ...
