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Briefs: Taiwan aviation agreement to be enforced this year
The Director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau, Lu Chang-shui, believes that the new aviation agreement between Macau and Taiwan, which was signed ... -
CE ‘not pressured’ by democracy referendum
Chui Sai On has reiterated that the upcoming civil referendum on the Chief Executive is “against the Basic Law” and claimed that he does not feel ... -
CCAC investigates Wynn Palace land deal
Macau’s anti-corruption agency is investigating a land deal in connection to Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s construction of a new resort-casino on the Cotai Strip. “Since the case ... -
Chinese man accused of hacking into US computers
U.S. authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companies with large defense contracts, including Boeing, to steal data on ... -
China tells reporters to work within state media
Chinese regulators have banned the country’s journalists from sharing information they have obtained on the job with overseas media or publishing it in any venue, such ... -
MOST OF THE PASSENGERS WERE FROM CHINA | 3 people injured in US bus crash
Three people injured when a bus carrying mostly Chinese tourists flipped on its side while traveling through Grand Teton National Park remained in the hospital yesterday. ... -
Xi’s Latin American visit to expand ties: experts
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing yesterday for state visits to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba. Xi will visit the four countries at the invitation of ... -
Chinese firm buys UK’s Pizza Express chain
Pizza Express, one of Britain’s best-known chain restaurants, has been sold to a Chinese private equity firm for about 900 million pounds (USD1.5 billion.) Gondola Group, ... -
SOUTH CHINA SEA | US proposes construction freeze
The U.S. State Department proposed that Asian nations not build new outposts or expand existing ones in the South China Sea to help lower the risk ... -
NIUE | Anybody home? Pacific island hit by exodus
It was a school once, but there are no children here anymore. The lonely building on this remote Pacific island now contains only a punching bag ... -
Australia says new Japanese ties won’t slow China trade deal
Australia’s agreements with Japan over security and commerce aren’t hampering efforts to strike a free-trade deal this year with China, its biggest economic partner, according to ... -
Putin signs nuclear energy deal with Argentina
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements on nuclear energy generation with Argentina as part of a Latin American tour aimed at building Russia’s influence in the ... -
IRAQ | Parliament postpones decision on new leaders, clashes rage north of Baghdad
Iraq’s deadlocked parliament failed yesterday to overcome the deep divisions hampering the formation of a new government, making no progress on choosing new leaders who could ... -
‘Planet of the Apes’ thumps chest with USD73M debut
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” thumped its chest at the box office with a USD73 million opening weekend. According to studio estimates yesterday, ... -
This Day in History: 1958 Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East
A group of Iraqi army officers have staged a coup in Iraq and overthrown the monarchy. Baghdad Radio announced the Army has liberated the Iraqi people ... -
Offbeat | 100-year-old German turns tables on trickster
This 100-year-old German woman was too sharp for a would-be trickster. Police in Berlin said last week they have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of ... -
Brazil protests fizzled, but roots of anger remain
The protesters who many feared would wreck Brazil’s World Cup party failed to show up. While the national team fell short of claiming the coveted championship, ... -
BRAZIL – 0 , NETHERLANDS – 3 | Dejected Brazilians watch another World Cup loss
Brazilians already downhearted at missing out on reaching the World Cup final watched in dismay yesterday as their national team lost to the Netherlands 3-0 in ... -
A look at China’s territorial disputes
Taiwan itself is claimed by Beijing as a part of Chinese territory, and Beijing has vowed to bring it under control, by force if necessary. This ... -
ANALYSIS | Hoping to project power, China finds itself alone
Jack Chang, Beijing Nearly three decades after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping famously instructed his diplomats to “be good at maintaining a low profile and never claim ... -
BRAZIL SEX CUP | 7 Women for 1 Man
The past three weeks flood of foreign soccer fans — the vast majority of them men — has been a boon for the single women of ... -
FIT FOR A PRINCESS
Irene Sam Sands Cotai Central has become my favorite spot for shopping recently, due to the fact that new stores are opening up at the mall. ... -
No monkey business in ‘Planet of the Apes’
Digital characters have by now long populated our movies like unwanted house guests. Some of these CGI inventions, like Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings,” ... -
Yanique makes US Virgin Islands seem vast in debut
For most of us, if we think about the U.S. Virgin Islands at all, we think just of tropical resorts and hurricanes. Tiphanie Yanique’s debut novel, ... -
Judas Priest has redeeming metal value
It takes a lot for a band to make up for a “farewell tour” that ended up not being a farewell after all. But on its ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Brazilian women celebrate WCup bonanza of men
Jenny Barchelfield, Rio de Janeiro Renata de Mouro Moitinho sambas so fast her feet blur, but her partner moves with the bumbling tentativeness of a toddler ... -
THE BUZZ: Singapore removes gay penguin book from libraries
Singapore authorities have withdrawn from libraries two children’s books featuring same-sex couples, sparking controversy amid a debate on gay rights in the conservative city-state, BBC News ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES A military investigation yesterday has concluded that six elite army soldiers were killed last month by an artillery round mistakenly fired by the marines and ... -
Samsung faces fresh child labor claim in China
Samsung is facing a fresh accusation that one of its China suppliers hired children to meet production targets during a period of high demand from the ... -
Spain and Australia are newcomers to fireworks contest
Ten competing teams will participate in the 26th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, which will be held above the body of water in front of the ... -
City of Dreams Soho grand opening this summer
João Pedro Lau As a highlight of the City of Dreams (COD)’s fifth anniversary, the resort is renovating part of its venue, turning it into Soho ... -
Pansy Ho agrees with gov’t measures on Chinese visas
Pansy Ho, the daughter of gaming entrepreneur Stanley Ho, claimed yesterday that the Macau government’s new policy regarding Point of Sale (POS) machines and Chinese visas ... -
Gov’t to build 28,000 public housing and 4,000 private units in reclaimed zone
Grace Yu The government has revealed a revised master plan of one of the five reclaimed zones, which outlines the addition of more housing units – ... -
HENGQIN | Zhuhai released first plot of land for bidding by Macau enterprises
The Land and Resources Bureau of Zhuhai has announced that land in Hengqin is now being listed on the Internet for bidding. This is the first ... -
Laundering money through casinos to buy US property
Some wealthy Chinese have come up with ways to evade the yearly USD50,000 per-person limit on taking money out of the country so they can buy ...
