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ADVERTORIAL| EXECUTIVES TO CLASH IN CHARITY FIGHT AT THE VENETIAN MACAO: The white-collar shade of boxing
The concept of White Collar Boxing could be brand-new for the city – just watch Hollywood block- busters “Million Dollar Baby” and “Cinderella Man” if you ... -
BRIEFS : Gov’t approves new building near Guia Hill
Macau’s government has granted two adjacent plots of land on the Avenida to Dr. Rogrigo Rodrigues and Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, to “Companhia de Desenvolvimento Predial ... -
Real Estate Matters | Interiors Series 3 – Tips to Staging the Inside of Your Home Like a Pro
Juliet Risdon Are you considering putting your property up for sale or renting it out, but not sure where to start? Afraid that you won’t get ... -
PROJECT POKER: Exercising social control in poker
I don’t have too much to report regarding my own play of late. However, I have been delivering some seriously good vibes to my friends who ... -
Beijing said to probe alleged Bank of China money laundering
China’s central bank and currency regulator are investigating a state media report that alleged Bank of China Ltd. broke rules on transferring money overseas, two government ... -
Portugal Telecom falls as BES debt trips merger alarm
John Glover and Joao Lima Bonds and stocks of Portugal Telecom SGPS SA tumbled on concern that its merger with Brazil’s Oi SA will be undermined ... -
Corporate Bits | National Ballet of China ready for Venetian Theatre performances
A press conference was held yesterday in light of the National Ballet of China’s last three performances of a historic tour, which will be held at ... -
MOZAMBIQUE | Fishing product exports from expected to raise USD80m in 2014
Mozambican exports of fishing products are this year expected to bring in around USD80 million, or US$5 million more (+6.7 percent) than revenues achieved in 2013, ... -
KENYA | Nairobi used as a hub to reach destinations in Asia
Kenya Airways will this month increase the flights on its Luanda/Nairobi route from two to three times a week the airline’s communications director said in Luanda. ... -
Report: Chinese hackers hit US personnel networks
Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management earlier this year with the intention of accessing the files of tens ... -
Powers closer on North Korea, climate change
China and the United States promised closer cooperation on climate change and North Korea, although China warned the U.S. not to take sides on its maritime ... -
Kerry cites frank cyberhacking talks with China
Bradley Klapper & Louise Watt, Beijing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that the United States and China had a frank exchange on the ... -
JAPAN | Hollywood ‘Godzilla’ finally stomps ‘home’
Yuri Kageyama, Tokyo Tokyo is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood’s “Godzilla” remake although the nation that gave birth to the fire-breathing monster is seeing ... -
PHILIPPINES | Police nab Taiwanese, Chinese linked to scam
Jim Gomez, Manila Philippine police arrested 44 foreigners who allegedly ran an online blackmail syndicate that defrauded victims in China and Taiwan by duping them into believing that their bank ... -
Chinese man abducted in Malaysia freed
A Chinese citizen kidnapped in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah a month ago has been freed, the official Xinhua News Agency and a Malaysian newspaper ... -
GERMANY | Berlin asks top US spy to leave the country
Frank Jordans, Berlin Germany took the dramatic step yesterday of asking the top U.S. intelligence official in Berlin to leave the country, following two suspected cases ... -
USA | Father kills 4 children in Texas attack
A father opened fire at a suburban Houston home, killing four of his children as well as two adults who were with them and critically wounding ... -
California man faces 22 years in prison for espionage to a Chinese firm
Paulo Elias, Oakland A California chemical engineer is facing more than 20 years in prison for a rare economic espionage conviction for selling to China for ... -
This Day in History: 1979 – Skylab tumbles back to Earth
The US space laboratory, Skylab I, plunged to Earth this evening scattering debris across the southern Indian Ocean and sparsely populated Western Australia. All week there ... -
Offbeat | US pilot buys pizzas for passengers grounded by storm
Faced with potentially hungry — and grumpy — passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, Wyoming, ... -
Friday, July 11, 2014 – edition no. 2105
* Macau’s Soho opens at City of Dreams * Executive Council unveils massive housing plan * Macao conscience petitions for academic freedom * Laundering money through ... -
MATCH OF THE DAY | Germany all favorite against Argentina
Mattias Karen, Sports Writer, Rio de Janeiro Advantage: Argentina AP / Odds by Betfair Germany v Argentina Home 2.38, Draw 3.3, Away 3.35 The best player ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Theme park CEO says job is about making memories
John Seewer, Sandusky (Ohio) Standing in the shadows of a USD30 million roller coaster that flips, drops and spins its riders, the head of the American’s ... -
MEMORY RIDES: or the genetic vacation behavior
Matt Ouimet, who leads American’s fourth-biggest amusement park, believes creating memories is more important than thrills and that reaching out to children and young families will ... -
Thursday, July 10, 2014 – edition no. 2104
* Japan’s billionaire pachinko companies bet on casinos * Small group training becomes fitness trend in Macau * 1-7: Brazilians struggling to explain collapse * World ... -
Guangdong-HK-Macau cultural tour starts from here
Grace Yu The annual youth cultural tour kicked off in Macau yesterday, with 120 college students from three regions (Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macau) gathering ... -
CRIME | BNU urges some clients to change debit card passwords
Some Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) customers have received a mobile phone message requesting them to change the passwords of their debit cards. BNU told the Times ... -
BRIEFS: Police apprehends drugs estimated to be worth MOP2.2m
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has searched a residential apartment in Fai Chi Kei two nights ago and detained two people after the authorities found various types ... -
GAMING | Scholar points out potential tax loophole in local casinos
In a research paper published in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Gaming Law Journal, Professor Jorge Godinho from the University of Macau (UM) has ... -
COOPERATION | Forum implements first course outside Macau
The “Colloquium for the Conception and Management of Community Cooperatives in the Portuguese-Speaking Countries” is now underway in Portugal. There are 25 participants in total, all ... -
HK stocks retreat as gaming shares, developers decline
Kana Nishizawa Hong Kong stocks fell, with the benchmark index declining the most in two weeks, as casino operators and developers slumped. Global Brands Group Holding ... -
Liaison Office sides with gov’t in opposition to democracy referendum
The Central Government Liaison Office in Macau has released a statement expressing its opposition to the civil referendum on the Chief Executive that was proposed this ... -
Northern district residents concerned with LRT impacts
Grace Yu Members of the Northern District Advisory Committee for Community Services were briefed yesterday by government representatives on the three proposals for the would-be Light Rail Transit (LRT). ... -
MUSIC | Competition launched to promote piano studies
João Pedro Lau The Macau Piano Association has announced that it will organize the “Lotus Cup” Macau Youth Piano Competition, which will take place between July ... -
Fitness trends Crossfit: ‘Program for the best, scale down for the rest’
Catarina Pinto As fitness options spread around town, a new gym promises a sport combining Olympic lifting, running, swimming, all types of cardiovascular activity involved with ...
