FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau, Friday, April 11, 2025
China’s official military budget will grow by about 10 percent in the coming year, a legislative spokeswoman said yesterday, amid unease among Beijing’s neighbors about its growing might and territorial ambitions. The
Britain’s Prince William focused his China trip on promoting links between the countries in football and film yesterday, watching students kick balls around with Premier League-trained coaches before attending a movie premiere. The
The more than 2,000 members of China’s top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting yesterday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress
After 40 years as a weekend staple on U.S. television screens, “Saturday Night Live” will start a Chinese version in partnership with Sohu.com Inc., operator of an online search engine
Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas
Hong Kong police arrested nearly three dozen people Sunday after scuffles broke out in the latest protest against the growing influx of mainland Chinese shoppers. Police officers drew batons and used
Prince William presented China’s president with an invitation from the queen for him to visit Britain this year, as the prince yesterday began the first official trip to mainland China by a senior British
A documentary investigating the fallout of China’s poor air quality drew millions of viewers last weekend, putting a renewed spotlight on pollution as the nation’s lawmakers prepare for their annual
China’s manufacturing activity improved in February for the first time in four months but export demand weakened, a survey released yesterday showed. HSBC’s manufacturing index based on a survey of
A former Chinese vice governor known for his appetite for jade and arts was sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges on Saturday, a Chinese court said. Ni Fake,
China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in three months Saturday, adding to signs the country’s leaders are worried the economic slowdown is deepening too sharply. The People’s Bank
Hong Kong police arrested nearly three dozen people yesterday after scuffles broke out at a protest in a border town, in the latest example of heightened tensions over the growing
A Hong Kong mother of two was given a six-year prison term Friday for abusing her Indonesian maid in a case that aroused widespread outrage over its brutality. Law Wan-tung was
Wild giant pandas in China are doing well. The latest census by China’s State Forestry Administration shows the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since the last survey ending in
This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival opens with veteran actress, producer and director Sylvia Chang’s “Murmur of the Hearts” starring Macau- born Isabella Leong, lead actress of Berlinale prizewinner Isabella,
Chinese state-owned banks loaned USD22.1 billion to Latin American countries last year, helping to keep afloat struggling economies that have been hit hard by a fall in prices for oil,
With his latest political exhortation, President Xi Jinping is asserting his influence and advancing his agenda in a time-honored tradition among Chinese leaders. Chinese Dream, meet the “Four Comprehensives.” The four priorities
A tiger cub died after falling off a building in an east China city, as it was apparently spooked by firecrackers during the Spring Festival holiday. The seven month old
Sexism at the gala is nothing new. But following last week’s program, women’s rights activists sent an open letter to broadcasting regulators demanding that reruns of the show be suspended,
A lawyer for Huang Zerong, who uses the pen name Tieliu, said his client was also fined 30,000 yuan (USD5,000). The lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan, said Huang denied running an illegal
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