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Report: China catching up to US in foreign aid flow
China is close to matching the United States as a source of official grants and loans to developing countries, but much of Beijing’s financing ... -
Golden Week | Macau among most popular places for Alipay transactions
Alipay transactions throughout the eight-day Golden Week holiday numbered eight times as many as in last year’s seven-day period, according to data released by ... -
Q&A | Agnes Lam – Newly elected lawmaker: ‘I don’t want to be the populist or the protectionist’
When it resumes, the Legislative Assembly will have new faces, as a result of the direct election and the new appointments made by the Chief ... -
Property | Housing Bureau predicts more supply than demand
The Housing Bureau (IH) has published the final report about the demand for public housing in Macau. According to the document, which was drafted ... -
20th Lusofonia Festival to run for four days
The 20th Lusofonia Festival will be held from October 19 to 22 in the area of the Taipa-Houses Museum. This year the event is ... -
Taiwan | Tsai vows to protect regional stability amid China tension
Taiwan’s independence-leaning government will defend the self-governing island’s freedoms and democratic system amid heightened tensions with rival China, President Tsai Ing- wen said yesterday. ... -
DSPA launches plan to recycle 50,000 electronic devices in one year
The government, through the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), launched a trial plan that aims to collect at least 50,000 electronic devices, including computers, mobile ... -
Malaysia| Video shows Kim Jong Nam motionless on gurney after attack
A Malaysian airport security video shows the poisoned half brother of North Korea’s leader apparently unconscious on a gurney and being pumped with oxygen ... -
National Day | China’s holidays were anything but golden as home sales plummet
China’s Golden Week is leaving investors flat as figures from home sales to Macau casino revenue disappoint. Chinese property developers slumped in Hong Kong ... -
Latin American culture promoted in Macau
The 2017 Latin American Cultural Festival kicked off during the weekend, featuring eight cultural activities including exhibitions and film screenings, as well as wine ... -
USA | Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus
Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained ... -
Casinos drop as Golden Week visitor numbers disappoint
Macau casino shares slumped amid growing concern that business during Golden Week may not live up to optimistic projections due to fewer-than-expected tourists to ... -
US gov’t finds Macau has made no progress toward democracy
The Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), an independent agency of the U.S. government, has published the 2017 version of its Annual Report on ... -
Construction | Value of works dipped last year as resorts completed
The value of works in the construction sector decreased by 13.9 percent year-on-year to MOP79.38 billion in 2016, according to data released by the ... -
Kim Jong Nam murder | Trial to resume with lab visit for VX evidence
The trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader enters its second week with the court moving ... -
Las Vegas high-rise shooting scenario a security nightmare
A Las Vegas shooter’s perch in a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking 22,000 people jammed into a country music festival below is just the kind ... -
Hong Kong | Domestic worker challenges live-in rule in landmark case
A Hong Kong domestic worker is challenging the city’s infamous ‘live-in’ rule and calling for the government not to dictate where such workers should ... -
Food festival featuring Michelin starred eateries kicks off today
The first Michelin guide Street Food Festival Macau kicks off today. It will feature Michelin starred chefs from Singapore, Japan, and Macau, all of ... -
Talk series and painting exhibition draw attention to Guia Circuit
Marking its first anniversary, the Macau Guia Circuit for Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is hosting several activities that seek to draw the attention ... -
Sands woos Japan with vision for top sports, concert venues
Casino and resorts operator Las Vegas Sands deployed David Beckham and other top sports, music and entertainment figures yesterday in its effort to woo ... -
High rollers help Macau casinos top estimates before Golden Week
Macau’s casino revenue was stronger than expected last month following disruptions caused by typhoons in August, providing momentum as the world’s largest gambling hub ... -
Las Vegas shooting | Hospitals overwhelmed as dozens slain, scores wounded
The victims just kept coming. In private cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to the barely alive, they ... -
AL election | Anti-corruption chief defends ‘breakfast incident’ ruling
The head of the government’s anti-corruption department, when defending his stance on the controversial “breakfast incident” during the legislative election, said that the idea ... -
Fong Soi Kun’s retirement to be reassessed
The retirement application of the former director of the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Fong Soi Kun, has been revoked for not respecting ... -
Thousands of democracy supporters protest in HK
Thousands of pro-democracy supporters took to the streets of Chinese-controlled Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against what they say is the Beijing- backed ... -
Tourism Master Plan | Macau could reach 40 million tourists by 2025
After two years of studies and public consultations, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) presented yesterday the Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, which aims ... -
Beijing orders North Korean business closed under UN sanctions
China yesterday ordered North Korean-owned businesses to close, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated North under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile ... -
Heritage | IC carries out reinforcement works in Lai Chi Vun Shipyards
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is carrying out reinforcement and cleaning works in the Lai Chi Vun shipyard area, assisting in the removal of ... -
Music Festival opens with opera today
The 31st Macau International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, kicks off with “Andrea Chénier”, Umberto Giordano’s opera in four acts. ... -
Hong Kong’s airport needs USD8.8b debt for third runway
Construction workers have already started the work toward filling in part of the South China Sea to make room for Hong Kong airport’s third ... -
Three UM scholars among seven appointed lawmakers
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, has appointed seven members to the Legislative Assembly. Only one of the lawmakers – Ma Chi Seng ... -
Thailand | Ex-leader sentenced in absentia to five years in prison
A Thai court yesterday sentenced former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whose government was ousted in a 2014 military coup, to five years in prison ... -
Tighter competition in FinTech industry
Chinese tech companies remain the driving force behind the continuous growth of the financial technology (FinTech) industry, says Head Content Strategist (Asia Pacific) of ... -
Royal Dragon Casino kicks off with 20 relocated tables
Businessman Chan Meng Kam’s new addition to the local gaming industry – Royal Dragon Casino – opened late yesterday morning in the ZAPE area. ... -
AIPIM: Portuguese, English journalists think freedom of press well established
The vast majority of Portuguese- and English-speaking journalists in Macau consider the level of press freedom in the territory to be satisfactory, a new ...
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