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Australia-France | French company scores huge Australian submarine contract
Australia’s largest ever defense contract has gone to a French shipbuilder to produce a new generation of submarines, thrilling officials in Paris and inaugurating ... -
Music | Who will step forward to claim Prince’s millions?
When he was alive, Prince made hundreds of millions of dollars — for record companies, concert venues and others. That much is certain. What’s ... -
AL | Asset-freezing law to be ready ‘on time’
Although Macau’s first-ever asset-freezing law is considered “highly technical” and with “a lot of content that isn’t of easy comprehension,” it will be “ready as soon ... -
Non-resident numbers bottom out, close to no change in 6 months
According to data published by Macau’s Human Resources Office (GRH), there were 181,436 non-resident workers in the territory at the end of March. The ... -
Anzac services held in Macau, Hong Kong
Around 60 guests attended an Anzac Day observance ceremony at MGM Macau yesterday organized by the Australian Chamber of Commerce for Hong Kong and ... -
Analysis | Protesters who conceal faces feel coerced
Many locals seem unwilling to show up in demonstrations 16 years after the establishment of the SAR unless the protest is directly related to ... -
Economy | Billionaires may be closer to taking property arms private
Two of China’s largest developers took steps that moved them closer to potentially switching their stock market listings from Hong Kong to China, where ... -
Xi warns against religious infiltration from abroad
Chinese President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad. His comments over the weekend follow a ... -
Obama dismisses North Korea proposal on halting nuke tests
A day after North Korea’s foreign minister told The Associated Press that his country is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United ... -
Vietnam-US | Secretary Kerry to revisit Vietnam War before Obama trip
Before joining President Barack Obama on his first trip to Vietnam next month, Secretary of State John Kerry will take a day to reflect ... -
AP Exclusive | 30 years after: Test finds Chernobyl residue in Belarus milk
On the edge of Belarus’ Chernobyl exclusion zone, down the road from the signs warning “Stop! Radiation,” a dairy farmer offers his visitors a ... -
Boxing | After latest knockout, Golovkin renews his chase of Canelo
Saul Alvarez is under pressure that has nothing to do with his fight against Amir Khan in two weeks. Gennady Golovkin is determined to ... -
Sonia Chan wants retroactive effect in extradition deal
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, told public broadcaster TDM that she believes that the proposed extradition treaty with Hong Kong will ... -
Housing tops lawmakers’ concerns during Q&A with Chui
Housing has probably been the most recurrent topic at the plenary sessions of the Legislative Assembly (AL), and last Friday was no exception. While ... -
Ambiguous Taipa promotion raises unanswered questions
An Asia-based public relations agency, Petrie PR, has announced the launch of a promotion of Taipa’s retail and restaurant sector in a bid to ... -
‘Civic Roundtable’ discussion asks gov’t to revise public procurement
During yesterday’s ‘Civic Roundtable” event, lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong, along with lawyer Hong Wing Kwan, and assistant professor from the University of Macau, Agnes ... -
Great ball of money is rushing into commodities futures
Chinese speculators have a new obsession: the commodities market. Trading in futures on everything from steel reinforcement bars and hot-rolled coils to cotton and ... -
Blocked content shows Apple not immune to China regulators
China has shut down Apple Inc.’s iTunes Movies and iBooks services, serving notice that the world’s most valuable company is no longer immune to ... -
N. Korea claims successful test of submarine-fired missile
North Korea said yesterday that it successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine and warned of its growing ability to cut down its enemies with ... -
Despite back-to-back disasters, climbers return to Everest
When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might ... -
175 states sign landmark Paris deal on climate change
The historic agreement on climate change marked a major milestone on Friday with a record 175 countries signing on to it on opening day. But world leaders made ... -
Scolari feels pressure in China
Since Guangzhou Evergrande started the new wave of spending in Chinese football in 2010, the club has enjoyed constant success – until now. The ... -
Sands China misses forecast on China slowdown
Sands China Ltd., the Macau-based casino unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp., reported first-quarter profit missed analysts’ estimates as China’s economic slowdown hurt visitor ... -
CRIME | Scammer tricks employment agency at their own game
The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday arrested a Chinese citizen working in Macau for allegedly scamming the owner of an employment agency on the mainland. ... -
Entertainment | ‘Butterfly Garden’ aims to awe visitors
Considered a master of oversized visual display art, Stephen Stefanou is embellishing MGM’s Grande Praça with colorful butterflies. The installation is expected to reach ... -
Entertainment | ‘Le French May’ hopes to involve locals
The 24th edition of “Le French May” is set to commence in May and run until June with more than 120 programs in Hong ... -
Xi moves to take more direct command over military
Bolstering his status as China’s most powerful leader in decades, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assumed a more direct role as head of the ... -
Hong Kong | Journalists question dismissal of top editor
Journalists’ unions in Hong Kong said yesterday they were troubled by the dismissal of a veteran editor of a newspaper that published a report on the ... -
Nepal | Virtually no gov’t rebuilding one year after quake
The violence of the 7.8-magnitude earth quake left countless towns and villages across central Nepal in shambles. Almost one year later, in shambles they remain. The country has made almost no progress in rebuilding ... -
Indonesia | China asks Jakarta to extradite Uighur prisoners
China has asked Indonesia to extradite four Uighur men in exchange for returning a graft fugitive recently arrested in Shanghai, the top Indonesian security minister said yesterday. Coordinating Minister for Politics, ... -
Environment | Paris climate deal on track for early start
About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change today in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that ... -
Olympics | Flame for Rio is lit at birthplace of ancient Games
The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled yesterday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a ... -
Taiwanese lawmakers criticize China, Macau customs
Several Taiwanese lawmakers slammed China for Macau customs officials’ recent decision to refuse entry to a Taiwanese woman whose passport bore a sticker that ... -
Panama Papers | Economist: Local offshores bring ‘no real benefit’ to Macau
Next to Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong, Macau is one of Asia’s biggest global offshore banking centers. The issue was highlighted recently by the ... -
Art | Tibetan art exhibition to open in renovated gallery
A Himalayan-themed art exhibition will open tomorrow night to coincide with the formal re-opening of the iAOHiN Gallery, following its three-month refurbishment. The exhibition, ...
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