Telecommunications | CTM vows to reach ‘close to full 4G customer base’

Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM) plans to expand its 4G service this year. At a press conference yesterday, the company’s CEO, Vandy Poon, said that a main objective

Macau to host supermodel competition

This year, the 10th Annual World Supermodel Production and International Fashion Show will be held with a “business theme” in Macau at the Macau Tower.

Spokesman confirms China suspended imports of Brazil beef

A spokesman for China’s commerce ministry confirmed yesterday his government has banned imports of Brazilian beef. Brazil’s agriculture minister said earlier China suspended imports after investigators accused

Authorities questioned on the use of DNA tests to assess paternity

A Portuguese lawyer residing in the region claimed that the Public Security Police (PSP) is requiring DNA tests for a few Portuguese parents who wish to acquire

Westminster attacks bring chaos to London 

An attacker stabbed a police officer and was shot by police on the grounds outside Britain’s Parliament, sending the compound into lockdown yesterday. Around the same time,

Lai Chi Vun | Advocacy group wants shipyards to be included on cultural heritage list

A group of concerned citizens calling themselves the “Lai Chi Vun Shipyard Concern Group” handed a petition to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday morning.

Former Portuguese President’s biographic revelations on Macau

The second volume of the memoirs of Jorge Sampaio, the 18th President of Portugal who led the country for a decade between 1996 and 2006,

Bayern Munich heads for China in search of sponsors, support

German soccer champion Bayern Munich has become the first foreign club to open an office in mainland China as it seeks new sponsorship and merchandising deals in

Taiwan resident disappears after landing in Macau

A Taiwanese community college manager and member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party has allegedly disappeared – possibly in Macau - while en route to Guangdong Province, according

Airplane security | No electronics on some US-bound jets from Mideast, Africa

The U.S. government is ordering passengers on nonstop, U.S.-bound flights from a handful of mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries to pack electronic devices other than

Sonia Chan praises food safety regulations

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the 49th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives

Vietnam | Billionaire developer rides gambling trend with casino

FLC Group Joint-stock Co., co-founded by billionaire Trinh Van Quyet, has joined a growing number of foreign and local investors betting on cashing in on Vietnam’s

AL Plenary | Cultural Affairs Bureau criticized following CCAC report

Several lawmakers yesterday recalled the recent Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) report in their criticism of the recruitment system that has been used by the Cultural

Kim Jong Nam murder | Malaysia hunting for more N. Korean suspects

Malaysian police said that they are hunting for more North Korean suspects over the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. National

88.6pct of households have internet access

The Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday that a total of 167,600 households accessed the internet in 2016, accounting for about 88.6

Film | Müller returns to China for ‘boutique’ festival

Marco Müller, the renowned former artistic director of the prestigious Venice Film Festival, the International Film Festival of Rome and the First International Film Festival and Awards

Filipina entrepreneurs awarded in celebration of Women’s Day

The Philippine Consulate General of Macau honored female entrepreneurs in the region on Sunday, in celebration of International Women’s Day. In the Philippines, honoring women

East Timor | Vote for president test for young nation

East Timor voted for a new president yesterday in an election that will test Asia’s newest and poorest nation. Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, a former guerrilla

Tillerson urges China-US cooperation on N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday pushed for closer China-U.S. cooperation on dealing with North Korea’s nuclear program in his first face-to-face talks with top Chinese diplomats.

Obituary – Rui Afonso | Modernizer of local public administration dies in Lisbon

Former lawmaker Rui Afonso has passed away on Friday in Lisbon aged 70, the victim of a prolonged disease. His funeral service was held Saturday. Afonso is

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