Arts | Nearly 90 percent of Fringe tickets sold

Overall sales for the 16th Macao City Fringe Festival have reached nearly 90 percent of available tickets, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement.

New Pentagon chief seeks to reassure nervous Asian allies

By visiting Japan and South Korea on his first official overseas trip, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is seeking to reinforce key alliances after President Donald Trump’s campaign-trail

Tourists detained for filming overcharging taxi driver

A family was stranded in a police station on Monday after they filmed the plate number of a local taxi driver who was allegedly overcharging them.

Local hotels booked out

Casino operators are wagering that high-rollers and recreational gamblers alike will be spending their “lai see” money in Macau as hotel rooms fill up for Chinese

Edward Tracy CEO for Hard Rock’s new Japan division

Hard Rock International announced on Monday the launch of a new division of the company, Hard Rock Japan LLC, as well as the appointment of Edward

Filipino boxer defends IBF title

Filipino junior bantamweight boxer Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas successfully defended his title against Mexican challenger Jose Rodriguez on Sunday night during the 5th CCTV Chinese Lunar New

BMI Research | Chinese nuclear power fleet seen overtaking US within decade

China’s rapid nuclear expansion will result in it overtaking the U.S. as the nation with the largest atomic power capacity by 2026, according to BMI Research.

Angela Leong omitted from Zhuhai CPPCC

According to a document issued last month by the Central Government’s Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Macau lawmaker and SJM director Angela Leong

Gaming | New Year bonanza to lift bets on Macau

Investors are turning more positive about Macau following a two-year slump in the world’s biggest gambling hub. A sharper focus on the more profitable mass market is paying off for casino

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Watchdog unclear over AL election rules

The president of the newly inaugurated Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly election (CAEAL) Tong Hio Fong was unclear about the new election rules during his

First live poultry H7 flu case in 2017

Macau will suspend its live poultry trade for at least three days immediately after a chicken sample tested positive for the H7 strain of bird flu yesterday.

10 percent fewer junkets at year start

The total number of licensed gaming junkets fell from 141 in January 2016 to 126 at the start of this year, according to GGR Asia citing

USD12,000 trips abroad replace Chinese New Year treks to grandma’s

Shi Ying won’t be making the traditional pilgrimage back to Shanghai to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with her extended family. Instead, they’re all going to

Q&A | Pedro Cardoso, BNU CEO – Hengqin branch opens: ‘We will see more Macau banks taking the same step’

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) inaugurated its Hengqin branch last week. Having the historical role of being the first note-issuing bank in Macau, BNU has now become

Courts | Lai Kin Ian ‘under fire’ during Ho’s trial

Former Chief of Office of the Prosecutor General of Public Prosecutions Office, Lai Kin Ian, came under heavy fire as the trial of Ho Chio Meng

Chinese billions fail to sway Taiwan’s last allies in Africa

Taiwan’s last two African allies have no plans to switch allegiances and break ties with Taipei as Beijing tries to woo the self-ruled island’s diplomatic partners.

AL Plenary | Sonia Chan dodges lawmakers’ questions on nepotism

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, dodged lawmakers’ questions at the Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding her alleged influence over former top prosecutor Ho Chio Meng and

UK | Government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament

Britain’s government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans

Q&A | Zhu Congqian – PhD student, writer: ‘Macau draws a lot of attention to the cultural industry’

Zhu Congqian, a PhD student from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Macau (UM), recently won a national award for Best

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