Seoul says North Korean soldier crosses the border to defect

South Korea’s military said yesterday that a North Korean soldier had crossed the border between the rivals to defect. South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff said military officials were investigating the

Shanghai competing for local talent

Shanghai authorities are introducing a scheme to attract foreign talent that will allow “high-level foreign professionals” to apply for a Shanghai Residence Card. Under the scheme, some Hong Kong and

Dutch probe | Malaysian jet downed by launcher from Russia

Dutch-led criminal investigators said yesterday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia. Wilbert Paulissen, head of the

Culture | Le French May ends with record turnout

Le French May 2016 ended with a record-breaking number of visitors and audience numbers according to organizer Association Culturelle France, as it registered some 200,000 spectators at screenings and performances

New Taipa post office inaugurated

Carmo Post Office, previously named Taipa Post Office, commenced its operations yesterday. The new post office has undergone minor expansion from its previous facilities, as told by director of Macau Post,

BlackBerry stops making smartphones to focus on software service

BlackBerry Ltd. will stop making smartphones, handing over production to overseas partners while it turns its full attention to its more profitable and growing software business. Investors applauded the move,

WHO: Excessive air pollution affects 92 percent of people

More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas with excessive air pollution, contributing to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other problems, the World Health Organization said

Banning croupiers from gambling is important, regulator says

Paulo Martins Chan, director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), said yesterday that banning croupiers from gambling is appropriate for the gaming industry. Chan made the comment during yesterday’s

New regulations restrict drone flight

New regulations published in the government’s Official Gazette this week have established new rules for the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The so-called “drones,” which have brought joy to fans

Local youth shows improved physical fitness but tends to be fatter

Macau residents’ overall physical fitness has improved 1.89 points, according to the Sports Bureau’s (ID) latest report. However, the obesity rate among children aged between three to 16 has increased

Region celebrates World Tourism Day

In celebration of World Tourism Day, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has again held its traditional series of events. Yesterday morning, MGTO officials were present at Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal

Free EPL broadcast likely to end on Thursday

The English Premier League (EPL) is currently being broadcasted by M Plus Sports Media Company Ltd (M Plus), which provides exclusive live internet broadcasts in Macau. According to the company, the

Poachers target rare bird’s ‘ivory’ beak in SE Asia for Chinese buyers

Some call it “ivory on wings,” part of the bill of a critically endangered bird in Southeast Asia that is sought by poachers and carved into ornaments for illegal sale

UM scholar launches book on American-Macau relations

A book launch was held at the University of Macau (UM) last week, where professor Hao Yufan, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Centre for Macau

Education | TIS holds sixth University Fair

The International School of Macau held its sixth University Fair yesterday, in which 43 universities participated. The annual event aims to provide students from TIS and surrounding high schools with information

Analysis | Trump rides on waves of other people’s money

During a campaign stop in North Carolina last week, Donald Trump described the logic behind his plans for billing other countries for U.S. military support should he become president: “It’s called OPM.

Macau airport hits new passenger record of 630,000

The Macau International Airport (MIA) set a new record in August as it reached over the 630,000 passenger traffic and the 5,000 aircraft movement marks for the first time. A statement

How Singapore beat New Zealand to be expats’ top place to live

Singapore has done it again. The city-state beat New Zealand to rank first in a survey of expat destinations for the second year running. Among nearly 27,000 expats in 190

Chan stands behind IACM over critical report

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, over the weekend defended the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) from a critical report issued by the Commission of Audit. The report,

Portuguese School unaware of plans to expand into mainland

The Macau Portuguese School (EPM) is unaware of the projects that both the Ministry of Education and Science of Portugal (MEC) and the president of the school’s foundation (FEPM) reportedly

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