China’s national legislature is poised to vote this week on a draft law criticized by overseas governments for tightening controls over foreign non-governmental groups by bringing them under direct police
The Philippine military came under increased pressure yesterday to rescue more than 20 foreign hostages after their Muslim extremist captors beheaded a Canadian man, but troops face a dilemma in
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 half a century of close defense
When he was alive, Prince made hundreds of millions of dollars — for record companies, concert venues and others. That much is certain. What’s less clear is how much he
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 as possible,” according to the president
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 figure represents a slight decline of 0.37
Around 60 guests attended an Anzac Day observance ceremony at MGM Macau yesterday organized by the Australian Chamber of Commerce for Hong Kong and Macau, marking the 100th anniversary of
Many locals seem unwilling to show up in demonstrations 16 years after the establishment of the SAR unless the protest is directly related to them, according to Macau lawmaker Pereira
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 their top executives have said they
Chinese President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad. His comments over the weekend follow a tightening of religious space that has seen
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 States suspends its annual military exercises
Kerry, who will accompany Obama in May when he becomes the third consecutive U.S. president to visit Vietnam, is headlining a gathering this week of big names assembled to again
On the edge of Belarus’ Chernobyl exclusion zone, down the road from the signs warning “Stop! Radiation,” a dairy farmer offers his visitors a glass of freshly drawn milk. Associated
Saul Alvarez is under pressure that has nothing to do with his fight against Amir Khan in two weeks. Gennady Golovkin is determined to land his shot at Canelo, and he’s
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, told public broadcaster TDM that she believes that the proposed extradition treaty with Hong Kong will apply retroactively. That would allow the
Housing has probably been the most recurrent topic at the plenary sessions of the Legislative Assembly (AL), and last Friday was no exception. While answering questions from lawmakers, the Chief Executive
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 showcase the MSAR’s non-gaming attractions, representatives
The main topics of yesterday’s discussion were public tenders; penalties imposed on high-rank officials; and amendment of the procurement law, which was first established back in 1986. Lam argued that
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 polyvinyl chloride has soared this week, prompting
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 the long reach of Beijing’s powerful
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