Briefs | Poppy flowers seized from flower shop

The Judiciary Police (PJ) seized 50 poppy flowers from a flower shop located in the central district of the Macau peninsula. The pair that owned the shop were

Two lawmakers apply for legislative hearing on bureau head

Directly-elected lawmakers Sulu Sou and José Pereira Coutinho have jointly submitted a request to hold a legislative hearing on Mi Jian, director of the Policy Research

Community shopping festival encourages spending on the islands

A shopping festival encouraging people to spend money in Taipa and Coloane officially opened on Saturday. It is the first event of a series of shopping festivals

Cape Verde is made ‘guest country’ of Macau International Fair

Cape Verde will be the guest country of the 24th edition of the Macau International Trade Fair (24MIF), with the participation of Cabo Verde Trade Invest, led by Ana

Las Vegas | MGM is said to weigh sale-leaseback of top resorts like Bellagio

MGM Resorts International, the largest operator of casinos in Las Vegas, is exploring the sale and leaseback of iconic properties such as Bellagio, according to people

Gaming regulator carries out ‘lightning’ inspections

The city’s gaming regulator says it has been carrying out surprise inspections of junket-controlled rooms at Macau casinos in order to crack down on any illegal activity.

MGTO campaign receives 2019 PATA Grand Award

The “Experience Macau Food Truck in Los Angeles” promotional campaign rolled out by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) last year won the Grand Award in the

Tens of thousands march through Hong Kong in week six

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters marched through the city center to various locations including government headquarters and Beijing’s liaison office, ignoring a police-approved end point

A new roadmap to ‘world-class’ Greater Bay by 2035

The government of Guangdong is hoping that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area will achieve its goal of becoming a “world-class urban circle” within the

Seasoned protesters | From hand signals to post-it notes

Hong Kong’s youth are no rookies when it comes to protests. The city’s young activists have fine-tuned their strategies since Occupy Central in 2014, a months-long

In the City of Love, mass tourism troubles Parisian hearts

Every day on Boulevard Saint Michel, near the Notre-Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris’s Latin Quarter, buses unload thousands of tourists. Armed with selfie

Tech | EU assessing security risks to 5G that could include Huawei

The European Union said it may deem certain 5G suppliers a security risk, noting that Chinese law requires domestic companies to collaborate with intelligence agencies. The

Beijing steps up defense of Xinjiang policies in gov’t report

China issued a defense of its policies in the Xinjiang region where its detention of ethnic Uighurs has drawn criticism from the U.S. and other western nations.

US concerned over China’s ‘interference’ in South China Sea

The United States said it’s concerned by reports of China’s interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Vietnam

Taiwan | Leader says it will treat Hong Kong asylum seekers humanely

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she would follow “humanitarian principles” in dealing with asylum seekers from Hong Kong, which has been roiled by pro-democracy protests. Tsai

Tsai says 2020 election will be a test of its democracy

Taiwan’s presidential election next year will be a test of its democracy and value system, President Tsai Ing-wen said at the end of a U.S. trip

Exit polls: Japan’s ruling bloc secures upper house majority

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition appeared certain to hold onto a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament following yesterday’s election, with exit polls indicating

Pakistan | Female suicide bomber strikes hospital, 9 killed

A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan yesterday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex

Space | Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing

Fifty years after humanity’s first lunar footsteps, the moon is back in NASA’s court. The White House wants U.S. astronauts on the moon pronto —

UK Treasury chief vows to quit if Boris Johnson becomes PM

British Treasury chief Philip Hammond said yesterday that he will quit if — as widely expected — Boris Johnson becomes prime minister this week on a

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