International Book Fair launches 1st edition with over 10,000 books

The first Macao International Book Fair 2019 was inaugurated yesterday at The Venetian Macao. The book fair, which will runs July 4 to 7, showcases over 60

Heritage | More buildings suggested for drone ban inclusion

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) is considering listing more heritage buildings as prohibited areas for unmanned aircraft. The consideration follows two separate incidents of

Arts | Renowned Peking opera reimagined as contemporary dance

The modern dance performance “Under Siege” will be held at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium on September 7 as part of the inaugural Art Macao

Int’l Film Festival goes viral, leaving lagging Grand Prix behind

The 3rd International Film Festival and Awards (IFFAM) was by far the most popular event in Macau last year in terms of media coverage, according to the

Construction begins on national ‘stony desert park’

Workers have broken ground on a “stony desert park” in south China’s Guangdong Province. The park, located in the Province’s northern Liannan County, will be the first national

Hong Kong | China and UK escalate their war of words

China and Britain’s war of words over Hong Kong escalated, with the two sides openly accusing each other of behaving inappropriately toward the former U.K. colony.

Arrests made over Hong Kong protests, legislature break-in

Police said they had arrested 13 people after the protests on Monday’s anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, including one man accused of storming the

Real Estate Matters | Land and property explained

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor.  Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes

Internet | Amazon to hire 2,000 in UK for latest technology ventures

Amazon.com Inc. is set to hire more than 2,000 workers in the U.K., including engineers, software developers and data scientists, to develop its latest technology ventures.

Startups | How two college dropouts made $860 million fortune by age 23

They didn’t complete a single year of college, but Henrique Dubugras, 23, and Pedro Franceschi, 22, have already amassed a veteran’s share of Silicon Valley experience. Now

Japan stock exodus exceeds $70 billion as China lures funds

Foreign investors have sold a net USD70.3 billion of Japanese equities since the start of 2018. The early days of Abenomics, when they were huge net

Agriculture | Chinese official says pig fever outbreak ‘complicated and grim’

The death toll from a disease outbreak in China’s pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 million animals, but its spread

Philippine rights office condemns child’s death in drug raid

The Philippine Commission on Human Rights yesterday condemned the killing of a 3-year-old girl in a police raid in which her father, a drug suspect, was

Australian Senate passes $110 billion tax cuts over decade

Australia’s Parliament yesterday delivered the reelected government’s promise to provide 158 billion Australian dollars (USD110 billion) in personal income tax cuts over a decade to boost

Dubai’s ruler, estranged wife headed for court clash in UK

A legal battle between the powerful, poetry- writing ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife is leading toward a showdown in a London courtroom later this

Western Balkan nations press EU aspirations at Poland summit

Government ministers from six Western Balkan nations that aspire to join the European Union met with their counterparts from some EU member nations yesterday in Poland to discuss the

Offbeat | Coney Island hot dog eaters gear up to chow down

The dog days of summer are upon us. Competitive eaters will scarf down dozens of hot dogs and buns yesterday at the annual Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest

This Day in History | 1975 – Ashe’s Wimbledon win makes history

American tennis player Arthur Ashe has become the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles’ championship. New Yorker Althea Gibson was the first black woman to take the Wimbledon title

Life & Style | Prince Harry, Meghan say they won’t name Archie’s godparents

Buckingham Palace says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not reveal the names of the godparents of their son Archie when he is christened this weekend. The palace said

Tennis | Ash Barty doing just fine with another win at Wimbledon

If the pressure is getting to Ash Barty at Wimbledon, she’s doing a great job of hiding it. The top-ranked Australian came into the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after winning the

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