LRT budget rises to MOP16.4 billion

The budget for the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) project has been raised again, this time to a total of MOP16.4 billion, according to the Transportation

CISAC visits Macau to dicuss music copyright development

Representatives of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) visited Macau yesterday to learn about music copyright development in the region. Satoshi Watanabe, CISAC

Proposal to build hazardous materials storage raises questions

The proposal from the government to build a new hazardous materials storage in the Concordia Industrial Park area in Coloane raised several questions from

Food & Beverage | Shake Shack plans to open 14 stores in HK, Macau

Shake Shack Inc. is stirring up shares of SSI Group Inc. after the burger chain founded in New York selected the upscale Philippine retailer

Football betting surges thanks to major tournaments

Betting in Macau for football matches has registered an exponential hike by 93.7 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, when compared with

41pct of restaurants reported revenue growth in May

Forty-one percent of interviewed restaurants and similar establishments reported year-on-year revenue growth in May, down by 6 percentage points from April, according to the latest data from

Swatch CEO boosts hiring, inventory to keep up with watch demand

Swatch Group AG, the largest Swiss watchmaker, is boosting headcount and inventory to record levels to keep up with accelerating demand across its portfolio of 18 brands. Swatch hired

Bitcoin tests USD7,500 as crypto tokens rally back to June levels

Cryptocurrencies extended their rally yesterday, with Bitcoin breaking above USD7,500 for the first time since June as the market seeks to shrug off some of

Japan | Casinos face last milestone on road to legalization

Japanese lawmakers are expected to pass a casino bill that is the final hurdle for the legalization of gaming resorts, bringing international operators a step closer to

Analysis | Textile industry shattered by China trade embraces Trump crusade

While there’s no shortage of doom and gloom coming from corporate America about President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, there is at least one

Love triangle | Cupid favors Xi over Trump in battle for Putin’s affections

In the race to woo Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping is beating Donald Trump. Trump’s quest to kindle a bromance with the Russian

Air China fired pilots over e-cigarette emergency

China has revoked the licenses of two Air China pilots after a vaping incident in the cockpit forced an emergency descent last week, Chinese media has

Refugees | Australia succeeds in stopping migrants but many in limbo

When Abdul Aziz reached Australia’s Christmas Island aboard a smuggler’s boat in 2013, he had no idea that weeks earlier his fate as a refugee from Sudan seeking

India | Building collapses into another near Delhi, three die

A six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building east of the Indian capital, killing at least three people and trapping several others under the debris,

US | Army reverses course on discharging one immigrant recruit

The U.S. Army has reversed its decision to discharge an immigrant reservist who sued when he was booted from the military last month after enlisting with

Lawmakers warn Trump tariffs threaten local newspapers

Members of Congress warned that newspapers in their home states are in danger of reducing news coverage, laying off workers or going out of business if

US-Europe | Tumult of Trump’s trip smashes presidential precedent

Plenty of U.S. presidents have created commotion in their travels abroad, but none as much as President Donald Trump. The president’s tumultuous trip across Europe,

Offbeat | Amazon pokes fun at glitches, says tech gadgets popular

Amazon poked fun at the early glitches it saw with Prime Day, though it said shoppers still found plenty to buy. Analysts, meanwhile, saw other things Amazon

This Day in History | 1997 – IRA declares ceasefire

The IRA has announced its second ceasefire in three years starting at noon tomorrow. It follows a statement by republican political party Sinn Fein last night

Baseball | Union hints at work stoppage as MLB mulls rule changes

Major League Baseball wants a broad discussion with players about rule changes to combat decreased offense and longer games, an initiative likely to be met by

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