Thursday, July 26, 2018 – edition no. 3097

* China-backed frenzied race to harness the Mekong became deadly * Vaccines ‘enough for demand’ * Leong wants to pursue Viva Macau case * Airlines comply with demand over Taiwan   DOWNLOAD

HK, Macau may face vaccine shortage after scandal

Chinese vaccine maker Changsheng Bio-Technology is now subject to a police investigation after the country’s drug regulator accused it of fabricating production and inspection records

Music Festival opens with opera, budget remains unchanged

The month-long 32nd Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will be held from September 28, offering 16 programs across 22 performances, with the budget predicted to remain

Courts rule LRT depot tender must be recalculated

An appeal was initially filed by China Road and Bridge Corporation on the basis of what it deemed was an incorrect assessment of the company’s points performance in

Debora Lopes de Oliveira | Representative of Macau in Miss Grand International: ‘Macau is a diverse city, it has a cultural side and a glamorous side’

Currently working as a professional dancer and a fashion model, Debora recently graduated from the University of East London, where she studied Urban Dance Practice. She then joined

Committee agrees with the exclusion of non-Chinese judges

The majority of the members of the 3rd Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have agreed with the proposal to ban non-Chinese national judges from ruling

Letter to the Editor | Coloane dog issue

Dear Editor,  As concerned citizens and residents, we must draw attention to the increasing number of wild dogs appearing and living in Coloane.

Gov’t paying attention to Yat Yuen staff situation

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is paying close attention to the situation involving the Yat Yuen Company staff members who lost their jobs with

Court hears Macau Concealers not first to reveal Wang’s identity

Jason Chao’s defense argued in court yesterday that Macau Concealers was not the first media outlet to publish the name and identity of a University of Macau

Gaming | Analyst: Pickup in construction might relate to license tender

Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen has suggested that a pickup in construction activity across Macau might be connected to the upcoming tendering process, or the possibility of

Education | UM launches summer camps for local and overseas students

The University of Macau is once again organizing summer camps and programs with various themes, including civil engineering, artificial intelligence, biomedical sciences, English, and Portuguese.

Environment | San Francisco to consider outlawing plastic straws, stirrers

In a bid to further cut down on waste, eco-conscious San Francisco is expected to join Seattle in outlawing plastic straws used to suck down

Shooting victims outraged over MGM Resorts’ lawsuit against them

Victims of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival said they were outraged when they learned they were being sued by the company that

Presidents of Angola and Mozambique present at BRICS summit

The presidents of Angola and Mozambique, respectively João Lourenço and Filipe Nyusi, have been invited to take part in the tenth BRICS summit meeting, to be

Portugal close to issuing debt in Chinese market

The process of Portugal issuing public debt in the Chinese market by means of Panda bonds or debt contracted by foreign entities in Chinese currency is in

Analysis | Burned once by Trump, Beijing’s wary about fresh trade talks

The last time the U.S. and China engaged in serious trade negotiations, President Xi Jinping’s top economic aide got burned. Following intense talks in Washington this

Chinese turtle-smuggling flight attendants fined in LA

Two flight attendants for a Chinese airline were fined and ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours for attempting to smuggle dozens

Tibet | Students banned from religious activities

Children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, an official Chinese Communist Party newspaper has reported. The

Beijing insists US airlines describe Taiwan as part of China

China says there will be “no room for negotiation” in its demand that U.S. airlines describe self-ruled Taiwan as part of China ahead of a deadline this week. Beijing

Taiwan to cease employing North Koreans on fishing boats

Taiwan says it will stop employing North Korean workers on its fishing boats in compliance with U.N. sanctions on such contracts. The foreign ministry said in

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