Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – edition no. 3001

* Arts Festival | Asian programs increased, budget reduced * AFC cup seen as ‘unique opportunity’ * IC head ‘convinced Macau is an open city’ * Population back up to 650,000   DOWNLOAD

Koreas: Kim agrees to hold summit talks at border in April; suspend missile tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a landmark summit meeting with South Korea's president next month and impose a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests if

Briefs | UM kicks off FBA Business Week

The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) yesterday held an opening ceremony for its eighth FBA Business Week. The event attracted many UM faculty members

PM pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

China’s government pledged yesterday to deliver robust growth, pursue advanced technology and boost military spending while urging the public to embrace President Xi Jinping’s rule

Macau ‘governed by its own people’ omitted from CPPCC report

The phrases, “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” and “Macau People governing Macau” were not mentioned in this year’s Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) work report,

No legal charges filed following asbestos case close to school

No further legal action has been taken following the presence of asbestos in demolition work carried out in a plot located in Taipa at Padre Tomás Pereira

NPC | China to unveil Guangdong-HK-Macau plan

Chinese authorities will unveil and implement the development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, which among others, seeks to promote coordinated regional development this year,

Macau’s Patuá classified among most vulnerable languages

A recent academic paper on contact languages has found the Macanese Patuá to be “critically endangered”, placing it among the most vulnerable languages worldwide. A contact

Primary school students accused of arson

A group of three local primary school students aged 10 and 11 years old were accused of arson, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson informed yesterday during the

Patane Market opens today

The new market in the Municipal Complex of the Patane will open to the public today. The new venue, located on the Avenida de Demétrio Cinatti, will finally replace the

Pop art exhibition revives Asian-American youth icons

A pop art exhibition opened at the Rui Cunha Foundation yesterday evening, showcasing the works of California-based contemporary artist Louise Leong. Leong, whose family is from Macau, has

Planet J confident of growth this year

Planet J announced last week that it has added augmented and virtual reality games to the indoor theme park and has invited government officials to experience

Corporate bits | MGM celebrates CNY with seniors charity

On March 3 MGM celebrated the start of the Chinese New Year with senior members of the Women’s General Association of Macau. As part of the celebration, a lion

Axa bets market set for rebound with USD15.3b XL deal

Axa SA Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl is betting the worst is over for insurance. His USD15.3 billion purchase of XL Group Ltd., the company’s biggest

Noble group paid Co-CEO USD20m as company lost billions

Noble Group Ltd. handed its outgoing co-Chief Executive Officer Jeff Frase a remuneration package worth about USD20 million last year, even as the commodity trader slumped

Opinion | One company, two systems, and Tencent’s national service

The founder and chairman of China’s dominant social media company wants greater integration between the mainland and Hong Kong. Specifically, Ma Huateng advocates linking Hong Kong, Macau and

Breaking News: Australia and East Timor settle bitter border differences

Australia and East Timor will sign a treaty that draws the first-ever maritime border between the neighbors, resolving years of bitter wrangling with a deal that carves up billions of

Analysis | How to make money out of the National People’s Congress

China’s biggest political event of the year is a key opportunity to gather valuable trading intelligence about the world’s second-largest economy. The National People’s Congress brings almost

China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions

China will begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and plans to increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year, a top

Korea | Seoul envoys to meet Kim Jong Un during Pyongyang trip

Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in planned to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang

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