Briefs | Hypertension affects many middle-aged residents

Forty percent of Macau’s middle-aged residents suffer from hypertension (persistently elevated blood pressure in the arteries), according to a report by Macao Daily News. During a recent seminar on

Liaison Office suggested cancelation of writers visit, festival director says

The  director of the Macau Literary Festival, Ricardo Pinto, explained that the decision to exclude three writers from the event was made after advice was received

Total value of traffic tickets fall 3.7 percent in 2017

Official figures from the Public Security Police Force (PSP) show that in 2017, the amount of money collected by the force from traffic tickets issued

Environment | Lawmaker concerned about impact of waste policy

Lawmaker Au Kam San questioned the government about its progress regarding Macau’s construction waste, in particular the inert waste which is commonly designated as public landfill.

‘One country, two systems” principle a good example for Sudan

The  “one country, two systems” principle has set a good example for other countries to solve problems, Sudanese experts have said. “Since the application of the

Replantation intends to cover 70 pct of Hato lost trees

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) announced last week it will plant approximately 2,000 trees by the end of 2018. According to

Creative space provides platform for local designers

A Porta da Arte officially opened yesterday, featuring several cultural and creative items that are available for sale. The site, which used to be a factory, was transformed

US | One town makes – and hates – guns like no other place

To understand America’s great gun divide, visit Springfield, Massachusetts, birthplace of the USD17 billion-a-year U.S. firearms industry. In a head-spinning contradiction, famously liberal Massachusetts

Corporate Bits | William So and Edmond Leung join forces in ‘So Man Show’

Popular Hong Kong singers William So and Edmond Leung will bring their “So Man Show” to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on April 21.

Analysis | Xi Jinping’s rise shatters already low hopes for democracy

Orville Schell, a longtime China expert, has vivid memories of his first trip to the country back in 1975. Mao Zedong was leading China through the tumultuous Cultural

Hong Kong | Democracy movement loses ground in key by-election

Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates won back only two of four seats in a crucial by-election in the semiautonomous Chinese region, final results showed yesterday. The opposition

Koreas | Seoul praises Beijing’s role in nudging North to talks

South Korea’s national security director yesterday praised the role of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s administration in nudging North Korea toward denuclearization talks, following word of a possible

US officials: North Korea will face no more conditions for talks

Trump administration officials say there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a first-ever meeting of the two nation’s leaders beyond the

Bangladesh | Court grants bail to former leader Khaleda Zia

Bangladesh’s High Court yesterday granted bail for four months to opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was jailed for five years on a corruption

USA | Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov’t

Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father’s 2016 presidential campaign and

New York City | Police confirms five passengers in helicopter crash are dead

A helicopter crashed into New York City’s East River and flipped upside down in the water, killing all five passengers aboard, officials said. A spokesman for the NYPD

Syria | More civilians leave rebel enclave as army advances

A small group of Syrian civilians yesterday left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta just outside of Damascus, using a corridor established by the Syrian army amid

This Day in History | 1970 Conservative victory in first teen election

The Conservatives are celebrating a record majority in the Bridgwater by-election. They won by 10,915 votes, the largest in the constituency for 50 years. It was the

Offbeat | San Francisco to remove statue some call racist

San Francisco arts commissioners have voted to remove a statue that shows a Native American man at the feet of a conquering Spanish cowboy and Catholic missionary.

Hockey | North Korean defector hits Paralympic ice for South Korea

The most talked-about athlete in the Paralympics barely plays, but who cares? The diminutive but hard-nosed reserve forward on South Korea’s sled hockey team proudly

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