SJM profits take off even as market share slides

GAMING operator SJM Holdings yesterday announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2018, showing that the company’s net profit climbed 25.8 percent year-on-year to

Duo Jatekok to open Le French May

TO kick off one of the largest cultural events in Asia, Hong Kong and Macau’s Le French May 2018 will present Duo Jatekok, who will perform tonight

Art | MAM exhibition to explore 20th century ties Macau

A new exhibition showcasing traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy and seal engraving at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) will open on Friday featuring a total of 90 pieces and

Gloria Batalha Ung steps into Forum Macau

The director of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Gloria Batalha Ung, has formally assumed the role of deputy secretary-general of the permanent secretariat of

Trade deficit widens on 27 percent rise in import value

For the first quarter of 2018, the total value of merchandise import increased by a significant 27.2 percent year- on-year to MOP22.62 billion, while the total value of merchandise

Government accepts AL suggestions to amend demonstration law

The First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has suggested that the government amend the city’s laws on the rights of demonstration and the rights

Corporate Bits | Sands china co-organizes charity walk

Sands China and Macau IC2 Association have come together to organise the IC2 Charity Fund Fun Walk event, to be held this Saturday. According to a statement

Apple earnings show growing immunity to smartphone malaise

Apple Inc.’s results confirmed that, while the days of double-digit smartphone industry growth are over, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has a plan to

‘Amazing China’ documentary more fiction than fact

A company that made shoes for Ivanka Trump and stands accused of serious labor violations plays an unexpected role in a blockbuster propaganda film about China’s renaissance under

Chinese imports threaten ancient craft of Dutch reed cutters

The drone of his small outboard motor cuts through the early morning silence as Wout van de Belt navigates his flat-bottomed punt through the twisting waterways of

Foreign minister Wang in North Korea seeking role for Beijing

China’s foreign minister arrived in North Korea’s capital yesterday and could meet with leader Kim Jong Un while trying to ensure a larger role for Beijing in

Two Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at tense border

The rival Koreas dismantled huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border this week, as South Korea’s president asked the United Nations to

France, Australia call on China to observe rules

French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday issued a reminder to China to respect a “rules-based” order in the South Pacific amid concerns

Thailand | Court sentences six to death for southern bombings

A court in southern Thailand has sentenced six men to death for several bombings in 2016 that killed two people and wounded more than 20, an army

USA – Russiagate | No collusion? Leak shows Mueller wants to ask Trump about it

President Donald Trump is angrily protesting a leaked list of questions that the Justice Department’s special counsel may want to ask him, while at the same

May Day | 109 in custody in Paris over demonstrations violence

A total of 109 people were in custody yesterday after May Day protests against reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron turned violent in the French capital, Paris police said.

Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 percent

Global military spending rose to USD1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 percent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said yesterday. The Stockholm International Peace Research

Internet | Facebook’s new dating feature is questioned at Nordea funds

The Nordea funds that blacklisted Facebook Inc. for privacy risks are now questioning the social media giant’s decision to expand into a dating service that will

Offbeat | Philly Naked Bike Ride to feature body-painting exhibition

The City of Brotherly Love apparently loves getting naked. The annual ride of naked bicyclists through Philadelphia’s streets has been so popular organizers are teaming up with

This Day in History | 1990 – Latvia to declare independence

Members of the new parliament of the Soviet Republic of Latvia have met to discuss independence from Moscow. Leaders of the Latvian Popular Front are confident

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