Vietnam | Mattis thanks Hanoi for supporting sanctions on North Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Vietnam yesterday for supporting U.N. sanctions against North Korea and expressed hope that Washington and Hanoi can build closer defense

USA | Top Democrat rescinds offer of USD25 billion for Trump’s wall

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer has pulled back an offer of USD25 billion for President Donald Trump’s long-promised southern border wall, as lawmakers scrambled to figure

Oscars 2018 | Fresh voices lead the way in nominations

The Academy Awards showered outsiders, on screen and off, with milestone-setting nominations that celebrated Guillermo del Toro’s full-hearted ode to outcasts “The Shape of Water,” embraced

Offbeat | Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconduct

A beloved circus performer known as Grandma the clown has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for

This Day in History | 1998 – Pope calls for reform in Cuba

The Pope is the first pontiff to visit the Communist Caribbean island. Speaking in the capital, Havana, he said freedom of conscience was “the

Tennis | Chung’s stunning run continues into Australian Open semis

Serving for a spot in the Australian Open semifinals and with the score at 40-love, Hyeon Chung started thinking how he might celebrate being the first Korean

Winter games | Japanese snowboarder has tricks, height for Olympic gold

His first name, loosely translated into English, means “Walk the Dream.” No wonder, then, that back home in Japan, expectations soar nearly as high as snowboarder Ayumu

World briefs

PHILIPPINES State soldiers have captured a Spanish man they said was carrying grenades and bomb parts and is believed to be a supporter of Islamic State

The Buzz | US: Two dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held

A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high school.

Uber driver in US illegally charged with four California rapes

Christopher Weber, Los Angeles A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and

Made in Macao | On Cantonese Opera

As I have been researching Greek theatre, rituals and dance these days, it struck me that as a Chinese, I do not really know much about our own similar

Thursday, January 25, 2018 – edition no. 2973

* TSI vs Wong | Court annuls unlawful dismissal of customs official; Secretary appeals * TSI rejects appeals on land confiscation * Macau, HK last Chinese posts to finish official chronicles * China

Health | SSM: Air pollution is not the predominant cause of respiratory diseases

Yesterday, during a press conference, the Director of the Macau Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, said that “air pollution is not the main cause behind recent respiratory

Philippines | Volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee

The Philippines’ most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew yesterday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more

Briefs | Two locals arrested for selling drugs

Two local residents, a man and woman, have been arrested for selling drugs, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The two suspects, both in their twenties, were unemployed

Environment | Specialists express concern over city’s air pollution

The air quality in the region went five times above safe levels on Monday, with the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) warning residents to not

Cheung Lup Kwan wants a break from the media

The government recently decided to reclaim a part of a land plot on one side of the Pousada Marina Infante Hotel, amounting to approximately 38,000 square meters,

Driver causes panic under influence of drugs

A local 32-year-old resident caused panic among several citizens on Saturday evening when he ran into a traffic light and road barrier while driving under the influence

Gaming | Wynn plans new investment in Macau as earnings top estimates

Wynn Resorts Ltd. plans to expand its newest property on Macau’s Cotai Strip after the project helped the company report better-than-expected earnings last quarter. The next

Tourist arrivals reach 32.6 million in 2017

Visitor arrivals topped 32.61 million in 2017, up by 5.4 percent year-on- year. In December 2017, visitor arrivals totaled 3.05 million, up by 8.5 percent year-on-year,

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