World Briefs

JAPAN Walt Disney Japan apologizes after a tweet sent from its corporate Twitter account wished readers “congratulations on a not special day” on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic

Australian report cites Macau | Emerging ISIS networks allegedly use Indonesian diaspora

  A new wave of terrorism is emerging in Indonesia, with Fairfax Media reporting that Islamic State (ISIS) is now recruiting in the heart of Jakarta. The emerging radical Islamist networks are

CRIME | Debt-laden Chinese worker plunges to death

According to the authorities, the body was found floating in the lake close to the Mandarin Oriental Macau by a local in the morning, who immediately reported the discovery to

Resident realizes ‘mainland official’ phone scam after TV propaganda

An unemployed local woman realized that she had fallen prey to a telephone scam, led by false mainland officials, after she learnt about the recent prevalence  of similar deceptions while

Chinese cobra sighted in Taipa

Cobras have once again appeared in plain sight  in Macau, as a citizen encountered one last Sunday while walking his pet on the seafront in Taipa. Another witness also reported

MSAR ranked eighth best one-day trip

The Traveller section of Australian paper The Sun-Herald has elected Macau as one of the “Top 10 one-day destinations” in the world. Macau made it to eighth place, just ahead

City’s population hits 642,900 180,523 are non resident workers

The local population climbed to 642,900 at the end of June, rising from 640,700 in March, according to the latest demographic figures from the Statistics and Census Service released yesterday. Females

Credit cards in circulation up 2.7 percent in Q2

The latest statistics from the Monetary Authority have revealed that the region saw a 2.7 percent rise in the number of credit cards in circulation in June from three months

Budget Framework Law to reinforce AL’s supervisory power, says Lionel Leong

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has assured lawmakers that the new Budget Framework Law, currently being drafted, will reinforce the Legislative Assembly’s powers to oversee the government’s

Gov’t unlikely to legislate on tap water lead levels

Secretary Rosário has hinted that the government is unlikely to legislate on lead levels in tap water supplied to private buildings anytime soon. Several lawmakers asked the government to legislate on

Wynn Macau half-year net revenues down 37pct

Wynn Resorts, a controlling shareholder of Wynn Macau, has released its unaudited results for the second quarter. For the three months leading up to June 30, 2015, Wynn Resorts’ Macau

The Grand Brighton sold to China Travel as part of USD620 million deal

The hotel company that runs The Grand Brighton hotel has been sold to Chinese-based firm HK CTS Metropark Hotels following a GBP400 million (USD620m) deal, according to reports in The

Diet Pepsi gets rid of aspartame, but will customers return?

PepsiCo says its new Diet Pepsi should be available nationally this week. In response to customer feedback, the company said earlier this year that it would replace the aspartame in

Corporate Bits | The Venetian’s Convention and Exhibition Services receive second ISO certification

ISO 9001:2008 sets out the criteria for a company’s quality management system. They include a strong customer focus, the motivation and involvement of top management, a process-driven approach, and continual

Global markets rise, led by Chinese surge on stimulus hope

Global markets turned higher yesterday after Chinese shares surged on hopes for new stimulus measures. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent to 5,171.76 and Germany’s DAX rose by

Angola and China are a priority to diversify Cape Verde’s economic relations

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) wants to diversify its economic relations, with particular focus on the “South-South” axis and on Angola and China, to reduce dependence on European countries, according to

Court gives ex-general suspended death sentence for bribery

A military court yesterday gave a former general a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes, state media reported, in the case against the highest-ranking military officer to be

Popular video services take censorship into own hands

In China, even aspiring singers and would-be comedians bow to constant and automatic online surveillance. The country’s largest “social video” websites - where viewers debate and reward their favorite karaoke ditties

TV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private 

Authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported. Bi Fujian was a talent show

Alibaba takes USD4.63b stake in electronics seller Suning

Alibaba said yesterday that it will invest 28.3 billion yuan (USD4.63 billion) to become the largest shareholder in the company. Alibaba said the companies will collaborate on e-commerce, logistics and

Briefs | Typhoon Soudelor kills 17

Typhoon Soudelor has left seventeen people dead with five still missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday. More than three million people and 110,000 hectares of

North Korea | Seoul restarts propaganda broadcasts to Pyongyang over mines 

South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea yesterday for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last

Pakistan | Child sex abuse investigation shocks nation as police arrest more suspects

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday vowed to fully prosecute those found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the Muslim-majority nation. Police arrested half a dozen suspects

Japan | 1st nuclear reactor to restart since Fukushima meltdown

  A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan today, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation’s return

Afghanistan | Suicide car bomb near Kabul airport kills 5

A suicide car bombing at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul’s international airport yesterday killed at least five people and wounded 16, officials said. The Kabul provincial police chief,

USA | Man shot near Ferguson protest critically injured

A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, a police chief in the

Turkey | Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul

Two assailants opened fire at the heavily protected U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul yesterday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the scene, Turkish media reports said. One of the

Germany | Prosecutors drop treason probe against journalists 

German federal prosecutors yesterday dropped a much-criticized treason investigation of two journalists who had reported on secret plans to expand online surveillance in Germany. Prosecutors notified website Netzpolitik.org in late July

This Day in History | 1999 – Millions marvel at total eclipse

The phenomenon began over the Atlantic, a few hundred miles east of Boston, North America. The only part of mainland Britain to witness totality - the full blacking out of the

Offbeat | NY City scents: 2 baby skunks found in subway station

There are plenty of smells in New York City’s subways. But skunks? The New York Post said that police and a transit worker rescued two baby skunks that had strayed into

Swimming | Phelps goes 3 for 3 at nationals with another year-record

Having established himself as the shadow world champion in three events, Michael Phelps pondered the last time he felt this good. He quickly pointed to the year leading up to the

Kazan | Russia’s new ‘sports capital’ has Olympic ambitions

The city calling itself “Russia’s sports capital” isn’t Moscow, St. Petersburg or even last year’s Winter Olympic host Sochi. Instead it’s Kazan, a provincial city with global ambitions. The venue for

Sports Views | Keep the USD74.95 and pass on this Mayweather fight

So, this is it for Floyd Mayweather Jr., or so they say. Step up now because it’s your last chance to see Money May in the ring. Buy those ringside tickets

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 – edition no. 2375

* China | CCTV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private * Cobras sighted in Taipa and Coloane * More power to lawmakers, says Lionel Leong * China travel buys Brighton

The Buzz | Bangladesh police kill 6 alleged tiger poachers in gunfight

Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world’s largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the big cats has dropped

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