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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
* 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
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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