FSS transferred payment to 21,000 recipients

The Social Security Fund (FSS) says that it has received more than 50,000 applications for the withdrawal of funds from provident fund individual accounts as of October

IACM to be replaced by municipal body

The government announced yesterday during a press conference that the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will be abolished once the city establishes the new

Number of overnight tourists increasing

Around 2.48 million tourists visited Macau in September, up by 2.4 percent year-on-year but down by 13.3 percent month-to-month. According to information released

Briefs | Chan Iek Lap opposes open committee meetings

Indirectly elected lawmaker Chan Iek Lap said that it is unnecessary to provide live streaming of Legislative Assembly (AL) standing committee meetings. Chan shared his opinion while he was

Setback at top court | Facebook risks EU-wide privacy fights

Facebook Inc. could be in the firing line of data privacy regulators across the European Union if the bloc’s top court follows the opinion of

Caterpillar profit surges on equipment demand

Caterpillar Inc.’s third-quarter profit surged on demand for construction equipment, topping Wall Street expectations. The Peoria, Illinois-based company boosted its guidance, citing strong oil and gas

Angola | Banking sector grows by 16pct in 2016, Deloitte says

The value of total assets of banks operating in Angola increased by 16 percent to 8.70 trillion kwanzas in 2016, compared to 2015, according to a

Mozambique | Deck of Maputo-Catembe bridge laid earlier than expected

The last section of deck of the bridge between Maputo and Catembe will be laid today, ahead of schedule by about three weeks, the Mozambican press reported.

19th Party Congress | China lifts Xi’s status to most powerful leader since Mao

The ruling Communist Party yesterday formally lifted Xi Jinping’s status to China’s most powerful ruler in decades, setting the stage for the authoritarian leader to tighten

China, US open to joint sea drills with Asean

The U.S. and China were both open to joining separate maritime drills with Southeast Asian nations as early as next year, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen

Party promotes three potential central bank leaders

China’s ruling Communist Party has promoted three potential successors to long-serving central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan, setting up a possible handover as Beijing tries to rein in

Vietnam-US | Ghosts of war stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip

For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it’s Donald Trump’s

Philippines | Military chief says IS funded siege of Marawi

The Islamic State group sent at least USD1.5 million to finance the recently ended siege of the southern Philippine city of Marawi, with the assault leaders

New Zealand | Ardern aims to go green with electricity, tree planting

New Zealand’s incoming government is hoping to make the nation greener by planting 100 million trees each year, ensuring the electricity grid runs entirely from

Space | Commander of first flight of space shuttle Challenger dies

Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s, has died.

Portugal | Outrage after court quotes Bible on woman’s assault

Women’s rights groups in Portugal have reacted angrily to a court decision that quoted the Bible and a 19th-century law in justifying a suspended sentence

USA | Review to confirm Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’

U.S. officials are preparing a recommendation for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to declare that “ethnic cleansing” is occurring against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims. That assessment would raise

Offbeat | Cate Blanchett, Zendaya preach empowerment at InStyle Awards

Empowerment was the de facto theme at the third annual InStyle Awards yesterday , where Hollywood and fashion A-listers from Cate Blanchett and Zendaya to Cindy Crawford

this day in history | 1984 – Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia

The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. Officials from Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and the Red Cross believe

Football | Portuguese star Ronaldo wins FIFA player of year for fifth time

  Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Lionel Messi as a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of

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