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CHINA A diocese in central China ordains the country’s first Catholic bishop in three years amid tensions between Beijing and the Vatican and a strained relationship between the Chinese leadership

Gaming |MGM Resorts rises as CEO outlines plans to boost stock price

MGM Resorts International rose the most since March after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results and outlining plans to boost the stock price. The shares advanced after Chief Executive Officer James Murren

Studio City to open Oct 27, Melco hopes for 400 gaming tables

Melco Crown Entertainment remains hopeful that Macau’s government will allocate as many as 400 gaming tables to its new Hollywood-themed resort, Studio City, which will be opening on October 27,

Photo exhibition reminisces about old Macau

Titled “Reminiscence - Macao Old Photos Collection Exhibition,” the collection features five renowned local photographers, namely Ao Peng, Ao Chi Keung, Carlos Dias, Tam Kai Hon and Kong Iu Lam.

Statistics | Loans increase at a faster pace than deposits

Resident deposits decreased by 0.9 percent from the preceding month to MOP477.4 billion. Non- resident deposits grew by 7.1 percent to MOP266.0 billion. Public sector deposits within the banking sector increased

Briefs | Fork-wielding man stirs turmoil inside hospital

The police launched an investigation after a Filipino man barged into the Hospital Conde S. Januário wielding a 39cm long two-pronged fork yesterday, generating chaos inside the administration building. Around

Property market confidence rebounds

With the gaming revenue drop easing, local developers are regaining confidence in promoting the real estate market. Nevertheless, Jacky Shek, senior director of the Centaline Macau Property Agency Limited, noted

New company capital comes mainly from China

A total of 1,294 new companies have been incorporated in the second quarter of the year, signalling a decrease of 160 year-on-year. Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC)

New Macau president resigns in pursuit of further education

Sulu Sou, the president of Macau’s pro-democracy group, the New Macau Association (ANM), has announced his decision to resign from his post in order to pursue further education in Taiwan.

CE to attend AL meeting next Wednesday

Chui Sai On will answer legislators’ questions on the topic of government policy and social issues at a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly scheduled for Wednesday 12 August. According

IMF signals delay on adding China to currency basket

China wants its currency, the yuan, included in a basket of currencies used in IMF operations along with the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen. It was hoping

Genting Singapore shares dip as currency losses hit profit

Genting Singapore Plc fell the most in six years after the casino operator warned of a significant fall in second-quarter profit on derivative and currency losses, amid a downturn in

Corporate Bits | Grand Hyatt Macau ‘MDP’ participants complete 3-day field trip

Two groups of MDP participants from both the Chinese- and English-language courses visited sister hotels, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, Hyatt Place Shenzhen and Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, to learn more about each

AICEP boosts presence in Asia

Portugal’s AICEP Global Trade and Investment Agency plans to open offices in Dili, East Timor and Seoul, South Korea, this year and in Mumbai, India, and Astana, Kazakhstan, by the

China and Angola sign mutual currency acceptance agreement

Angola has signed a monetary agreement with China under which national currencies are now accepted in both countries, Angola’s trade minister, Rosa Pacavira said Monday in Luanda. “The kwanza will have

Uighurs deported from Thailand remain in detention

Chinese state media say minority Muslim Uighurs deported from Thailand to China remain in detention while authorities investigate whether some planned to join the Islamic State or other groups in the Middle

Ai Weiwei says gov’t promised he can return

Artist Ai Weiwei said in an interview published yesterday that Chinese authorities returned his passport with almost no strings attached and promised him he can return to China. Ai traveled to

Kerry raises South China Sea disputes with FM Wang

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday urged China to end provocative land reclamation projects in the South China Sea and work out effective resolutions to territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors. A senior

Severe crackdown on church crosses draws backlash 

About a dozen Catholics wept and sang hymns outside their church as a man climbed to the top of the building and sliced off its steel cross with a cutting

India | At least 24 killed, 300 survive after trains derail in flooding

Two passenger trains jumped off slippery tracks on a bridge near a rain-swollen river in central India, killing at least 24 people as two coaches hurled through mud and rested on

Afghanistan | UN reports rise in female, child war casualties

The United Nations said yesterday that an increasing number of women and children were getting hurt or killed in Afghanistan’s war against the Taliban and other insurgents. The total number of casualties in

North Korea | Widow of ex-South Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang

The 92-year-old widow of late South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung arrived in North Korea yesterday for a four-day visit. According to Lee’s official itinerary, she will visit a

Myanmar | Factions find common cause in fighting malaria

Setting aside decades of animosity and suspicion, senior Myanmar government and military officials have held unprecedented discussions with representatives of the main opposition party and ethnic minorities in Washington on

USA-JAPAN | Biden tries to reassure Abe after documents reveal spying

Working to prevent tension with a treaty ally, Vice President Joe Biden reassured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday that the U.S. limits its surveillance of friendly nations, after

Obama, Netanyahu make dueling appeals on Iran to American Jews

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made dueling appeals to the American Jewish community Tuesday as they sought to rally support for their opposing positions on the

USA 2016 presidential race | Republican debate field set: Trump, Bush in; Perry out

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has made the cut for tonight’s leadoff debate of the 2016 presidential race, joined by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and seven

Offbeat | Underwater search ends for free diver Molchanova off Spain

Spain’s rescue services called off their underwater search for missing free-diving great Natalia Molchanova yesterday after spending more than two days looking for her off the Balearic Islands. The county’s maritime

This Day in History | 1945 – US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

An accurate assessment of the damage caused has so far been impossible due to a huge cloud of impenetrable dust covering the target. Hiroshima is one of the chief supply

Swimming World Championships | Britain’s Hunt wins world high diving championship

Gary Hunt of Britain swept to victory in the final of the high diving at the world championships yesterday. Hunt, the silver medalist two years ago, held on to his

Brady testimony in NFL ‘Deflategate’ released

Tom Brady denied under oath to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that he tampered with footballs before the AFC title game, and investigator Ted Wells said in a transcript that he

Japanese designer rejects plagiarism claims in Olympic logo

Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano rejects claims he copied the emblem of a Belgian theater when he created the official logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At a news conference yesterday, Sano

2nd Ivory Coast Special Olympics athlete goes missing 

A search is underway for a second Ivory Coast Special Olympics athlete who vanished near Los Angeles on Monday night, just hours after his teammate was found safe. Abidjan Ouattara, 28,

Sports Views | Beijing 2022 Olympics could be surprisingly green

After years of running bloated Olympic Games criticized for their environmental records, the International Olympic Committee decided to make sustainability a goal, using sport as a way to promote better

HK Observer | Change involves work

Diversifying the economy is an issue which has long been pursued by local economists and Beijing alike. While traditional pillars of the economy such as trading and shipping are in

Thursday, August 6, 2015 – edition no. 2372

* Ai Weiwei says China promised he can return * Exhibition depicts old city * New Macau president resigns * India: dozens dead in train crash   DOWNLOAD

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