The Buzz | LA Special Olympics gets largest single private donation, USD25M

The Special Olympics has received a USD25 million donation, the largest single private gift in the organization’s 47-year history. The donation comes from the philanthropic foundation of Thomas Golisano, the founder

Newport Jazz Festival to mark Miles Davis’ 60th anniversary

Miles Davis wasn’t even listed in the program book when he appeared for the first time at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955, but he made his presence felt with

World Briefs

CHINA A Chinese court has accepted a case brought by a social organization against oil giants ConocoPhillips China and China National Offshore Oil Corp. over oil spills in northern China

Gem fair exhibitors display mixed feelings about sales

Jewelry exhibitors from more than 15 countries placed their glittering products on sale at a four-day fair at the Venetian Macao, showcasing unique Asian gems and accessories for approximately 900

CRIME | Man arrested for indecent exposure

The Public Security Police Force arrested a local man for allegedly publicly exposing himself over 100 times to female passersby, during their regular anti-crime operations on Sunday. The 42-year-old insurance agent

Forum focuses on ‘judicial system impartiality’

The president of the Court of Final Appeal, Sam Hou Fai, has said that China’s law reform has invariably captured the attention of Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Hence, the

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | Local culture and architecture featured on documentary

A documentary reflecting upon Macau’s architectural, urban and cultural heritage is due to be aired by National Geographic later this year, as a team recently visited the city to interview

Opening ceremony LA2015 | A unique moment for local Special Olympics athletes

Saturday’s three-hour event was attended by a crowd of 62,338 fans who watched the 6,500 athletes representing 165 countries and regions. It is the largest number of nations to have

Number of non-resident workers increases

The number of non-resident workers in Macau continued to increase in June, reaching 180,523 according to data released by the Human Resources Office. Most non-resident workers (117,316) are from mainland

Community nanny program scrapped due to lack of demand

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS)’s pilot program aimed at providing community-based babysitting services will end next month after a one year trial period, as the authorities have failed to identify

Statistics | Unemployment rate continues at 1.8 percent

The unemployment rate for April-June 2015 remained stable at 1.8 percent as in the previous period (March-May 2015), according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The underemployment rate was

Interview | Akiko Takahashi | ‘Our strategy is to become the employer that people choose to stay with’

As gaming operators develop new casino resorts along the Cotai Strip, the use of recruitment strategies to fill job vacancies have become crucial. In an exclusive interview with The Times,

Echo is using jewelry to track down the world’s top gamblers

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. needs a way to penetrate the exclusive community of the world’s top gamblers and lure them to its Brisbane casino. It’s partnering with the world’s largest

Corporate Bits | Priscilla Chan to perform at the venetian

One of Hong Kong’s most recognizable voices, Priscilla Chan has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years. To celebrate that achievement, the concert will see Chan repackage the

Greece, creditors get down to business on bailout deal

Technical talks over Greece’s third bailout in five years are poised to start in the next day or so as negotiators representing the country’s creditors continued arriving in Athens yesterday. The

Chinese financing to Mozambique increases 160 pct in 2 years

China is now Mozambique’s largest creditor, after increasing its funding to the African country by 160 percent since 2012 as significant Chinese investments are being prepared. The weight of financing from

Angola Cables builds submarine station in Brazil

Angola Cables, an Angolan company that will manage the operations of the fiber-optic submarine cable between Angola and Brazil through the cities of Luanda and Fortaleza, already has a plot

Portuguese company sets up chocolate factory in Angola

The managing director of Portuguese chocolate factory Avianense, founded in Viana do Castelo in 1914, announced the company was in talks with Angolan investors to install a unit in Luanda,

Shanghai share index suffers biggest daily drop since 2007

The Shanghai share index fell the most since early 2007 yesterday as Chinese stocks suffered a renewed sell-off despite government efforts to calm the market. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down

Hong Kong feeling the mainland’s pain

For Hong Kong, it’s been one thing after another when it comes to China. A series of anti-China and pro-democracy protests last year prompted stores to close and mainland tour groups

Woman dies after being trapped in escalator, but saves son

Sunday’s horrific accident in the central city of Jingzhou was caught on surveillance camera footage that circulated heavily on the Internet in China. The woman — identified in media reports as

State media snipe at Obama’s Africa trip

China’s state media are pouring cold water on President Barack Obama’s visit to Africa, saying U.S. attention to the continent is largely due to concern over China’s booming influence there. The

Court accepts group’s case against ConocoPhillips, CNOOC

A Chinese court says it has accepted a case brought by a social organization against oil giants ConocoPhillips China and China National Offshore Oil Corp. over oil spills in northern

Gov’t lifting ban on sales of video game consoles

China is lifting its ban on sales of video game consoles to promote the industry and a new manufacturing zone in Shanghai. Consoles produced in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone will automatically

Philippines | Protesters, police clash ahead of Aquino speech

Left-wing protesters clashed with riot police amid a downpour yesterday as they tried to breach a barricade of barbed wire and shipping containers ahead of the Philippine president’s final state

India | 7 killed as militants attack police station, bus

Indian forces fought a prolonged gunfight yesterday with militants who attacked a moving bus and stormed into a police station in a northern town bordering Pakistan, with at least nine

Afghanistan | 21 dead, 8 wounded in wedding gunfight

A shootout at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan has left 21 people dead and eight wounded, an official said yesterday. Abdul Jabar Perdili, police chief of Baghlan province, said a

North Korea | With warning to US, Pyongyang marks end of Korean War

North Korean officials warned the United States that another war on the Korean Peninsula would leave no Americans alive to sign a surrender document as the country marked yesterday’s anniversary

Turkey | Troops target Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

Turkish troops have shelled a Syrian village near the border, targeting Kurdish fighters who have been battling the Islamic State group with the aid of U.S.-led airstrikes, Syria’s main Kurdish

USA | Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney Houston’s daughter, dies aged 22

Born and raised in the shadow of fame and litigation, shattered by the loss of her mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown was overwhelmed by the achievements and demons of

This Day in History | 1976 Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands

The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of Beijing, and Western sources believe the death toll may be much higher than the official figure of 240,000. Some

Offbeat | US: Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest in Key West

Retired air traffic controller Charlie Boice of Palm Beach Gardens prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a hangout of Ernest Hemingway during his Key West residency in the 1930s. A

Swim Worlds | From Vegas to Kazan: US wins mixed duet synchro at worlds

Christina Jones and Bill May, a couple of old pros in the pool making a comeback while juggling Las Vegas show careers, won a gold medal in new mixed duet

Boxing | Kovalev retains light heavyweight titles

Sergey Kovalev had little trouble taking care of business against an outmatched Nadjib Mohammedi. Now he can look forward to a homecoming bout in Moscow. Kovalev stopped Moha-­mmedi in the third round

Our Desk | Stating the obvious

The past two weeks I spent holidaying in Japan’s diverse Kansai region has left me with three obvious impressions: A) the supply for consumption is endless both in types and

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