Winter games | Japanese snowboarder has tricks, height for Olympic gold

His first name, loosely translated into English, means “Walk the Dream.” No wonder, then, that back home in Japan, expectations soar nearly as high as snowboarder Ayumu

World briefs

PHILIPPINES State soldiers have captured a Spanish man they said was carrying grenades and bomb parts and is believed to be a supporter of Islamic State

The Buzz | US: Two dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held

A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high school.

Uber driver in US illegally charged with four California rapes

Christopher Weber, Los Angeles A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and

Made in Macao | On Cantonese Opera

As I have been researching Greek theatre, rituals and dance these days, it struck me that as a Chinese, I do not really know much about our own similar

Thursday, January 25, 2018 – edition no. 2973

* TSI vs Wong | Court annuls unlawful dismissal of customs official; Secretary appeals * TSI rejects appeals on land confiscation * Macau, HK last Chinese posts to finish official chronicles * China

Health | SSM: Air pollution is not the predominant cause of respiratory diseases

Yesterday, during a press conference, the Director of the Macau Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, said that “air pollution is not the main cause behind recent respiratory

Philippines | Volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee

The Philippines’ most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew yesterday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more

Briefs | Two locals arrested for selling drugs

Two local residents, a man and woman, have been arrested for selling drugs, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The two suspects, both in their twenties, were unemployed

Environment | Specialists express concern over city’s air pollution

The air quality in the region went five times above safe levels on Monday, with the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) warning residents to not

Cheung Lup Kwan wants a break from the media

The government recently decided to reclaim a part of a land plot on one side of the Pousada Marina Infante Hotel, amounting to approximately 38,000 square meters,

Driver causes panic under influence of drugs

A local 32-year-old resident caused panic among several citizens on Saturday evening when he ran into a traffic light and road barrier while driving under the influence

Gaming | Wynn plans new investment in Macau as earnings top estimates

Wynn Resorts Ltd. plans to expand its newest property on Macau’s Cotai Strip after the project helped the company report better-than-expected earnings last quarter. The next

Tourist arrivals reach 32.6 million in 2017

Visitor arrivals topped 32.61 million in 2017, up by 5.4 percent year-on- year. In December 2017, visitor arrivals totaled 3.05 million, up by 8.5 percent year-on-year,

How Asian giants can counter Trump’s washing machine tariff

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported washing machines, aimed at stemming the flow of cheap appliances from South Korean and Chinese companies into the

MetLife said to join MassMutual in seeking HK sale

MetLife Inc. is seeking a sale of its Hong Kong insurance unit, joining international rivals including Axa SA and MassMutual that have pursued divestments in the Chinese

Budget airline pioneer says AirAsia may buy more jets

AirAsia Bhd., the budget airline that has grown to become one of the biggest customers of Airbus SE planes, could consider buying more aircraft as

Briefs | Sweden summons Chinese ambassador

Sweden has summoned China’s ambassador in the Scandinavian country over reports that Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen, has been taken away by Chinese authorities again

China has targets aplenty to retaliate against US trade action

U.S. President Donald Trump may soon get a lesson about tangling with China on trade: Beijing can punch back. China has a long history of tit-for-tat

Qianbao | Authorities face protests after investment scheme collapses

Chinese authorities are struggling to quell protests following the collapse of an investment scheme police say took as much as USD4.7 billion from millions of depositors.

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