Football | Dempsey scores twice, US beats Honduras 2-1 to open Gold Cup

Two headed goals by Clint Dempsey gave the United States a 2-1 victory over Honduras yesterday (Macau time) and a successful start to its title defense in the CONCACAF Gold

Olympics | Budapest announces intention to bid for 2024 games

The city of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee have officially announced their intention to bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt Borkai, head

HK Observer | None of their business?

With many students turning away from the city’s two big annual marches this year — the June 4 vigil to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, and the

Thursday, July 9, 2015 – edition no. 2352

* MGM Lion Dance Championship to be held in Beijing for 1st time * 528 fire incidents * Faulty regulations, Chan Meng Kam says * New measures to prop up stocks   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Turkish Airlines plane diverted to New Delhi over bomb scare

Turkish Airlines says an Istanbul-bound plane carrying 134 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi after note with the word “bomb” was found in a toilet, the latest in

World briefs

CHINA China opens an exhibition of guns and photos of massacres to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World War II victory over Japan, part of a propaganda push to

2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in first Pamplona bull run

Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured yesterday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bulls through the streets of this northern Spanish city on the

Industrial building revitalized into golf-lovers’ stronghold

Some local golf enthusiasts have contributed over MOP3 million towards creating indoor golf driving ranges in the northern part of the city packed with aged industrial blocks, with the aim

Aspiring female director married to cinematography

Failed relationships can be devastating for some, but for others heartbreak can also inspire creative projects. Local director Emily Chan used her previous two breakups as the basis for her

Cooperation | Hengqin preparing international food exhibition

The associations jointly stated in a press release that the expo is aimed at facilitating international trade and cross-border e-commerce, as well as attracting capital and investment to the free

First World Medical Summit attracts global experts to Macau

Jointly organized by the WMS Organizing Committee and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the three-day conference is recognized as a “historical event” for the region’s medical community,

China Daily report | Region spins the wheel to drive tourism sector

Cheng Koon-man made the right decision when he opened a second restaurant in Macau deep in the heart of a new and bustling shopping precinct. As crowds of customers stream

Gaming | July GGR forecasts from MOP17.5b to MOP20b

The research house expects July’s volume to settle at MOP600m, which is seasonally stronger than June’s average of MOP579m. Nomura said that daily GGR in the summer months typically increases on

UM organizes workshop on passive smoking

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) recently organized a workshop to address the effects of passive smoking on public health. At the event, six renowned experts

Greece races to restart talks with skeptical creditors

With his country struggling to stave off financial collapse, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was trying to convince European creditors to agree on a new bailout program yesterday at an emergency eurozone

Corporate Bits | Family and friends getaway at Mandarin Oriental

The Family Fun package includes: One night’s accommodation in a suite, one complimentary Deluxe Room, and complimentary Internet access at the hotel. The Friends Getaway package includes: One night’s accommodation in

Angola | François Hollande visit results in orders for French companies

The visit by the President of France, François Hollande, to Angola resulted in the signing of letters of intent to order hundreds of millions of euros of shipbuilding and infrastructure

Brazil 9th largest AIIB shareholder

Brazil is the ninth largest shareholder of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the first international financial institution established by China, according to state English- language newspaper China Daily. With a stake

Beijing opens exhibition to mark the war victory over Japan

China opened yesterday an exhibition of guns and photos of massacres to commemorate the World War II victory over Japan, part of a propaganda push to stir up nationalism by observing

Xi rushes to boost market before plunge loosens Party grip

For Chinese President Xi Jinping, mission No. 1 has been preserving Communist Party rule. That now means stabilizing the stock market. Xi’s government rushed out an unprecedented series of measures in

Briefs | PBOC, South Africa agree on yuan clearing arrangement

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the South African central bank to establish a yuan-clearing center in South Africa.

India | Youths embrace dating apps despite social taboos

Aditi Mendiratta’s biggest worry as she’s swiping left and right is hiding the smartphone notifications that read “Congratulations! You have a new match” from her parents. “They wouldn’t be cool with

Malaysia | Authorities freeze 6 bank accounts in probe linked to premier

Malaysian authorities have frozen six bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred from a state investment fund to the personal

Thailand | Military court releases 14 student activists

A military court in Thailand released 14 student activists from detention yesterday but said they still face sedition charges — and the prospect of several years in prison — for

UK | Britons mark the 10th anniversary of London transit attacks

Britons paused in silence and walked in solidarity yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system. Four British men inspired by al-Qaida blew themselves up

USA | Cosby admits to obtaining drugs to use on women

Bill Cosby’s admission that he obtained quaaludes to give young women he was pursuing for sex could bolster defamation claims lodged by his accusers, the women’s lawyers said after The Associated Press

Iran | Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline, but talks continue 

Iran nuclear talks busted through their second deadline in a week yesterday, casting new questions about the ability of world powers to cut off all Iranian pathways to a bomb through diplomacy.

This Day in History | 1965 – Ronald Biggs escapes from jail

Biggs, 35, escaped by scaling a 30ft wall with three other prisoners at 1505 BST today. A ladder was thrown over the wall from the outside during the prisoners’ afternoon exercise

Offbeat | USA: Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari to lead Oddball Comedy tour

Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari will be the headliners this year when the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival hits the road looking for laughs. The tour presented by Funny or Die

Tennis | A win, then a hug: Serena Williams tops Venus at Wimbledon

Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was

Boxing | Mayweather stripped of WBO title won from Pacquiao

The 38-year-old failed to pay the WBO a USD200,000 fee to administer the fight by the 3 July deadline, BBC reported yesterday. Mayweather had been expected to relinquish the title by

Hockey | 12 teams book places in 2016 Rio Olympics lineups

The International Hockey Federation has confirmed 12 teams which qualified for the 2016 Olympic tournaments in Rio de Janeiro. Six men’s and six women’s teams earned places in the 12-nation Olympic

World Views | China’s bull market in conspiracy theories

China’s financial world has officially entered the paranoia zone. As the Shanghai stock market experiences its worst three-week rout since 1992 – in defiance of government efforts to reverse the

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 – edition no. 2351

* Aspiring female director married to cinematography * Industrial building revitalized into golf center * Hengqin preparing international exhibition * Mayweather stripped of WBO title   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | High-tech Marvel theme park cuts summer tour short

The indoor high-tech traveling theme park “The Marvel Experience” has stumbled and will cut short its summer tour. Producers of the show that includes 360-degree projections, holograms and a 4-D motion

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