HERITAGE | 10 YEARS AFTER UNESCO LISTING | Buildings of Portuguese origin neglected, architect says

It has been ten years since Macau’s historic center was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, but some experts claim that buildings with cultural value continue to be

Stocks rise on report of relaxed visa rules

Wynn Resorts Ltd., MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose on reports that China is easing restrictions on local tourists visiting Macau. Travelers holding mainland China passports can now

STATISTICS | TOURISM | Fewer tour visitors in May

Visitors on package tours totaled 823,000 in May, down by 2.2 percent year-on-year. Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that package tour visitors from mainland China (653,000),

Hotel Estoril revamp blueprint unveiled

The government’s plan to revamp the abandoned Hotel Estoril into a youth recreational and art center has received various opinions from students and the education sector. At a briefing session

Secondary schools’ expansion lays bare land shortage issues

Urban Planning Committee members have expressed concerns over the joint expansion of two secondary schools in the northern district of Toi San. Their remarks follow a request by one of

Executive Council | No break for casinos as gov’t plans full smoking ban

Gamblers in Macau will have to step out of casinos for cigarettes breaks under the government’s proposal to fully ban smoking in the resorts, a move that could hurt the

Chamber music at Dom Pedro V Theatre

The Macau Orchestra is presenting a chamber music concert at the Dom Pedro V Theatre this Saturday. A press release issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau has revealed that the

Local drivers petition CE against imported foreign drivers

  Members from the Macau Federation of Transportation met the Chief Executive yesterday morning at the government headquarters to present their survey regarding the current state of the local transport industry.

Rosário says GDI handles excessive workload

The secretary yesterday officiated the inauguration ceremony of the GDI’s new coordinator, Chau Vai Man, where he stated that the Office is “doing everything it can” to compensate for the

Education | Local gaming and hospitality students visit Vegas

Organized by the UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hotel Management, scholars and experts from the relevant industries conducted lectures about the US gaming industry. The lectures covered issues such

Briefs | Thai brawl involving Macau group

Pattaya police are reportedly searching for a gang of ten men, thought to be from Macau, who allegedly attacked a group of five Thai men outside a popular North Pattaya

Chinese stocks surge after posting biggest intraday swing since 1992

Chinese stocks rallied, sparking the benchmark index’s biggest intraday swing since 1992, on speculation the government will take steps to prevent bear-market losses from deepening. The Shanghai Composite Index rose for

Airbus wins USD1.3 billion South Korean airborne tanker deal…

South Korea said yesterday that it has decided to buy four military airborne refueling tankers from European aerospace giant Airbus Defense and Space for $1.3 billion. Airbus edged out bids from

Corporate Bits | Galaxy Macau phase 2 and broadway macau attracts local and overseas experts and groups

A few months before the grand opening, GEG had already received requests for group visits to the new integrated resort. Therefore, GEG arranged tour visits for various professionals and associations

Waistlines stretching fast: official data

Four days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in central China, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said yesterday. The

Music serves as bridge for Sino-British cultural exchanges

Transition, a British rock band, this month launched their tour of 21 cities across the Chinese mainland. The three-man band, known as Qianjin Band in Chinese, have already rocked stages

Li calls for deal to keep Greece in eurozone

The prime minister of China, the European Union’s No. 2 trading partner, called Monday on Greece and its creditors to reach a last-minute deal that will allow Greece to remain

Party recruits fewer members 

Accounting for deaths and other losses, membership expanded by 1.1 million members, or 1.3 percent, in 2014 to a total of 87.79 million, the party’s Organization Department said. At the same

Ai Weiwei record leads USD28.6m sale at Phillips in London

A group of 12 large bronze animal heads by China’s dissident artist Ai Weiwei led Phillips’ 18.2 million pound (USD28.6 million) contemporary art evening auction in London. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,”

Indonesia | Military cargo plane crashes in Medan, at least 113 dead

An Indonesian air force transport plane carrying military personnel and their families plowed into a residential neighborhood in the country’s third- largest city of Medan shortly after takeoff yesterday, killing at

Japan | 2 dead after man sets self on fire on bullet train

A man riding a Japanese high-speed bullet train set himself on fire yesterday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said. At least 26

Afghanistan | NATO: Coalition convoy targeted in Kabul suicide attack

A suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed vehicle targeted a NATO military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, yesterday, police and a NATO official said. Police on the scene said casualties were

Japan | UNESCO heritage bid draws ire over past labor abuse

Of countless ghostly abandoned factories and mines in Japan, this fortress island near Nagasaki is among the most notorious. It is also a source of national pride. Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island,

2 Uber executives ordered to stand trial in France

Two Uber France managers have been ordered to stand trial on behalf of the San Francisco-based company on charges including “deceptive commercial practices” and complicity in illegal activities linked to

France | Authorities link beheading, gas plant attack to Islamic State

French investigators have uncovered links between Islamic State militants and the man who hung his employer’s severed head at a gas plant he was attacking, a prosecutor said yesterday. The man,

Tunisia | President: New security system had been set for July 1

Thirty-eight tourists died in a gun attack just days before Tunisia planned to implement heightened security measures for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, but those plans had not anticipated

Greece | Crunch time as IMF debt looms and bailout ends

It’s crunch time for Greece, with the European part of its international bailout expiring yesterday and with it any possible access to the remaining rescue loans that it needs to

This Day in History | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

The flag was presented to Mr Patten who was then driven off in his official Rolls Royce, before the car was handed over to Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s Chief Executive. In

Offbeat | Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

Deputy health minister and head of Liberia’s Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told AP yesterday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread. He

FOOTBALL | Chile beats Peru 2-1 to reach Copa America final

Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semifinals of the Copa America on Monday, keeping alive the host’s hopes of

Champions League final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium

The Champions League final will be played in Wales for the first time in 2017 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The venue, with around 74,000 seats, was awarded the hosting rights by

Tennis | Wimbledon | ‘Lucky’ Federer sets slam record as Nadal, Kvitova advance

Heat, rain, cold weather, wind, injuries or advancing years. Nothing has stopped Roger Federer from playing every single grand slam tennis event since 2000. Despite temperatures of up to 30

UEFA tells Spanish league to accept World Cup dates

European foot-ball’s governing body says the Spanish league should stop challenging the decision to move the dates of the World Cup in 2022 to November-December. A Spanish appeal against FIFA’s scheduling

World Views | China’s magic tricks can’t save its stock market

Chinese policy makers seem to have exhausted whatever magical powers they had been using to keep their economy aloft. Chinese stocks have been plunging even as Beijing has used every trick it

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