According to the data provided by IAS, the elderly account for eight percent of the total population, but that figure is expected to have increased by 20 percent by 2036.
The Macau Cultural Center has announced the launch of ARTmusing Summer to celebrate the arts with new performances and workshops for all ages. Intended to encourage creativity in society, the
The celebration was attended by over 200 business and community leaders. Guests were entertained by the close-up magic performed by renowned magician Lawrence Sullivan, followed by a belly dancer, soulful
Investors pushed Airbus shares down yesterday on Paris’ stock exchange after a military turboprop troop transporter plane undergoing final flight testing in Spain crashed, killing four aboard and injuring two. Airbus shares were
The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start selling a “Mini Frappuccino” starting yesterday through July 6. The new size is just 10 ounces, compared with 12 ounces for the
The Maputo rings road, whose construction was awarded to the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), will be ready next December and not in the first half of this year
Talk about a consumer culture gone wild. A Hong Kong shopping mall received a visit from a ham-fisted customer on Sunday when a wild boar wandered in and got trapped
China’s pavilion was unveiled in Venice on Saturday, bringing the innovative ideas of Chinese artists into the Italian “water city”, where artists from all over the world are showing their
As a major hub for Xi’s Silk Road project to expand overland trade, Belarus and China are looking to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, transportation and energy, according to a joint
Chinese air travelers have opened airplane emergency doors without authorization 12 times so far this year during taxiing or while at a standstill, and one of the passengers was put
A new box-office champion is coming soon to China - and the world. ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, debuting in China on May 12, is poised to overtake `Furious 7’ as the
A 17-year-old boy arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia’s second-largest city appeared in a children’s court yesterday charged with terrorism offenses. The boy,
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is moving ahead this week with legislation that would boost the military’s international role, in a significant shift of the country’s pacifist policies. His ruling coalition
An appeals court in southern India acquitted powerful regional politician Jayaram Jayalalitha of corruption charges yesterday, clearing the way for her to return to public office. Supporters from Jayalalitha’s party cheered,
About 1,600 Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees have landed in Malaysia and Indonesia in the past day, apparently after human traffickers abandoned their virtual floating prison ships and left the passengers to
A powerful typhoon that slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines left at least two people dead and prompted nearly 3,500 residents to flee to shelters following warnings to evacuate coastal
David Cameron was cheered and applauded by Conservative members of Parliament as they met for the first time after his unexpected election victory last week. The question is how long
Shiite rebels in Yemen claimed yesterday to have shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet taking part in a Saudi-led coalition targeting them and their allies, just a day before a five-day
President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay told the House Of Commons that the small airfield in Essex would become the site for a £47m international airport by 1974. Announcing
CEO Li Jinyuan said he was celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary by rewarding his staff and aimed for the world record in spelling out a phrase in human bodies. As their
Haile Gebrselassie isn’t going to stop running, he’s just going to stop racing. The 42-year-old Ethiopian great, a two-time Olympic champion at 10,000 meters and a multiple world-record holder at distances
Real Madrid needs a comeback, Bayern Munich needs a miracle. Madrid just needs a 1-0 win at home over Juventus on Wednesday (early Thursday in Macau) to put the Champions League titleholders
The latest environmental figures released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) unveiled higher population density and fewer ‘good’ air quality days. Greater water consumption and waste were also recorded. Meanwhile,
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Police said yesterday that they found several people dead after shots were heard in a town in northern Switzerland. Residents heard shots in the town of Wuerenlingen shortly after 11
CHINA Ten workers were killed after a retaining wall under construction suddenly collapsed in the eastern province of Shandong, authorities said yesterday. Six people were killed on the spot, and
They arrived in Nepal as backpackers a day before a deadly earthquake that flattened large swaths of this impoverished Himalayan nation. In the days since the disaster, they’ve transformed themselves
Their initial blueprint was revealed at a press briefing over the weekend. The complex would feature a “brothel museum,” since Rua da Felicidade was formerly Macau’s local prostitution hub. A
CCAC had launched a probe to investigate whether Chao Son U, former member of the cultural industries fund administrative committee, had committed any crime in granting a subsidy to a
A group of residents visited the Identification Bureau last week petitioning for their overage children in the mainland to be granted Macau residency so that they can enter Macau to
Brazilian jockey Fausto Durso, a former champion in Macau, has died after suffering stab wounds in an altercation outside his parents’ home in Brazil. Durso, 39, rode in Dubai, Malaysia,
Filipino parents working abroad have to pay extra attention to the parenting of their teenage children, who are at risk of becoming engaged in various sorts of hazardous behaviours back
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two people for selling marijuana on a social networking site. The two suspects are Polish and Nigerian nationals, both of whom hold Macau residence cards. The
What could we find in the deepest and most mysterious parts of our oceans? A glimpse into deep-sea life is now on display at the Macau Science Center, in an
The opening ceremony of artist Mio Pang Fei’s Venice Biennale debut took place at the Macau–China Pavilion in the presence of VIP guests, including members of the Committee of Cultural
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