Macau-based journalist and essayist Joaquim Magalhães de Castro will present the photo album “Sagres – Our Barge” at the Portuguese Consulate tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. Built in Hamburg in 1937, the
The average daily wage of construction workers was MOP726 in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Wages rose at a slower pace of
Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed “Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings” into Google and chanced upon a pair of the USD450 earrings for — deal of deals!
“The Meaning of Life” tells the real story of a young Brazilian man Giovane, who decides to take a trip around the world searching for the meaning of life after
Most of the 68 world leaders invited on Saturday by Russian president Vladimir Putin to attend the 70th anniversary of the end of history’s bloodiest war declined. Yet among the
China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 800 hectares and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a
The provision on “cyber sovereignty” was added to the second draft of the security law, which also stressed the need to safeguard the security of “industries and key areas important
For the third time in six months, China’s central bank is cutting interest rates to spur the country’s sluggish economy by giving state-owned financial institutes more flexibility in setting rates. Citing
A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines yesterday, as about 2,500 residents in two provinces huddled in shelters following warnings by officials to evacuate coastal and mountainous villages. Typhoon
Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia yesterday, with some of the people in need of medical attention, a migration
North Korea greeted a U.S. diplomatic overture with a fresh show of force, seemingly testing the Obama administration’s resolve for new nuclear talks. After three years of diplomatic deadlock, the U.S.
After years of sharing power, David Cameron pulled off an unexpected election triumph that gave the Conservative prime minister a second term with an outright majority Friday and dealt a
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro sponsored a blessing ceremony Saturday for gay couples on an island where gay marriage remains illegal. Nearly two dozen gay couples held hands or
In a statement to the House of Commons, Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd said the Gold Coast will be allowed to govern itself within the Commonwealth provided a general election is
Home ownership contributes to people’ s happiness, said a study by the University of Hohenheim last week. For this study, researchers at the University of Hohenheim interviewed 2,788 people in
Manny Pacquiao lost his biggest fight in the ring, but that won’t stop him from plotting a bigger comeback — in the political arena that is. In a country where elections
Will Power came to Indianapolis chasing more than a double. He wants a clean sweep. After Saturday, the defending IndyCar champion is halfway home. Power led 65 of 82 laps in
One in four gay men said they had received verbal threats of harm or had been bullied while participating in sports, and around 80 percent of people said they had
As the dust settles in the aftermath of the unpredictable May Day civil and industrial actions, at least partly, Macau dares to read the new trends coming out of the
French President Francois Hollande told Caribbean leaders on Saturday that a planned international green fund could help the vulnerable, tourism-dependent region mitigate the effects of climate change. Hollande headlined the Caribbean
My first sight of Anthem of the Seas was through the taxi window that was ferrying me to Southampton dock from the train station. At 348m long, you might have
As the fierce Arabian sun beat down on the construction site in the summer of 2012, pushing the temperature beyond the thermometer’s upper limit of 50C, the site supervisor began
It’s a bucolic scene: a farmer rests on a path between shimmering rice paddies in the afternoon sun, his tanned face staring across the flooded fields to the gray expanse
Cat neutering could be a solution to control the growing number of cats that never find a home. The term refers to the removal of ovaries or testicles of the cat,
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The Chinese national table tennis team arrived in Macau yesterday for a four-day official visit. Tonight the legion of Olympic gold medalists, led by their coach Liu Guoliang, also a
SINGAPORE A Singaporean teenager pleads not guilty to two charges over an online video he posted that was critical of Christianity and the nation’s late founding prime minister, Lee Kuan
“Sands China strictly adheres to Macau SAR government policies and guidelines, and has been taking care of the daily commutes of its cross-border construction workers since September 2014. In line
The head of the European Union Office in Hong Kong and Macau, Vincent Piket, said that EU-China trade relations have “developed extraordinarily” over the years and have improved in areas
The government announced yesterday that it will donate MOP20 million to Nepal in order to provide aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on April
The Macau branch of the Red Cross yesterday received MOP500,000 from gaming operator MGM Macau, culminating in a total amount of over MOP2.3 million to aid Nepal’s earthquake relief efforts. The
Guangdong authorities hosted a policy-briefing seminar for Macau entrepreneurs yesterday on the topic of the recently inaugurated Guangdong pilot free-trade zone (FTZ). Visiting officials introduced their preferential policy measures that
The director-general of the Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee, Niu Jing, has told media that the clearance arrangement for Macau-licensed vehicles to drive in Hengqin will be announced before August. Niu
Several collective actions against GetEasy, a company headquartered in Macau, are being put forward in France and Monaco after thousands of members across the world were swindled out of their
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited net revenue dropped 22 percent year-on-year to USD1,054.3 million in the first quarter of this year, the company revealed in a press release yesterday. The decline can
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