The lung-searing ascents into the Andean highlands aren’t what worry the untold hundreds of young men who hump backpacks loaded with drugs out of the remote, lawless valley that produces
It should have been a proud moment for TV: A much-hyped sports event drawing in millions of paying viewers and showcasing the clout still held by traditional media heavyweights. Instead, the
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have packed up their newborn princess and their 21-month-old son Prince George for a stay at their country home. Kensington Palace officials said yesterday
AUSTRALIA’s prime minister has brushed off controversy over his office’s treatment of the gay partner of the Australian ambassador to France. Ambassador Stephen Brady offered to resign after a disagreement
The developer of a sprawling Chinese-themed resort on the Las Vegas Strip said yesterday that the long-awaited hotel-casino on the former site of the Stardust Hotel is expected to open
“The CCAC agreed on concluding the inquiry, as there is no sign or evidence showing that the then member of the administrative board committed any illegal or irregular acts in
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson found himself answering questions in a Las Vegas courtroom on Tuesday about what he knew about a plot to behead employees in Macau and if
Moody’s Investors Service says that the continued decline in Macau gaming revenue - a result of China’s economic slowdown and the government’s anti-corruption campaign - is credit negative for rated
Currently, the city’s Standing Committee for the Coordination of Social Affairs is discussing the revision of the “Labor Relations Law” to include a leave stipulation for fathers-to-be. However, discussion of
TDM programs about Macau will be broadcast on public transport, after the public broadcaster yesterday signed off on a partnership with media company Long Han Television Broadcast Co. A new media
A total of 1,455 new companies were created during the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 329 year-on-year, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Analyzed by
“, we’ll reveal that later; we are now studying it. We also hope to develop in the direction towards a world center of tourism and leisure,” he said, responding to
4,500, representing 6 pct and 6.5 pct increases respectively when compared to the same period last year. Among the three key regional market shares, the Taiwan market performed stably in April,
The Portuguese Institute of the Orient (IPOR) launched a Portuguese-Chinese phrasebook to mark its 25th anniversary this week. The new phrasebook is mainly targeted at Chinese speakers who are looking
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, revealed yesterday that Chiang Ngoc Vai, currently serving as the Transport Bureau’s deputy director, will be heading the department after
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has rejected an appeal filed by a local company over the issuing of work certificates to two former employees who had previously been summarily
The Macau Foundation granted subsidies to individuals and private entities worth over MOP266 million throughout this year’s first quarter, according to yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO). This represents an increase of
The tally on Tuesday (yesterday in Macau) was the second highest for an Impressionist and modern art auction at Sotheby’s and a 67 percent increase from a similar sale last
The World Luxury Spa Awards are held annually and give recognition and thanks to luxury spas around the world for their innovation, quality and service. Voting is based on service
The sale of gasoline in Angola is now based on a free pricing system, putting an end to state subsidies, under the terms of a decree in which the Ministry
The dam on the river Nhandare, in Mozambique, a facility designed initially to supply water to the town of Gorongosa, in Sofala province, is due to start operating in October,
Photographs of Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, leaving hospital just hours after giving birth to a girl on Saturday, sparked debate online in China about “yuezi”, the 30 day postpartum
Chinese police have visited Uber offices in a second city in a widening investigation into the company’s operations in China. An official at Chengdu’s city transportation commission said the visit yesterday
The Miami-based company said that the new Princess Cruises ship will be the first under the Princess brand to be based in China year round. It will also be the
A man has appeared in court in Hong Kong in connection with the kidnapping for ransom of a wealthy heiress, the BBC reported yesterday. According to the British broadcaster, Queenie Law,
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying began his official visit to Boston with tours to top-notch research institutions to see the latest innovation and technology developments in the United States,
Police fatally shot a man in northern China who was on his way to Beijing to ask the central government to help house and take care of his children and elderly mother,
An Afghan court yesterday convicted and sentenced four men to death for their role in the brutal mob killing of a woman in Kabul in March — a slaying that
One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday on charges of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk
Young men piled over each other, some shimmying up ropes dangling from the towering rescue ship and others falling into the churning sea. Women and children were the last off
The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4525 appeared to practice a controlled descent on his previous flight, two hours before he crashed the A320 jet into a mountainside in March, French
Under armed security and a cloud of conflicted opinions and emotions, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented a freedom of expression award on Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time)
As Britain’s political leaders spent a final day campaigning Wednesday, the election race drew to a bumpy close for the U.K. Independence Party, which suspended a candidate for saying he
Mr Smith’s party took all 50 parliamentary seats reserved for whites and now has more than the two thirds majority necessary to change Rhodesia’s constitution. The main casualty was the Opposition
The marsupial casually strolled through the automatic doors of Hamilton Base Hospital in Victoria state at 3:30 a.m. on April 20, said Brigid Kelly, spokeswoman for the Western District Health
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