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CHINA Authorities ordered one of China’s most prominent business news websites to close after its managers were accused of extorting money from companies with threats of negative coverage. HONG KONG tourist

Top entertainment at the Venetian this weekend | Katy Perry concerts, Pacquiao vs Mayweather live feeds heat up Cotai

Two concert nights from global superstar Katy Perry plus exclusive live feeds of boxing’s “fight of the century” – Mayweather vs. Pacquiao – will take place from today until Sunday

Press freedom | Two HK journalists barred

The two reporters, both assigned by the pro-democracy media outlet Apple Daily in Hong Kong for today’s citywide rally, which has drawn 13 different organizations’ participation, were forced to return

Cultural Consultative Committee | Estoril Hotel basic facelift details revealed

During the approximately three-hour conference, the cultural authorities also unveiled an array of entertaining activities for the 10th anniversary marking the city’s entry into the UNESCO World Heritage List and

May 1 | Employment security tops concerns

Casino workers will again take their appeals to the street to mark Labor Day today. The Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG) and the Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) stated in

Organizers pledge to diversify ‘Le French May’ line-up

Bringing cultural events to Macau and Hong Kong between today and June 30, ‘Le French May’ returns this year with organizers pledging to further diversify the Macau program within the

STATISTICS – TOURISM | Hotel occupancy down 16 percent y-o-y

A total of 797,000 guests checked into hotels and guesthouses in March, down by 16.1 percent year-on-year. The average occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses also dropped by 10.9 percentage

Valery Gergiev joins thirtieth music festival

Corruption | CCAC dismisses rise in graft cases within public services

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) Commissioner, Cheong Weng Chon, has denied the rise of corruption cases within public departments, instead professing that graft issues do exist in a society with

UM ranks among Times Higher Education top 100 young universities

The ranking intends to provide a glimpse into the future by showcasing the rising stars among young universities across the world. The 100 universities under 50 ranking has been re-calibrated to

Contemporary view on classical ballet opens Arts Festival

Lied Ballet,” the show headlining the Macao Arts Festival’s grand opening tonight, is a contemporary piece inspired by 19th-century-style ballet. Divided into three acts, the piece is more emotional rather than

New pair of pandas arrives in town

A new pair of giant pandas, given by China’s central government as gifts to the MSAR, arrived yesterday. “Pandas are rare wild animals, also our national treasure, which are beloved and

Gaming – Education| Melco announces new local management development program

“The new Foundation Acceleration Program is planned and structured to develop our current local management employees’ understanding of business operations, as well as their business perspective beyond the functional view.

Festival features 30 shows and exhibitions

The 26th Macao Arts Festival is kicking off tonight with a grand opening ceremony held in the lobby of the Macau Cultural Center (CCM). Headlining the festival’s grand opening is

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you are a landlord renting out a property

If you have not seen the earlier articles on this subject, here is a brief introduction to the series. Of course you can find the articles online on the Macau

Project Poker | Food and poker

Food and poker are two things that at first glance have nothing to do with each other. Unless of course we’re talking about a night in with friends, where you’re

From Shanxi to Hainan, China’s provincial growth rates are splintering

China’s provincial growth rates are splintering as the world’s second-largest economy slows. The continent-sized economy saw its weakest areas grow at less than a fifth the pace of the fastest, as

Briefs | Record pollution fine for Beijing McDonald’s supplier

A french fry supplier to the McDonald’s restaurant chain in China has been issued Beijing’s biggest-ever pollution fine for releasing dirty wastewater, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency

Corporate Bits | Galaxy chef and sommeliers win awards

Simon Tho, the chef and assistant VP of Asian Culinary, recently won the Star Chef of the Year 2014 award at the International Exchange Association of Renowned Chinese Cuisine in

3 killed along border with North Korea

A Chinese city has reported the killings of three villagers in an area where North Korean border guards have been accused of crossing over to commit thefts and slayings. The Helong

Authorities suspend climbing on north side of Everest

Hundreds of climbers and Sherpas who were attempting to climb Mount Everest from the north side when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the region are packing their gear and heading

Builder puts up 57-story skyscraper in 19 days

A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world’s fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up the

Gov’t closes major business news website in extortion case

Authorities ordered one of China’s most prominent business news websites to close yesterday after its managers were accused of extorting money from companies with threats of negative coverage. The penalties follow the September

Festivals, large gatherings canceled in Beijing 

Springtime in Beijing usually brings out bustling crowds for rock concerts, food festivals and other outdoor revelry amid the smog and catkins. But this year, police in the Chinese capital

Nepal | Rescuers pull out teenage survivor

A long-absent noise­ — cheers — rang out in Nepal’s capital yesterday as rescuers pulled a teenager alive from the earthquake rubble he had been trapped in for five days. The joy

Vietnam | War 40 years on, enemies now friends but still pain

This city once known as Saigon was blanketed in red banners yesterday that read “Long Live the Glorious Communist Party of Vietnam,” 40 years after northern forces seized control of the

USA | Baltimore officials: No immediate decision in Gray case

Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying to manage growing expectations they will immediately decide whether to prosecute six police officers involved in

Briefs| France – Hollande vows punishment for any child rapes in Africa

Russia | Kremlin: North Korean leader not coming to Moscow on May 9 

The reclusive leader of North Korea will not be coming to Moscow next month for the Victory Day celebration, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman announced yesterday. The highly anticipated visit would have

This Day in History | 1973 – Thousands strike over pay and prices

The worst affected industries were the railways, car manufacturing, newspaper production, mining and docks. Despite the large turn-out many of the big unions voted against industrial action and thousands of workers

Offbeat | Greek justice pursues jobless father-of-3 beyond the grave

A Greek court has convicted a dead man of stealing electricity from a power utility, giving him a six-month suspended jail sentence. Defense lawyer Christos Bakelas told the Thessaloniki court that

Mayweather-Pacquiao tops unbelievable Saturday sports lineup

The most-anticipated fight of all time. The best-known horse race. The premier baseball rivalry. The NFL draft. And those are just the highlights. Super Saturday (Sunday in Macau) — perhaps a day

Kapok | Groundhog Day

In the 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day”, Bill Murray plays a weatherman who falls victim of some form of never ending time loop while reluctantly covering a seemingly dull and repetitive

Abandoned, orphaned, unwanted

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