Q&A – Álvaro Barbosa | Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries, USJ: ‘In Macau there is a big need for audiovisual production’

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will launch a bachelor in Digital Cinema starting from September 2018, to train professionals in cinema production. The focus

Science | UM medical researchers win awards at Challenge Cup

Two teams formed by postgraduate students from the University of Macau’s (UM) Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) received second prize and third prize, respectively, at the Challenge

Japan Gaming Congress returning ahead of IR bid

The Japan Gaming Congress will return in 2018 with a conference at the Conrad Tokyo from May 10 to 11. Returning for its third year, the

Packer testifies in Israeli PM scandal

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about four hours yesterday over two corruption scandals surrounding the long-ruling leader, one of which involves Australian gaming

Monetary Authority raises base rate 0.25pct

The Monetary Authority of Macau raised the bate rate of the discount window last week by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, making it the fifth raise

Corporate Bits | Janet Mcnab receives hotelier award

The managing director of Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central, Janet McNab, received top honors at last week’s prestigious

South China Sea | As tensions ease, Beijing keeps building on disputed islands

Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China

AP exclusive | Thought police instill fear in western China

Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by police. Not his neighbors, not his classmates,

Pakistan Suicide bombers attack church, killing 5

Two suicide bombers attacked a church in the southwestern city of Quetta yesterday, killing five people and wounding 18 others, officials said. Sarfaraz Bugti, home minister

Indonesia | Clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem

Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products yesterday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Wearing white

Sydney man charged with brokering North Korea missile sales

A South Korean-born Sydney man was charged yesterday with acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia by allegedly attempting to broker sales worth tens

Chileans vote in fiercely contested presidential election

Chileans voters are deciding whether to swing the world’s top copper-producing country to the right or maintain its center-left path in a fiercely contested presidential runoff election.

Chile | Landslide leaves 5 dead, 15 missing

A mudslide fueled by heavy rains swept over a village in southern Chile on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and 15 missing, officials said. Rain

Populist far-right leaders want no EU in future Europe

Far-right populists in Europe vowed Saturday to work together to create a new model of intercontinental cooperation that is far removed from the European Union. Leaders

Offbeat | Gaza eatery offers discounts to North Koreans but no takers

A Gaza eatery is offering massive discounts to North Korean diners but there is just one problem — there are no North Koreans in Gaza. Ibrahim Raba,

This Day in History | 1950 – Radio Times hits Christmas deadline

An industrial dispute, which disrupted production of the country’s most popular magazine and other publications for several weeks of the autumn, has finally been settled.

Football | Ronaldo goal gives Real Madrid its third Club World Cup title

Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a free-kick as Real Madrid claimed its third Club World Cup title after beating Brazilian team Gremio 1-0 Saturday. The Ballon d’Or

The Buzz | Chilly week ahead as temperatures drop to 9 degrees Celsius

The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) expects this week’s temperatures to drop to as low as 9 degrees Celsius, rising gradually again by the end of the

Football | South Korea win East Asian Championship

South Korea stunned Japan 4-1 on Saturday to win the East Asian Championship after Kim Shin-wook scored two goals. “This was seen as a preparatory match

World briefs

US-MYANMAR Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on at least one person responsible for the crackdown on Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims.

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