Owen Laukkanen’s “The Stolen Ones” concerns human trafficking and follows two Romanian sisters, Irina and Catalina, who have been kidnapped to sell as sex workers. Irina escapes, triggering a sequence
America’s reigning synthpop king, Passion Pit, is out with a third studio album, “Kindred,” a passable offering of tidy little electro ditties. For their heartfelt lyrics, Passion Pit (aka Michael Angelakos
(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty II” on 27 March 2015) For those who enjoy not only the sensual pleasure brought about by the vinous experience but also a sense of
Chef Bühner is famous for his “three-dimensional aromatic cuisine”, an emphasis on the individual product’s natural flavours, a special penchant for low-temperature cooking and a harmonious balance of flavours and
“Photofractional is a rejuvenation technology that combines Intense Pulsed Light with non-ablative skin resurfacing. Both skin tone and texture are treated simultaneously. The treatment works to stimulate deep collagen regeneration.
From a Budapest hilltop overlooking a panorama of central Europe, Jean-Paul Apetey reflects on how far he’s come, how improbable and unexpected his journey has been — and yet how
The Black Forest gets its name from a canopy of trees so dense that the woods seem dark, pierced only by shafts of sunlight. Mushrooms sprout across the damp forest
This isn’t your grandparents’ “Beat the Clock.” Inside a soundstage at YouTube Space LA, a high-tech production facility operated by the streaming video site, a couple of YouTube stars have been
Meanwhile, Affleck has expressed regret for seeking to have the information omitted from the episode that featured the actor and aired last October. “We deserve neither credit nor blame for our
A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the heart of Beijing, state media
CHINA Beijing authorities say a key measure of air pollutants showed a 19 percent drop in the first three months of the year. The municipal government said yesterday that the
Interpol’s National Central Bureau of China has released a wanted list of 100 fugitives as the country intensifies its hunt worldwide for economic runaways. On the list are officials and state
Since yesterday (Macau time), smoking is no longer permitted in bars, gambling halls and many other public places such as hotels, workplaces, private clubs and stores. For many locals, a ban
The 62nd edition of the Macau Grand Prix, to be held from November 19 to 22, will feature a FIA GT World Cup race for the first time, as revealed
The secretary pledged to improve communication with unions to make sure that workers’ rights and interests have been adequately enforced. He also recalled during the meeting that gaming operators’ commitment
Macau’s gross gaming revenue may drop by over 30 percent year-on-year with some gaming operators even forecasting a 40-percent decrease, data compiled by Lusa news agency shows. According to these
Contrary to the situation prior to Macau’s handover, the Portuguese community now exerts little political influence in the city, yet it still leads in the legal field, a study conducted
An Air Macau flight with 175 Thai and Chinese passengers aboard was forced to abort its flight to Macau on Tuesday after the passengers felt unsafe before a second take-off
A company led by the son of Deacon Chiu, the late former ATV chairman, has applied for a free-to-air TV license, in a bid to form a completely new broadcaster.
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) released its latest survey results on public environmental awareness to mark Earth Day (Apr 22). The result shows that Macau residents still lack a sense
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, has made assurances that the restructuring and reshuffling of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is already in its final stage,
Office rents on the highest floors of skyscrapers in New York climbed 20 percent in the second half of last year, while Hong Kong comfortably kept its place as the
Japan posted its first monthly trade surplus in nearly three years in March thanks to falling import costs from cheaper oil prices, along with a modest recovery in exports. But the
A total of 60 Special Olympics athletes came together from all over the world: Zimbabwe, Israel, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Austria, Great Britain, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Taipei, Hong Kong
The newspaper said the initiative aims to take advantage of “the great opportunities” of the central government’s polices and maintain “active” coordination with the Macau government to build a service
The Luso-Brazilian summit will take place next June, on a date to be announced, said Tuesday in Lisbon the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, during a meeting with the
At 3:30 a.m. on a chill January morning, Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai was awakened by a housemaid. Police were at the door of his British-colonial-era mansion. “I thought
Hong Kong law-makers should agree to China’s terms for the city’s first leadership election, or risk delaying giving citizens the right to vote, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said. Candidates for the
The Tibetan government-in-exile wants supporters to help pressure China to release the 11th Panchan Lama, a Buddhist leader who is believed to have been in Chinese custody since his disappearance as a
South Korea expressed deep regret yesterday that Japan’s leader did not repeat his predecessors’ apologies for the country’s aggression during World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian and African
South Korea formally approved a plan yesterday to salvage a ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in decades. Raising the Sewol is one of
Thai officials said they were rushing to crack down on illegal and unregulated fishing in a bid to avoid the European Union’s threat to ban seafood import from the country. The
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a cafe worker for repeatedly pulling her ponytail when he visited the cafe over several months, even after she’d told him to stop.
No injuries or damage were reported from the incident, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Indonesia to attend an Asian-African conference. Police said it was not immediately known who was
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