Macau Franchise Expo to be held next week

The 2017 Macau Franchise Expo (MFE) will be held at The Venetian Macao’s exhibition hall A from July 28 to 30. The MFE is an

Briefs | Hengqin launches online tax payment for SAR residents

Hengqin has launched a tax payment system which allows Hong Kong and Macau residents to pay mainland taxes online, according to a report by TDM. Eligible SAR residents

Charity Run opens new category for the elderly

Caritas Macau is hosting its second Charity Run on October 8, with a new group category to accommodate the elderly. Co-hosted with the University of Macau,

Hong Kong skyscrapers world’s most expensive, Knight Frank says

Skyscrapers in Hong Kong are the world’s most expensive commercial real estate assets, according to Knight Frank LLP. Hong Kong skyscrapers are worth USD8,000 per square

SoftBank’s Son finally explains how all those deals fit together

Masayoshi Son has had a busy year even by the standards of Japan’s most prolific investor. Yesterday in Tokyo, he took time to explain how it

Corporate bits | Sands restaurants receive Wine Spectator awards

Sands China’s 11 signature restaurants have been recognized for their outstanding wine programs by U.S. lifestyle magazine Wine Spectator. Restaurants that received a “Two Glasses” Best of

Urbanization prevents 450,000 premature deaths since 1980, claims study

Rapid urbanization in China is not contributing to air pollution, but actually may have brought health benefits for the hundreds of millions of people who have

India ready for talks to end border standoff 

India said yesterday it was ready to hold talks with China with both sides pulling back their forces to end a standoff along a disputed territory high in the

East Timor vote highlights young nation’s uneven progress

Almost two dozen parties are contesting parliamentary elections in East Timor this weekend that are likely to return independence heroes to power despite frustration in the young

Philippines | Duterte flies to besieged city, warns of other attacks

The Philippine president flew for the first time yesterday to a besieged southern city to cheer troops who have been trying to quell a nearly

Germany raises pressure on Turkey after activist jailed

The German government increased pressure on Turkey yesterday after the jailing of a human rights activist, telling all citizens traveling there to exercise caution and threatening to withhold backing

France | Macron visits air force base amid military crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron promised an “unprecedented” hike in defense spending next year and vowed to safeguard the country’s nuclear deterrent, as he tries to show his

Briefs | Syria: Parents of missing US reporter believe he is alive 

The parents of an American journalist who has been missing in Syria for the past five years said yesterday that they believe he is still alive

Venezuela’s Maduro, foes head into crucial showdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents face a crucial showdown yesterday as the country’s opposition calls the first national strike since a 2002 stoppage that failed

Offbeat | U.S. student detained in China after dispute with cabbie 

Police in central China have arrested an American college student on charges of intentional injury following an altercation with a taxi driver. A family friend of Guthrie McLean said

This Day in History | 1954 – Peace deal ends Indochina war

The major world powers have reached agreement on the terms for a ceasefire in Indochina, ending nearly eight years of war. The war began in 1946 between

MMA | ONE Championship gets cash for major growth

ONE Championship has secured a major equity investment from venture capital firm Sequoia India and investment firm Mission Holdings, positioning the ascendant mixed martial arts promotion

Football | Villar appears before judge after arrest in corruption probe

The president of the Spanish Football Federation and his son appeared before a judge yesterday, two days after being arrested in an anti-corruption probe. Two

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The country’s president flew for the first time yesterday to a besieged southern city to cheer troops who have been trying to quell a nearly two-month uprising

The Buzz | Man beats odds of catching blue lobster, donates to science

The oft-cited odds of catching a blue lobster are 1 in 2 million. But no one knows for sure. Ward says the lobster is unlike anything

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