Briefs | 2017 handout distribution complete

The distribution of the 2017 Wealth Partaking Scheme, also known as the “handout,” was completed on Friday. In the course of the implementation, more than 278,000 people received

Crime | Two Brazilians arrested for smuggling cocaine

A 48 year old Brazilian woman was arrested at the Macau International Airport for smuggling two kilograms of cocaine into the territory last Friday night.

Tourism | PATA Gold Awards presented to two local gaming operators

Three of this year’s PATA Gold Awards were presented to local tourism operators at the PATA Gold Awards Lunch and Award Presentation 2017 held on Friday. Tourism

Macau selects proposals for Shenzhen-HK Bi-City Biennale

The Cultural Affairs Bureau is preparing exhibits for the Macau Exhibition at the 7th Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture 2017 in December. Submissions

Portugal looks to attract new investors after S&P rating upgrade

Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno expects greater demand for his nation’s debt from a broader array of investors to spur lower borrowing costs both for the government

Mandarin Oriental receives proposals for Excelsior Hong Kong

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. has received interest from potential buyers of the Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong in what would be a test of the resilience

Beijing rebuffs Washington demand to cut off oil exports to N.Korea

China rebuffed U.S. demands to cut off oil exports to North Korea as a way to dissuade Kim Jong-Un’s regime from pursuing nuclear weapons, saying instead it

Australia, China seek to boost economic ties as US pulls back

Australian and Chinese officials held talks in Beijing this weekend aimed at tightening trade and economic ties between the two countries, just as the Trump administration increases

China charges nine people for dumping toxic waste

Chinese authorities have charged nine people from a waste treatment facility with the dumping tens of thousands of tons of toxic waste into a section of the

Government punishes 31 for deadly construction accident

China has ordered 31 people to be placed under “coercive measures” for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news

Missiles over Japan | Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, sole Pyongyang’s outpost in the Gulf

Kuwait will expel North Korea’s ambassador to the oil-rich country and four other diplomats, potentially limiting Pyongyang’s ability to earn money for its nuclear program from laborers

UN General Assembly | World leaders face crises in North Korea and Myanmar

Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting today to

France | BA flight in Paris gets extra security checks after threat

Police and firefighters checked a British Airways plane on the tarmac of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport yesterday after reports of a security threat but authorities determined

Offbeat | Oh, man! Town might change Board of Selectmen to Selectwomen

A Massachusetts town says it will consider changing the name of its governing body from the Board of Selectmen to the Board of Selectwomen. Brookline Town Meeting

This Day in History | 1970 – Rock legend Hendrix dies after party

Guitarist Jimi Hendrix has died after collapsing at a party in London. Police say there was no question of foul play. A number of sleeping

Boxing | Golovkin and Alvarez fight to a brutal draw; rematch to come

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin argued afterward about who won their middleweight showdown. No one could argue it wasn’t a great fight. Golovkin retained

World briefs

CHINA has ordered 31 people to be placed under “coercive measures” for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news agency

The Buzz | Serbia’s leader attends gay pride march for first time

Serbia’s first ever openly gay prime minister joined several hundred gay activists yesterday at a pride event in Belgrade amid tight security in the conservative Balkan country.

Kenya dump dwellers make a living recycling hair extensions

In one of Africa’s largest dumps, some residents are making a living by collecting and recycling hair from mountains of rubbish. Nairobi’s Dandora Municipal Dumpsite stretches

Insight | Authoritarianism and paranoia

1. As I pen this down, it would be too early to comment on the legislative election results, but it is possible to comment on the campaign. Comparing

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