Beijing orders North Korean business closed under UN sanctions

China yesterday ordered North Korean-owned businesses to close, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated North under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile programs.

Heritage | IC carries out reinforcement works in Lai Chi Vun Shipyards

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is carrying out reinforcement and cleaning works in the ​​Lai Chi Vun shipyard area, assisting in the removal of collapsed parts

Art | Over 30,000 visited Macau Pavilion at Venice Biennale

The exhibition “A Bonsai of My Dreams – Works by Wong Cheng Pou” is being “well received” at the Venice Biennale, according to a statement by

Music Festival opens with opera today

The 31st Macau International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, kicks off with “Andrea Chénier”,  Umberto Giordano’s opera in four acts.  

Health Bureau cracks down on illegal clinic

With the support of the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the Health Bureau (SSM) initiated a systematic investigation on Tuesday into medical clinics operating without a permit, or performing

Education | UM signs agreement with University of Porto

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities signed a cooperation agreement with University of Porto’s (UP) Faculty of Arts regarding the exchange of

Briefs | GGCT issues Level 1 Travel Alert for Bali

Given the recent possibility of volcano eruption at Bali’s Mount Agung in Indonesia, the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has issued a Level 1 Travel Alert for visitors

MGS Entertainment Show announces creativity contest winners

Organizers of the MGS Entertainment Show 2017 have announced the results of the creativity and design competitions held this year as part of the event’s contribution to

Wynn Macau launches mobile app expanding networks of local SMEs

Wynn Macau launched its newest platform “Wynn Local SME Network” this week, which facilitates the use of online business matching services and the use of procurement

Philosophy Café reboots with timely Confucius talk

A partnership between the Rui Cunha Foundation and the UM rebooted a philosophy discussion group on Tuesday, after three and a half years of silence. The

Real Estate Matters | Some Interesting Facts About Macau Property – Part 2

6. WHY PROPERTY PRICES ARE IN HKD It is a common misconception that the reason property prices are HKD is to take advantage of the 3% difference in

Smartphone effect casts a shadow over Asia’s bumper export year

The rush to upgrade smartphones may be ebbing, prompting economists to dial back the outlook for Asian exporters. Early indications, including signs of disappointing orders, point to a

Hong Kong’s airport needs USD8.8b debt for third runway

Construction workers have already started the work toward filling in part of the South China Sea to make room for Hong Kong airport’s third runway.

As tycoons retire, a jetsetter daughter tackles pig feed

Liu Chang, the daughter of a billionaire industrialist, went to boarding school in the U.S., traveled the world, and married a hip Chinese film director. Next move

Pair of giant pandas from China welcomed in Indonesia

Giant pandas Cai Tao and Hu Chun arrived yesterday to fanfare in Indonesia where a new “palace” like home that cost millions of dollars has been

Japan | Abe faces new challenge as he calls snap election

A surge of popularity for a freshly minted opposition party in Japan is making Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to call a snap election look riskier than initially

India | Priest kidnapped in Yemen returns home, meets Modi

An Indian Catholic priest returned to India yesterday after being freed from 18 months of captivity by unknown kidnappers in Yemen. The Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil

SouthEast Asia | Market for illegal elephant ivory surges in Laos, study says

The illegal sale of African ivory in Laos is surging even as neighboring China phases out its own legal ivory market, highlighting the challenge of curbing

Catalan leader says Europe can’t ignore independence vote

The leader of Catalonia accused the European Union on Wednesday of “turning its back” on the Spanish region in its conflict with the central government over a

Irbil braces for flight ban following referendum vote

Hundreds of passengers waited to board flights out of the Kurdish region at Irbil International Airport yesterday after Baghdad threatened to ban flights following an independence referendum held

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