IC unveils Portuguese themed pavilion

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will open the Macao Creative Pavilion at the 13th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), which opens today and ends

Brazil opens to casinos, Adelson hints USD8b project

At the hint of a most probable reintroduction of casinos in Brazil after a ban that took effect seventy years ago, the interest of gaming moguls

Auto loan fraud soars in parallel to housing bubble

Borrower fraud in U.S. auto loans is surging, and may approach levels seen in mortgages during last decade’s housing bubble, according to a startup firm that helps lenders

Tourism – Technology | TripAdvisor jumps after pulling back on instant book feature

TripAdvisor Inc. said it’s pulling back from a major strategic effort to get travelers to book hotels directly on its website after the initiative cut into

Corporate bits | G-Dragon first ever solo concert in Macau

G-Dragon, leader of the Korean band BigBang, has announced his third solo world tour. The tour will come to Macau on June 17 at the Cotai Arena,

Taxes in Angola can be paid in foreign currency

Tax payments in Angola will be able to be made in foreign currency, under an amendment to the General Tax Code approved on Tuesday by the members

Portugal considers financing itself in Chinese renminbi

Portugal is analyzing the possibility of public debt denominated in Chinese currency, the renminbi, in order to broaden “the investor base and attract financing,” Finance Minister

Special report Hong Kong shoebox, coffin homes a challenge for new leader

Li Suet-wen’s dream home would have a bedroom and living room where her two children could play and study. The reality is a one-room “shoebox”

Xie Yang and Li Heping | Court releases two prominent rights lawyers after 22 months

China has released two prominent human rights lawyers detained nearly two years ago, after they allegedly confessed in court to collaborating with foreign organizations and media to

US reps, Dalai Lama take aim at China sore spot Tibet

As President Donald Trump appears to be warming to China, a bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives took aim yesterday at one of Beijing’s sore

Opinion | Moon floats summit; will North bite?

First it was an off-the-cuff offer from then-candidate Donald Trump to have hamburgers in Washington. Now, South Korea’s new president says he is willing to meet with North

South Korea | Moon’s rise to power causes worries, hopes abroad

Which of South Korea’s neighbors and allies stand to benefit most from liberal Moon Jae-in’s ascension to the presidency this week? It might be North Korea,

Vietnam | Ministry puts pork on menus as farmers face glut, low prices

Pork may be hogging menus in Vietnam’s factories and army canteens for some time to come, as the country tries to keep pig farmers stricken

This Day in History | 1971 – Oldest tabloid closes

The Daily Sketch newspaper which was founded in 1909 has been published for the last time. Enclosed in today’s souvenir issue was a copy of

Offbeat | Qantas boss gets pie in face from gay marriage opponent

A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce’s face during a public address in Australia said Wednesday he was protesting Joyce’s

Football | FIFA struggles to regain trust as judge decries new leaders

Even after a year under new leadership, FIFA is still pleading with the world: Trust us. The message is proving as hard to sell as sponsorship

World briefs

CHINA has released two prominent human rights lawyers detained nearly two years ago, after they allegedly confessed in court to collaborating with foreign organizations and media to smear

The Buzz | Zhang Yimou says ‘Great Wall’ story may have been too weak

Zhang Yimou says the disappointing U.S. performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. co-production to date, “The Great Wall,” may have been down to a weak story, but he hopes

Prosecutors seek caning for gay couple in Indonesia’s Aceh

Shariah prosecutors in Indonesia’s Aceh province say two men on trial for gay sex should each be punished with 80 lashes, in another blow to the country’s

Made in Macao | Ghost Tour of Macao

Being a city that never sleeps, it is normal for visitors to expect a variety of nightlife in Macao. We do, of course, already have a large number

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