Nature | GM plans to launch 10 electric cars in China by 2020

General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said Friday, as automakers speed up the rollout of

China, Philippines argue over defense chief’s island visit 

China has protested the visit by Manila’s defense and military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but the Philippine government maintained Saturday that it

Stolen plaque in Thailand a sign of antidemocratic sentiment 

It’s a whodunit worthy of a Dan Brown novel: a small bronze plaque commemorating Thailand’s 1932 revolution is ripped out from a very public place by parties unknown and substituted

N.Korea detains US citizen; at least 3rd American being held

North Korea recently detained a U.S. citizen, officials said yesterday, in the latest case of an American being held in the country. The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang said

Venezuelans march in memory of those killed in unrest 

Thousands of Venezuelans dressed in white marched in the capital Saturday to pay homage to the at least 20 people killed in anti-government unrest in

Author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann shot in Kenya

The Italian-born author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann was shot at her Kenyan ranch and airlifted for treatment after herders invaded in search of pasture to save

Offbeat | Starbucks barista has meltdown over Unicorn Frappuccino 

A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain’s much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear. Starbucks’ entry into

This Day in History | 1975 – Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy

A tense stand-off at the West German embassy in Stockholm has ended in violence, with the death of at least three people. Five Baader-Meinhof guerrillas had been

The Venetian hosts China Music Awards

THE 21ST Channel China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony was held at The Venetian Macao for the sixth consecutive year. The red

Tennis | Nadal beats Ramos-Vinolas to win 10th Monte Carlo Masters

Defending champion Rafael Nadal easily beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final yesterday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the 10th

Athletics | Mary Keitany breaks a marathon record with 3rd London win

Kenyan runner Mary Keitany broke Paula Radcliffe’s women-only marathon world record on yesterday with a third victory in London, while Daniel Wanjiru won the men’s race

World briefs

CHINA’s foreign minister says China insists on the elimination of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula and will continue to pursue the resumption of talks among the involved parties.

Feature | Global finance leaders grapple with globalization fears

Global finance leaders on Saturday dropped a sharp condemnation of trade protectionism and references to climate change from a closing statement that wrapped up the spring meetings of the

Clinton makes surprise appearance at Tribeca Fest

The premiere of a virtual reality short by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow was already a high-profile event at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night. And then

The Buzz | Duterte: ‘Give me vinegar and salt, I’ll eat his liver’

The Philippine president has warned that he can be 50 times more brutal than Muslim extremists, saying he’d even eat them if they’re captured alive by troops.

Rear Window | Festival of ideas

Trying to copy, rather borrow or emulate, from scenario-building methods in order to get a light reading on the immediate future in the Macau Special Administrative Region, we

Monday, April 24, 2017 – edition no. 2788

• Macau debuts polling station * Debate with lawmakers | Chui pledges to release report on the demand for public housing in Sept. * Macao library week kicks off * Local designers showcase

Labor rights | New rules likely to increase recruitment agency infractions

Following the MSAR’s new restrictions on the duration of stay for non-resident workers who leave their place of employment, migrant workers are more likely to cling

Analysis | Beijing left as observer as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula

China’s foreign minister recently likened the U.S. and North Korea to two speeding trains hurtling toward each other, an analogy that would seem to place China in the role

600 participants expected for FAOM Labor Day assembly

The Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) will hold its Labor Day assembly at the Amizade Square from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 1,

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