World briefs

IRAQ Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi celebrated with Iraqi troops yesterday in Mosul after they drove Islamic State militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign,

The Buzz | Poland starts evacuating 10,000 people after WWII bomb found

Polish officials say they have started evacuating about 10,000 people in eastern Poland after a huge World War II bomb was recently found during road works. Buses

UNESCO | Gulangyu island joins world heritage list

Gulangyu island in east China’s Fujian Province, famous for its varied architecture and multicultural history, was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list Saturday. The

Views on China | Korean beauty may be fleeting as China embraces color

South Korea’s cosmetic brands may find that beauty isn’t skin deep after all. Amorepacific Corp. and LG Household & Health Care Ltd. shares have had a tough year.

Monday, July 10, 2017 – edition no. 2840

* China’s aircraft carrier celebrated on Hong Kong port call * USD1 million bribe from Ng Lap Seng * Travel industry expo concludes * Couto in surgery after zhuhai crash   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Self-driving cars

Police confirm investigation into netizens mocking China flag

The Judiciary Police (PJ) confirmed yesterday that it is investigating the case of several netizens who photoshopped China’s national flag upside-down onto photographs of Macau and shared

Floods in southern Japan force hundreds to flee

Troops were working yesterday to rescue families left stranded by flooding in southern Japan. At least two people were found dead and more than a dozen

Pun ready to expand Caritas’ services

Macau Caritas Secretary General Paul Pun is slated to focus his efforts on charity outreach, and thus has decided not to run for a seat

Money laundering | Leong: Efforts to spot suspicious transactions increased

The 24th Egmont Group Plenary Meeting concludes today. More than 110 financial intelligence organizations and over 350 representations are attending the event. In 2009, the

New Hope betting on young generation to counter likely vote loss

The list “Nova Esperança” (“New Hope”), headed by lawmaker and candidate José Pereira Coutinho, was delivered yesterday together with the political program to the Electoral

Briefs | Computer incorrectly scored civil servants tests

Nine applicants who attended the city’s civil servants exams have received the wrong scores due to an error in examination computers. Recently, 17,040 people who applied for positions

AL Election | Agnes Lam with ‘professional’ list focused on health, environment

Members of Agnes Lam’s Civil Watch list yesterday went to the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) to deliver the candidate list as well as the political program

Real Estate Matters | The Rental Process For Tenants; Part 4

This is the fourth part of the five part article about the rental process for tenants, hopefully you will have read last weeks article about the process

Singapore luxury home prices set to recover, Guocoland says

Singapore’s luxury home prices, which have been the worst hit by the government’s property curbs in recent years, are finally showing signs of a recovery, according

Malaysia, Indonesia Muslim groups call for Starbucks boycott

Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain’s support for LGBT rights. Malaysian group Perkasa,

Corporate bits | The Roadhouse Macau holds ‘Rock for Relief’ fundraiser

Local bar and restaurant, the Roadhouse Macau, held a fundraising campaign titled “Rock For Relief” on Saturday to raise funds for the victims of the Portugal and

China trade with North Korea up but imports down sharply 

China’s trade with North Korea has risen despite Beijing’s promise to enforce U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, but Chinese purchases of most North Korean exports have

Liu Xiaobo’s ill health worsens

China’s ailing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo’s health is further deteriorating as abdominal fluid accumulates, said a friend and the Chinese hospital that is treating him, adding

Panda diplomacy | Xi presents two giant pandas to Berlin zoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping officially presented two giant pandas to Berlin’s zoo on Wednesday, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the bamboo-munching newcomers would be “special ambassadors” for the

EU, Japan laud free trade

The leaders of the European Union and Japan are lauding their agreement in principle on free trade between the economic juggernauts as the best antidote against the protectionism seen

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