Saudi king visits Japan, seeks help on diversifying economy

King Salman and hundreds of business leaders from Saudi Arabia are in Japan for talks this week mainly expected to focus on economic ties. The

AP’s legendary ‘Napalm Girl’ photographer Nick Ut to retire

John Rogers, Los Angeles I t would seem all but impossible to sum up one of the most distinguished careers in photojournalism in only four words,

Indonesia | Bali court sentences Brit, Aussie to prison in cop’s death

A court on the tourist island of Bali yesterday sentenced a British man charged with attacking a traffic police officer and causing his death to six years

Merkel and Trump | Opposing styles with common interests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Washington today ahead of her first meeting with President Donald Trump. The encounter between the trained physicist and veteran politician, renowned

Middle East | UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children

In Syria, last year was the worst yet for the country’s rising generation, with at least 652 children killed in 2016, the United Nations’ child relief agency

This Day in History | 1958 – ‘Bonny’ Prince Albert of Monaco born

A celebratory 101-gun salute has been fired in Monaco after Princess Grace - formerly film star Grace Kelly - gave birth to a son.

Offbeat | Barn yarn: Retirees knitting sweaters for chilly chickens

Sweaters for chickens? It sounds like a joke, but a plucky group of retirees in suburban Boston has hatched a plan to keep poultry warm during the

Nascar | Martin Truex Jr. wins at Vegas, Kyle Busch bloodied in brawl

Martin Truex Jr. finished speaking to reporters after winning the NASCAR Cup race yesterday and retreated into a corner of the media center where a

Football | South Korea without Son Heung-min for crucial match vs China

South Korea will be without in-form Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min in its crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier in China later this month. Son,

World briefs

TURKEY-EU Tensions between Turkey and Western Europe simmered yesterday, with Turkey’s foreign ministry formally protesting the treatment of a Turkish minister who was escorted out of the

The Buzz | Obama books to be published worldwide, from Ireland to India

The publishing of the upcoming books by Barack and Michelle Obama will be a global event. Penguin Random House announced yesterday that it has lined up publishers

Brexit | Scotland’s leader Sturgeon seeks new independence referendum

Scotland’s leader will seek authority to hold a new independence referendum in the next two years because Britain is dragging Scotland out of the European Union against

Our Desk | Heterotopia is not a theme

The theme for the 28th Macau Arts Festival, “Heterotopia,” was announced last week at a press conference and was poorly explained by the new president of the Cultural

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 – edition no. 2762

* João Palla’s art of revealing the ‘invisible’ and the ‘vernacular’ * UM launches int’l search for new rector * Macanese association reopens canteen * How 5 people are coping with Brexit   DOWNLOAD

Lai Chi Vun | Online petition calls for end to shipyard demolitions

A group of architects and concerned locals have joined an The controversial demolitions, which are being conducted due to governmental concerns over the sites’

Q&A – Philippe Graton | Photographer, author: ‘We can bring Michel Vaillant back to Macau for a new adventure’

French photographer, writer and comic book author Philippe Graton was invited to the Macau Literary Festival 2017 “The Script Road.” He is hosting a photo exhibition

Kim Jong Nam murder | Malaysia hopes for talks with North Korea in ‘next few days’

Malaysia’s foreign minister said Saturday that the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the “next few days” on solving a diplomatic dispute

CCAC | Cultural Affairs Bureau’s recruitment system slammed

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) released on Friday a new report highlighting several unlawful hiring practices at the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). The report

Guardian on Macau | Wide gap between rich and poor remains, corruption rampant

A Guardian report issued yesterday describes Macau as Asia’s Las Vegas, focusing on the still-wide gap between the rich and poor, as well as quoting a local

Briefs | Wei Zhao not applying for third mandate at UM

The rector of the University of Macau (UM), Professor Wei Zhao, will not apply for a third mandate as head of the tertiary institution, as reported by

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