UM launches worldwide search for new rector

The University of Macau (UM) will launch a worldwide search for a new rector. The announcement follows the notification from rector Wei Zhao on Sunday, who

Macanese Association reopens canteen next month

The Macanese Association (ADM) will be resuming its canteen service on April 10, just two days after the reopening of their completely refurbished headquarters at Rua

Briefs | AL election on September 17

 Chief Executive Chui Sai On has issued a pair of executive orders which set September 17  as the date for elections to the Legislative Assembly (AL).

Crime | Locals tricked to buy goods at ‘discount prices’

Two cases of embezzlement were reported yesterday by the police during a press conference. One of the cases goes back to March 2015 and involves two victims,

Malaysia calls for Macau-Kota Kinabalu direct flights

Sabah authorities have requested a re-launch of direct flights between Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah, and Macau. The Borneo Post

CPPCC announced strong opposition to Hong Kong independence

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) added into its work report, for the first time, a firm opposition to Hong Kong independence, according to Chinese

HSBC names outsider for chairman, taps AIA boss for job

HSBC says it’s tapping the head of Asian life insurer AIA Group to be its chairman, turning to an outsider for a job it has traditionally filled

Bottom of Form | China fines repeat offender USD170m for stock manipulation

Chinese regulators seem to have run out of patience with Tang Hanbo. The China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday ordered Tang to pay a

As Brexit nears | A look at how 5 people are coping

Brexit. It’s coming, but no one knows what form it will take. Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to fire the starting pistols within days, leading

Photo report | Great Hall in shadow and light

China’s ceremonial parliament and its official advisory body traditionally hold their annual sessions at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People during the first two weeks of March,

South China Sea | Duterte asks military to tell Beijing vast sea area ‘is ours’

President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has told the military to assert Philippine ownership of a large ocean region off the country’s northeastern coast where Chinese

South Korea | Park’s advisers offer to resign after her ouster

The senior advisers to ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye offered to resign yesterday, news reports said, three days after the country’s Constitutional Court formally ended her

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

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