Lotus flower festival to begin next week

The Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) held a conference on Friday to announce the latest information on the bureau’s recent works and upcoming events. During the conference,

Q&A | Chao Peng, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, City University of Macau: ‘Our goal is to create a new service that can benefit the Macau platform’

The City University of Macau (CityU) has recently launched two graduate courses, a Master (MA) and a Doctorate degree (PhD), which aim to provide additional knowledge and decisive research

Gaming Ho favors Osaka over Tokyo for casino

Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities

Arts | Vhils returns to Macau with new exhibition

An art exhibition “Debris - Works by Alexandre Farto aka Vhils” will be inaugurated at the Navy Yard No.1- Contemporary Art Center on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Luxury spending to rebound in 2017 on Europe, China, Bain says

Tourism in Spain and the U.K. will lead a rebound in European luxury spending this year, while Chinese domestic consumption also increases, Bain & Co. said, raising its

Briefs | VietJet seeks first overseas listing

VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co. is in talks to become the first company in Vietnam to list its shares on a stock exchange overseas as the carrier, which

Laptop ban may expand to all international flights, Kelly says

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said he may ban laptop computers in the cabins of all international flights into and out of the U.S. amid continuing terrorist threats

Early China data shows slowdown biting amid credit tightening

The first hints of China’s economic performance this month suggest that a slowdown in growth is taking hold, as policy makers beef up efforts to clamp down on

2 killed, 18 injured in knife attack

A man said to be mentally ill attacked 20 people with a knife in southwest China, killing two, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Chen Guangliang, 30, was detained following

Hong Kong iconic tramways unveils new logo

The tramways of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region unveiled a new logo and visual identity on Friday for its century-old tramcars, also known as Ding Ding car.

Vietnam | Prime Minister says he’s confident of 6.7pct growth goal

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he is confident economic growth this year will meet a goal of 6.7 percent without adding to inflation, despite weak expansion last

Philippines | Army makes gains in southern city under siege 

Philippine forces control most of a southern city where militants linked to the Islamic State group launched a bloody siege nearly a week ago, authorities said yesterday, as the

Indonesia | Police arrest 3 suspected militants after bombings 

Indonesian police said they arrested more suspected militants yesterday following suicide bombings in Jakarta last week that killed three policemen. Central Java Police spokesman Djarod Padakova said a man

Japan public split on idea to cite military in constitution 

Yasuhiro Nakasone makes a speech as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (seated left) listens to him during the annual rally on revising Japan's constitution Poll results released yesterday

Bank Indonesia sees 5.4pct growth this year as too optimistic

Indonesia’s central bank said economic growth of 5.4 percent this year is too optimistic and the nation should aspire for higher credit ratings to catch up with Southeast

Nepal celebrates anniversary of Mount Everest conquest 

Nepal's mountaineering community was celebrating the first conquest of Mount Everest 64 years ago yesterday, as well as this year's climbing season during which hundreds scaled the world's

N. Korean missile launch may be testing rivals, not technology 

North Korea's latest missile test yesterday may have less to do with perfecting its weapons technology than with showing U.S. and South Korean forces in the region that it can

Putin visits France, hopes to mend strained ties with West 

  On a trip likely to shape Russia-France ties for years to come, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in France yesterday for talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron — the

This Day in History | 1981 – Bangladeshi president assassinated

President Zia is believed to have died at 0430 local time when rebels stormed a government guest house. He is reported to have been killed by sub-machine-gun bullets when he opened

Offbeat | Shark leaps into boat and lands on Australian fisherman

A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said yesterday that he caught a far bigger fish than he hoped for when a 2.7-meter (9-foot) great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him

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