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

Corporate bits | Ice World back at the Venetian Macao

Supported by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the event features thousands of multi-colored ice blocks carved into sculptures by a team of craftsmen from Harbin

China orders Hershey-Lotte candy factory to halt operations

Lotte Shanghai Foods, a joint venture between Hershey Co. and South Korea’s Lotte Group, has been told by Chinese authorities to stop production at its

Scotiabank in talks to sell Malaysia unit

Bank of Nova Scotia is in talks with Cathay Financial Holdings Co. to sell its Malaysian operations as the Canadian lender looks to exit a country it’s

NPC | Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam

China’s ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric on Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country and the

Zhong Shan looks forward to meeting ‘excellent’ Ross

China’s new Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said he looks forward to meeting his “excellent” U.S. counterpart Wilbur Ross for a shared mission of increasing cooperation and managing differences between

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