Women’s marches flood cities worldwide

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in cities across the U.S. and around the world on Saturday for massive protests a day after President Donald Trump’s

Courts | Ho denies intention to flee Macau upon arrest

The 14th session of the trial of the city’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng, occurred Friday at the Court of Final Appeal. Several witnesses were

Rogue UnionPay transactions could amount to MOP50b

Rogue transactions using unregistered China UnionPay handheld terminals in the region have amounted to around MOP5 billion for 2016, marking a five-fold increase compared to last

RMB currency policy affects local residential properties, says expert

The supply and price of Macau residential properties are impacted the most by China’s monetary policy, a property expert said last week. In a joint business

LVS paying USD7m to settle corrupt practices probe

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s casino company is paying almost USD7 million to U.S. authorities to end a more than five-year corrupt practices investigation of the firm’s former

Alexis Tam awards Ung Vai Meng

Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, honored departing president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Ung Vai Meng, in a ceremony which  took place

Portugal celebrates CNY with local presence

Chinese New Year was celebrated one week in advance in the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon, attracting Portuguese, Chinese and a group from Macau. Although the

Clark Airport seeks to increase traffic with expansion

The Philippine government has released an initial PHP2.8 billion to construct the Clark International Airport, which will operate flights to and from Macau five times a week via

Gaming | Lengthening odds for Australian casinos’ VIP gamble

Glass-fronted skyscrapers, super yachts and shopping precincts bustling with wealthy tourists - this is the vision for Australia’s latest A$3bn (USD2.3b) casino resort. “The project includes five- and six-star hotels, theatres, a

Samsung said to blame Note 7 fiasco on irregularly sized battery

Samsung Electronics Co. will reveal today that irregularly sized batteries made by an affiliate caused the overheating and fires that eventually forced the cessation of its Note

São Tomé and China define areas of cooperation

São Tomé and Príncipe and China began on Thursday in São Tomé the process of defining the areas of cooperation with priority for agriculture, health, energy and

Mozambique | Standard & Poor’s reduces credit rating to the lowest level

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit rating of Mozambique to “SD/D” in a decision announced last week following the country notifying it will fail to pay the first

Trump | China trash talk risks collateral damage to global economy

China may be growing at its slowest annual pace since 1990, but it’s still the powerhouse of global growth. That’s something Donald Trump’s trade hawks will need

Former local party boss investigated for bribery

China’s top prosecutor’s office said yesterday it is conducting a bribery investigation into a high-ranking official who was the mayor of a port city at the time of

Growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

China’s economic growth ticked up in the final quarter of 2016 but its full-year performance was the weakest in three decades as it heads into a potential

Central bank offers temporary funding support to big banks

China’s central bank said it provided a “temporary liquidity facility” to some major commercial banks for 28 days to help ease a cash crunch before the Lunar

Crossing red lines: What’s annoying Asian nations most?

How can you get under the skin of an Asian country? Diplomatic body searches, bomber flights, shrine statues and even doormats have set governments on edge.

Thailand | Farmers battered by floods find a golden upside

Nature regularly taunts the farmers of Thailand by flooding their fields, but this time she’s tossed some of them a potential safety net: the chance to pan for gold.

FACT CHECK | Trump’s address echoed familiar, dubious themes

Donald Trump’s inaugural address held familiar echoes of the campaign speeches that led to his presidential win: downbeat about the state of the nation, to the

May to discuss trade, NATO in White House

Gregory Katz British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she plans to discuss free trade and the importance of the NATO military alliance when she becomes the first foreign

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