AL president: Controversial bills to be postponed

The president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Ho Iat Seng announced at the AL’s Open Day on Saturday that the government and the law-making body have come to an agreement

Powerful quake shakes Italy, topples Benedictine cathedral

Another powerful earthquake shook Central Italy yesterday, sending panicked residents running into piazzas, raining boulders onto highways and toppling a Benedictine cathedral and other historic edifices that had withstood several

Transport | Jeju Air inaugurates new Macau–Seoul route

South Korean airline Jeju Air yesterday inaugurated a new route connecting Macau to Seoul’s Incheon airport. In a ceremony held yesterday afternoon at the departure hall of the Macau International Airport

TrailHiker donates MOP400,000 to local charities

The 7th Sands China Macau Eco TrailHiker took place Saturday along different natural trails in Coloane. The event attracted 2,000 participants with registration filling up in a record time of

Retail | 39pct of stores saw sales growth during Golden Week

As the Golden Week of China’s National Day came to an end, the Macao Economic Services (MES) interviewed 1,200 merchants in the Macau Peninsula and Taipa to investigate the situation

Lusofonia has ‘grown and improved’

Portuguese- style gastronomy, music, dance, games and street decorations filled the area around the Taipa Houses-Museum during the the 19th Lusofonia Festival. The three-day festival associated with the culture of the

Briefs | 2,000 joined ‘Walk in the Mountain’

Organised by the Sport Bureau (ID), the activity “Walk in the Mountain – Fall” was held yesterday morning at the Hac Sa Reservoir Country Park, attracting about 2,000 participants. Several

Trade between China and lusophone countries falls 11 percent

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries fell 11.22 percent in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period of 2015, according to figures from the Chinese

Costa proposes ‘freedom of residence establishment among CPLP’

The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa at a summit of the Portuguese-speaking Countries Community (CPLP) currently being held in Brasilia, Brazil, will today formally propose his plan to introduce a

Spooky atmosphere in Albergue over Halloween weekend

To celebrate this Halloween season, the Macau Zombie Walk held its third annual fundraising activity at and around Albergue SCM on Saturday to raise awareness of eye health and funds

Water more expensive from November, bigger spenders will pay more

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has announced an increase in water tariffs, coming into effect from November. According to a DSAMA statement, this tariff adjustment is based on the “consumer-pays

Merchandise imports down 8.5 percent

Information released Friday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise imports in September 2016 decreased by 8.5 percent year-on-year to MOP6.32 billion, of which imports of

Gaming | Crown crackdown throws up uncertainty, rival Star says

China’s detention of 18 Crown Resorts Ltd. employees has created some uncertainty and it’s tough to grasp how the crackdown might impact business, Australian rival Star Entertainment Group said. The potential

Corporate bits | CEM holds seminars on public electrical installation

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) joined hands with the General Residents Association of Macau and Aliança de Povo de Instituição de Macau to hold two seminars on the safety

China embraces hybrid cars in pivot from plug-in only path

China’s government is pivoting after years of promoting plug-in vehicles, elevating the importance of conventional hybrids and setting its first sales targets for the segment in a move that could

Chinese official: Anti-graft drive not politically motivated

China’s nearly 4-year-old campaign against corruption is not politically biased and only seeks to defend the interests of the country’s 1.3 billion people, a leading Communist Party anti-graft official said

Sailing team implores US to continue ocean search

The racing team of a Chinese professional sailor who went missing on a mission to set a solo trans-Pacific world record is imploring the U.S. Coast Guard to resume its

Overseas takeover spree meets growing resistance

Corporate China’s global shopping binge barreled last week with more multibillion dollar deals, but Beijing is starting to discover that there are limits to what its money can buy. In recent days German

South Korean protesters call for president to step down

Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital on Saturday calling for increasingly unpopular President Park Geun-hye to step down over allegations that she let an old friend, the

Philippines | Battle of billionaires brews as Sy joins Manila airport chase

The Philippines’ richest man has joined a contest to build a new airport near Manila, breathing life into the long-delayed project and drawing an immediate response from fellow billionaire and competitor

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