Chief Executive to deliver policy address November 15

The Chief Executive Chui Sai On will deliver the policy address for the 2017 Fiscal Year November 15 at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The session will begin at 3 p.m. and

Chui meets with associations to fine-tune policies

In preparation for the 2017 policy address, the Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On has met with representatives of associations and people from all walks of life in Macau in

Australia | Four killed on river rapids ride at theme park

Four people were killed yesterday after a river rapids ride malfunctioned at a popular theme park on Australia’s east coast, officials said. Two men and two women died while on the

Impediment to building construction removed

An enquiry from lawmaker Leong Veng Chai on the status of a building located at Calçada do Gaio on the surroundings of Guia hill led Raimundo do Rosário to explain

SMG admits flaws in typhoon impact forecast

Replying to two spoken enquiries regarding the latest decisions from the Weather Bureau (SMG) regarding the tropical cyclone signals raised, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário,

AL Plenary | Urban renewal to enter new phase, Rosário expects

The work of the Urban Renewal Council (CRU) was questioned yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The criticism arose during the second consecutive day this week dedicated to hearing government

Briefs | IC to showcase new library project

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize an exhibition to showcase the construction plans for the new central library project. The exhibition will open October 31 at the Old Court

Q&A | James Chu Artist, Macau Art Garden coordinator: ‘We keep on pushing young artists, giving them more chances to exhibit’

The Art For All Society (AFA) opened its “Perpetual Splendor – Works by James Chu” exhibition on Monday, attracting several art enthusiasts to the event. Chu is the coordinator of Macau

New street performance scheme unveiled

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced a new system which will allow street performers of all nationalities to display their artistic talents in Macau. Yesterday, five representatives of the bureau,

Library conference closes today

The 11th Conference on Cooperative Development and Sharing of Chinese Resources was officially opened yesterday at the Grand Ballroom of MGM. The opening ceremony was officiated by the president of the

Education | UM students win second prize at National Structure Design Contest

Three students from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau (UM) recently won second prize at the ‘Tenth

VW judge approves USD14.7b diesel-cheating settlement

Volkswagen AG and drivers suing the company in the U.S. over its diesel-cheating scandal won final approval of their USD14.7 billion settlement to resolve what’s likely to be the largest

UK wants to raze 783 London homes to expand Heathrow airport

Britain’s government gave the go-ahead yesterday to build a new runway at London’s Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of homes in the capital’s densely

Corporate bits | Vistajet announces new aircrafts

VistaJet announced that it has purchased three new aircrafts worth USD115 million, taking its overall operating fleet to 70 aircraft. The new additions mean that VistaJet now has the largest owned,

Angola’s budget for 2017 reaches USD44 billion

The Angolan State Budget (OGE) for 2017, analyzed on Friday by the Council of Ministers in Luanda, provides for overall revenues and expenses in the order of 7.3 trillion kwanzas

Portugal is 6th European country to receive most investment from China

Portugal is on the list of European countries that received most investment from China in 2015, according to a study by the ESADE Business & Law School published in Spanish

Solar power | Plunging equipment prices fuel trade complaints

Use of solar power is soaring, but Europe’s biggest solar panel manufacturer, SolarWorld, took the surprise step last month of cutting 500 jobs from its workforce of 3,000. The reason? Global sales

Chinese firm says it did all it could ahead of cyberattack

A Chinese electronics maker  that has recalled millions of products sold in the U.S. said yesterday that it did all it could to prevent a massive cyberattack that briefly blocked

Hong Kong | Banker’s trial jury sees chilling video of torture

A Hong Kong jury watched chilling video yesterday of a British banker torturing an Indonesian woman and then talking for hours about how he repeatedly raped her and then killed her

Indonesia | Australian gets 15 years prison for abusing girls in Bali

An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced an Australian retiree to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing girls on the tourist island of Bali. Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis was arrested in January

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