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

This Day in History | 2003 – End of Mahathir era in Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has handed over power and stepped down after 22 years in office. The change of leadership to Mohamad’s deputy, Abdullah Badawi, has been anticipated

Offbeat | N.Y. Times top editor rips CNN over Trump coverage

The New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet is airing some strong opinions about U.S. cable news outlets. In a new interview, Baquet called CNN’s considerable Trump coverage “ridiculous,” and singled out the decision

Maradona’s former house turned into museum in Argentina

How many sleepless nights did the young man who would become one of soccer’s greatest players spend gazing up at the ceiling, imagining dizzying dribbles, spectacular goals and hoisting the

Football | Lippi urges China to unite for ‘improbable’ World Cup run

Marcello Lippi has urged his China team and the nation to pull together to accomplish the “improbable” task of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup before he begins a thorough overhaul of

World briefs

PHILIPPINES and the U.S. are verifying if Chinese coast guard ships left a disputed shoal after President Rodrigo Duterte reached out to Beijing, allowing Filipino fishermen back to the rich

The Buzz | Miss Macau in Miss Earth Top 16

Miss Macau made it into the Top 16 at Miss Earth 2016 held in Manila on Saturday. Representing Macau was Clover Zhu, whose environmental advocacy slogan is “Less Meat, Less

Pirate Party make gains as center-right hangs on in Iceland

The radical Pirate Party made gains but not a breakthrough in Iceland’s election, as returns yesterday showed that voters favored the incumbent center-right Independence Party over the upstart advocates of

Rear Window | Squaring the circle

Had we the phlegm of a frivolous und exotic glare while watching Hong Kong Legislative Council heating up, we could sort things out with an empty line of narrative common

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