Briefs | ID adds electronic payment methods

All service counters of the Identification Services Bureau (ID) now accept the payment of application fees via UnionPay, QuickPass and Macau Pass as of yesterday. Citizens can use

Forum Macau receptive to the entry of São Tomé and Príncipe

The Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macau) has announced that it is receptive to the entry of São Tomé and

Arts | UK-based theater to present ‘Three Colors’ today

The Norwich Puppet and Polka Theatre will present the theatrical puppet show “Three Colors” in performances over three-days, which commence tonight. Showing at the Macao

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge Gongbei tunnel completed

The Gongbei tunnel, which makes up part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau bridge, has been completed after a four- year construction period, according to Chinese reports.

IC launches subsidy scheme for animators

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is launching the “2016 Subsidy Programme for the Production of Original Animation Short Films.” As part of the Subsidy Programme

Toyota hybrid bet pays off as ‘Dieselgate’ spurs Europe demand

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The Japanese carmaker’s strategy

Corporate bits | CEM newly installed ev charging facilities for 60 parking spaces

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau - CEM, S.A. (CEM) installed additional EV charging stations in 10 public car parks in Macau, Taipa and Coloane this year, including

Real Estate Matters | Your Financial Health In 2017 – Part 1

Yes... Its that time again: The yearly article on contemplating our New Year Resolutions. With 2017 looming, many of us are reflecting on what has

Top military general under investigation for graft 

A top Chinese general has been placed under investigation for corruption, China’s Defense Ministry said yesterday, announcing the highest-level active duty military official to be ensnared in a sweeping anti-corruption drive.

Taiwan | Tsai to transit through US amid regional tensions

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through the U.S. en route to Central America next month, a routine stopover that has taken on added significance after President-elect

Beijing fires some police involved in alleged brutality case

Four of the five police officers involved in the high- profile death of a man in their custody have been fired, Beijing police said yesterday, following a

Japan | Fukushima USD70b cleanup leaves foreign firms dry

Cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear plant - a task predicted to cost 86 times the amount earmarked for decommissioning Japan’s first commercial reactor - is the mother

South Korea cuts 2017 growth forecast to 2.6 percent

South Korea revised down its 2017 growth outlook yesterday, citing increased uncertainties in the United States and a sagging recovery in domestic consumption. The Finance Ministry said Asia’s fourth-largest economy

Japan’s defense minister visits Yasukuni after Pearl Harbor

Japan’s Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, just back from Pearl Harbor, yesterday visited a Tokyo shrine that honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted war criminals. The visit, and one by

Philippines to insist on tribunal ruling if China drills

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he will insist on a ruling of an international arbitration that invalidated Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea

Syrian government, rebels sign cease-fire deal, says Russia

Russia’s president and the Syrian army said yesterday that a nation-wide cease-fire agreement has been reached with opposition rebels, set to begin at midnight. The deal was

Trump signals shift from Obama’s focus on multilateralism

Donald Trump For eight years, President Barack Obama’s foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the United States can take action around the

This Day in History | 1999 – Putin takes over as Yeltsin resigns

Boris Yeltsin has resigned as Russian president, taking the country and the rest of the world completely by surprise. Mr Yeltsin made the shock announcement

Offbeat | Thai parliament grants King power to name buddhist patriarch

Thailand’s military-appointed parliament has granted the king absolute power in naming a supreme patriarch, the top ecclesiastical position of Thai Buddhism. The amendment approved yesterday means the king can

Football | Striker Carlos Tevez signs USD40m deal in China

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has signed to play for Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the latest in a procession of star players to join the Chinese Super League.

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