PSG, Arsenal in search of elusive Champions League title

One is a veteran of nearly 20 years at his club, the other started his new job only months ago. Both share the same goal: delivering European glory with teams

The Buzz | Barcelona striker Neymar to release his first song tomorrow

Barcelona striker Neymar is making a leap into the world of music. The Brazilian says he will post his first song on his Facebook account tomorrow. Neymar tweeted in Portuguese: “Wednesday I

Word briefs

TAIWAN Hundreds of Taiwanese workers in tourism-related businesses rallied in the capital yesterday to draw attention to a sharp decline in Chinese visitors that is putting their industry under heavy

Beijing says executes ‘very small number’ of criminals

China, which is believed to execute more convicted people than the rest of the world combined, said that it uses the death penalty only on “a very small number of

Our Desk | Things I’ve learned from the visit of China’s Olympic Medalists

A delegation of China’s Olympic medalists recently toured the two special administrative regions. In the case of Macau, the delegation stayed in the territory for four days. Although neither the event

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 – edition no. 2642

* World Press Photo returning to Macau in October * Chui meets with Portuguese PM * Macau, HK agree on code-sharing service * Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia   DOWNLOAD

China’s outbound tourists to Macau increased 17.1 percent

Last week, China Tourism Academy and UnionPay International released the Annual Report on China’s Outbound Tourism (2016). This latest report shows that China’s visitors to Macau increased by 17.1 percent

Comic arts conference organizers cancel local event

The International Comic Artist Conference (ICC) has canceled Macau’s position to host the 17th International Comic Artist Conference, which was planned to take place in Macau this October, according to

HK tourist dies in motorcycle accident in Thailand

A Hong Kong man died on Saturday afternoon after being involved in a road accident in Thailand’s resort island of Ko Samui, SCMP reported. The 22-year-old man, together with a

Culture | Music: Costello performs debut, doubles down with hint of return

Legendary singer-songwriter Elvis Costello performed live on Friday night at the Macau Cultural Center’s Grand Auditorium. The show marks the singer’s debut in Macau, who has dropped hints recently that

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today

Muslims in Macau will be gathering this morning at 10 a.m. at the Macau Mosque on Ramal dos Mouros to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. According to community member

Education | UM to hold second edition of language conference

The University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Portuguese will hold the Second Conference on Language Contact in Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The conference aims to

CE arrives in Portugal for official visit

The Chief Executive of Macau, Chui Sai On, has departed on a visit to Portugal to meet with senior government officials over the next few days. The visit, which began on

Leading consultant exits Macau Grand Prix, slams organizers

Barry Bland, whose Motor Race Consultants company has been coordinating Macau’s Guia Circuit Formula 3 (F3) event since 1983, has announced his withdrawal from the Macau Grand Prix. According to a

Uber ‘will continue to serve Macau’

Uber has re-affirmed their commitment to “continue to serve the riders and drivers of Macau,” according to a written statement released by the company last Friday. “The unprecedented amount of support

Graft probe snares Tianjin mayor, a former Xi associate

The highest-ranking Chinese Communist Party official investigated in more than than a year is a former subordinate of President Xi Jinping’s. Huang Xingguo - mayor and acting party chief of northern

Food safety | HK investigates mooncakes red-flagged in Macau

Hong Kong health officials have launched an investigation after Macau’s food safety authority found samples of a carcinogenic substance in mooncakes sold by a Hong Kong bakery, Hang Heung Cake

Gov’t concerned with Zika and Dengue, promotes preventive measures

In order to prevent the occurrence of Zika and Dengue fever diseases, the government, through the Dengue fever prevention task force, is promoting several activities to raise popular awareness and

Corporate Bits | Complementary Mooncakes on Cotai Water Jet

To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Cotai Water Jet is adding complementary mooncakes to meal boxes for passengers traveling between September 12 and 15. Additionally, the company is set to

Samsung Note 7 users urged to turn phones off due to fire risk

Users of Samsung Electronics Co.’s troubled Note 7 smartphones in the U.S. and South Korea were urged to immediately turn off and stop charging them, while aviation authorities around the

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES