Economy | Outlook for restaurant revenues still dim, say owners

According to a survey conducted by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), which included recent financial results from restaurants and similar establishments, 21 percent of respondents reported

Letter to the Editor | Hong Kong: ‘Joshua Wong’s visit to the US will do more harm than good’

Dear Editor, Last week, the 20-year-old activist Joshua Wong visited Washington as part of an event held by the US congressional panel co-chaired by Senator Marco Rubio.

MGS Entertainment Summit | Vietnam, Cambodia head-to-head on casino plans

Casino investors and planners in Vietnam and Cambodia were seen battling it out at the MGS Entertainment Summit, which was held in Macau last week, as they announced plans

UM scholar receives National Outstanding Youth Paper Award

Li Haifeng, an assistant professor from the University of Macau’s (UM) Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME), received the 2016 Outstanding Youth Paper Award at the Fourth

Two civil servants allegedly defraud bureau over public housing

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has revealed details of a case involving two civil servants who allegedly defrauded the Housing Bureau (IH) when applying for economical housing. The

Briefs | Zhuhai customs handed over 182 seized relics to museum

Zhuhai’s Gongbei customs gave a total of 182 relics to the city’s museum, according to mainland reports. The relics are all items seized by the department over recent

Economy | Visitor spending halts 7-quarter decline

According to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) increased by 17.4 percent year-on-year to MOP14.64 billion in the third

MSAR to strengthen ties with Jinan University

Chief Executive Chui Sai On met with the President of Jinan University, Hu Jun, to exchange views on the tertiary education sector and on talent development on Friday. The

China – Portugal | Fosun to pay USD185m for 16.7 percent stake in BCP

Fosun International Ltd. agreed to pay 174.6 million euros (USD185 million) for a stake in Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Portugal’s biggest publicly traded lender by assets. A unit

Facebook fixing fake news problem with CEO at trade summit 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged world leaders meeting in Peru on Saturday to help get more people online to improve global living standards while separately announcing new measures

Corporate bits | Sands China properties included in ‘China’s top 100 Hotels’

The Venetian Macao, Conrad Macao, Cotai Central and Four Seasons Hotel Macao have been named among China’s Top 100 Hotels at the prestigious China Travel Awards 2016,

Dalai Lama preaches in Mongolia, risking Beijing’s fury 

The Dalai Lama preached to thousands of Buddhists in Mongolia despite demands from China that the visit by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader be scrapped, at a time Mongolia seeks a

NY police: 2 men killed Chinese student in drug deal robbery 

Two men have been accused of killing a Syracuse University student from China during a drug deal robbery in upstate New York, authorities said Friday. Onondaga County Sheriff Gene

Hong Kong, Chile ink investment deal at APEC meeting

Hong Kong and Chile have signed a bilateral investment agreement on the sidelines of an Asian-Pacific summit in Peru. The Hong Kong government said Saturday that the

China’s African population declines amid slowdown, crackdown

Dreams are fading in China for African traders like Mouhamadou Moustapha Dieng, who in 2003 was among the first wave of Africans to set up homes and companies in this

Train derails in north India, killing 115; many trapped 

At least 115 people were killed when 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India early yesterday, with rescue workers using cutting

Malaysians rally at anti-Najib protest as he vows to stay on

Thousands of Malaysians gathered in the country’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak as his critics sought to maintain pressure on the premier

Trump children’s roles blur line between transition, company

Nearly every morning since their father’s stunning victory on Election Day, three of Donald Trump’s grown children walk through the Trump Tower lobby and board an elevator. But

Briefs | Merkel’s to seek fourth term

Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor in general elections next year, the German news agency dpa reported yesterday. Citing sources at the Berlin headquarters

Photographer captures images of immigrants from all nations 

A photographer has made it his mission to photograph two people from every nation who have settled in Massachusetts. Mark Chester is well on his way

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