First of 18 Australian casino employees released in China 

One of 18 employees of Australia’s largest casino operator detained in China a month ago for suspected gambling crimes has been released on bail, the company said on Saturday.

Another setback for Alexis Tam

Observers are speculating that one factor which may have driven Marco Mueller away from the festival in such an unexpected manner is the “chaotic” nature of the organization behind

Valente in disbelief over Ho’s charges

After the Court of Final Appeal announced its charges against the former Public Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng, a veteran lawyer was in disbelief, stressing that his

Macau Grand Prix show at Tap Seac concludes

The showcase of all of the GT racing cars, which are set to compete in the FIA GT World Cup concluded yesterday. Some of the two-wheel machines

Health | World Diabetes Day marked in town

Today is World Diabetes Day and Macau-based experts say that local residents are being diagnosed as diabetic at younger ages. They add that as many as 40,000 Macau

Chinese ship opens new trade route via Pakistani port 

Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders traveled to the country’s southwest yesterday to open a new international trade route by seeing off a Chinese ship that’s exporting goods to

IMF approves biggest-ever Mideast loan to revive Egypt’s economy

The International Monetary Fund approved a USD12 billion loan program for Egypt to restore investor confidence and help revive an economy battered by years of political turmoil. The Washington-based

Corporate Bits | Singapore and Philippines win MGM lion dance competition

The sixth “MGM Lion Dance Championship – Macau International Invitational” came to conclusion yesterday at MGM Macau’s Grande Praça. Yi Wei Athletic Association from Singapore took home

Fosun bets new tech to woo Chinese to pay up for Iraq war movie

  Fosun Group, the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Med and Cirque du Soleil, is betting on new technology to boost its foray into the feature film

e-Commerce | Alibaba tops Singles’ Day record despite sales growth slowdown

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. managed to set another Singles’ Day record even as sales growth lagged last year’s, as the nation’s economic slowdown prompted consumers to throttle back. Sales

US to resettle Australia’s refugees languishing on islands

The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum

Powerful quake strikes New Zealand, triggering small tsunami 

A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island yesterday , shaking residents awake, causing damage to buildings and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move to higher ground

Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration 

Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team is populated largely with creatures of

France remembers the 130 killed in Paris attacks one year ago 

A somber silence marked France’s anniversary commemorations yesterday of coordinated attacks on Paris, with the only voices reading names of the 130 victims of the Islamist extremists and the son of

Offbeat | Bikers help Springsteen, stranded on the side of the road

Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it

This Day in History | 1991 US accuses Libyans of Lockerbie bombing

Two Libyan intelligence officers have been accused of masterminding the Lockerbie bombing. The United States has called on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi to hand over the two

Violence at Romania-Poland football match, 2 hospitalized

Bucharest police have questioned 17 football fans after clashes at the World Cup qualifier between Romania and Poland on Friday. Police said 12 Poles and five Romanians

Football | Mexico wins first World Cup qualifier in US since 1972

A pro-American crowd of 24,650 chanted “Dos a cero!” at the start. Mexican supporters yelled “Dos a uno!” as they left. Rafa Marquez scored a tiebreaking

Usain Bolt to train with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund’s chief has confirmed that nine-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will practice with the Bundesliga team. Hans-Joachim Watzke tells Kicker magazine on Sunday that “it

World briefs

HONG KONG Tens of thousands of pro-China protesters have rallied yesterday in Hong Kong, according to BBC. Demonstrators waved Chinese flags, and chanted “oppose Hong Kong independence; support

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