In response to a Times’ enquiry last week on the possibility of recognizing electronic gaming (eGaming or eSports) as an official sport in the MSAR, the Sports Bureau (ID) has
For the first time, the Macao Government Tourist Office will host the 4th Macao International Travel (industry) Expo (MITE), which will run from September 2 – 4 with a budget
Five more facts about Macau property that you may not already know: 11. Rental yields in Macau are very low Rents may seem high at times, but rental yields in Macau are
Syria’s conflict has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee to Lebanon, putting a huge strain on the Lebanese economy and its already-crumbling infrastructure. But the five-year Syrian civil war
Cisco Systems is laying off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to a technology upheaval that has triggered similar cutbacks to other storied tech companies. The shake-up
‘Thriller Live,’ a theatrical concert created to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, is coming to the newly-built The Parisian Theatre from Sept. 30 to Nov. 13, for a limited
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seeking to assuage international concern that his three-year-old signature initiative to revive an ancient trading route linking China and Europe is only about serving his
Chinese state media say a top military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime. The official Xinhua News Agency says Rear Adm.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not raise long-simmering maritime disputes with China at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Laos next month, preferring to talk quietly with Chinese officials. “I
Chinese home prices gained in fewer cities as local governments joined some of the nation’s largest hubs in imposing residential property curbs to quell soaring real estate values. New-home prices excluding
The defection of a North Korean senior diplomat in London poses a major problem for Pyongyang on a number of fronts — not least of which is how to publicly
The Philippines economy grew faster than economists predicted last quarter, giving a boost to new President Rodrigo Duterte as he seeks to attract more investment and speed up infrastructure spending. Gross domestic
The central bank of Mongolia raised its key interest rate to 15 percent to protect the currency, reversing a cut in borrowing costs to 10.5 percent in May. The Mongolian tugrik initially
A recent remark by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that America wrote Japan’s Constitution is raising eyebrows in Japan. A popular front-page column in the national Asahi newspaper said this week that the
Increasing numbers of foreign fighters for the Islamic State group and al-Qaida are returning home, potentially to carry out attacks, and are using the “dark web” or encrypted messaging that
Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey early yesterday, killing three people and wounding dozens, officials said. A car bombing attack on a police station in the eastern province of Van killed
A massive bomb has wrecked the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 17 people including the UN’s chief envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Three floors of the
Six years after the euro’s debt crisis began its attack on economies from Greece to Ireland, one in six people aged between 20 and 24 is still living for the day - not in employment, education or
Maybe Neymar and his teammates can make the Olympics a success for Brazil after all. Brazil’s celebrated men’s soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over Honduras in the semifinals
Months ahead of the Rio Games, Indian sports officials vowed that the massive nation would turn around its long history of dismal Olympic results and be proud of its athletes. Steeplechase.
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