Briefs | Engineers voice concerns over LRT Macau Section’s halt

During TDM’s Sunday Macau Forum, guests considered the possibility that halting the Macau section of the Light Railway Transit (LRT) will do more harm than good to the city. The

MGTO launches Japanese and Korean versions of tourism app

The Macao Government Tourism Office introduced the Japanese and Korean versions of the “Step Out, Macao” mobile app in a bid to promote both Macau’s “smart tourism.” The app, originally in

Tourism | Tourist arrivals slightly up in September

Tourist arrivals totaled 2,427,086 in September, a slight increase of 0.5 percent year-on-year. According to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), overnight visitors rose by 11.8 percent year- on-year to

Cultural Week kicks off | Art exhibition aims to promote awareness of East Timor’s maritime dispute

The eighth Cultural Week of China and Portuguese Speaking Countries’ exhibition of contemporary arts kicked off yesterday at the Taipa Houses Museum, featuring several exhibitions and events. The Times visited the

Survey | Transport and communications revenues up

Revenue generated by the Transport, Storage and Communications Sector totaled to MOP28.69 billion in 2015 while expenditure amounted to MOP23.11 billion in 2015, up by 3.1 percent and 1.5 percent

Specialized groups set up to study urban development projects

Three specialized groups were established within the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works to properly study six topics for the fifth plenary session of the Urban Planning Committee held yesterday

Corporate bits | The Parisian Macao begins outreach initiatives

The Parisian Macao has already begun taking part in Sands China community outreach initiatives, celebrating its recent opening by giving back to the local community. On October 18, a group of

Briefs | Lexus, Toyota and Buick top new auto reliability survey

Lexus, Toyota and Buick are the most reliable brands in Consumer Reports’ latest survey, a reward for their conservative approach to new technology. It’s the fourth straight year that Lexus

Euro holds near seven-month low on renewed policy divergence bet

The euro held near a seven-month low amid speculation the European Central Bank will maintain its easy monetary policy as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates. The single currency

HNA to buy USD6.5b Hilton stake from Blackstone

China’s HNA Group agreed to acquire about 25 percent of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. from Blackstone Group LP for about USD6.5 billion, easing the overhang that had hampered the hotel

Analysis | Chinese money flowing to HK stocks has dried up

Hong Kong’s stock market is suffering from a post-holiday hangover. The flood of Chinese money into the city before the mainland’s National Day celebrations in early October has slowed to a

Analysis | Xi seeks to enforce will at Communist Party meeting

Having punished more than a million Communist Party members for corruption, Chinese President Xi Jinping will use a key meeting that started yesterday to drive home the message that his signature anti-graft campaign

Robots at center of China’s strategy to leapfrog rivals

The Canbot can say its name, respond to voice commands, and “dance” as it plays Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” Other robots China is displaying at the World Robot Conference can

Japan | Animation auteur Hosoda sees beasts in child’s growth

Time warps, half-bestial children and parallel worlds are, for Mamoru Hosoda, a natural way to pursue the universal coming-of-age story that has driven all his movies. “A child growing up is fascinating

India | Police search forests after 21 Maoist rebels killed

Security forces were hunting through forests in southeast India yesterday for Maoist rebels after a fierce gunfight left 21 rebels and a police commando dead and another policeman wounded. The gunfight

Vietnam | Police hunting for 230 escaped drug addicts

Vietnamese authorities were searching yesterday for 230 drug addicts are still at large after a mass escape from a rehabilitation center in southern Vietnam. Ho Van Loc, deputy director of

US: Philippines’ Duterte sparking distress around the world

America’s top diplomat for Asia said yesterday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial remarks and a “real climate of uncertainty” about his government’s intentions have sparked distress in the U.S.

Hollywood | Bill Murray honored as he accepts Mark Twain prize for humor

In an evening filled with jokes about Bill Murray’s elusiveness and quirky personality, it was David Letterman who provided the most touching moment as Murray was honored with the nation’s

Refugees | France moving nearly 6,500 migrants, destroying huge camp

Lines of migrants with their lives in small bags waited calmly to get on buses in the French port city of Calais yesterday, the first day of the mass evacuation

This Day in History | 1984 – Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia

The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. Officials from Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and the Red Cross believe that up to 10 million

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