Briefs | Wushu Masters Challenge closes

The inaugural edition of the Wushu Masters Challenge came to an official close last night at a ceremony held at Tap Seac Square. A parade starting from the Ruins of

Young musicians contest concludes, winners announced

The 34th Macau Young Musicians Competition of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has concluded. Among the “several extraordinary young musicians” who competed last weekend, Siu Lai Na took home the “Cultural

AL Plenary | Asset freezing law given green light, Alves disagrees with ‘exceptions’

The Legislative Assembly (AL) has finally approved, with little discussion, the draft legislation complying with a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on fighting terrorism and the proliferation of weapons

AL Plenary | Legislation on medical errors approved despite doubts over expert committee

The Legislative Assembly (AL) gathered last Friday for the final approval of the medical malpractice bill, which has been discussed over the last three years. However, the plenary session was not

Tour bus accident a ‘wake up call’

Last week’s tour bus accident at Rua da Entena was one of the main topics addressed at the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session on Friday, with several lawmakers touching on

Mixed Martial Arts | Moraes walks out Venetian ONE Flyweight Champion

Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes was crowned the interim ONE Flyweight World Champion on Saturday night, after a submission victory over Tilek Batyrov at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena. Sands China said the

Gaming | Analysis: Wynn gets fewer tables than he wants for local casino

Casino tycoon Steve Wynn will get 150 gaming tables for his new USD4.2 billion resort in Macau, just over a third of what his company applied for as the Chinese

Cheung Kong’s Victor Li says open to sale of Hong Kong buildings

Billionaire  Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. signaled it’s willing to part with some buildings in Hong Kong, as it seeks to lessen dependence on a market where sales

Corporate bits | Blue Man Group’s first China performance

The Blue Man Group held their first performance in China on Friday night at the Venetian Macao’s Venetian Theater before an audience of Hong Kong and Macau celebrities. Attending the opening

Auto sales accelerate in July

China’s auto sales growth accelerated in July, an industry group said Friday, while General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. reported record demand for the month. Sales in the world’s biggest auto

Japan searches for 8 Chinese missing off disputed islands

Japanese coast guard ships searched Friday for eight missing Chinese crewmembers after rescuing six others from a fishing boat that collided with a cargo ship off disputed islands in the

Slowing growth in money supply hasn’t affected economy, Ma says

China’s slowing growth in money supply hasn’t affected the economy and the nation’s fundamentals support a stable foreign-exchange rate, the top economist at the central bank’s research bureau said. The country’s stabilizing hoard

Australian official rejects criticisms of China investor ban

Australia’s treasurer on Friday rejected accusations that the true reason his government plans to ban Chinese bidders from leasing a Sydney electricity grid is to appease influential lawmakers with xenophobic

Hong Kong economy expands most since 2011, dodging recession

Hong Kong’s economy grew at the fastest pace since March 2011 as a pick up in exports helped offset sluggish retail sales in the city. Gross domestic product expanded 1.6 percent

Philippines | Hundreds protest hero burial for dictator Marcos

Hundreds of Filipinos rallied in stormy weather yesterday against President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in a heroes’ cemetery, but Duterte remained firm in

Indonesia | Tax-haven areas to lure investment mulled

Indonesia is considering options for setting up tax-haven jurisdictions as it tries to lure back billions of dollars through its amnesty program to fund infrastructure projects and finance the widening budget

USA | Workers to be reassigned after Michigan power plant fire

A utility is reassigning workers from a power plant northeast of Detroit and can’t say when the facility they worked at will be reopened following a massive fire. DTE Energy Co.’s

USA | 3 killed, thousands rescued in Louisiana floods

Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from homes and stranded cars as deadly flooding continued to inundate large swaths of the region yesterday,

This Day in History | 1965 – Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising

At least 28 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. Armed National Guards have been deployed on the streets of the Californian

Swiss train attack suspect and female victim die of wounds

The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds yesterday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman,

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