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CHINA-US For the third year in a row, U.S. soybean production is expected to set a record, the best such string since 1979. Yet, with output dropping elsewhere, a flurry

Sold! Two 1-cent coins from early US auction for combined USD869,500

Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. The copper coins, both dating to 1792, went for a combined total of

Bizcuits | So long, our friends

They are leaving again: expatriate friends that have been part of our lives are moving back home or moving on. It seems to happen in waves, and summer is the

Friday, August 12, 2016 – edition no. 2620

* Wushu Masters Challenge event kicks off * Capturing moments for eternity * Filipino Association promotes children’s art * Brazilian fans rewrite rules of etiquette   DOWNLOAD

Designer shoes over gangsters

* Movies: Sausage Party * Books: Textbook by Amy Krouse Rosenthal * Music: Boy king  by Wild Beasts * Wine: The Andean Stripe * Food & Drink: UK food traditions to lose EU support   DOWNLOAD

Audacious ‘Sausage Party’ is a delicious feast

It's happened. Someone has outdone the "Team America" puppet sex scene and even made it look somewhat quaint in comparison. Anyone even vaguely interested in the very R-rated animated film

Rosenthal reflects on abstract thoughts in ‘Textbook’

It's been 10 years since best-selling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal impressed critics and readers alike with her memoir, "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life." Now she's stretching the boundaries with a

Wild Beasts live up to name on potent ‘Boy King’

Wild Beasts live up to their name on the potent "Boy King," 10 electric exposures of the English art rockers' raw carnal desires. Led by Haden Thorpe's sometimes ghostly vocals and

News of the world | Mobsters in Little Italy? Gentrifying NYC enclave scoffs

In a recent conversation with an undercover FBI agent wearing a wire, a reputed mobster from Connecticut named Eugene "Rooster" O'Norfio proclaimed himself the new boss of the "Mulberry Street

The Andean Stripe

Stretching 4,300km from north to south but merely 160km – or 350km at the widest point – from east to west, Chile has to be one of the instantly recognisable

Food & Drink | Pork pie problem: UK food traditions to lose EU support

  Welsh farmers like Rees Roberts, who has 1,000 acres with sheep, cattle and crops, can expect to earn a premium on their meats thanks to a certificate of regional authenticity. But

Pac On Ferry Terminal to open in 2017

After massive delays on the construction of the Pac On Ferry Terminal, the MOP3.9 billion project (sixfold the initial budget) is set to open its doors within the next six

Demographics | Population surpasses 650,000 mark

The total population in Macau at the end of June 2016 has reached about 652,500, according to data released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). This is an

Briefs | Seven victims of bus crash still in Kiang Wu

Seven passengers of the bus that crashed into a building on Rua da Entena on Monday remain at the Kiang Wu Hospital. One of the three passengers, who was  in

Mixed martial arts | Eight bouts to be staged at The Venetian on Saturday

Singapore-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion agency, ONE Championship (ONE), has announced its first event in Macau “ONE: Heroes of the World,” to take place on Saturday, August 13 at

Macau Artists Society celebrates 60th anniversary

The “Exhibition of Artworks by Members of Macau Artists Society 2016”, featuring a total of 169 works by members of the Society, will be inaugurated on August 16 at 6.30

Culture – Art | Albergue exhibition brings together work of 3 architects

An exhibition showcasing the sketches and artworks of three young architects from Macau has opened at Albergue SCM on Tuesday night. Co-organized by Albergue SCM, the Architects Association of Macau and

MGM holds ceremony for training day student participants

A certification ceremony for the 2016 “A Day with MGM” program was held yesterday at MGM Macau, awarding 75 local high school students aged 15 and above who received on-the-job

Naga2 casino expected to have 200 tables

NagaCorp, which operates a casino in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, is set to open a new casino in Cambodia, Naga2, in 2017. The company has now confirmed that

Corporate bits | Tesla, Studio City collaborate for supercharger station

Automotive company Tesla has announced Studio City as the first supercharger location in the peninsula. Following the opening of Tesla’s service center in the region earlier last month, the facility will

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