Q&A – Christine Devaney: choreographer and performer | Debut of children’s show blending dialogue, humor and dance

On Saturday and Sunday, “Chalk About,” a playful show aimed primarily at children, will debut at the Macao Cultural Centre. Performed by Christine Devaney and Niels Weijier - and designed

Markets | Global stocks, oil turn lower ahead of Fed meeting

Major stock markets and the price of oil turned lower yesterday as investors looked ahead to the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for clues on timing for possible interest

Corporate bits | Sands China participates in “One Day Volunteer”

some 30 Sands China Care Ambassadors spent a day with the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) athletes and their families Sunday as part of the Macau Youth Volunteer Association’s “One Day

Opinion – Views on China | The Chinese Are Coming, to Sell You a Cheap Smartphone: Gadfly

In the next five years, a majority of U.S. consumers will have bought a Chinese-brand smartphone. Such a prospect may raise the hackles of purported American patriots and presidential candidates,

ChemChina says US security panel clears Syngenta acquisition

China National Chemical Corp. said yesterday a U.S. national security panel has cleared its proposed acquisition of Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta. The USD43 billion acquisition still requires approval from anti-trust and

Yahoo ad partner Media.net sells to China group for USD900 million

A group of Chinese investors said it’s acquiring ad-tech startup Media.net for about USD900 million in cash, with plans to eventually sell the company to an obscure telecommunications firm whose shares have been

China stages live-firing drills in Tonkin Gulf amid tensions

China’s coast guard launched live-firing exercises in the Tonkin Gulf yesterday, the latest in a series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the

South China Sea | Foreign ministers from China, Japan, South Korea to meet today

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are due to meet today in Tokyo amid frictions between Beijing and its neighbors over territorial claims and regional security. The foreign

S. Korea, US start drills despite N. Korea’s nuclear threat

South Korea and the United States began annual military drills yesterday despite North Korea’s threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal. Such fiery rhetoric

Japan | Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the

North Korea | Celebrating two Olympic golds, country vows to be sports power

Despite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un’s primary goals: to become an international sports

Brexit | Italy brings German, French heads to EU symbolic birthplace

The leaders of Italy, France and Germany headed yesterday to one of the birthplaces of European unity in a symbolic bid to relaunch the European project following Britain’s decision to

Union can’t do without army in long term, Czech premier says Ladka Bauerova

The European Union will need a common army to bolster its security over the long term after the U.K. follows through on its decision to exit the bloc, Czech Prime

This Day in History | 1990 – Outrage at Iraqi TV hostage show

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has appeared on state television with western hostages, provoking a storm of outrage. Saddam told the group of more than a dozen mainly British people they had

Offbeat | Alaska: Homeless awareness campaign breaks fist-bumping record

Three hundred people in Alaska looking to raise awareness of homelessness are the new world record holders in fist-bumping. KTVA-TV reports (bit.ly/2bVGmVv) a Guinness World Records representative verified each of the

Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both

Rio Games – Basketball | Carmelo Anthony caps Olympic odyssey with third gold medal

Carmelo Anthony had one last thing to teach his young teammates. On the podium wearing his third Olympic gold medal, Anthony, who led this inexperienced U.S. team from the moment it

The Buzz | Groups urge states to keep pledges on UN arms trade treaty

Advocacy groups are urging countries behind a U.N. treaty aimed to track and limit trade in conventional weapons to keep their commitments, especially when it comes to sending arms to

World briefs

CHINA’s coast guard launched live-firing exercises in the Tonkin Gulf yesterday, the latest in a series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the

Mindulle storm delays Tokyo flights

One flight from Macau to Tokyo and another from Tokyo to Macau were delayed yesterday due to typhoon Mindulle, which is currently bearing down on Japan, as announced by Air

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