Red Market Library offers 24-hour service on a trial basis

The Red Market Library extended its opening hours by starting to offer a 24-hour service for the readers, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) informed. The round-the-clock operation that started last Friday

Golfers optimistic about upcoming tournament

This week the Venetian Macao Open will host renowned golfers bidding for the championship as the Asian Tour season heads into the home straight. The total prize fund has reached USD1.1

StartUp Macau closes, Project Zaask big winner

The two-day Startup Macau Forum ended yesterday with the final presentation and judging the 19-startup projects by young entrepreneurs seeking for financing and development. Portuguese project “Zaask” by Kiruba Shankar Eswaran

Costa says U.K. ties will weather Brexit

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he’s confident that his country’s centuries-old relationship with the U.K. would remain strong after the Brexit. “We want to work towards a constructive, open and

Samsung kills off Note 7 after second round of battery fires

Samsung Electronics Co. is ending production of its problematic Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, taking the drastic step of killing off a device that became a major headache for South Korea’s

Corporate bits | Twins to perform at the Venetian

Cantopop female duo, Twins, comprising Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung, will bring their dynamic new concert “#Twins#LOL#Live Around The World In Macau” to the Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao on

Hong Kong adds bribery charge against former CE

Hong Kong’s former top leader, Donald Tsang, has been hit with a new corruption charge over the refurbishment of an apartment by a businessman who had matters pending before city

Russia, China to mull joint response to US missile shield

Amid escalating U.S.-Russia tensions, the Russian military said yesterday it will cooperate with China on efforts to fend off a threat posed by the U.S. missile defense program. Lt. Gen. Viktor

Girl found wrapped in dead parents’ arms in building collaps

Rescuers pulled out a 3-year-old girl who survived under the remains of collapsed homes in the arms of her dead parents, state media reported yesterday. The bodies of her mother and

Imprisoned Chinese minority scholar given human rights award

A group of leading rights organizations has awarded its annual prize for human rights defenders to imprisoned Chinese Muslim minority economics professor Ilham Tohti, shining new attention on a case

Over 1,000 protesters stand before Chinese defense ministry

More than 1,000 protesters walked and chanted in front of China’s defense ministry yesterday, the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers as the world’s largest standing military modernizes and downsizes. The protesters stood for

Singapore, Swiss regulators slam Falcon over 1MDB

Singaporean and Swiss regulators announced fines and other penalties yesterday for Falcon Private Bank, saying it breached money laundering regulations in its dealings with the indebted Malaysian state fund 1MDB. The

Duterte on US alliance: ‘Do you really think we need it?’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he will not abrogate a defense treaty with the United States but questioned its importance and that of joint combat exercises, which he says only

Thailand | Searches after terror plot alert yield nothing in Bangkok

Police searches yesterday yielded no evidence or suspects that would corroborate an intelligence report of possible car bomb attacks in Bangkok and its outskirts, a spokesman said. Police stepped up security

Property | Tokyo condo prices seen down 20pct by Deutsche Bank as BOJ shifts

The Bank of Japan’s shift to controlling bond yields is driving up mortgage rates, prompting Deutsche Bank AG to predict Tokyo apartment prices may fall 20 percent or more by

Vietnam | Freedom of speech Blogger arrested for anti-state propaganda

Police in Vietnam have arrested a blogger for anti-state writings which they said distorted the truth, tarnished the country’s leaders and instigated the public to oppose the government. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, 37,

Putin postpones visit to France amid diplomatic tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has indefinitely postponed a trip to France after Paris had revised its program for the visit and said it would talk about nothing else but the

Trump assails Ryan for ditching him, battles for GOP support

Four weeks before Election Day, Donald Trump battled yesterday to keep the Republican Party in line, leveling fresh criticism at GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan after Ryan effectively abandoned hopes

This Day in History | 2002 – Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion

Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. At least 10 foreigners died and more than 120 people were injured

Offbeat | Singapore’s Raffles Hotel to close for face lift in late ‘17

The colonial landmark Raffles Hotel Singapore said yesterday it will close briefly from the end of next year for renovations to modernize the property. The work will begin in January and

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