The number and value of real estate transactions in the second quarter of 2016 rose significantly in comparison to the first quarter, owing to an increase in transactions of existing
Two students from Macau have recently been named World Champions in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship. Only a total of six students worldwide were awarded the accolade. Organizer Certiport, a
Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau dropped by 21.3 percent year-on-year to USD1.68 billion during the first half of 2016, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce. The
The “Exhibition of Artworks of the Members of Macau Artists Society 2016” commenced on Monday at the Nam Van Old Court Building, featuring a total of 169 works by members
The gaming slump of Melco Crown Entertainment resorts in Macau has contributed to a 22.7 percent decline in the full-year net profit of Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd. The normalized net profit
International banking statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao show that the proportion of international business in the local banking sector recovered slightly in the second quarter of
Britain’s labor market isn’t cracking under the weight of Brexit yet. Companies added 172,000 jobs in the second quarter and the unemployment rate held at 4.9 percent, showing resilience in
Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that its profit tumbled in the first half of the year as economic weakness in China and other important markets cut passenger demand while it faced cutthroat
Sheraton Grand Macao and The St. Regis Macao have launched “eVent PortfolioTM,” a mobile tool that streamlines event planning processes and offers environmentally-friendly alternatives. The “eVent Portfolio” – which is free
The famously opaque People’s Bank of China is finding more of a voice, with a relative flurry of comments this month giving rare clarity on its thinking. The latest came Monday with
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves for a high-profile trip to China yesterday to discuss the fate of a jointly built dam and hydroelectric plant that Myanmar put
China’s latest attempts at reforming the country’s extensive pipeline network are aimed at lowering prices for end users and boosting gas demand, analysts said yesterday after the country released draft
A senior North Korean diplomat based in London has defected to South Korea, becoming one of the highest Northern officials to do so, South Korea said yesterday. Thae Yong Ho, minister
Papua New Guinea and Australia said yesterday they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will
Australia was making top-level appeals to Vietnam yesterday to lift a sudden ban on veterans commemorating the 50th anniversary of Australia’s most costly battle of the Vietnam War. More than 1,000
An Indonesian sailor swam to freedom yesterday almost two months after he was abducted from a tugboat in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf militants who threatened to behead him,
Indonesia marked its Independence Day yesterday by sinking 60 foreign ships seized for fishing illegally in the country’s waters. Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said the ships were sunk at
The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice. “Either you have sex with me, or we make every man here rape you and then
Turkey issued a decree yesterday paving the way for the conditional release of some 38,000 prisoners, the justice minister said — an apparent move to reduce its prison population to
France’s Socialist prime minister is expressing support for local bans of burkinis, saying the swimwear is based on the “enslavement of women” and therefore incompatible with French values. The burkini, a
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