Statistics | Construction sector registered growth of 17.8 percent in 2015

The total revenue of the construction sector registered an increase of 17.8 percent year-on-year in 2015 amounting to MOP93.35 billion, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). According

Briefs | AFA to present oil painting exhibition

The Art For All (AFA) Society is set to present an exhibition ““Interposition – Works by Lai Sut Weng” in the Art Garden on October 14. Lai Sut Weng, the

Region’s drug rehabilitation centers improving, says ARTM head

The Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) executive director, Augusto Nogueira, said drug rehabilitation services and facilities in the region have been improving, adding that the Social Welfare

Crime | Mainland fugitive arrested in Macau

Earlier this week, one of China’s 10 “A-class” wanted cyber criminals was detained in Macau. The suspect, Chen Fu Jin, was transferred to the Zhuhai police force after his arrest,

CCM’s auditions for local theatre practitioners now open

The Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) is calling for local playwrights, directors and actors to join a programme under the guidance of the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (SDAC). The exchange project “Twin

Angola among the countries that can benefit most from the internationalization of the renminbi

The currency of China has been attracting African countries, especially after its inclusion among the benchmark currencies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with Angola considered one of the countries

Real Estate | Sun, sand and stir-fry? Miami woos Chinese for property

Miami has a Little Havana and Little Haiti, a neighborhood known as Westonzuela and even the Venetian Islands. What it doesn’t have is a Chinatown. Shan-Jie Li wants to do something

South China Ballet | ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ goes to Manila

The National Ballet of China is bringing its acclaimed “Raise the Red Lantern” ballet to the Philippines this month under a cultural exchange program that officials said yesterday has remained strong

AP NewsBreak | Dozen arrests in Thailand-US sex trafficking ring

About a dozen people were arrested in cities across the U.S. yesterday for running what authorities called a sophisticated sex trafficking operation in which hundreds of women were brought

Bangladesh Court clears Canadian of restaurant attack charges

A court in Bangladesh cleared a Canadian university student yesterday of all allegations related to a restaurant siege three months ago in which 20 hostages were killed. Metropolitan Magistrate Nur Nabi handed down

USA Elections – Running mates | Pence calm and steady, but dodges in defending Trump

Republican Mike Pence was calm and steady in the face of Democrat Tim Kaine’s fiery and frequent challenges. But when it came to defending Donald Trump, Pence dodged, sidestepped or

Colombia | President Santos meeting rival Uribe in bid to save peace

President Juan Manuel Santos is moving quickly on two fronts to save a peace deal narrowly rejected by Colombian voters, holding talks in Cuba with leftist rebels while inviting his

This Day in History | 1986 – Nuclear technician missing after secrets leak

Fears are growing for the missing nuclear technician who disappeared in London after revealing details of Israel’s nuclear weapons programme. The American magazine, Newsweek, claimed earlier this week that Mordechai Vanunu

Offbeat | Spanish company catches Clinton, Trump with pants down

A curious Christmas tradition in the Catalonia region of Spain has caught Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with their pants down. A Catalan company that makes ceramic “Caganer” figurines for nativity

That Syria Group | Qatar must stop in-form Son to keep World Cup hopes alive

Thursday, 6:35pm S Korea v Qatar H 1.36, D 4.95, A 10.5 For all the focus on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, there’s a much more immediate concern for football supporters in

Rugby | Argentina bids to host World Cup in 2027

Argentina, the only Latin American country that can compete with the top rugby nations, has launched a bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2027. The office of Argentine

Tennis | Murray sets up China Open quarterfinal vs British teammate

Top-seeded Andy Murray dispatched Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-1 yesterday to set up China Open quarterfinal against his British Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edmund. Both are playing their first tournaments since Britain’s

The Buzz | Google scraps 100,00-euro bill run up by Spanish kid

Google has written off a 100,000-euro (USD112,000) bill run up by a 12-year-old Spanish boy who mistakenly believed he was earning money through an advertising account he opened with the

World briefs

BELGIUM A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers in Brussels in an attack that may be terror-related, Belgian prosecutors said. It was the latest attack on law enforcement officials in

Security Council unanimous vote | Portugal’s António Guterres next United Nations chief

The Security Council unanimously agreed early today that Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres should be the next secretary-general of the United Nations. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin made the announcement

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