Briefs | Macau, Turkey sign air services agreement

The aeronautical authorities of Macau and the Republic of Turkey met in Montreal on Saturday to discuss and sign a bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA). According to the Aviation Authority’s

Obituary | Former Radio Macau director Alberto Alecrim dies at 84

Former journalist and Radio Macau director Alberto Alecrim passed away yesterday morning, falling victim to a long-term illness. At the age of 84, Alecrim was a resident of Macau for over

Japan wins fireworks contest

The 28th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest concluded with the victory of Japan’s Marutamaya Ogastsu Fireworks, followed by the teams from Romania and Canada as the first and second runners-­up,

Thriller Live kicks off at the Parisian Theatre

Thriller Live, the theatrical concert that celebrates arguably the world’s greatest entertainer ever, Michael Jackson, held its debut performance at The Parisian Macao’s new Parisian Theatre, on Friday. The tour company

Chow Tai Fook’s honorary chairman dies

Cheng Yu-tung, a gold-shop apprentice who married his boss’s daughter and helped develop the world’s largest jewelry retailer, has died. He was 91. Cheng died peacefully with his family at his

Corporate bits | Mastercard and Sands announce retail loyalty partnership

Mastercard and Sands Shoppes at Cotai Strip have established a new and exclusive partnership to reward retail customers visiting Sands properties in Macau, according to statement from the gaming operator. When

Trump had USD916m loss in ’95, cutting taxes, NYT says

Donald Trump was facing renewed pressure to release his personal tax information after a New York Times report that he recorded a USD916 million loss on his 1995 income tax

Singapore home prices slide by most in more than 7 years

Singapore home prices dropped by the most in more than seven years as developers offered discounts amid signals from the government that it won’t roll back property curbs initiated in

Taiwan | Golfer Lu Wei-chih wins 4 years after brain surgery

Lu Wei-chih won for the first time since surgery four years ago to remove a brain tumor, taking his home Mercuries Taiwan Masters for the third time this weekend at

Taiwan | ‘Godspeed’ heads list of Golden Horse Award nominees

The Taiwanese dark comedy “Godspeed” earned eight nominations for next month’s Golden Horse Awards, which were announced in Taipei over the weekend. The nominations for “Godspeed” included best film, best director,

China regulators fine OSI Group USD3.6M in 2014 meat scandal

The Chinese units of a former meat supplier for McDonald’s and KFC China have been fined more than USD3.6 million for selling expired meat in a fast food safety scandal

South China Sea | Singapore says Chinese newspaper ‘fabricated’ report

Singapore accused a nationalist Chinese state-run newspaper of fabricating details in a news report that it said falsely depicted the city-state’s conduct at a recent summit in Venezuela. The Global Times

Koreas | North, South Korea trade threats over pre-emptive strike

Since North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang and Seoul have been openly trading threats of decapitation strikes and annihilating capitals populated by millions of civilians. And the talk of how

India Police say gun battle has ended at Kashmir army camp

A gun battle with a group of militants who attacked an Indian army camp in the Indian portion of Kashmir that killed one Indian paramilitary soldier and wounded another has

Georgieva: UN would be inclusive with Eastern Europe woman chief

European commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, a latecomer to the race to be the next secretary-general, says being the first U.N. chief from Eastern Europe and the first woman to be the

Colombia in unchartered territory with peace deal’s defeat

A stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels leaves Colombians with no Plan B to save an accord that sought to bring an end to a half

This Day in History | 1957 – Sputnik satellite blasts into space

A Russian satellite has been launched into space - the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth’s atmosphere. The Russian news agency, Tass, said the satellite Sputnik was now 560

Offbeat | Indonesian police investigate porn on public video screen

Police in Indonesia’s capital are investigating the operator of a public video screen after it displayed a porn movie instead of advertising to passing traffic. Ten people, including employees of the

Football | Tottenham hands Man City first loss in EPL; United frustrated

Manchester City’s winning start to the English Premier League is over — and the title favorites might just have seen close up their biggest rival for the trophy. Producing a clinic

Football | Zidane scrambling for answers after Madrid’s early struggles

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane goes into the long international break with a lot of thinking to do. While the hiatus leaves fans having to mull over the team’s struggles a

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