Offbeat | Hemingway (no relation) wins look-alike contest in Key West

For the first time in its 36-year history, a Hemingway has won a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway. Dave Hemingway was named the winner

No suspense at Tour? Blame Team Sky

  Chris Froome’s superiority at the Tour de France was under threat for only a brief moment. A few minutes of suspense over 21 days of racing shed a light on Team Sky’s dominance

Rio Olympics | Japanese Buddhist priest contemplates canoe gold in Rio

When he’s not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de

World briefs

CHINA The International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been canceled after recent extreme weather made the playing surface at Beijing’s National Stadium

The Buzz | US Embassy in Myanmar apologizes after tear gas accident

The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar issued a public apology yesterday after a tear gas grenade accidentally exploded during a security exercise, sending fumes out onto the street and sparking rumors

Macau | Over 600 take part in Youth Dance Festival

Vibrant colors and music filled the streets on Sunday to kick off the International Youth Dance Festival 2016, with dancers parading from the Ruins of St Paul’s to St Dominic’s

Our Desk | A matter of coincidences…

Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 – edition no. 2607

* New Macau Association wants  to keep Hotel Estoril façade * Tourism ‘Master Plan’ consultation concluded * Tribute to Manuel Vicente * Verizon buys Yahoo for USD4.83b   DOWNLOAD

Illegal UnionPay transactions total MOP2.1 billion this year

Illegal transactions using UnionPay International terminals in the territory have reached a total amount of close to MOP2.1 billion for the first semester of this year, the Portuguese news agency

Filipino workers strive to keep their families united in Macau

The overseas Filipino workers are often called the unsung heroes of their families as they choose to pack up for a distant foreign land, live abroad and leave their families

Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel temporarily closed by MGTO

  The troubled Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel witnessed a new episode in its already tumultuous history on Friday. In a press conference held at the Tourism Activities Centre the Government Tourism

Briefs | Hong Kong Book Fair closing tomorrow

The Hong Kong Book Fair 2016 is scheduled to close tomorrow. The Cultural Affairs Bureau along with the Macao Foundation and other local organizations are attending the cultural event for

‘Shrek the Musical’ is fun for all ages

The world-class production is based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film that started the “Shrek saga.” It is a live adaptation with new features, the tour manager for Macau, Justin

Concept proposals for Grand Prix museum presented

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has presented a number of new concept proposals for the update of the Macau Grand Prix Museum last week, detailing its plan for the

New Macau Association | Scott Chiang re-elected, pledges to focus on key issues

New Macau Association (ANM) yesterday voted to re-elect Scott Chiang as president of the organization, in an afternoon- long session to determine the senior leadership of ANM moving forward. Chiang is

Tourism | June visitor arrivals up over May

Visitor arrivals totaled 2,358,346 in June 2016, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service, up by 4.9 percent year- on-year and yet down by 4.8 percent month-to-month. Those from

Fortune, friction and decline as casino ‘Chinatown’ matures

No ornate archway marks it. No obvious business district with exotic signs and storefronts sets it apart. But in the quiet neighborhoods around two of the nation’s largest casinos, a

Corporate Bits | andy hui performs latest concert at the venetian

Andy Hui’s latest concert “Andy Hui Come On: Part Two Live 2016 Macau” thrilled audiences as he performed to a sell-out crowd at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on Saturday. A

Scientists plan first human test with gene editing tool

Chinese scientists are embarking on what appear to be the first human trials with the Crispr gene editing tool, the latest effort by the country’s researchers to master a technology

No ASEAN consensus on South China Sea row for now

Southeast Asia’s main grouping apparently failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China’s territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hope

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