Education | Gov’t makes university pledge at IPM graduation

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its graduation ceremony for the 2015/16 academic year at its Sports Pavilion yesterday, where over 600 graduates were conferred their bachelor degrees or senior

MGM hosts third SME session

MGM China hosted its third quarterly small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Business Matching Session last week, welcoming over 120 local SME vendors from the creative and food and beverage industries. According

Gaming | Sydney Crown resort gets green light

James Packer’s Crown casino and hotel in Sydney has been approved by the New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission, with the authority broadly accepting changes recommended by a critical independent

Tourism | MGTO concludes Annual Marketing Meeting 2016

Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is in the midst of its three-day Annual Marketing Meeting 2016, which started on Monday, gathering some 50 participants including the MSAR’s delegations from different

Yao Jingming to head UM Department of Portuguese

Chinese scholar Yao Jingming will head  University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Portuguese. The scholar, poet and translator will replace Fernanda Gil Costa from September 1. Yao, who currently serves

Corporate Bits | Diet Pepsi with aspartame returning to shelves in US

Diet Pepsi made with aspartame is returning to shelves in the U.S., after PepsiCo saw sales plummet following its reformulation of the drink last summer to remove the artificial sweetener. PepsiCo

Singapore Air’s India unit to challenge Gulf carriers’ dominance

Within weeks of India easing aviation rules, Singapore Airlines Ltd.’s local venture is charting a course to take on carriers from the Middle East. It’s counting on a surge in

Ambassador encourages Chinese companies to invest in Portugal

China’s ambassador to Portugal said in Lisbon that the Portuguese government is waiting for Chinese companies to get involved in the country’s energy, services, financial, insurance, medical, health, maritime business,

First made-in-China jetliner makes debut commercial flight

The first regional jet produced in China’s initiative to compete in the commercial aircraft market made its debut flight yesterday carrying 70 passengers. The ARJ21-700 jet is one of a series of initiatives

Adidas extends PRC sports push in agreement with billionaire

Adidas AG signed an agreement with billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group Co. to help develop soccer and basketball in China as the German company seeks to capitalize on increasing interest

Sluggish economy casts shadow over Mongolians elections

Mongolians vote in parliamentary elections today with sentiment weighed by a sharp downturn in the landlocked Asian nation’s crucial mining sector, rising unemployment and political disillusionment. The Democratic Party could lose

Heritage | Cambodia says tests confirm Angkor boat 8 centuries old

Tests have confirmed that a wooden boat found buried in a dry riverbed near Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple complex is from the early 13th century, an official at the agency overseeing

South Korea cuts outlook, plans stimulus package

South Korea’s government lowered growth outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest economy and planned a supplementary budget for a second year in a row as the global economy faces heightened uncertainty. The Finance Ministry said

Indonesia | Court to proceed with trial in cyanide murder

An Indonesian court decided yesterday to proceed with the trial of a former resident of Australia accused of murdering a friend by lacing her coffee with cyanide. The 27-year-old defendant, Jessica

Singapore website founder jailed for anti-foreign content

A court in Singapore yesterday sentenced the founder of a website that published anti-foreign content to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition. Yang Kaiheng, 27, set up

EU leaders plot a future without Britain, demand answers

European Union leaders began plotting a future without Britain yesterday, urging the island nation and economic powerhouse to disentangle itself as fast as possible from the other 27 nations in

Kremlin says it will take time to mend ties with Turkey

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday it will take time to mend ties with Turkey after the November downing of a Russian military jet. Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent

France opens manslaughter inquiry into EgyptAir crash

French authorities opened a manslaughter inquiry Monday into the May crash of an EgyptAir plane that killed 66 people, saying there is no evidence so far to link it to

Supporters say detained Bahrain activist taken to hospital

Supporters of an activist detained in Bahrain as part of an intensifying crackdown on dissent say he’s been taken to the hospital with an irregular heartbeat. Sayed Alwadaei, of the

This Day in History | 2001 Diana fountain given go-ahead

The £3m fountain will be built on the site of a derelict pump house and chlorination plant on the banks of the Serpentine - the 40-acre artificial lake in the

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