Anne Tyler tames Shakespeare’s ‘Shrew’

Last fall Hogarth Press published the first in a series of novels by contemporary writers reimagining Shakespeare's plays on the 400th anniversary of his death. So far we've had Jeanette

Neil Young goes green on hybrid ‘Earth’

Longtime environmentalist Neil Young takes a hybrid approach on "Earth," a double disc compilation of live tracks loosely related to sharing our planet with the animal kingdom. The sounds of honking

News Of The World | Work harder, North Korea orders citizens. But does it help?

The bright red slogans hang from buses, government buildings and even some restaurants and gas stations, urging North Koreans to work harder to make the country's 200-day "speed campaign" a

The Genesis of Gin

Due to gin’s classic combination with tonic and the prominent position it occupies in the realm of cocktail, it is tempting to assume that gin is a British invention from

Beauty | SPA – The Wellness Sanctuary

For those who have never stayed at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central, they might think that it is just another hotel that offers a bed and a room to sleep in

TUI confirms decision to nullify La Scala land grants

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) yesterday upheld the government’s decision in 2010 to reclaim the lands housing the upmarket residential project La Scala, which has been linked to the

Macau may not be far behind | Hong Kong becomes the world’s costliest city for expats

Hong Kong has risen to become the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to a survey by international human resources consulting firm Mercer. Mercer, which operates internationally in more than

Housing | Many investor-owned properties remain empty

Property owners with a solid financial status prefer to keep properties empty than to rent them lower than the asking price, according to what several experts have told the Times.

Public transport lane might be extended

Starting from next month, the public transport-only lane in the Inner Harbor area will become a permanent fixture, with considerations already in place over whether to extend it further toward

Australian elections | Overseas voting opens but inconvenience may keep some away

Overseas voting for the Australian Federal Election began on Monday, for the nationwide decision that will culminate in Election Day on July 2. Australians living in Macau who are intending to

Gaming | Ho says Studio City needs better marketing

Melco Crown Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho said in an interview with Barron’s Asia that the poor quarterly performance of the company’s partly-owned property, Studio City, is due to a marketing

Gaming | Football betting hurts Macau casinos

The Euro 2016 football tournament is contributing to a further slowing of Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR), according to Japanese brokerage Nomura. Previous instances of major footballing tournaments such as the

Education | UM students win award for barrier-free car seat design

Three students from the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology received the Best Paper Award at the annual symposium of the Control, Automation

Ink paintings exhibition opens at IACM

The “Roaming Vision + Digital: Exhibition of Ink Paintings by Leung Kui Ting” is now open at the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IACM) Temporary Exhibitions Gallery. 28 art pieces

Final round of University IT competition to kick off in July

The final round of the 2017 Pan-Pearl River Delta Region Universities IT Project Competition will be held on July 4 and 5 at the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM). Fifty teams

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge expected to boost hotel industry

The future landscape of the hotel market in Hong Kong and Macau was discussed yesterday at the Business Luncheon of American Chamber of Commerce in Macau at the St. Regis

Hong Kong-Singapore stars fade with boom-to-gloom in finance

Asia’s financial-hub twins, Hong Kong and Singapore, are facing increasing brakes on growth even before potential turmoil from a Brexit vote in their ex-colonial master, with China’s slowdown and the

Markets | Chinese stocks advance most in week as traders weigh Brexit odds

China’s stocks rose the most in a week, while Hong Kong’s equities extended gains to a fourth day as traders weighed the odds of Britain staying in the European Union. The

Internet | China, US, EU pledge to tighten product safety in e-commerce

U.S., European and Chinese regulators said yesterday they will jointly enforce product safety in online commerce, and an American official said they are making progress on crafting standards for hoverboards. The

Corporate Bits | Members of society of operations engineers visit CEM

In a move to promote safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable engineering operation and professional development, Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) hosted a delegation comprising the Trustee Board members of

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