Australia has granted early release to an Australian businessman who was convicted in China of financial crimes and transferred home under a prisoner exchange agreement, an official said yesterday. Matthew Ng
Governor of Tokyo Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during the closing ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games in just over two months. Instead,
New Zealand’s government yesterday agreed to pay a record amount to a 41-year-old man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not
French police and anti-terrorism investigators have been alerted to the possibility that small groups of extremists have left Syria for France and Belgium with plans to stage attacks. Belgian intelligence services
The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency
The South Wales coalfield has come to a standstill after about 24,000 miners went on strike in support of health service workers, who are demanding a 12% pay rise. The miners
The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But Cyprus police said this
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal was upstaged by a team of Icelanders and Hungary beat Austria on a day of surprises at the European Championship yesterday. The smallest country ever to play at
Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez each scored twice and Chile advanced to the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over Panama yesterday (Macau time). Chile (2-0-1) clinched second place
There’s tension in the air ahead of what national media have called the “Battle of Britain” between England and Wales at the European Championship. And it’s not just on the streets
Tear gas, great goals and acrobatic saves have shared the headlines in the first round of group matches at the 2016 European Championship. From the glass-strewn streets of Marseille to Luka
Web-based loan sharks in China have found an unconventional way of guaranteeing loans: demanding naked photos from female borrowers. The state-run Southern Metropolis Daily reported this week that private lenders are
The debut of Shanghai Disneyland offers Walt Disney Co. “incredible potential” to boost its brand in the world’s most populous market, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Disney’s first theme park
OBAMA-LAMA President Barack Obama will meet at the White House with the Dalai Lama in a get-together that the Chinese government assailed. SOUTH CHINA SEA Even before a ruling, China may
In the past year, a huge amount of money has been flowing out of China. In the past, when this happened, it was because the Chinese central bank was buying
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Local comic writer and cartoonist Angela Lao recently won an “Award of Recognition” in the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (HIMPFF) in its May 2016 competition series. Lao’s winning animation
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, met with a group of representatives of Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) this week to discuss issues related to civil servants. In the meeting
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM) and SEMAC Security Company have organized a crisis management course on aviation security. The aims of the course are to instruct personnel in
There are four heritage sites which are endangered, the head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Department of Cultural Heritage, Leong Wai Man, admitted during a meeting with journalists yesterday at
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