New Macau raises transparency concerns

The New Macau Association (ANM) held a press conference yesterday calling for transparency over public spending and attaining public access to the city’s financial activity reports, following the aftermath of

Corporate Bits | Sands presents the Parisian’s opening at expos

Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macau is set to showcase The Parisian Macao and its world-class facilities and entertainment offerings at Asia’s long established and Hong Kong’s only travel fair respectively

Uber’s Chinese rival said to close funding at USD28b value

Didi Chuxing has raised USD4.5 billion in a round of funding that values it at close to $28 billion, according to people familiar with the situation, giving China’s leading ride-sharing

China’s wealthy switch to Nike and Adidas for inconspicuous consumption

For Beijing resident Alex He, the cost of a trip to the mall can easily top USD3,000. He, 29, works in the finance industry and while he doesn’t regularly go

China pardons part of Mozambique’s debt

China will pardon 30 million yuan (about USD5 million) in bilateral debt owed by Mozambique, said the Chinese Deputy Trade Minister Zhang Xiangchen this week in Maputo. The announcement was made

Brazil, Angola in top five countries for Chinese investment in South Atlantic

The South Atlantic, where five Portuguese-speaking countries are located, has been a privileged area for key companies China in their efforts at globalization and Angola and Brazil are among the

China willing to pay the price of defiance

Even before a ruling, China may have lost by refusing to cooperate with a U.N. arbitration tribunal over its claim to virtually the entire strategic South China Sea. Yet Beijing

South China Sea | ASEAN issues, retracts, tough statement on troubled waters

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued, then swiftly retracted a tough statement on tensions in the South China Sea that may have offended meeting host China, underscoring sensitivity over

Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters

A Chinese intelligence ship entered Japan’s territorial waters early yesterday morning, the first report of a Chinese navy vessel doing so in more than a decade. A Japanese surveillance plane spotted

Beijing bans exports to North Korea with possible military use

China yesterday banned exports to North Korea of technology and materials that might be used in weapons production in a new response to the North's development of nuclear weapons and

Zhou Yongkang | Wife, son of former senior leader jailed for graft

A Chinese court yesterday jailed the wife and a son of a former senior politician sentenced to life in prison a year ago for corruption amid an ongoing anti-graft campaign. The

Australia |Canberra releases prisoner convicted in China of fraud

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

Japan | Tokyo governor to resign, another setback in Olympic preps

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 | Government to pay record amount to wrongfully convicted man

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

France | Police alerted to possible arrival of Islamic fighters

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

Health | UN agency says coffee no longer deemed possible carcinogen

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

This Day in History | 1982 Welsh miners back health workers

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

Offbeat | Holy punch! Cyprus priest biffs groom’s backslapping brother

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

Euro 2016 | Roundup: Iceland keeps Ronaldo at bay, Hungary beats Austria

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

Meanwhile in America… Chile defeats Panama 4-2, advances to Copa quarterfinals

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

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