Local swimmer to compete in Paralympic Games

Macau swimmer Chen Yu Chia was approved by the International Paralympic Committee to represent the city in the upcoming Paralympics which will be held in Rio de Janeiro.  According to

Ox Warehouse showcases second edition of children’s artworks

Ox Warehouse Children’s Artland has launched its second series of its “Jolly Joint Exhibition,” in a bid to raise awareness about local children’s contemporary and experimental art. The “Jolly Joint Exhibition

Profile | Shipbuilder turns to making model boats, keeping skills that have disappeared

When I was small and my parents went out fishing, they left me in the care of an old lady in a wooden house by the sea and picked me

Gaming | Deadline for disputed Savan Vegas casino extended

The sale of the troubled Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Complex to Macau Legend Development has been extended to the end of August. As cited in Macau Legend’s filing to the

Banking | BNU Macau closes half-year with net results up 17 percent

Cardoso told Macauhub this week that all key banking business indicators showed improvements when half-years were compared. He highlighted, for example, that the indicator for the ratio between support staff

HSBC climbs most since April on USD2.5b stock buyback plan

HSBC Holdings Plc rose the most since April after it announced a USD2.5 billion stock buyback for this year and said it plans more share repurchases while keeping its dividend

Corporate bits | Melco Crown launches lactation rooms

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MCE) yesterday announced that fully equipped lactation rooms for employees have been launched across the company’s four premises in Macau in order to assist nursing mothers

Angola | Cut diamonds exported to United Arab Emirates

The state-held company Angola Polishing Diamonds exported 4,462 carats of cut diamonds to the United Arab Emirates last June, invoicing about USD3.1 million at an average price of $694.5 per

Funds raised for diamond mining venture

Canada’s Gem International Resources raised 1.2 million Canadian dollars upon completion of the second phase of a private share placement that earned 400,000 dollars, the company announced in a recently

Mozambique | Foreign shippers authorized to operate along coast

Foreign ship owners can operate cabotage (coasting trade) service in Mozambique per the terms of a government-approved decree-law, Transport and Communications Minister Carlos Mesquita announced in Maputo. Mesquita stated at the

Beijing rejects accusations in Japan defense report

China’s Defense Ministry has angrily rejected accusations from Japan that the Chinese military is destabilizing the regional military balance by seeking to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas,

China Inc. has USD1 trillion in cash that it’s too scared to spend

Never before have China’s companies had so much cash and so little to spend it on. With investment opportunities sparse amid the country’s weakest economic expansion in a quarter century,

Jade Rabbit lunar rover ends mission after 31 months

China’s Jade Rabbit lunar rover, which won a large following on social media, has been retired after a record 31 months of collecting data from the moon’s surface, state media reported

Singapore leader’s day at White House as Instagram shooter

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posting Instagram photos? Interesting, but not unusual. He does it all the time. But Singapore’s leader posting them from inside the White House, on the

Rights groups: Australia ignoring abuse at refugee camps

Human rights groups accused Australia yesterday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island detention facility in a bid to deter future

N. Korea fires mid-range missile toward waters near Japan

A medium-range ballistic missile fired yesterday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers and landed near Japan’s territorial waters, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, one of the longest flights by a North Korean

22 feared dead as bridge collapses in western India

Two buses plunged into a flooded river after an old bridge collapsed in western India, leaving at least 22 people missing and feared dead, an official said yesterday. Rescuers had not found

Atlantic City’s cost cutting seen stopping short of default

Atlantic City is crafting a recovery plan to prevent New Jersey from taking over the distressed seaside gambling hub. Bondholders are betting it won’t entail default. Local officials have tapped three

UN panel says Yazidi genocide ‘ongoing,’ appeals for help

The Islamic State group is still committing genocide and other crimes against the Yazidi minority in Iraq, a United Nations commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria said yesterday. The commission’s

Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport yesterday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle

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