China lays out firm conditions for improved ties with Japan

China laid out firm conditions over the weekend for improved ties with Japan, telling Tokyo’s visiting foreign minister that there could be “no ambiguity or vacillation” in meeting Beijing’s demands over

Malaysia deports 32 Taiwanese suspects to Guangzhou, draws protest

Taiwanese officials have protested Malaysia’s deportation of 32 of the self-ruled island’s nationals to China this weekend to face wire fraud charges, the latest in a series of disputes that has raised

South China Sea | Philippine front-runner open to talks with Beijing on maritime dispute

Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking Davao City mayor who is leading Philippine presidential polls, said he will hold bilateral talks with China to resolve a territorial dispute in the South China

Economy | China factory stabilization shows little need for added stimulus

With new data suggesting that China’s economy stabilized in April amid a property recovery and credit surge, analysts say there is little need for stepped-up monetary easing in the immediate

New Zealand | North Carolina pair survive five days in the wilderness

An American exchange student and her mother were rescued over the weekend in the New Zealand wilderness, where they were lost for five days after setting off on a day hike. A

Asian Americans | San Francisco chief releases racist texts, orders training

San Francisco’s police chief said that he has ordered that all officers finish an anti-harassment class within the next month amid a racist texting scandal that has rocked the department

May Day | Trade unions worldwide hold rallies; clash with police

Trade unions and other groups are staging rallies around the world to mark International Workers Day. A look at some May Day events: TAIWAN In Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, labor unions took to the streets with

This Day in History | 1951 King George opens Festival of Britain

The festival has been organised to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It is intended to demonstrate Britain’s contribution to civilisation, past, present, and future, in the

Offbeat | Professor puts CV of his failures online to give perspective

A Princeton University professor has published a CV of his career failures as a way to give perspective to students who are feeling discouraged. Johannes Haushofer writes atop the CV that

Champions League Preview | Bayern promises ‘fireworks’ vs Atletico; Ronaldo’s back at Madrid

Thomas Mueller has promised “fireworks” as Bayern Munich seeks to overturn a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League final, where Real Madrid or Manchester City await. Five-time champion Bayern could go out

Golf | Local favorite Li Haotong fires 64 to win China Open

China’s Li Haotong shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the China Open for his first European Tour title. The 20-year-old Li, who began the day two shots behind leaders

Views of the World | Candidates’ claims of American decline are hype

As in any U.S. national election without an incumbent president, the candidates are painting a not very pretty picture: The country is “going to hell,” bluntly asserts the Republican front-runner

Tuesday, May 03, 2016 – edition no. 2549

* Proposal |  Local street performers could be required to get permits * Labor day crowds smaller * Gaming revenue stabilizes * Glitch leads to two hours of chaos at border   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Defense publisher leaving Hong Kong over safety concerns

The publisher of a leading magazine on Chinese and regional defense issues says he’s leaving Hong Kong out of concern he could be targeted by China’s state security bodies, a further sign of how Beijing’s growing presence is

Facebook still isn’t a mall, but its bots aim to change that

  It’s now possible — though neither easy nor particularly convenient — to buy stuff on Facebook via automated messaging “bots.” But it’s far from clear that people really want to

World Briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Beijing said it will send a warship and special forces for a multinational exercise next month that is also expected to include troops from the Philippines and

More cars being abandoned across Macau

A large number of abandoned vehicles are increasingly being seen in several locations across Macau. The phenomenon is apparently growing, affecting more locations both in the peninsula and the islands. Some

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ opens Arts Festival

Tomorrow night and Sunday night, the Shakespeare Theatre Company will perform productions of the playwright’s famous “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as part of the kick-off for the Macao Arts Festival. Five

Vertical and horizontal careers at Sands China | From dealer to handyman

Just ahead of Labor Day, Macau Daily Times was given a rare insight into what is going on behind those paper walls of Venice, Cotai – where, among other career

António Ramirez | ‘First we look at Sands, then Macau’

MDT - With new properties on the horizon, do you think there will be an HR war for local human capital? AR - Listen, the Macau market has 1.7 percent unemployment

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