Star South Korean pitcher charged in gambling case

South Korean prosecutors have indicted a leading baseball player for allegedly manipulating games for gambling purposes in what could be another blow to the reputation of the country’s professional sports leagues. Prosecutors

Kapok | Living together

Being in France just a few days after the horrendous truck attack that took place in the Southern French city of Nice on Bastille Day, claiming the life of 84

World Briefs

CHINA At least 75 people in northern China have died or gone missing since Monday in some of the worst flooding in years, the government said yesterday. The figures released

Friday, July 22, 2016 – edition no. 2605

* Hong Kong teen leader Joshua Wong guilty in protest trial * Wu Zhiliang defends Jinan uni donation * Macau to be ‘Priority market’ for post-EU Britain * Airport says 6.4 million passengers

Guide to Rio: from safety to samba

* Movies: Star Trek Beyond * Books: Seinfeldia by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong * Music: Apache  by Aaron Neville * Wine: The southern Kaleidoscope III * Events: French Soul in Sanya   DOWNLOAD

A touch of humor invades ‘Star Trek Beyond’

In the previous “Star Trek” installment, Spock cried. In the latest, “Star Trek Beyond,” he laughs. And not just a little snicker, either, but a belly-full one. What bold explorations

‘Seinfeldia’ offers little new on landmark comedy

Eighteen years ago, in one of the most anticipated moments in American television history, fans of “Seinfeld” obsessed over the series ending its nine-season run and struggled with saying goodbye

Aaron Neville shakes a funk feather on ‘Apache’

Aaron Neville picks up the pace and delves into songwriting on “Apache,” a lively album meshing New Orleans R&B with Brooklyn funk. Ably guided by Soulive’s Eric Krasno and backed by

Travelog | Guide to visiting Rio for the Olympics, from safety to samba

With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But

The Southern Kaleidoscope III

(Continued from “The Southern Kaleidoscope II” on 1 July 2016) The wine classification systems of Burgundy and Germany are notoriously complicated, but perhaps necessarily so, considering their hierarchical structure as well

Events | French Soul in Sanya

With numerous terrorist attacks occuring during the past year in various parts of the world, many are thinking twice about going on vacation outside of China. Sad as it is,

History | Macau beneath the surface

Macau’s largest archaeological excavation of blue-­and-white porcelain has revealed the city’s prosperity as an export center more than four centuries ago To better understand the scope of St Paul’s Church and

Three suspects targeted for illegal investment scheme

At least three suspects have been targeted by the Judiciary Police (PJ) as responsible parties in a recently reported illegal money collection fraud, according to a report by Jornal Va

Ouster of liberal Chinese magazine publisher marks era’s end

China’s best-known liberal journal has endured, by its publisher’s count, 16 major clashes with authorities since its founding in 1991. It has irritated, and outlasted, two Chinese leaders, he says,

Animal welfare | Abandonment of dogs leading to stray problem in Coloane

A local non-profit organization that seeks to provide temporary solutions to the problem of stray dogs in the city says that uninformed owners who are unwilling to take on the

Escalator project in Rua da Mitra completed

The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) has completed one of its escalator projects that aims to provide a passageway for the public from Rua do Campo to the

Housing Bureau to conclude 636 affordable housing units

The Housing Bureau (IH) claims to have finished 636 affordable housing units at Ilha Verde which will be given to their owners within this quarter, according to a report by

Wang Zhimin appointed as the new Liaison Office head

The State Council of the PRC appointed Wang Zhimin to be the new head of the Central Government Liaison Office in Macau, as announced in a statement released by the

CE heads to Beijing to talk cooperation, 5-year plan

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, yesterday embarked on a three-day visit to Beijing, to invite Beijing authorities to be part of the next edition of the Macau International Trade

Briefs | UM student wins Tomás Pereira Prize

Zhang Kexin, an undergraduate student from the University of Macau’s Department of Portuguese, recently won an award in the first-year category of the Tomás Pereira Prize. The prize is awarded

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