Bastille Day celebrations in Macau marred by shockwaves of Nice attack

The ceremony organized last Friday evening by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau to celebrate France’s National Day (Bastille Day) was marred by the shocking Nice

Education | IFT alumna selected as intern at UNWTO headquarters

A partnership between the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is offering a one-year internship for an IFT alumna in the international body’s

New Macau urges MP to investigate Iec Long case

Sulu Sou and Ng Kuok Cheong, both members of the New Macau Association (ANM) voiced their expectations and concerns regarding the Iec Long Firecracker Factory land swap, which was deemed

Basic Law is being used to limit lawmakers’ powers

Ng Kuok Cheong commented on last week’s rejection by the Legislative Assembly (AL) president, Ho Iat Seng, of the proposal by Gabriel Tong to “reinterpret” the Land Law. “Even if I

GGCT receives one request for assistance in Turkey

The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has received one request for assistance and two requests for information in relation to the attempted coup in Turkey over the weekend, according to

Freeman: What works for Vegas may not work here

President and CEO of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman, cautioned that “what works for Vegas may not be exactly what works here ,” in an interview recently published by

Environment & energy roundtable | ‘Right now we don’t really have an energy policy’

An energy and environment roundtable discussion was held at Jardim de Vasco da Gama yesterday afternoon, seeking to understand energy consumption patterns in Macau, considering alternative sources to power the

Enjoy your cheap summer airfares: You’ll pay more next year

During the summer vacation season, think of a commercial airplane as a flying, broken cash machine: It spits out profit from June to September, but come autumn, the money slows. That’s

Discount jumps most since 2012 on Adama stake sale to ChemChina

Discount Investment Corp. saw the biggest gain in almost four years after entering into an accord to sell its remaining stake in Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., the world’s largest maker

Corporate Bits | Grand Coloane to host ‘Summer Open Day’

The Grand Coloane Resort has announced the hosting of a Summer Open Day on Sunday, July 24. All children who have been pre-registered will enjoy a full-day of free activities in

Chinese woman brought to US as nanny treated like slave

A Minnesota woman is charged with beating and starving a woman she brought from China to work as a nanny, holding her in a state of “slavery or indentured servitude,” a prosecutor

Cities’ expansion plans could house 3.4b people

New areas planned by China’s small cities could accommodate 3.4 billion people by 2030 - or almost half the world’s current population - a target that even Chinese state media

53 arrests following investigation into Shenzhen deadly landslide

China’s Cabinet said Friday that 53 people are in custody in an investigation into a landslide that killed 73 people and left four others missing in the southern city of Shenzhen

2Q economic growth steady, signaling stabilization

China’s economic growth held steady in the most recent quarter, suggesting policies meant to counter the slowdown in the world’s second biggest economy are paying off for the moment. The economy expanded

Top US Navy admiral to visit Beijing, discuss South China Sea

The U.S. Navy’s top admiral is making a three-day visit to China and meeting with his Chinese counterpart at a time when Beijing has rejected an international tribunal’s ruling that invalidated its

Bangladesh stops open defecation in just over a decade

Answering nature’s call was once a nightmare for Rashida Begum, who had to creep around the jungle for a suitably private spot. Her home had no toilet, like the thousands

India | Family of man killed by mob accused of cow slaughter

Nearly a year after a mob in northern India killed a Muslim man over rumors that he had slaughtered a cow, his family faces prosecution for alleged cow slaughter following a neighbor’s

Vietnam detains dozens in anti-China protest in Hanoi

Dozens of Vietnamese who gathered for an anti-China protest in central Hanoi were taken away by authorities yesterday as they tried to rally support for an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting

France calls up reservist forces after deadly Nice rampage

France called up thousands of reserve security forces Friday as authorities tried to determine why a Tunisian deliveryman known only to be a petty criminal took the wheel of a

This Day in History | 2000 Sarah Payne’s body found

A farm worker found the human remains less than 12 miles from where Sarah went missing near her grandparents’ home near Littlehampton on 1 July. The partly covered body was lying

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