Football | Champions League: Madrid reaches semis with Ronaldo decisive hat trick

Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, scoring a hat trick to lead his team back to the semifinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg

Leicester, Vardy top AP Global Football 10

Leicester and its striker Jamie Vardy led the way in this week’s Associated Press Global Football 10 after the club moved closer to the English Premier League title with a

Views on China | Beauty obsession drives China selfie app’s billions valuation

Meitu Inc. is shooting for at least that much in its latest funding round, according to people familiar with the company, a target that would make it one of China’s

Thursday, April 14, 2016 – edition no. 2537

* Chinese pressure seen in Taiwanese deportations from Kenya * Mother accused of sexually abusing three-year old son * Michael Leven steps down * Local chef wins award of excellence   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Turtle smuggler from Canada faces sentence in US court

Prosecutors in Michigan are seeking a five-year prison sentence for a Canadian man who says he smuggled more than 1,000 turtles to China to help pay for his college education. Kai Xu is

As British royals head to Indian wildlife park, rhino killed

With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set to visit the world’s largest one-horn rhino park in remote northeastern India, conservationists hope the British royals can help raise global alarms

World Briefs

CHINA More than 80 percent of China’s underground water drawn from relatively shallow wells used by farms, factories and mostly rural households is unsafe for drinking because of pollution, a

MU88-88 sold for MOP400,000, 60 percent less than MT88-88

During an auction that took place on Monday, DSAT released 280 special car plates, separated into four price groups with initial bids of MOP100,000, MOP80,000, MOP50,000 and MOP20,000. Plates MU88-88, MU66-66

Chui discusses trade cooperation with Hainan governor

Chief Executive Mr Chui Sai On met with the Governor of Hainan Province, Liu Cigui, this week in hopes of expanding cooperation in fields such as tourism, cultural affairs and

Education | Parents complain over Chinese character assignment

Parents of second grade kindergarten (K2) students complained after their children were taught to write the Chinese character “数” (a difficult Chinese character for “number” or “to count”). The Education

Regional team wins WBC Championship

A local youth, together with four teammates, three from Hong Kong and one from Taiwan, won the championship of the World Balloon Convention (WBC) 2016, which took place last week

Witnesses report low flying aircraft close to buildings

An airplane caused panic yesterday morning in Taipa during a low altitude fly-by, close to the waterfront area surrounding the Amizade Bridge, several witnesses residing in the area claim. At approximately

Sports Bureau issues no comment on banned marathon winner

The Macau Sports Bureau (ID) has remained silent on the case of Flomena Chepchirchir, the Kenyan athlete that won the 2014 Macau International Marathon while under a ban issued by

Manetic promoting innovation competition for university students

The “InnoICT Business Plan Competition” will reach its seventh edition this year. The competition aims to encourage and inspire innovation among tertiary students, facilitating their “start-up” and supporting them in

Logistics costs stand in way of local MICE industry

The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) announced the reduction of participation fees for exhibitors. However, according to representatives of the local MICE industry, Macau does not anticipate reducing

IAS announces new facilities for mentally handicapped

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced that new facilities for people with severe mental disabilities will be available by the end of this year, TDM reported. According to IAS, the new

CE insists contract awarded to cousin is aboveboard

Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On has denied allegations that the lack of a public tender for the production of primary education general studies school materials represents a conflict of

Filipinos begin casting ballots in presidential election

  Overseas Absentee Voting for the Philippine presidential election started around the world, including in Macau, on Sunday. According to the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs, it is the first time in

Chinese stocks decline as Premier Li flags pressures on economy

  China’s equities swung into losses, with industrial stocks leading the retreat, as Premier Li Keqiang flagged downward pressures on the world’s second-largest economy. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.3 percent. Machinery

Automakers | Demand for SUVs boosts China auto sales by 10 percent in March

Chinese auto sales rose by nearly 10 percent in March, led by strong demand for SUVs that more than offset slipping passenger car sales, an industry group said yesterday. The China

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