Architect: Priority should be given to pedestrians

Francisco Vizeu Pinheiro, a local architect and scholar, has pointed out that to have the capacity to attract more tourists to Macau, local authorities must make a choice between cars

Sands China trade show hits Tokyo

Sands China will kick off its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) roadshow in Tokyo, Japan later today, just one of numerous international trade fairs which seek to promote the

Health | Pediatric assessment center established

A joint pediatric assessment center is now open to the public, providing medical assessments of children who display symptoms of development disorders as well as offering consultations to their parents. With

Environment | Gov’t slammed for failing to issue contingency plans for nuclear plant

The New Macau Association (ANM) criticized the local government yesterday, for allegedly failing to address Macau’s safety regarding the Taishan nuclear power plant that is under construction in Guangdong province. During

Corporate Bits | Bene to celebrate Italian National Day throughout June

In honor of the upcoming Italian National Day, the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel is “Celebrating Italy at Bene” throughout the month of June with entertaining pizza performances, an exclusive wine

World economy risks getting caught in ‘low-growth trap’

The world economy risks getting caught in a “low-growth trap” if governments don’t spend more on investments, open up to trade, and make reforms, a top economic forum warned yesterday. The

Chinese manufacturing surveys show lingering weakness

China’s factory activity was feeble last month, according to two surveys released yesterday, indicating that official efforts to reverse a downturn in the world’s second-biggest economy are struggling. The country’s massive

Gaming alert | Boyd Gaming sells its 50 percent stake in Borgata to MGM

Boyd Gaming said it’s selling its 50 percent stake in Atlantic City’s top casino to MGM Resorts International, which owns the other half. It will get USD900 million plus half of

Mitsubishi Materials, Chinese WWII slave workers reach deal

Mitsubishi Materials Corp., one of dozens of Japanese companies that used Chinese forced laborers during World War II, reached a settlement covering thousands of victims yesterday that includes compensation and

Wanted Taiwanese fugitive dies in car accident in California

A former tycoon who was one of Taiwan’s most wanted fugitives was in the middle of a decade-long fight to stay in the United States when he was killed in

Chinese UN peacekeeper killed, 4 injured in Mali attack

Attackers in Mali killed one Chinese U.N. peacekeeper and injured four in an early morning attack on their base yesterday, China's Foreign Ministry said. Spokeswoman Hua Chunying described the attack as

27 years on | Moms of Tiananmen victims vow to fight

Mothers of some of those killed in the bloody crackdown on China’s 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement say they have lived through 27 years of state-led “terror and suffocation” and vow

Courts | Beijing investigates death in police custody of new father

Beijing prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating the death in police custody of a young college graduate and new father who had been picked up on suspicion of visiting prostitutes,

Philippines | Next VP helped beat dictator and son years apart

Leni Robredo was a college student three decades ago when she rose with multitudes of Filipinos in a largely peaceful revolt that ousted Ferdinand Marcos as the world watched in

Philippine navy commissions its first landing dock vessel

The Philippine navy commissioned its first amphibious landing dock and three smaller landing craft yesterday as it continues to modernize its fleet amid a territorial row with China in the

India | Slavery persists for millions, despite improvements

Every day as Kamla dug through the mud and molded bricks for north Indian kiln, her two hungry children would cry out to her for food. The 200 rupees (USD3)

North Korea sends envoy to China amid downturn in relations

North Korea has sent an envoy to Beijing to brief Chinese officials on recent political developments amid a downturn in relations between the formerly close Communist neighbors. Ri Su Yong, chief

Brexit | What UK can learn from Norway as it weighs life outside EU

Ahead of a June 23 referendum on whether to quit the European Union, Britons are looking across the North Sea to Norway for clues on what life could be like

BFF | North Korea media praise Trump talk about US troops

Donald Trump appears to be finding some friends in North Korea. The presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee has been getting good press this week in the North’s carefully controlled media, first

This Day in History | 1966 First US space probe lands on Moon

The United States has landed its first spacecraft on the Moon. Scientists were surprised and delighted that Surveyor 1 - America’s first attempt at a “soft” landing - succeeded. They had expected

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