HK pro-democracy protest draws tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the southern Chinese city’s streets for an annual pro-democracy protest march Friday, as tensions persisted over the high-profile case of a bookseller secretly detained

MSAR can help Guinea-Bissau to attract investment

Agriculture, fishing, tourism and mining are priority areas where Chinese companies can invest in Guinea-Bissau, according to the African country’s delegate in the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between

US Department of State | Macau not doing enough on human trafficking

The US Department of State issued the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report which claims Macau is not doing enough to combat human trafficking. In the report, Macau SAR continues to be

Debate participants stress affordable housing need

The government should consider building public housing after it reclaims unused land plots, according to several participants in the weekly TDM outdoor program, Macau Forum. During the debate, it was

Ng Lap Seng bribery case | New charges incriminate UNDP

A new charge has been leveled against Macau billionaire and real estate developer, Ng Lap Seng, who is currently standing trial in New York on accusations of bribing United Nations

Associations support casino law revision

A broad agreement supporting a proposal to amend a law that regulates who can enter, work and gamble in Macau’s casinos has been reached during a meeting between the government

Sports Festival for Public Departments a success

The Sports Festival for Public Departments of 2016 ended yesterday at the Olympic Sports Centre-Stadium, as announced in a statement by the Sports Bureau (ID).  The event was organized by

‘Authorization to stay’ online service launched

The immigration department under the Public Security Police Force (PSP) launched the second phase of its online application service last month, according to a statement from PSP. New applications for

Region’s rank advances in conferences and events report

Macau is currently ranked 93rd, in the 2015 report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), moving up eight places compared to its ranking in 2014. According to the “2015

Macao Gaming Show renamed

This year, the Macao Gaming Show has been renamed the MGS Entertainment Show as the event aims to expand the range of exhibitors and products from both the gaming and

Art | ‘Mr Satie Made in Paper’ draws children, parents to CCM

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) hosted the last show of “Mr Satie Made in Paper” yesterday, a piece that kicked off this year’s ARTmusing Summer program. According to a statement issued

Education | Many schools continue classes through summer vacation

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has said in a statement that approximately 30 percent of non-tertiary schools are yet to cancel classes during the summer vacation. Leong Lai,

Community holds fundraising event on Canada Day celebration

The Canadian community in Macau organized a fundraising event last Friday, in response to the 149th celebration of Canada Day. The community raised funds with the aim of alleviating the burdens

Gaming | Taj Mahal workers continue strike over health care, pensions

A strike against Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino entered its second day Saturday with both sides appearing confident they could outwait the other and prevail in the bitter dispute that

Corporate Bits | Wynn Macau donates to holy house of mercy

Wynn Macau donated MOP 300,000 to Macau Holy House of Mercy’s (SCMM) Welfare Shop Project to finance the distribution of food hampers to 355 underprivileged families. In a bid to create

Apple sued in China over showing of war film from the 1990s

Apple is being sued by a subsidiary of China’s broadcasting regulator over a propaganda film more than 20 years old, in the latest legal wrangling for the tech giant in China in recent weeks. A

Clashes amid Italy’s crackdown on its Chinese community

A crackdown by Italian authorities on the increasingly powerful Chinese community in Tuscany resulted in new searches Friday in Italy’s Chinatown and clashes this week that drew the ire of China’s Foreign

Heavy rains leave 50 dead

Three days of heavy rain in southern China have left 50 people dead and another 12 missing and destroyed thousands of homes, authorities said yesterday, as areas along the Yangtze

Police injured as residents protest incinerator

A protest yesterday against an incinerator in a southern Chinese town turned violent as some people attempted to break into government offices and police were injured, residents and authorities said. The

Tight election may leave Australia with hung parliament

Australia’s era of political chaos continued on Saturday, with a general election failing to deliver an immediate victor and raising the prospect of a hung parliament. Hours after the polls closed,

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