Shortage of speech therapists causes difficulties

The director of the pediatric assessment center in the Conde de São Januário Central Hospital, Tai Wa Hou, voiced his concern about the city’s shortage of speech therapists. During a TDM

Statistics | Motor cars, watches imports cut in half

Total merchandise import amounted to MOP5.4 billion for May 2016, according to new data released by the Statistics and Census Service, down by 21 percent year-on-year, of which imports of

Tourism | Package tour visitors down one-third

Visitors on package tours totaled 541,000 in May, down by 34.2 percent year-on-year and 8.5 percent month-to-month, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Package tour visitors from

Corporate Bits | Stomp to perform at the Venetian

World-renowned theatrical sensation STOMP, an eight-person performance group, will hit the stage at The Venetian Theatre from September 23 to October 9. Originally from the UK and created by Luke Cresswell

Brexit sends tourists flocking to London to ‘buy, buy, buy’

By voting to leave the European Union, Britons have delivered a potential windfall to tourists eager to snatch up Burberry trenchcoats, Harrods Stilton and Liberty scarves on the cheap. The outcome

Gaming | Jeju casino sale ‘optimal’ for junket

Iao Kun Group Holding Company (IKGH) has said that it regards its recent acquisition of South Korea’s Jeju Sun Hotel and Casino as an “optimal way to diversify outside of

Cape Verde economy expected to grow

The economy of Cape Verde is expected to post maximum growth of 4.5 percent in 2016, according to the draft State Budget approved last week by the country’s government, the

Angola receives a quarter of Chinese loans granted to Africa

Angola has received a quarter of all the loans China has granted to African countries in the last 15 years and Angolan state oil company Sonangol has received 84 percent

Energy | Trouble in renewables spotted in idled wind farms

Trouble may be brewing in China’s renewable energy industry if idled wind farms are anything to go by. The nation’s clean-energy investment binge has made it the world leader in wind,

China-Taiwan | President Tsai calls for continued communication across Strait

Taiwan’s government will continue to look for ways to maintain dialogue with China, President Tsai Ing-wen says, after Beijing said it had halted a regular communication mechanism with Taipei, Reuters

Tibetan director Pema Tseden hospitalized after scuffle

Tibetan film director Pema Tseden has been hospitalized following a scuffle at a Chinese airport, bringing an outpouring of support from fans on social media. Tseden’s producer Sonam said the director

Beijing replaces top internet regulator and censor with deputy

China has replaced its internet regulator Lu Wei, the hard liner responsible for leading the government’s efforts to tighten control over domestic cyberspace and export the ruling Communist Party’s philosophy

Philippines | Drug pusher deaths jump as ‘Duterte Harry’ takes office

The bodies of dozens of suspected drug peddlers have turned up in the Philippines in recent weeks, providing an eerie backdrop to the swearing-in today of Rodrigo Duterte, who has

Australia | Opposition leader shifts position on gay marriage

Australia’s opposition leader yesterday explained his shift on gay marriage, which will be a key issue in this weekend’s elections. The center-left Labor Party opposes the conservative government’s plan to hold a plebiscite

Turkey | Terrorism: 41 dead in Istanbul airport attack blamed on Islamic State

Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded scores of others at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport in an attack the government blamed on Islamic State extremists. Funerals

UK | Taunts, threats surge in days following Brexit referendum

Turkish tourists are heckled in the heart of London. An Eastern European family in Rugby finds dog excrement shoved through its mailbox. A Polish teenager in Gloucestershire is taunted with

This Day in History | 1985 Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages

Their freedom was secured after intervention by the Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad. The White House said no deal had been done with the captors. The hostages were driven in a Red

Offbeat | Horseback rider on NYC bridge is raising awareness of hunger

A cowboy who tied up traffic by riding a horse across a busy bridge connecting New York City and New Jersey says he is traversing the country to raise money

Euro 2016 | Preview: Ronaldo aims for Euro record but faces tough Polish defense

Friday, 3:00am Poland v Portugal H 4, D 3.05, A 2.3 If Cristiano Ronaldo is to send Portugal to the semifinals and match Michel Platini’s all-time European Championship scoring record, he’ll have to

Meanwhile in China… Hulk arrives in Shanghai ahead of expected move to SIPG

SIPG said more than 1,000 fans were at Shanghai’s international airport yesterday to welcome Hulk, who is set to move from former Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg. The club says Hulk

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