Real estate | JLL pessimistic on property in 2016, hopeful beyond that

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Macau released its summary of the property market for the year 2015, along with its forecasted outlook for this year at a meeting with the press

PJ director says Macau terrorist attack unlikely

The director of the Judiciary Police (PJ), Chau Wai Kuong, has stated that the threat of a terrorist attack in Macau remains low, in light of a recent report issued

Taiwan | Macau student punished for killing stray cat

A student from Macau was punished at the National Taiwan University (NTU) on Monday after having been linked to a case in which a cat was abused, triggering public outrage. NTU’S

Goldman revenue tops estimates, profit falls on legal costs

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s fourth quarter revenue beat analysts’ estimates as fees from advising on mergers jumped 27 percent. Net income dropped 65 percent on costs to settle a mortgage

Gaming | Atlantic City bills rejected by Christie as takeover looms

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday rejected legislation intended to shore up the finances of Atlantic City, a move that could hasten the state’s takeover of the struggling casino

Corporate Bits | Shell rolls out rebate program

The rebate program is available to customers using a Shell Bonus Card. In addition, the company says that purchases on Shell V-Power Nitro+ using a Shell Bonus Card will allow customers

Human rights | State TV airs confession from detained Swede

Chinese state television has aired a confession made in detention by a Swedish co-founder of a human rights group, who said he had trained and funded unlicensed lawyers in China

Greenpeace | Air 10 percent less polluted last year

Average concentrations of air particulates in 189 Chinese cities fell by 10 percent in 2015, according to a new Greenpeace report, a sign that pollution overall was decreasing even as

Taiwan party that won election wants US help with China

  Taiwan’s new government will carefully manage relations with mainland China and it wants Washington to keep encouraging reconciliation, a senior official of the victorious party said yesterday (Macau time). Joseph Wu

Jiangxi | Fireworks factory blast kills three, injures fifty-three

Chinese state media say three people have been killed and 53 injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in the southern province of Jiangxi. The official Xinhua News Agency said

Beijing’s Taiwan office deputy head under investigation

A deputy head of the Chinese Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office has been placed under investigation for apparent corruption as Beijing’s policies toward the island come under renewed scrutiny. The ruling Communist

Taliban kill 20 in attack at northwest Pakistani university

Taliban gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with the army and police before the military declared the assault

Japan Economy Minister Amari to explain graft claims

Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said he would provide an explanation about allegations of financial impropriety to be published in a tabloid magazine article today. “I want to thoroughly investigate the

North Korea | US piles pressure on Beijing to help with sanctions

A senior U.S. diplomat stepped up pressure on China yesterday to play a leading role in punishing North Korea for its recent nuclear test that raised worries about advancements in

Vietnam warns over oil rig activities

Vietnam said China has moved an oil rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea in a move that could result in a repeat the 2014 stand-off between the

AP Exclusive | Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed

Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of

USA Elections | Donald Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement yesterday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses. The endorsement

Davos | DiCaprio rips Big Oil at confab of business leaders

Fresh off his Golden Globe win, Leonardo DiCaprio drew ooohs, ahhs and smiles from a crowd as he was honored for his work against the climate crisis at the World

This Day in History | 1950 Acclaimed author George Orwell dies

Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had a long talk with a friend about his plans for the

Offbeat | Emirati prosecutors file warrant for men dancing in uniforms

Prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates have filed an arrest warrant for two men who wore military uniforms and danced in an Internet video. The state-run WAM news agency announced that

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