FOREX | Dollar jump catches traders short in one more currency calamity

Just when investors thought they’d finally made a good call in the currency market, the dollar’s advance messed it up. The U.S. currency on Friday capped its best week all year

Corporate Bits | Blue man group to perform at the Venetian

The Blue Man Group “is a comedy, theatre, rock concert and dance party all rolled into one and have been performing to sellout crowds all around the world including extended

President of Mozambique visits China

The President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi is due to make an official visit to the Republic of China next week, with meetings scheduled with his counterpart Xi Jinping and other

CGD aims to be business facilitator between China and Lusophone countries

Portuguese state financial group Caixa Geral de Depósitos (GCD) plans, from a base in Macau where it has a significant presence through the BNU bank, plans to function as a

Entertainment | Thousands flood Shanghai Disney and it won’t open for weeks

Still a month away from its official opening, Walt Disney Co.’s latest theme park resort in Shanghai is already a popular destination attracting thousands of Chinese. A Disney store - the

Fujian | 34 dead, four missing after landslide

Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 34 victims while four people were still listed as missing yesterday following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern

South China Sea | Over 200 Filipinos vote on disputed island

More than 200 Filipinos voted on a Philippine-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea yesterday, with the mayor saying the elections proved Manila has sovereignty in the far-flung off- shore

Xinhua: Investigation finds Baidu’s objectivity compromised by profit model

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) demanded an overhaul of China’s leading search-engine Baidu following an investigation. The CAC said Baidu relied excessively on profits from paid listings in search results,

North Korea | Congress gives Kim Jong Un new title of chairman

North Korea’s ruling-­party congress yesterday announced a new title for Kim Jong Un, party chairman, in a move that highlights how the authoritarian country’s first congress in 36 years is

North Korea expels three BBC journalists over complaints of coverage

North Korea yesterday expelled three BBC journalists it had detained days earlier for allegedly “insulting the dignity” of the authoritarian country, which has invited scores of foreign media for its

Philippines | Hard-talking mayor Duterte leads unofficial vote count

Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has a strong lead in an unofficial count of votes for the Philippine presidential elections while a son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was leading

Cambodia | Black Monday: Police detain 8 at peaceful protest against arrests

Police in Cambodia detained eight activists, including two Westerners, who wore black clothing in a peaceful protest yesterday in support of human rights workers who were jailed last week, a

Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look

Across the United States, heroin users have died in alleys behind convenience stores, on city sidewalks and in the bathrooms of fast-food joints — because no one was around to

This Day in History | 1940 Churchill takes helm as Germans advance

The invasion began at dawn with large numbers of aeroplanes attacking the main aerodromes and landing troops. The Dutch High Commission says more than 100 German planes were shot down

Offbeat | These beasts are beauties: India holds bovine beauty pageant

Hundreds of cows and bulls walked the ramp in a north Indian town Saturday in a bovine beauty pageant aimed at promoting domestic cattle breeds and raising awareness about animal

Football | Barcelona and Madrid to fight for Spain title in final round

The Spanish league title race will go down to the final round, with rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid still in contention. Barcelona routed city rival Espanyol 5-0 yesterday to increase

Benfica beats Maritimo, moves closer to Portuguese title

Benfica defeated Maritimo 2-0 yesterday to move a step closer to winning the Portuguese league title. Konstantinos Mitroglou scored in the 48th minute and Anderson Talisca in the 83rd at

Our Desk | Domestic violence law a right, not a privilege

Domestic violence is a silent issue in Macau, as residents don’t give it as much attention as it deserves. While domestic abuse could happen to anyone – including all races, religions,

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The Buzz | Afghanistan: 52 dead after buses collide with tanker

Two buses and a fuel tanker collided yesterday on a major highway in Afghanistan, killing 52 people, officials said. Another 73 people who had been on the buses were wounded

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