Atlantic City made USD1.8 million in interest payments, averting what would have been New Jersey’s first municipal default since the Great Depression as state lawmakers bicker over how to assist
An airplane powered only by sunlight has arrived in a Phoenix suburb after completing the latest leg of its global trip. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 landed shortly before 9 p.m.
IRAQ The Turkish military says its warplanes have pounded Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, killing 18 militants. The airstrikes targeted Qandil, the mountainous stronghold of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party,
The University of Macau (UM) is commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Chinese May Fourth Movement with a series of events, which will end tomorrow, according to a report by
A recent study exploring local residents’ attitudes toward solid waste management has found that a significant majority of Macau locals have a robust awareness of good environmental practices, a positive
Graham Colclough is a British city planning specialist and city transformation expert, who was invited last week by the Macau government to be the keynote speaker at the Smart City
The Hong Kong Highways Department admitted on Friday that the huge 22 steel cells used to fix seawalls around an artificial island created for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge facilities have
Macau Sailing has announced that its historic sailing junk is now available for bookings for private cruises departing Macau. The boat is the one of the oldest, and the last
The Society for the Protection of Animals (Anima) criticized the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome, for failing to respond to Anima’s call for a televised public debate over the closure of
The curtain fell a final time for elephants performing at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the circus ended a practice that enthralled audiences for two centuries but became caught
year. At the end of the first quarter of 2016, new registration of motor vehicles fell 27.6 percent year-on-year to 4,001, with that of motorcycles (2,241) and light private cars (1,299)
The publication of those children who have made waiting lists as prospective students was published over the weekend however the publication of the names of students who were admitted and
Ride-hailing service Uber and the payment service of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group are expanding a partnership to allow Chinese travelers to summon and pay for a car in any country
Profit rose to 1.64 billion euros (USD1.88 billion) from 1.52 billion euros a year earlier. The figure, however, was short of the consensus estimate for 1.68 billion euros as compiled
The Caixin magazine purchasing managers’ index (PMI) declined to 49.4 from March’s 49.7 on a 100-point scale on which numbers below 50 show activity contracting. It said conditions have worsened
The London-based bank said yesterday it earned USD5.4 billion in the three months ending March 31 on revenue of $15 billion. It said revenue was down from $15.9 billion the
The Mother’s Day Brunch at Bene will feature a selection of imported Italian cheeses and salami, succulent roasted meats, as well as artisanal plates of pastas, seafood, and meat. In addition,
Cape Verde, which is seen by analysts and the international community as a “safe haven” among Portuguese-speaking countries due to economic and political stability, is now at the beginning of
North Korea stepped up its calls yesterday for South Korea to return 12 waitresses whom Pyongyang says Seoul abducted from a restaurant in China. Seoul says the waitresses willingly defected to
China’s Communist Party has placed a property mogul and outspoken government critic on probation for a year after he criticized state media for pledging absolute loyalty to the party. The punishment
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