Hotel Estoril development | Survey raises more questions than conclusions

The results of the public consultation requested by the government regarding public opinion on how the decrepit Hotel Estoril could be reused were announced yesterday in a press conference held

Another cash smuggler caught trying to leave Taiwan

Taoyuan airport police caught a Hong Kong man attempting to smuggle NTD12.47 million (MOP2.99 million) from Taiwan to Hong Kong on Sunday, making him the second cash smuggler caught at

Korean pitchers penalized for illegal gambling

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) punished two pitchers on Friday for gambling illegally in Macau. Lim Chang-yong and Oh Seung-hwan were recently ordered to pay a fine of 7 million

Formula E race in Hong Kong offers ‘affordable tickets’

The first ever Formula E race in Hong Kong, set for the weekend of October 8-9, will have at least half of its tickets offered at affordable prices, the organizers

Miguel de Senna Fernandes | President of the Association for Macanese Education (APIM): ‘There isn’t just one Macanese community but several’

On December 18, he was elected President of the Association for Macanese Education (APIM), an association that is almost 150 years old. He discussed his new position in an interview

USJ signs theology partnership with UCP

Gaming | Competitive corporate diplomacy’ between Crown and Star Entertainment

Rivalry between Australia’s two casino giants – James Packer’s Crown and Sydney-­based Star Entertainment – is seeing new episodes of “competitive corporate diplomacy,” according to recent media reports. Last week, Star

ChemChina buys Germany’s KraussMaffei for USD1b

China’s biggest chemical company says it has bought a German maker of machinery to process rubber and plastic for USD1 billion (925 million euros) in the biggest Chinese investment to

Pound rallies from 5 year low as markets shake China turmoil

A faltering domestic and global economy and concern Britain is headed for the European Union exit door has seen sterling fall against seven of its Group-of-10 counterparts this year. Waning

Brazil roiled by China mess shows investors can’t catch a break

For investors in Brazil battered by a terrible 2015, there was reason to believe January would provide a respite. With summer holidays in full gear and Congress in recess, developments in

Corporate Bits | Bruce Lee memorial exhibition at Studio City

A Bruce Lee memorial exhibition will be held at the Times Squares Macau in Studio City in celebration of the martial arts master’s 75th birthday. The exhibition, which has been

Analysis | Eight reasons PRC and its president are off to a rocky 2016

Barely more than a week into 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping is having a rough time of it, with challenges ranging from a plummeting stock market to new provocations from

Beijing said to create new office coordinating finance and economy

China’s Cabinet has created a new department to coordinate financial and economic affairs, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the country’s leaders seek to restore investor confidence

Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace

A key gathering opened yesterday in Islamabad in which four countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States — hope to lay the roadmap to peace for the war-­shattered

Media | Gillian Wong named AP’s news director for greater China

Wong, who currently covers technology at The Wall Street Journal, will be based in Beijing as the AP's greater China news director. In that role, she will oversee coverage in

Giant golden statue of Mao demolished in Henan province

A village in central China has abruptly demolished a statue of the country’s founder, Mao Zedong, after images of the structure covered in gold paint and looming 37 meters high

Koreas | Kim’s nuke test proves gift of sorts for president Park

North Korea’s nuclear test has provoked global outrage, a push for sanctions, even fear. But Kim Jong Un’s decision to conduct it has also handed a gift of sorts to

Australia | Firefighters controlling blazes that killed 2

The blazes had scorched more than 71,150 hectares of farms and woodland south of Perth, the Western Australia state capital, since they were sparked by lightning strikes last Wednesday, the

USA Elections | Republicans may face ‘devil’s bargain’ in campaign

Three weeks before Iowa kicks off the state-by-state presidential nominating contests, businessman Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters in the state, along

Israel | Palestinian on hunger strike in critical condition

The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the man's wife and a Palestinian official said yesterday. Mohammed al-Qeq is protesting his

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