New Macau to march for universal suffrage

The New Macau Association urged for participation in its annual demonstration on December 20, the day of Macau’s return to China. The march, endeavors to ensure that the region’s leader is

Corporate Bits | Cambridge University’s Caius Choir to perform at joint BBAM – FMBA event

Led by Choir Director Dr. Geoffrey Webber, the choir is one of the United Kingdom’s leading collegiate choirs, and students will perform a wide range of sacred and secular choral

China’s Postal Bank raises USD7b from stake sale

The stake sale ahead of a planned initial public offering by the Chinese lender lured 10 firms including UBS Group AG, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Temasek Holdings

Mozambique | Cabo Delgado contains 1 billion tons of graphite

Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado contains about 1 billion tons of graphite, according to information issued Monday in Pemba at the 1st International Conference on Value Chains of the

Guinea-Bissau Economy expected to grow 4.8 pct

Guinea-Bissau will end 2015 with economic growth of 4.8 percent, the head of the evaluation mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday in Bissau. Felix Fischer, who heads an IMF

Severe haze hovers over Beijing on Day 2 of red alert

Beijing residents stayed indoors, schools were closed and limits on cars, factories and construction sites kept pollution from spiking even higher yesterday, the second of three days of restrictions triggered

Smog crisis idles factories, boosts travel

Factories in Beijing that make goods from cement to train cars were shut down to help ease the Chinese capital’s pollution crisis. But it was a boon for some businesses,

Authorities use technology in pollution battle

Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds and

Briefs | Inflation edges higher as food costs rise

North Korea | ‘Boy General’ mobile phone game is Pyongyang’s newest fad

Millions of North Koreans are now using mobile phones, and not just to make phone calls. The Associated Press recently got a sneak peek at “Boy General,” the North’s hottest new

Japan | South Korean arrested over Yasukuni toilet blast

A South Korean man was arrested in Japan in connection with an explosion last month at a Tokyo shrine that is seen by some in his country as a symbol

Australia | Police search home of man named as bitcoin founder

Australian police yesterday raided the home and business premises of a man that technology news sites have claimed is the founder of virtual currency bitcoin. A statement from the Australian Federal Police

USA | Trump shrugs off widespread outrage over proposed Muslim ban

Congressmen, rival candidates, world leaders and even the creators of Harry Potter and “The Shining” all agree: Donald Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the United States goes too far. The Republican

Paris attacks | Text to mom announcing death reveals 3rd Bataclan gunman

The third gunman who terrorized Paris’ Bataclan concert hall before being killed last month in the attack was identified yesterday as a Frenchman who left for Syria in 2013. The

Offbeat | Wild boar in Germany adopted by herd of cattle

A wild pig in Germany has decided to give up its “boaring” life — leaving the forest to live with a small herd of cattle. Farmer Dirk Reese told the dpa

This Day in History | 1979 – Daredevil Kidd’s 80ft river jump

During the spectacle he crossed an 80ft gap over a 50ft sheer drop above a viaduct on a 400cc motorcycle. Experts said a fall would almost certainly have ended in disaster. Kidd,

Football | Van Gaal faces scrutiny after United’s Champions League exit

Louis van Gaal is 18 months and USD375 million into his “process” of rebuilding Manchester United. What’s it got him? So far this season, a playing squad lacking balance and depth,

Boxing Champ Tyson Fury reported for ‘hate crime’ to police

World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury struck trouble on two fronts yesterday, with a police investigation launched into his comments about homosexuality, and reports that he had been stripped of

HK Observer | King Arthur, the roundtable and white elephants

The appointment of a new deputy head of the University of Hong Kong has reappeared in the news again, with more leaks from the University Council meeting on the subject

Thursday, December 10, 2015 – edition no. 2456

* LRT |  Depot delay will cost Macau MOP700 million * Polytec uninterested in future tender * Macau ranks 2nd for touristic appeal * Beijing’s day 2 of red alert   DOWNLOAD

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