Health | Medical forum gathers local and international experts

The 30th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum finished on Sunday after a three-day international medical symposium at the Landmark ICBC Centre. The event was organized by the Macau University of Science and

Environment | Macau and Taipa record air improvement in 2015

The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released a statement yesterday detailing the state of the local environment in 2015. The DSEC concluded that there had been marginal change from the

UM students awarded in 2016 ‘Model European Union’

As part of the event, students were required to discuss proposals and negotiate with each other, all the while staying as close to their designated country’s foreign policy as possible

Trade | Booming Portuguese cherry exports target Macau

According to the Fundão Mayor, Paulo Fernandes, “the business is now worth over EUR20 million (MOP180 million) per year” and production fields keep multiplying. That means good news for a region

Regional youth sports activity ends today

A hole was found on Sunday on Estr. Alm. Marques Esparteiro, in Taipa, close to Rotunda Dr. Carlos Augusto Correa Pães d’Assumpção, Macao Daily News reported. The hole, which is

Air Macau changes program requirements to include all residents

Air Macau has changed the application criteria for the ‘Macau Local Cadet Program’ after the Times reported on Friday that it required candidates to be “Macau permanent ID card holders

Siza Vieira rejoins Hotel Estoril project

Álvaro Siza Vieira, one of Portugal’s most recognized architects, will visit Macau in June or July, a source from the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture told Radio Macau. In

Corporate Bits | Sands China procures more from local smes

The long-term initiative focuses on three types of local businesses as identified in collaboration with the Macao Chamber of Commerce: small and micro companies, “Made in Macau” companies, and Macau

Internet | Alipay owner said to start IPO Process as soon as this year

Zhejiang Ant Small & Micro Financial Services Group Co. has been profitable for three years, enabling it to meet the listing requirements, and may begin the process as soon as

Gaming | Report says tourists spending more money in Las Vegas

Tourists are spending more money on their trips to Sin City, according to a new report by the Las Vegas tourism board. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority issued its visitor profile

Angola overtakes Nigeria to become Africa’s largest oil producer

Angolan oil production in March, according to secondary sources, totaled 1.778 million barrels per day (bpd), a real increase of 18,300 bpd, while Nigeria dropped by 39,400 bpd to 1.722

Brazil | Embraer delivers 44 jets in first quarter

The statement said the delivery of these 44 aircraft represented an increase of 37.5 percent over the number in the first quarter of 2015, when it delivered 32 aircraft, 20

In crackdown on celebrity, China bans stars’ kids from shows

China is banning the children of famous entertainers from appearing on hugely popular reality shows, as the country continues efforts to try to prevent the manufacture of child stars. The ban

Twitter users concerned over executive appointment

Chinese Twitter users have expressed concerns over the company’s appointment of a China regional executive who has a background working with the country’s military and state security apparatus. Since last week,

500 kids sick at school built on toxic soil

Chinese authorities are investigating a report that close to 500 students became sick with illnesses including cancer at a school built near former chemical plants in eastern China. State broadcaster CCTV

South China Sea | Chinese navy dispatches military plane to disputed man-made island

China’s navy dispatched a military plane to one of the country’s manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, in what is believed to be the

Hong Kong | Analysis: BT will prosper if Li Ka-shing has to hang up on UK deal

Europe’s antitrust cop Margarethe Vestager has moved the goalposts. Telecoms, cable and pay-TV bosses in Britain will have to revisit M&A strategies. Expect new attempted pairings to emerge and for

Ouch Leng | Defender of Cambodia’s dwindling forests wins Goldman Prize

The latest crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia is “just a game” and big timber traders are winning, says Ouch Leng, a former government official who has spent two decades

Japan | Disruptions from twin quakes hit economy

The twin earthquakes that struck southern Japan were having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, forcing Toyota to suspend production at most of its factories across the country, and

Australia | Amber Heard avoids jail in dog smuggling spat

Actor Johnny Depp’s wife Amber Heard pleaded guilty yesterday to providing a false immigration document amid allegations she smuggled the couple’s dogs to Australia, but managed to avoid jail time over what was dubbed the “war on terrier” debacle. Prosecutors dropped two more serious charges that

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