Portugal’s Attorney General visits region ‘to deepen cooperation’

The Portuguese Attorney General Office (PGR) is “available to deepen cooperation with Macau in areas such as the fight against corruption, or training of judges,” Joana Marques Vidal said yesterday

Pyongyang International Marathon | Macau runner ventures to Pyongyang in race that changes his mind

Thirty-three-­year-old Macau resident, Simon Lam, travelled to North Korea earlier this month to participate in the annual Pyongyang international marathon race as, according to Lam, the only runner representing the

Corporate Bits | Citigroup’s profit sinks 27 percent

The New York-based financial conglomerate quarter continued to clean up its balance sheet and slim itself down from the depths of the financial crisis. Citi Holdings, the so-called bad bank that holds

Chinese group said seeking to seal AC Milan takeover by June

The Chinese investor group pursuing a takeover of the AC Milan football club, which is controlled by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is targeting a deal by June, people with

China’s finance minister accuses credit-rating firms of bias

China’s finance minister accused international credit-rating companies of “bias” against the country after Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service lowered their sovereign outlooks on the world’s second-­largest

Has China’s slowdown bottomed out?

China’s economic growth slowed in the first quarter to 6.7 percent, largely in line with expectations, but its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. Data reported Friday showed that the annualized

Beijing criticizes Taiwan for releasing fraud suspects

A Chinese spokesman criticized Taiwan after the self-ruled island released 20 fraud suspects just one day after they were deported from Malaysia, citing a lack of evidence. China and Taiwan have been

Hong Kong | Tiananmen Museum faces closure threat

The world’s only museum chronicling the Chinese government’s brutal 1989 crackdown on student protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square say it faces closure because of a legal dispute, its Hong Kong

HK Disneyland cuts staff after attendance declines

Hong Kong Disneyland cut jobs after sustaining its first loss in four years amid a slump in mainland visitors to the city. Radio Television Hong Kong reported Friday that Walt Disney

11 missing in Japan quakes; US to join relief effort

Eleven people remained missing yesterday in southern Japan from two powerful earthquakes that killed 41 people, as the U.S military announced it was preparing to join relief efforts and Toyota said

Macau tourists safe, request for quicker flight arrangements

Two Macau tour groups in Japan have been reported safe after the country was again struck by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) received requests

Migrants | Libyan smuggling route grows one year after mass drownings

When more than 800 people drowned last year on an overcrowded ship bound for Italy’s southernmost isle of Lampedusa, the European Union deployed a round-the-clock flotilla that has saved thousands

Earthquake kills 233 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in

  The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. President Rafael Correa said at least 233 people had died and rescuers were struggling to

Iran vows to defend Muslim nations against terrorism, Israel

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday vowed to defend Muslim countries against terrorism and Israel while insisting that its neighbors should not feel threatened. Speaking during a National Army Day parade in

This Day in History | 1994 Killing spreads in Rwanda

Tens of thousands of people are believed to have died since Rwanda’s president died in a suspicious plane crash on 6 April. The killing has mainly been carried out by Hutu

Offbeat | With this rigatoni, I thee wed: The First Pastafarian wedding

The wedding rings were made of pasta, the ceremony was held on a pirate boat, and when it came time for the kiss, the bride and groom slurped up either

Venetian Macao hosts China Music Awards

The 20th Channel China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony returned to The Venetian Macao on Friday for the fifth consecutive year, holding the award ceremony at

Formula one | Rosberg wins Chinese GP for sixth straight victory

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes captured the Chinese Grand Prix with ease yesterday to extend his perfect start to the Formula One season and become just the fourth driver in history

FOOTBALL | LA LIGA: Madrid keeps pressure on Barca, Atletico

Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid kept the pressure on the Spanish league’s front-runners by scoring one goal and assisting on two more as bottom-side Getafe was defeated 5-1 on Saturday. Madrid,

Rear Window | Coloane redux

MSAR government has always been confident to be on the side of those who pledge to protect Coloane as a nature safe haven, as an ecological reserve - or with

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