Four of 23 research projects to receive funding

These grants seek to encourage original academic research on the culture of Macau and further dialogue with mainland China and foreign countries. The selected projects included “Ties Between the World and

Claim of affordable housing land scarcity is nonsense, protesters say

Protest leaders at a demonstration in Tap Seac Square yesterday afternoon denounced a recent housing draw and criticized the government’s efforts to provide affordable housing. They specifically refuted the administration’s

Sands China CFO resigns

The board of directors of Sands China Ltd. announced the resignation of its chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president, Mr Ben Toh Hup Hock. The resignation is to

AL resumes activities, passes debate on monthly car park passes

The Legislative Assembly (AL) resumed activities last Friday after the holiday period. At its first plenary of the new legislative session, the AL approved a proposal to open a debate

Gaming and public housing dominate concerns

The period before the agenda was quite lively, with many lawmakers requesting to address the assembly. The hottest topics were gaming and public housing, with Zhang Anting opening the new

Energy fair focuses on ‘sustainable future’

Companhia de Electricidade (CEM) hosted the 14th edition of its annual Energy Fun Fair yesterday afternoon in Tap Seac Square. The fair’s theme was “green energy for a sustainable future”

CCAC to deliver electoral law amendment soon

The Commissioner Against Corruption, Andre Cheong, has announced his intention to deliver a proposed amendment to the electoral law by the end of October. He says that the amendment will

Ng Lap Seng granted bail in UN bribery scheme case

Over a prosecutor’s objections, bail conditions were set Friday for a Chinese billionaire at the center of a bribery case that has drawn scrutiny into the operations of the United

Gaming | Steve Wynn lashes out at ‘preposterous’ local regulations

Wynn Resorts Ltd. fell as much as 10 percent Friday after Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn criticized Macau bureaucrats who haven’t told him how many gaming tables he’ll

Wynn ex-director Okada must come for 10-day Vegas grilling

Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. director Kazuo Okada failed to overturn a court order to come to Las Vegas for 10 days of questioning over events leading to his ouster from

China Re said poised to raise USD2 billion from HK IPO

China Reinsurance Group Corp., the nation’s biggest reinsurer, is set to raise USD2 billion from an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Beijing-based

IBM gives Chinese gov’t access to software code

IBM said it is giving the Chinese government access to some software code, seeking to demonstrate the security of its products as the company tries to expand its business in

Alibaba offers to buy rest of Youku in USD3.6b deal 

Alibaba said Friday it’s offering to buy up the rest of Chinese video streaming site Youku Tudou in a USD3.6 billion deal signaling the e-commerce giant’s intent to expand beyond

Corporate Bits | Conrad Macao pink inspired charity lunch raises over mop 84,000 for breast cancer

Hotel Royal, Macau and HN Food & Beverage Limited are jointly presenting a Kubota sake dinner on Oct 27th. Featuring an 8-course menu prepared by Catalpa Garden Shanghai restaurant, the

Taiwan Ruling | Nationalists dump presidential candidate 

Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Party dumped its unpopular presidential candidate on Saturday, in hopes that her replacement will revive the party’s fortunes three months before an election that the pro-independence opposition

Human rights | US tells Party it isn’t following its own laws in detentions

Tom Malinowski, assistant secretary of state for human rights, democracy and labor, led a U.S. delegation that met in Beijing with representatives from the ministries of public security, justice and

On eve of Xi’s visit, Beijing, UK poised for deal on world’s costliest nuclear plant

The U.K. and China are set to announce an accord that will give the mainland a stake in Electricite de France SA’s Hinkley Point project, Britain’s first nuclear plant in

Authorities detain 16 protesters over marina project

Chinese authorities detained 16 fishermen after hundreds of people protested the construction of a sea marina in a southern Chinese port city over the weekend. Police in the city of Beihai

Philippines | Typhoon Koppu slams into Luzon, 2 dead, 16,000 displaced

Slow-moving Typhoon Koppu weakened after blowing ashore with fierce winds in the northeastern Philippines yesterday, leaving at least two people dead, displacing 16,000 villagers and knocking out power in entire provinces, officials

India | Police arrest 2 teens in rape of Delhi toddler

Police arrested two teenagers yesterday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital. Police said they

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