USJ delegation visits Foreign Affairs Ministry

A delegation of over 60 professors, staff and students from the University of St. Joseph (USJ) visited the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

Int’l clean energy forum this Dec

The International Forum for Clean Energy (IFCE) will host its fourth session in Macau from Dec. 15 to Dec. 17. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of

Chow Tai Fook net falls 42 percent as China slowdown hurts luxury

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd., the world’s largest publicly traded jewelry chain, reported first- half profit plunged 42 percent amid weak demand in Hong Kong and Macau as China’s economic slowdown

European Chamber of Commerce to steer away from just trading

The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) will begin a “new phase of cooperation between China-Macau-EU, giving more importance to a Legal Cooperation Program and step up cooperation in research

Union Gaming says casinos ‘unlikely’ to offer Alipay

“We would not expect them to offer Alipay Wallet in-person payments on casino floors given how contentious that would be – not to mention potential legal ramifications,” said Govertsen. Third-party

Price for alcohol and tobacco up 35pct from last year

The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI), which records changes in prices as a measure of inflation, was 106.94 for October 2015, based on information released by the Statistics and Census

MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands wager on Georgia to lift fortunes

MGM Resorts International expects to find out any day whether its investment in 16 lobbyists to push legalized gambling into Georgia might pay off. MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and

Corporate Bits | 5th Macau shopping festival at sands shoppes

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group (DFS) will launch the seventh annual DFS Masters of Time exhibition on December 5, with a gala event at T Galleria by DFS, Macau in

Audi evolves from Chinese bureaucrat’s ride to women’s favorite

“Audi drivers are the progressive, white-collar workers and it’s an image I identify with,” said the 32-year-old furniture designer, who’s deciding between an A4L sedan and the Q5 SUV. “I

Mozambique | Nacala Airport to start receiving int’l traffic in March 2016

Airlines operating to Mozambique are expected to start using the Nacala International Airport between March and April 2016, said the chairman of state airport management company AdM. Emanuel Chaves also told

Angola | Shadow economy accounts for 60 pct of the total

Angola remains one of the sub-Saharan African countries with higher levels of economic informality, with the informal, or shadow, economy accounting for around 60 percent of the total, said the

Analysis | Beijing pulled further into Syria crisis amid terrorism threat

The violence swirling out from Syria in recent weeks is pressuring China to step off the sidelines and take a more active role in international efforts to stem the conflict. The

Animal cloning center to be built in Tianjin

Chinese scientists have signed a deal to establish a commercial animal cloning center in the northern port city of Tianjin, edging the controversial science closer to mainstream acceptance. The plant in

Sino-US envoys promise better protection for business secrets

U.S. and Chinese trade envoys yesterday promised to work together to protect business secrets and Beijing appeared to give ground in a dispute over proposed technology security rules for its

Court hears appeal by senior journalist Gao Yu

Chinese authorities are trying to register an estimated 13 million people who are without documents, most of whom were babies born in violation of the country’s strict family-size rules. China

Australia | PM talks down prospect of US-led army in Syria

Australia’s prime minister says there is no support among world leaders for the prospect of a U.S.-led army in Iraq and Syria to take back ground from Islamic State militants.

Slavery | Nestle confirms labor abuse among its Thai seafood suppliers

Impoverished migrant workers in Thailand are sold or lured by false promises and forced to catch and process fish that ends up in global food giant Nestle SA’s supply chains. The unusual disclosure

North Korea | Seoul: Kim Jong Un demotes top official

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have demoted one of his top officials and sent him to a rural collective farm for reeducation, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers

Thailand | Court indicts 2 for deadly Bangkok bombing

A Thai military court yesterday indicted two foreigners accused of carrying out a deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok but questions hang over the case because of the attackers’

Syrian conflict | Russia confirms its jet shot down near Turkish border

Turkey shot down a Russian warplane yesterday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. “We are

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