Corporate Bits | Broadway Macau street dance competition ‘That Spirit 4 x Keep it Real Thailand’

A hundred of street dancers came to The Broadway to show off their best moves. After a day of music and dance, champions were awarded in the following categories: the

Africa | China’s diplomacy focuses on preferential loans for infrastructure

The review that China is making to its development aid model should strengthen cooperation with multilateral agencies, keeping preferential loans for infrastructure central, according to an analysis by the Brookings

Angola | Cabinda Gulf Oil extracts 5 billion barrels this year

John Baltz said that despite the unfavorable situation created by the fall in the price of oil on the international market, the company maintains production efficiency levels. “The company is facing

Foreign companies around Tianjin blast suspend operations

Foreign companies have suspended operations around the Tianjin port as officials scramble to contain the toxic fallout of last week’s deadly chemical explosions, which dealt a blow to northern China’s emerging

Gov’t orders nationwide safety check after Tianjin blasts

Beijing yesterday ordered a nationwide check on workplace safety and to correct all irregularities five days after huge explosions at warehouse in the port city of Tianjin killed 114 people

Air pollution | Hebei said to tell 3,785 companies to cut output for WWII parade

China’s Hebei province has notified 3,785 companies within its jurisdiction to halt or cut production to ensure air quality before a parade in Beijing next month, according to two people

Sri Lanka | In elections, focus is on former strongman

Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections yesterday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election

Australia | Rebel lawmaker introduces gay marriage bill

A maverick lawmaker broke from conservative government ranks yesterday to introduce legislation that would legalize gay marriage in Australia as a new opinion poll confirmed that most Australians support such a reform. Warren

Indonesia | Vanished plane debris sighted, half-million in gov’t cash aboard

A passenger plane with 54 people on board that crashed in the mountains of eastern Indonesia was carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash for poor families to

Bangladesh | 13 in to face charges for killing teenager

Detective Branch Inspector Suranjit Talukdar on Sunday sent the charges to a court in Sylhet city involving the case of Samiul Islam Rajon, who died of internal bleeding. The attackers

USA | Rape case points to sordid tradition at elite prep school

St. Paul’s School boasts a glittering roster of alumni that includes senators, congressmen, a Nobel laureate and the current secretary of state. The elite prep school also allegedly has a

Brazil | Anti-gov’t protesters take to the streets over Rousseff corruption scandal

Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday (yesterday, Macau time) for anti-government protests being watched as a barometer of discontent with the increasingly unpopular

This Day in History | 1989 – Man U sold in record takeover deal

The new owner is Isle of Man-based property tycoon and former footballer, Michael Knighton. Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards is to receive more than £10m for his majority share in the

Offbeat | Bent in Taiwan storm, 2 mailboxes become celebrities

Many Taiwanese think that the public mailboxes resemble faces, and this side-by-side pair — one green and one red — now looks especially cute because their poles are bent in

Football | S Korean Chung Mong-Joon announces bid to run for FIFA president

Announcing his bid to run for FIFA president, Chung Mong-Joon pledged to help the governing body clean itself up if he gets elected. Speaking at a news conference in Paris yesterday,

Chinese soccer association gains more independence

The Chinese soccer association is gaining more independence in the hopes that it can better promote the sport in the world’s most populous country. China’s General Administration of Sports said yesterday

Rooney’s form a concern as United back in Champions League

Wednesday, 2:45am Man Utd v Club Brugge H 1.3, D 6, A 13 Manchester United will want more than just a first-leg lead from its Champions League playoff against Club Brugge tomorrow (Macau

Nascar | Kenseth in control at Michigan, wins 3rd Cup race of season

Matt Kenseth had little to say about how NASCAR’s rules package affected his race at Michigan International Speedway. “I didn’t see much of the race, which was totally fine with me,”

Cycling | Froome leads Team Sky at Vuelta

Tour de France champion Chris Froome will lead Team Sky at the Spanish Vuelta as he looks to become only the third rider to win both of the Grand Tour

Views on China | Presidential candidates are hung up on China

For the Chinese government, November 2016 can’t arrive soon enough. Last week’s currency devaluation ensured Beijing will serve as a political punching bag during America’s presidential campaign. Donald Trump set the stage with tweets like

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