The Romanian handball federation says three players died and 11 were injured when the bus they were traveling in was hit by a truck. The accident occurred late Sunday outside the
Marriott International is buying rival hotel chain Starwood for USD12.2 billion in a deal that will secure its position as the world’s largest hotelier. The stock-and-cash deal, if completed, will add
CHINA The death toll from a landslide that buried homes in eastern China has risen to 25 people with 12 others still missing, a local government said yesterday. A torrent
One-minute’s silence was observed last night at 7p.m. at the library of the Alliance Française de Macao to pay homage to the victims of Friday’s Paris terrorist attacks. According to organizers
After two days of fierce competition, the Foshan Nanhai Huangfeihong Zhonglian Cable Lion Dragon and Martial Art Association from China took home the championship title, while the China Guangdong Zhaoqing
Two scholars have suggested that authorities improve rehabilitation services and implement appropriate treatment options for drug addicts, recommending policy centered on treatment, rather than imprisonment. The scholars said that drug
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) organized a gaming forum yesterday that examined the decline of the gaming industry in Atlantic City and its implications for Macau. Reflecting on the theme “Postcards
Chinese media and Internet companies have over the past few months signed significant deals for the rights to air everything from worldwide TV and film, to European sports matches such
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has rolled out the “Experience Macau Carnival” in three cities across Guangdong Province (Zhanjiang, Qingyuan and Heyuan) in recent months. The event aims to
An exhibition of original antique and vintage photographs of Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou c.1868 – 1964 is being held at the Wattis Fine Art gallery on Hollywood Road, Hong
The event took place last Friday at the MGM resort. It was organized by the Permanent Secretariat to the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries
The complete KPMG report on the impacts of a full smoking ban for gaming operators will be accessible to the public in the future, according to MGM China’s CEO and
The 14th edition of the Macau-wide English Speech Contest took place over the weekend. The final stage had 62 contestants, divided into 6 categories. The Macau Polytechnic Institute auditorium was transformed
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has accepted the Audit Commission’s allegation last week that the bureau’s regulation of tuition fees charged by private schools that also receive public
Residents have expressed their concern that falling gaming revenues will force the government’s hand in cancelling or reducing cash handouts. The main source of income for the SAR government is
Apple will open its first retail store in Singapore, which will also be Southeast Asia’s first to be powered solely by solar energy, officials said yesterday. Solar energy developer Sunseap Group
Japan’s economy contracted in the third quarter as business investment fell, confirming what many economists had predicted: The nation fell into its second recession since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took
Healthy Beef and Lamb’, launched yesterday in restaurants throughout Hong Kong and Macau. The event is organized by AHDB Beef & Lamb, part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board in
Tensions with China and the Paris attacks could upstage trade issues at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, being held under extra-heavy security in the Philippine capital this week. President Barack Obama and
Coal: Can’t live with it and can’t live without it — at least not yet. It is the biggest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that negotiators around the world hope to
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