CRIME | Local schoolgirl swindled to buy ‘virtual items’

A local student became the victim of an online hoax when she attempted to buy “virtual items” from an unknown mainland store for a popular mobile game, revealed the Judiciary

Echo beats billionaire Packer’s Crown with Brisbane casino pick

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. won the right to develop a gambling resort in the center of Brisbane, fending off competition from billionaire James Packer’s Crown Resorts Ltd. which broke its

Tunnel or bridge? | Macau-Taipa fourth link under review

The government is waiting on the results of a research study on the fourth Macau-Taipa link to decide on whether to build another bridge or a tunnel, according to a

Macau, Porto strengthen tourism co-operation

Macau and Portugal’s second-largest city are reinforcing the need for bilateral cooperation. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has met with the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira,

Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain; taxes soar

Greek banks opened their doors yesterday for the first time in over three weeks, a move that the government hopes will help the economy get back to normal following a

Corporate Bits | BNU and Macau union suppliers association co-organize sme seminar

In order for local suppliers to further understand banking practices and information closely related to their businesses, BNU and the Macau Union Suppliers Association co-­organized a seminar on the 13th

Mozambique | Banking sector attracts the attention of major international banks

The Mozambique banking sector, which has high growth and good business prospects arising from foreign investment in exploration of natural resources, is attracting the attention of major international banks, according

Cape Verde | Economic prospects improve

The economic prospects in Cape Verde improved slightly in the second quarter but the confidence indicator remained below the series average, reported the archipelago’s National Statistics Institute (INE). The Survey

South China Sea dispute | Taiwan promotes its island claim with environmental initiatives

As China builds artificial islands in a vast resource-rich South China Sea and neighbors in Southeast Asia brace for possible conflict, Taiwan is cutting carbon emissions and offering a hospital for humanitarian aid on

Wife says rights lawyer being denied legal counsel

A prominent Chinese rights lawyer whose trial is drawing near on charges of inciting ethnic hatred and provoking trouble has been denied access to lawyers for nearly a month, his

Beijing police detain 4 for sex video that spread online

Four people have been detained in connection with a sex video purportedly taken inside a Uniqlo fitting room that spread rapidly online, Beijing police said. They were detained on suspicion of

Thai official: Uighurs sent back being treated well

The 109 ethnic Uighur refugees whose deportation to China by Thailand this month sparked an international outcry are being been treated well at a rehabilitation center where they’ve been held

Australia | 3-time world champ fights off shark during surfing comp

Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, three-time world champion Mick Fanning punched the creature before escaping unharmed during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South

Nepal | Protests over constitution injure dozens, police say

Protesters clashed with police in southern Nepal yesterday as the government tried to collect the public’s suggestions on the draft of the country’s long-overdue constitution. Police reported dozens of injuries in

WWII Apology | 70 years after, Japanese company Mitsubishi apologizes to US POWs 

He was forced to toil in enemy mines as a prisoner of war, but James Murphy wasn’t angry or bitter. He was just happy to have lived long enough to

Afghanistan | NATO friendly fire kills 7 Afghan troops

A NATO airstrike hit two Afghan military checkpoints yesterday in a restive province east of the capital, Kabul, killing seven Afghan troops in what an Afghan official describes as an

Cuba | New era in ties begins as Havana raises flag at US embassy

Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was hoisted yesterday at the country’s embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba

Senegal | Chad ex-dictator taken in and out of court as trial begins

The trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre accused of overseeing the deaths of thousands had a chaotic beginning yesterday as security forces ushered the ex-leader into and then out

Turkey | Blast kills 28, injures scores near Syrian border

An explosion yesterday in Turkey’s southeastern city of Suruc near the Syrian border killed 28 people and sent nearly 100 others to the hospital, Turkish officials said. The prime minister’s office

This Day in History | 1974 – Cyprus conflict spills into London

Turkish troops landed in the north of the Mediterranean island early yesterday morning after a Greek-­sponsored coup in the capital, Nicosia, last week. More than 10,000 Greek-Cypriots and British left-­wing activists

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