Billy Gibbons’ Cuban buzz shapes ‘Perfectamundo’

Billy Gibbons' first solo album after more than 45 years and counting with ZZ Top is a detour to Cuban and Latin rhythms where his recognizable array of hot and

Toys have best year in a decade

Toys are staging a comeback. The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing videogames and mobile apps

The Green Coast

Situated in northwestern Spain bordering Castilla y León to its east and Portugal to its south, Galicia – not to be confused with the other Galicia between Poland and Ukraine

Food | Irresistibly hot

One of the biggest news recently to come out of the local gastronomic scene is that Feng Wei Ju, located inside the Starworld Hotel, has received its first Michelin star.

The Buzz | Economists: Trump’s charges against China are obsolete

Donald Trump’s latest attack on China is about three years too old. In a column in The Wall Street Journal, the Republican presidential candidate writes that “the worst of China’s sins”

Organized crime | Lawyer: Chinatown racketeering defendant changed his life

A prime defendant in a San Francisco racketeering case ordered the killing of a rival before taking over his organization in Chinatown and engaging in money laundering and trafficking in

World Briefs

CHINA-N KOREA China’s ambassador to the United Nations is opposing further discussion of North Korea’s human rights situation by the U.N. Security Council, telling reporters that “the Security Council is not

Grand Prix organizers aware of regional challenges

The traditional blessing ceremony of the 62nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP) was held yesterday. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, officiated the ceremony, stating that the government

Airport exhibits F3 racing vehicles

The racing units are being displayed in the airport’s departure hall, arrival hall and baggage claim areas between November 10 and 23. According to the Macau International Airport, the exhibition offers

Opinion: Letter to the Editor | Oxford Economics responds to critics on illicit tobacco report

Dear Editor, We are writing to you on behalf of Oxford Economics and the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) regarding the article “Report ‘One in three cigarettes illegal’

Full smoking ban could jeopardize social welfare, casinos claim

Macau’s six casino operators yesterday presented the complete KPMG study into the proposed smoking ban to the Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly, arguing that a total ban could

Alexis Tam applauds DSEJ after accusations from watchdog

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, yesterday lauded the efforts of the Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Leong Lai, following a report from

Residential mortgage loans slow, commercial on the rise

According to statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macau, the number of new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) declined, while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs)

Gov’t profiting from illicit monthly parking fees

The government had been receiving part of the profits made by the Comendador Ho Yin Garden parking lot through its illegally issued monthly passes over the years, the management firm

Demographics | Population increases slightly

The female population of Macau accounted for 50.8 percent of the total, or 236,800 persons. There were 1,819 live births delivered in the third quarter for 2015, an increase of

Architecture Promenade records 1,700 participants

The Macau Architecture Promenade (MAP) welcomed over 1,700 participants to a series of 38 activities over the course of a month, which were divided into categories as diverse as “Books

Retail | Chow Tai Fook hits record low after warning profit to plunge

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. shares fell to a record low in Hong Kong after it warned that first- half profit will plunge by as much as 50 percent

British Consul memoirs depict Macau during WWII

Colin Day was in town to speak about the findings that inspired his most recent publication, entitled “The Lone Flag: Memoir of the British Consul in Macau during World War

China’s malls adapt to survive online shopping onslaught

Yesterday’s Singles’ Day saw China’s e-commerce industry set another stunning sales record - sending shivers through China’s thousands of malls and department stores. In Zhuangsheng Sogo, a high- end department store in

Corporate Bits | AACM hosts asia pacific flight procedures program meeting

The ICAO Asia-Pacific Flight Procedure Program was developed in 2010 with the objective of gathering states and administrations to discuss how mutual assistance can be offered on performing quality control

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