Tobacco law amendments to pass next year

The Legislative Assembly has received more than 30 written opinions over the past two months regarding the amendments to the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law, according to the 2nd Standing

CRIME | Credit card data of over 1,000 customers stolen

Over 1,000 locals and visitors’ credit card information has been compromised in a cyber theft orchestrated by an organized crime group from eastern Europe, according to the Judiciary Police. The authorities

The air we breathe is triggering increasing concerns

These concerns have been aggravated by different readings obtained from multiple sources, and comparisons of apps like “aqicn” in which the air quality readings are provided daily by the Macao

Promise of Mongolia mining boom lures Burger King

Burger King has opened its first store in landlocked and sparsely populated Mongolia, joining companies from Pizza Hut to Porsche in anticipating an economic boom from the Oyu Tolgoi copper

Toyota tops global vehicle sales

Toyota was the world’s top-selling automaker for the first nine months of this year, selling nearly 7.5 million vehicles, and overtaking Volkswagen which was in the No. 1 spot for the

Corporate Bits | Sands China supports responsible gambling week

This year, the company’s efforts involve organizing a responsible gaming quiz for its team members for the fourth year, setting up walls at its properties’ back-of-house areas to recognize the

FT: Ai Weiwei hits brick wall in appeal for Lego help

Toy company Lego has been attacked by Ai Weiwei, the controversial Chinese artist, in a spat over the Danish group’s refusal to provide a bulk order of its plastic building

Beijing, US stress good manners in avoiding aerial incidents 

In the sometimes-testy rivalry between Washington and Beijing, good manners count. A recent amendment to a U.S.-China accord on safe encounters between their military pilots calls for keeping a secure

Q&A | JD Clayton, President Studio City: “What we are bringing to the table will appeal across a lot of markets”

When JD Clayton talked to us, in an exclusive interview, the table allocation to Studio City was not yet known. (They have since been granted 250 new-to-market tables.) Apart from

Studio City preview | Cotai 2.0: the show must begin

The countdown is over. Today Studio City opens its doors testing the waters of so-called Cotai 2.0 in times of gaming industry recession with Mariah Carey and Leonardo DiCaprio among

Party leaders drawing up new long-range growth plan

Facing pressure to pep up a cooling economy, Chinese leaders met yesterday to craft a new long-range blueprint to guide development through the end of this decade. The Communist Party’s five-­year

Vietnam war | Lasers may ease pain for ‘napalm girl’ in iconic photograph

In the photograph that made Kim Phuc a living symbol of the Vietnam War, her burns aren’t visible — only her agony as she runs wailing toward the camera, her arms flung

European Migrant crisis | Balkan surge continues amid EU attempt to slow it

European and Balkan leaders agreed on measures early yesterday to slow the movement of tens of thousands whose flight from war and poverty has overwhelmed border guards and reception centers

Briefs | Argentine – In surprise, opposition in election forces runoff

TV comic and self-styled outsider Jimmy Morales swept to Guatemala’s presidency on the back of popular anger against the political class after huge anti-corruption protests helped oust the last government.

Canada | Whale vessel sinks; 5 dead, 21 rescued

Five people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island on Sunday (yesterday, Macau time), and one person remained missing, Canadian authorities said. The

This Day in History | 1968 – Police clash with anti-war protesters

The protesters had broken away from another, bigger, march against US involvement in Vietnam but were confronted by a wall of police. The breakaway group, led by the Maoist Britain-Vietnam Solidarity

Offbeat | Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid’s streets

Tourists and children were surprised to see wide avenues blocked off in the Spanish capital to let the woolly parade — bleating loudly and clanking bells — cross the city,

Sheikh Salman enters FIFA presidential race

Bahraini royal family member Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is running for FIFA president, a move that will put his human rights record under renewed scrutiny. The Asian soccer

Hamilton wins US Grand Prix and F1 season championship

Lewis Hamilton took off his racing helmet and bent low in a moment of quiet reflection after winning a tight race and another Formula One championship. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg sat nearby, slumped

Our Desk | Parking ‘Blues’

Recently, we bore witness to some criticism from people regarding the new measures proposed by the government that changed the duration and tariffs of parking meters. This measure comes as just

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