Food | Creations without boundaries

Tucked away in the most local part of town near the Kiang Wu hospital is a French patisserie, and it is a pastry shop like no other. It is not

The Buzz | Cheever chronicles drinking in America in new book 

Drinking, and not drinking, is as old as America itself, from the beer-loving pilgrims on the Mayflower and Paul Revere’s boozy horse ride to Prohibition and the rise of Alcoholics

New films scrutinize Brazil’s World Cup legacy 

Last year’s World Cup in Brazil may have been the “cup of cups” for football fans, but for Brazilian taxpayers, who forked out some USD11.5 billion for the month-long tournament,

World Briefs

CHINA A former vice minister of public security goes on trial in northern China for alleged bribery, the latest senior figure linked to the country’s former security czar to be

Opening ceremony of the legal Year | Courts face record high workload and emerging pressure

Court of Final Instance President Sam Hou Fai urged for changes to regulations in light of a growing number of litigious cases, which has left the basic court’s collegiate bench

MP | Harsher punishment is not sole remedy to curb rising crime rate

The introduction of harsher punishment alone might not be the sole measure that can be used to rein in rising crime despite the number of cases that inundated the Public

Chui reaffirms efforts to ensure judicial independence

Judicial independence will continue to remain under the government’s watch, Chief Executive Chui Sai On pledged in his address to legal practitioners yesterday. He firstly extolled how the principle of “one

Branches all over the Asia-Pacific region

In 1986 the club opened its first Asian branch in Hong Kong. “Hong Kong is quite a strong , it is well supported and sponsored,” Keith Buckley noted. After HK,

Lighthouse Club Macau Anniversary | 10 years assisting families of fatal construction accident victims

The Lighthouse Club Macau, a locally registered construction charity that provides financial assistance to the families of workers involved in fatal construction-related accidents, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this week. 

Echo Chan leaves Forum Macau, replaced by Cristina Morais

After half a year as coordinator of Forum Macau’s Support Office, Echo Chan is leaving the post, to be replaced by Cristina Morais, who currently heads the external department at

Retail | Sa Sa’s sales plumet 10.4pct in Macau, HK

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd saw its retail sales plummet by 10.4 percent year-on-year in Hong Kong and Macau during the National Day golden week holiday season. Simon Kwok, chairman and

Debate on local heritage | City transformed to the point of being unrecognizable

It is impossible to compare the Macau of the 1960s with the city of today, according to Yves Etienne Sonolet, visual artist and scholar at the University of Macau. He

Statistics | First tourist price index decline since 2002

The Tourist Price Index (TPI) has declined by 2.72 percent for the third quarter of 2015, signaling the first decline since the third quarter of 2002. The information was released

Forget Beijing: Mall owner Taubman likes second cities

Taubman is investing in cities where land costs are less than half those of the most prosperous tier-one cities, which have had an explosion in mall growth in the past

Corporate bits | MGM Macau celebrates Oktoberfest with German-themed dining offers

Highlighting German cuisine, Rossio presents a German theme dinner buffet including German pork knuckle, Roasted sausages, Bavarian roasted pork, Mustard Spaetzle, Wiener Schnitzel and German dumplings in beef broth. Prepared by

Ex-public security official Li Dongsheng on trial for bribery

A former vice minister of public security went on trial in northern China yesterday for alleged bribery, the latest senior figure linked to the country’s former security czar to be prosecuted in

South China Sea | Beijing’s island moves draw neighbors closer to US, Carter says

China’s island-building in the South China Sea is driving Asian nations to seek closer cooperation with the U.S., Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. The American defense chief made the comment Tuesday

Hong Kong | British banker Rurik Jutting’s murder trial set for next year

A Hong Kong court yesterday set an October 2016 trial date for a British banker accused in the gruesome murders last year of two Indonesian women, including one whose body

Cathay Pacific avoids flying over Iran after missile warning

The airline’s decision to reroute flights comes after Russia stepped up its military campaign against Islamic State group fighters in Syria. It started firing cruise missiles from its military warships

Briefs | Inflation eases, leaving room for stimulus

Chinese inflation eased in September, giving Beijing more room to stimulate slowing economic growth if needed. Consumer prices rose 1.6 percent over a year earlier, driven by a 2.7 percent

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