COOPERATION | Lusophone partnerships help local companies

Partnerships between Portuguese and Chinese companies are helping to facilitate the development of projects in Lusophone countries, said the president of the Macau Engineering and Construction Association, Tang Hon Cheong. “There

No plans for new airport runway

The Civil Aviation Authority has failed to identify a need to build a second runway at the Macau airport, due to the fact that the current single-runway system has been

FESTIVAL | Taiwan looking to further cultural exchanges

Taiwan is looking to foster cultural exchanges with Macau, said Lu Chang-Shui, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. Mr Lu is one of the organizers of the

Food & drink | Queen of Riesling

It’s always been every little girl’s dream to become a princess, but in Germany things are done slightly differently. Instead of wanting to be a regular old fairytale princess, aspiring

Apple wants a lead role in streaming music 

Apple’s iTunes helped change the way music-lovers bought their favorite songs, replacing plastic discs with digital downloads. Now the maker of iPods and iPhones wants to carve out a leading

Corporate Bits | Sands Resorts Cotai Strip signs agreement with lander real estate

“This strategic partnership will see our companies co-developing major sports offerings together, especially boxing events – a sport that continues to become increasingly popular in China,” said Dave Horton, global

Hong Kong | Actor Tony Leung receives French arts honor

  To his long list of accolades, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is adding one with French flavor. France’s consul general made the 52-year-old actor an “Officer of the Order of

US gov’t challenges mainland tourist’s injury claim 

The United States government is defending itself against a Chinese tourist’s USD10 million injury claim with the testimony of a surprising witness — a border agent the government initially fired

Drone is latest weapon against school exam cheating

The latest weapon in the fight against cheating on China’s all-important college entrance exam is a six-propeller drone. The contraption flew over two testing centers in Luoyang city in central China’s Henan province to scan

Relatives weep at morgue after Yangtze ship disaster 

Many relatives wept openly as they arrived yesterday at a morgue for a last look at bodies of loved ones among the more than 430 people killed in the Yangtze

Trade shrinks for a third month in latest growth slump

China’s exports fell for a third month in May, while imports slumped the most in three months, underscoring a sluggish domestic environment that may trigger more monetary policy support. Overseas shipments

South Korea | 6th person dies of MERS virus

South Korea yesterday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. A total

Malaysia | Earthquake death toll rises to 16, two Singaporeans still missing

The death toll from an earthquake that trapped scores of climbers on Malaysia’s highest peak rose to 16 yesterday as rescuers searched for two Singaporean climbers still missing. A magnitude-5.9 earthquake on

Germany | Climate change, terror on agenda for 2nd day of G-7 meeting 

After spending much of the first day talking about Ukraine, leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies shifted their focus yesterday to global issues including climate change, terrorism and

Turkey | Ruling party loses seats dashing Erdogan’s ambitions 

Turkey’s long-ruling party has suffered surprisingly strong losses in parliament that will force it to seek a coalition partner for the next government, but other parties yesterday vowed to resist

South Africa | Court sets Oscar Pistorius appeal case for November

Oscar Pistorius’ case will go in front of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal in November, the court said yesterday, when prosecutors will challenge the decision to acquit him of

This Day in History | 1975 First live broadcast of Parliament

Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn was the first minister to be questioned in Parliament live on air, starting a debate which some listeners said was difficult to follow

Offbeat | Groundhog Day: Animal wanders onto track at Canadian GP

A groundhog that scampered onto the track during the Canadian Grand Prix showed the quickness of a Formula One driver when it scurried to safety and avoided the oncoming racecars. The

Loss to Wawrinka in French final denies Djokovic career Slam

Moments before his third French Open final in four years, Novak Djokovic jogged in a stadium hallway near a poster of the Coupe des Mousquetaires, the silver trophy awarded to

IOC considers adding new Winter Olympic events

The IOC is considering adding new events in snowboarding, freestyle skiing, speedskating and curling for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Big Air in snowboarding, Big Air in freestyle

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