MACAU | Concerts feature talented local musicians

  Two concerts will be held at the D Pedro V Theatre on Friday and Saturday as pre-opening events of the 29th Macau International Music Festival. Titled “Bravo Macau,” both concerts

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CHINA-NEW ZEALAND  As Chinese grew wealthier while their economy raced ahead, dairy farmers more than 6,000 miles away in verdant New Zealand felt like they’d won the lottery. Now, it’s

Casino analysts capitulate on second-half recovery

For Macau casinos analysts, this is what capitulation looks like. As revenue declined month after month this year, they have steadily cut their estimates for how the year will turn out. In January,

Q&A | Ascott Macau opens with a long-term view: Chew Hang Song Ascott China – City Manager for Hong Kong & Macau

On the sidelines of the opening of the Ascott Macau yesterday evening, the Times spoke to Mr Chew Hang Song, Ascott China city manager for Hong Kong and Macau, to

Costa Antunes to serve as adviser to Alexis Tam

The Macau Grand Prix Committee Coordinator, João Manuel Costa Antunes, will be serving as an adviser to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam. Mr Tam said yesterday that

Education | Gov’t focuses on attracting more mainland students

The government is hoping to increase the quotas of both public and private local universities to ensure that the enrollment of students from mainland China increases, the Secretary for Social

Nursery to be installed in USJ’s NAPE campus

The Macau diocese is planning to open and run a nursery at the USJ campus in NAPE once the university moves to its new campus, still under construction in Ilha

CRIME | Engineer loses considerable portion of savings in mainland honey-trap

A local engineer was duped into giving away a large part of his savings in a premeditated honey-trap to an anonymous group from the mainland, according to the Judiciary Police. The

Declining smartphone maker HTC booted from blue chip index

Taiwan’s stock exchange has removed smartphone maker HTC from its index of blue chip companies, signposting the dramatic decline of a business that once ranked as Taiwan’s No. 1 brand

Corporate bits | CEM promotes renewable energy by hosting design competition

This year, CEM announced that a record of 600 students and teachers forming almost 100 teams in representation of 23 local schools are expected to participate in the three competitions,

Issues topping the Sino-US agenda as Xi comes for state visit

Key issues facing the United States and China as the Asian nation’s leader, Xi Jinping, makes his first U.S. state visit since becoming president in 2013. President Barack Obama will host Xi

Briefs | Apple withdraws some apps after malware found

Apple Inc. says it has removed some applications from its App Store after they were found to contain malicious software in an unusual security breach. The company yesterday blamed the

NZ dairy bust shows far-reaching ripples from mainland changes

As Chinese grew wealthier while their economy raced ahead, dairy farmers more than 6,000 miles away in verdant New Zealand felt like they’d won the lottery. They were getting record prices

Burberry chief Bailey downplays prospects of Chinese rebound

Burberry Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey downplayed the prospect of any imminent rebound in China. “There’s been a struggle there,” Bailey said yesterday of luxury demand in Hong Kong and Macau,

Australia | New PM doesn’t plan constitutional change 

Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull indicated yesterday that he is in no hurry to sever the nation’s constitutional links to Britain by appointing an Australian president as head of state. Turnbull

Philippines | Wanted ex-governor, brother arrested in Thailand for murder

A former Philippine provincial governor and his brother, who are among the country’s most-wanted crime suspects for the 2011 murder of a radio anchor and prominent environmentalist, have been arrested

New Zealand | Kim Dotcom extradition hearing begins

Kim Dotcom and three colleagues face an extradition hearing that began yesterday in an Auckland courtroom. Dotcom is the colorful German-born entrepreneur who started the Internet site Megaupload, which was

Greece | Left-wing Tsipras gets 2nd mandate, dominates politics 

Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras was set to receive the formal mandate to govern for a second straight term yesterday, after his unexpectedly decisive victory in early national elections that

Cuba visit | Pope meets with Fidel, misses out on dissident greeting

Pope Francis was flying to eastern Cuba yesterday for the next leg of his pilgrimage after having met with both Raul and Fidel Castro but missing out on an encounter with

This Day in History | 1955 – New TV channel ends BBC monopoly

The new Independent Television Authority (ITA) began its broadcasts with live coverage of a ceremony at the Guildhall marking the start of Britain’s first-ever commercially-funded television station. Among the speakers was

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