Privacy probes increase by 37.6 percent

The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) launched a total of 194 probes into data privacy violations last year, representing a 37.6 percent growth year-on-year, according to the bureau’s annual

Myanmar looking to improve local employment opportunities

A Myanmar Overseas Chinese group has said that Burmese nationals are facing setbacks when finding a job in Macau due to bureaucratic woes. According to a TDM report, the group

‘These photographs follow my journey in Macau’

Macau Daily Times - Macao 5.0. Can you explain the concept behind this book? Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro - Well, basically, this translates as ‘Macau five years after’, because that is what

CRIME | Casino staff nabbed for profitmaking through non-negotiable chips

Two local casino employees face prosecution following their successful attempts to swindle HKD3.4 million out of their employer through non-negotiable chips as part of an unknown ring last month. The pair,

New arrest related to St Lazarus illegal graffiti

The female suspect, whose detailed identity was not available, was among the seven Filipinos who defaced a listed building on the evening of July 11. Nonetheless, she denied the act

Conferences and exhibitions impact goes beyond statistics

  The number of participants in the region’s meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions (MICE) should not be a sole indicator when determining the benefits of those activities, the impacts of which

28,835 fined since anti-smoking law implemented

Following the implementation of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law in January 2012, law enforcement inspectors have performed a total of 874,876 inspections at several kinds of establishments, which have

Gov’t to sign new contract with TCM

According to a notice published by the government’s Official Gazette (BO), the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, will be representing the government as one of the

Corporate Bits | sofitel macau at ponte 16 inaugurates ‘birds, dreamland’ oil paining exhibition

Sofitel Macau aims to initiate many unique cultural events in the hotel encompassing both French and local cultures.  The “Birds, Dreamland” oil painting exhibition will showcase 16 pieces from CNS’

Asian stocks head for lowest close since 2012

Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading for its lowest close since November 2012, after Chinese equities slumped as trading resumed on the mainland following a four-day weekend. Galaxy

China stock rout delaying market links with Hong Kong, HKEx says

“Psychologically, this is not the time to talk a lot about mutual market access when you’ve just put out a fire,” Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Chief Executive Officer

Toshiba vows ‘bold’ revamp after reporting annual loss

Toshiba Corp. Pre-­sident Masashi Muromachi said the industrial group planned a “bold restructuring” of its chip-making and lifestyle divisions after reporting an annual loss and restating six years’ worth of

Statistics | Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries falls

In the first seven months of the year China imported goods worth USD35.893 billion (-32.01 percent) from the eight Portuguese-­speaking countries and sold them goods in the amount of US$22.794

Angola | Hotel sector currently offers 14,000 rooms

The hotel and tourism sector in Angola has 14,000 rooms and 18,000 beds in 185 hotels, 88 resorts, 14 apartment hotels and six inns, employing over 202,000 people, said the

Mainland’s stock turmoil could be just a blip, if 1960s Japan is a guide

China’s economic slowdown and market crash often evoke comparisons with Japan’s bust in the 1990s, a period that saw the world’s second-­largest economy of the time tip into prolonged stagnation. Both

Hong Kong home prices may begin to drop in 2016: JPMorgan

Hong Kong’s property prices may correct next year after reaching a record high, as an economic slowdown in China and Hong Kong starts to weigh on real estate, according to

One child policy | Pregnant woman must choose between 2nd child, husband’s job

A public outcry has been raised over the plight of a woman who’s considering an illegal abortion at 8 months because the child would violate China’s restrictive birth policy and

Film | Xinhua Insight: big-name directors lose game to small fish

Chinese film is exiting a period ruled by a scattering of big-name directors, a change evident this summer as the movie industry’s big fish floundered. Their ticket sales were dwarfed as

Thailand | Suspect in Bangkok bombing tells police he’s ‘guilty’

  A key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing was transferred yesterday to police custody after a week of military interrogation, and was asked to acknowledge the charge against him

Australia | Abbott vows to resettle ‘significant’ number of Syrians 

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that his country will resettle a “significant” number of refugees from Syria this year, while the opposition called for an additional 10,000 refugee places to

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