‘Pitch Perfect 2’ soundtrack not so perfect

There is such a thing as being too clever. The Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers, who return in the film “Pitch Perfect 2,” have found a way to cram even more

The Mediterranean Heart

Prior to the Age of Discovery, the Mediterranean area had for centuries remained the centre of Europe and its history. Owing to their geopolitical locations, if Crete and Cyprus were

Food | The Secret Garden

Gentle breezes brush through the trees, making a soothing sound while touching the leaves. Breathing lightly, I feel unusually relaxed. My eyes are hypnotized, fixed on the bubbles of the

Exclusive | From tycoons to state bosses: key people in Chinese business

The most successful of China’s entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s biggest companies and amassed stunning fortunes. Often they are little known outside of China, but that is changing

SCREEN PEOPLE | Last Show – David Letterman on retirement: it’s time, but he’s torn

Perched on a stool in a fast-food restaurant beside the Ed Sullivan Theater, where he has hosted “Late Show” for two decades but will do so only a bit longer,

scITech| Agriculture – US develops first government label for GMO-free products

The U.S. Agriculture Department has developed the first government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients. USDA’s move comes as some consumer groups push for mandatory

Travelog | Essentials for visiting Paris – What’s new, classics and more

The City of Light is not just one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals. Because of its small size, just 8 kilometers from north to south, Paris is also perfect for

The Buzz | Dutch court clears man who helped his 99-year-old mother die

Dutch appeals court has cleared a man of any criminal responsibility for helping his 99-year- old mother take her own life — a case that aimed to create precedents for assisting

World briefs

CHINA  Apple CEO Tim Cook met with a top Chinese official in Beijing while touring a country that has become the tech giant’s biggest driver of sales growth, state media

Intimate expenses | Pentagon credit cards used at casinos, adult clubs

An audit found that military and civilian personnel used the cards, intended for authorized government travel, to charge USD952,258 at casinos and $96,576 at adult clubs in the year that

Funeral expo shows latest industry trends

First held in Macau in 2008, what is deemed “the largest annual event for the funeral and cemetery industry in the Asia-Pacific” was subsequently held in the neighboring SAR for

Wynn employees support Nepal quake relief efforts

According to a press release, the donation “is a combination of individual contributions from employees, matched by the company.” Wynn Macau stressed that the amount donated is “very significant” and was

Ex-Birmingham City chairman loses HK money laundering appeal

Ex-British soccer club Birmingham City Chairman Carson Yeung lost an appeal to overturn his HK$721 million (USD93 million) money laundering conviction. Hong Kong Court of Appeal Judge Michael Lunn, who handed

Gov’t pledges to include e-cigarettes in revised tobacco bill

Several legislators have called on the government to regulate e-cigarettes during Tuesday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting. “It’s a new trend and a lot of people use the e-cigarette. So we

Week-long LGBTI exhibition runs at Ox Warehouse

Titled “Growing Pains,” the five-day exhibition is intended to demonstrate a contrast between the life being part of a sexual minority in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, and the lives

CE dispatch stops Edmund Ho from testifying on confidentiality grounds

In a confidential dispatch addressed to the Court of First Instance judge presiding over the case, Chui Sai On states that “the facts are of a confidential or reserved

Gaming | Citi keeps May revenue forecast at MOP20.5b

Based on a report on the industry’s data, Citigroup has said that Macau’s gaming revenue for the first ten days of May reached MOP7 billion, while the overall average daily

Local hotels top most expensive AP list

Between January and March, the average price of Macau hotels increased by 64 percent year-on-year, recording one of the sharpest increases among the Asia-Pacific destinations, according to data quoted by

Asian American lawsuit still pending

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has confirmed a ruling made by a lower court that recognizes and enforces a foreign decision made in a case between Las Vegas Sands

Lawyers association raises concern over unpaid legal aid service

The president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), Jorge Neto Valente, has raised concerns over legal aid cases, in which legal aid lawyers have not been paid for their services,

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