Project Poker | How to actually be your own boss?

This is a question that I have been asking myself quite a bit recently. It addresses a little dilemma that I feel has been bugging me every now and then

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries falls 23.64 pct

Figures from China’s Customs Service published by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau showed that in the first two months of the year China sold to the eight Portuguese-speaking countries

São Tomé and Príncipe receives over 18,000 tourists in 2014

Figures obtained by Macauhub in São Tomé from the Directorate-General showed that the archipelago was visited in 2014 by 18,187 tourists, compared to 13,708 in 2013. Portugal topped the list of

Xinhua insight | Psychology behind the mainland’s ‘Furious 7’ frenzy

The staggering performance of “Furious 7” in China has left many industry insiders baffled. The movie, starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, broke almost every record possible - the

South China Sea | US: Growing PRC, Russia military activity in Asia-Pacific

The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) that major land reclamation by China at outposts in the South China Sea could allow it to exert more influence over

Tokyo bumps Beijing as top holder of US Treasury debt

Japan overtook China in February as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities, a position Japan last held in August 2008. In its monthly report on bond holdings, the Treasury Department said

Gov’t starts campaign to counter outflow of corruption cash

The People’s Bank of China, the central bank, will join with four ministries including the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, to crack down on underground banks, offshore company accounts and

Malaysia | Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May,

Australia | Gov’t will soon pay refugees to resettle in Cambodia

Rod McGuirk, Canberra Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia who are being held on the Pacific atoll of Nauru after being rejected by Australia could soon be paid

Russia | Putin defends Iran missile decision during call-in show

President Vladimir Putin sternly urged the West to respect Russia’s interests in global affairs and defended his move to sanction the delivery of a long-range air defense missile system to Iran during

Briefs | Brazil – Governing party treasurer arrested in kickback case

Federal police on Wednesday (yesterday in Macau) detained the treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party in the wide-ranging investigation into corruption at state-run oil giant Petrobras, and the party said

This Day in History | 1961 – Exiles invade Cuba at Bay of Pigs

The only news coming out of Cuba is broadcast by the government-run radio station. All other communications with the island have been cut. THe first landing is reported to have taken

Offbeat | Israeli ultra-Orthodox site cuts Kim Kardashian from photo

The original photo of Kardashian, her husband, Kanye West, and Jerusalem’s Mayor Nir Barkat was altered to put Kardashian behind a restaurant receipt. Kardashian was blurred in another. Nissim Ben Haim,

Football | Champions League roundup – Quaresma gets 2 as Porto beats Bayern 3-1

Bayern, a five-time European champion but currently hit by injuries, paid for its defensive blunders as it struggled to dominate a Portuguese side which is unbeaten in the competition. Thiago Alcantara

F1 | Hamilton defends his Champagne celebration after criticism

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton defended himself yesterday from the criticism surrounding his behavior at the Chinese Grand Prix, when he celebrated victory by spraying Champagne into the face of

Kapok | The way ahead is long

Thanks to Linkedin, I sometimes get to read articles about management in general and human relations at work, in particular, that I would otherwise simply brush aside for lack of

Friday, April 17, 2015 – edition no. 2293

* Sheldon Adelson on career development | ‘You can’t progress unless you take risks’ * Studio City retail partnership announced * Beishan World Music Festival this weekend * Search area for Flight 370

Jewels in the cinema crown

* Movies: Clouds of Sils Maria * Books: Adult Onset by Ann-Marie MacDonald * Music: Into the Wild Life by Halestorm * Wine: The Latino-Slavic Crossroad II * Food: Imperial Cuisine at Jade Dragon *

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