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USA-CHINA A judge has dismissed charges against the wife of a Chinese billionaire accused of taking part in a scheme to steal trade secrets from U.S. corn companies. The order

SJM worker found dead in North Korea under suspicious circumstances

A 29-year old SJM casino worker was found dead under suspicious circumstances in North Korea, where he worked at a casino in which tycoon Stanley Ho has an interest. Local

Crime | Man knifed in casino over debt dispute

A man from mainland China received knife wounds to his neck and hands inside the Kam Pek Paradise Casino in NAPE at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the

Water quality in public housing OK’d by government

Following the discovery of excessive lead in Hong Kong tap water, the government’s inspection concluded that the drinking water in local public housing estates is not contaminated. The 49 samples of

Roosevelt Macau drops casino idea, focuses on fine dining

On the sidelines of the hotel’s exterior design competition awards ceremony, Mr Iu told the Times that “ a casino within the hotel and we haven’t considered applying for gambling

American views on local human trafficking refuted

The Secretary for Security’s Office issued a statement yesterday stressing that, “ considerations and conclusions included in the report do not reflect Macau’s reality.” Furthermore, the government argued that the United

Hepatitis C patients continue with struggle for new treatments

Macau’s Health Bureau (SSM) has assured the public that the new, revolutionary – yet costly – Hepatitis C drug, “Sofosbuvir” is under assessment to evaluate results and possible side effects. But

MGTO backs National Geography documentary

MGTO stated that it supports the program, which “ the success” of the inclusion of Macau’s historic center listing on the UNESCO World Heritage list 10 years ago. MGTO added that the

Urban planning | Apollo Cinema’s façade to be preserved

The façade of the old Apollo Cinema, a light green building located in Macau’s main street San Ma Lo, will be preserved, a representative of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

Negotiations on LRT depot to end soon

The depot structure is one of five projects comprising the LRT Taipa section. It features a 130,000 square meter area, which will serve as an operation control center, a factory

Briefs | Taiwan entrepreneur visas include local residents

A special resident visa for foreign national entrepreneurs who wish to start a business in Taiwan will soon be accepting applications. According to an announcement yesterday by the Ministry of

Liturgical music | Local choir tours Italy in August

Local group Coro Perosi will start their ‘Musical Tour in Italy’ on August 1. The two-week tour will take the choir to the Vatican, Rome, Assisi, Florence, Siena, Pisa and

Gaming | Slumping Macau calls in superheroes as graft fight hits casinos

Barely 10 years ago, Francis Lui and his family were building a relatively modest fortune largely from quarrying rock in Hong Kong and processing slag from blast furnaces on mainland

LVMH rises after biggest profit boost since 2012 on fashion gain

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE rose in Paris trading after the world’s largest luxury-goods maker reported its strongest earnings increase in three years. First-half profit from recurring operations rose 15

Suez profit drops after asset sale boosted previous results

Net income slumped to 141 million euros (USD156 million) from 255 million euros a year earlier, when the utility benefited from selling an asset in Macau. Stripped of that gain,

Corporate Bits | Mint set of commemorative stamps themed “Water & Life” to be officially issued

The stamps show pictures of the city from the olden days and today. In the past, queuing up for water was a part of everyday life; nowadays, a safe and

Analysis | Mainland’s currency policy sinks into disarray amid rout in stocks

The People’s Bank of China is holding the onshore version of the yuan at about 6.2 to the dollar, even as it pledges a bigger role for market forces. In

Turkish President Erdogan in Beijing amid Uighur tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with top Chinese officials yesterday amid tensions over China’s treatment of its Uighur minority and sensitive negotiations surrounding the possible purchase of a Chinese missile system. While

Hong Kong | Students warn of erosion in academic freedom 

Students at Hong Kong’s most prestigious university say its academic freedom is under attack in what they maintain is the politically motivated stalling of the appointment of an administrator who

Afghanistan | Gov’t examining claim Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead

An Afghan official said yesterday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the government’s comments

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