In ‘Keepers,’ film critic revisits a lifetime at the movies

A theater up the street asks its employees to include the title of a favorite movie on their nametags. The choices of these teenagers and twentysomethings can be anything from

Neil Young’s ‘The Monsanto Years’ attacks corporate greed

Neil Young’s voice, playing and passion are undimmed, but his lyrical talent is diminished in much of this new album, which — as the title “The Monsanto Years” suggests —

News of the World | San Francisco hotels are world’s priciest as rates surge 88 percent

San Francisco already is one of the priciest U.S. cities for apartment renters and companies seeking office space. Now the area has a new distinction: it’s the world’s most expensive

The Kiwi Emblem

Situated in the northeastern corner of the South Island along the 41st parallel south, Marlborough is not only the cradle of New Zealand wine, but also home to some of

Food | Ambiance of a brasserie

For those who love French dishes but prefer to enjoy them in a casual setting, there is a new venue just opened not long ago. The Ritz-Carlton Café located inside

SPA | The art of healing

Muscle tension and stress is a big issue in the lives of many. In order to ensure that guests can luxuriously relax, the new ESPA Macau spa located on the

The Buzz | Saudi prince vows to donate USD32b fortune

Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world’s richest people, has announced he will donate all of his wealth to charity over the coming years. The Saudi

Asia’s growing appetite for meat, milk drives up costs

Asia’s fast-growing economies will increase demand for food in the next decade, especially meat and dairy, as incomes rise, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations

World Briefs

CHINA’s manufacturing was weak in June and employers cut more jobs, two surveys showed yesterday, in a new sign the world’s second-largest economy is struggling to emerge from a slump.

Health Bureau stresses priority in protecting non-smokers

Several reports and opinion-makers argue that the full smoking ban on casinos will have a negative impact on the economy, but the Health Bureau director, Lei Chin Ion, stated that

Cooperation | Portuguese medical institute opens European market for local firms

Portugal’s Institute of Traditional Medicine (IMT) has collaborated with the Hengqin-based Guangdong- Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park to establish an international exchange and cooperation centre within the park, which

Gaming | Revenue slumps to lowest level in over four years

Local casino revenue fell to the lowest in more than four years amid China’s slowing economy and a graft crackdown that deterred high rollers. A surprise easing of Chinese travel

Heritage | 10 years after UNESCO listing | Urban planners say city should be seen as a whole

Residents have a closer attachment to heritage sites that have “a social role” – like the post office and the several modernist markets – than they have with emblematic monuments

ARTS AND CULTURE | Fair with extended English book offering

This year’s edition of the Macau Book Carnival is seeking to inject positive energy into the city by cultivating reading culture among locals, according to the organizers of the event,

HKD7 million seized by Customs

A Korean national was preparing to leave Macau carrying HKD7 million in a large black backpack when Macau Customs stopped him at the airport. Officers asked him to open his

LRT construction to extend to peninsula section at year-end

The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) is focusing on its primary task to allocate resources to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Taipa section’s construction, the office’s new coordinator, Ho Cheong Kei,

Extra flight added to current Taoyuan-Macau schedule

Budget airline Tigerair Taiwan intends to increase its flight frequency between Taoyuan and Macau. The airline currently operates two round-trip flights every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. However, from August 1,

FILM | One more award for ‘A Useless Fiction’

Cheong Kin Man’s award-wining short film, “A Useless Fiction,” has just clinched another prize: “Distinción Amarilla.” Known as “the Yellow Prize” in English, it was awarded at the Cinemística Film

China scrambles to reassure jittery stock traders

Chinese authorities are scrambling to reassure jittery investors after soaring stock markets plunged, threatening to set back economic reform plans. The market benchmark soared 150 percent from the start of the

Corporate Bits | Summer special offers for local residents at wynn

Accommodation - Macau residents can stay at the Forbes Five-Star Wynn Macau. The package includes one-night’s accommodation, choice of breakfast for two persons, complimentary WiFi, complimentary parking and late check-out

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