Entertainment | ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ stage musical scores big in London

Bend It Like Beckham” has scored with critics in London. A new stage musical based on the 2002 film about aspiring female soccer players has opened to rave reviews. The

Studio City to feature movie-inspired ferris wheel

The 130-meter-high ferris wheel will be located at the central point between the resort’s twin hotel towers, which are described as having a theme of “Art Deco meets Gotham City.” As

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HONG KONG Regulators reject an application for a budget airline joint venture involving Australia’s Qantas and China Eastern Airlines after local carriers objected. NORTH KOREA Instagram appears to be back to

New subsidies for frontline civil servants to be rolled out by July

The government is planning to implement new relief measures for frontline civil servants, including subsidies to assist with the care of children and elderly family members.The Secretary for Administration and

Slump spreading from gambling tables to property market

Macau’s six-year lucky streak has come to an end. That’s become evident not just at the baccarat tables but at real estate agencies, too. After more than quintupling over six

CCAC to launch probe into 16 idle land parcels

CCAC revealed in a statement yesterday that it will be launching a probe into “the incident concerning the 16 plots of leased land.” “If any illegal acts or disciplinary offences are

New agreement to invest in Guangdong signed

BRIEFS | British Monopoly players compete for Macau trip

British national Terri Ross, who was awarded first place in the UK final of the Monopoly championship, will be competing in Macau at the world championships, The Newcastle Chronicle &

EDUCATION | Anglican College launches work-shadowing program

  The Macau Anglican College (MAC) launched a new work-shadowing program for its senior students this week. As part of the scheme, each participant spends two days in a workplace with

Tourism | IFT sees demand growing for hotel professionals’ enhancement

The local hotel and hospitality industry has placed greater demands on its human resource personnel, Fanny Vong, president of the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), revealed. Ms Vong presented certificates to

Anti-human trafficking hotlines reorganized

A new 24-hour Report and Assistance anti-human trafficking hotline will commence operation from July 1 this year. According to a statement, the revamp is intended to optimize the functioning of

Students get MICE industry hands-on job experience

A group of Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) students will have a unique opportunity to gain practical experience tomorrow as they develop and organize an entire exhibition featuring the work

Real Estate Matters | The top 25 questions we are asked about Macau property – Part 4 of 5

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties

Greece, creditors at loggerheads as debt deadline looms 

Greece and its international creditors remained at loggerheads yesterday over reform measures that Athens must introduce to unlock billions of euros in loans and prevent a likely bankruptcy of the

Chinese workers contracted by Uniqlo strike over plant closure 

More than 300 Chinese workers at a garment factory that supplies international brands such as Uniqlo have been protesting for about two weeks what they say is a unilateral decision

H&M sees Q2 revenue increase by 21 percent

Swedish budget fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB says its second-quarter revenue increased 21 percent to 45.9 billion kronor (USD5.6 billion), despite an unusually cold spring in many of its

Corporate Bits | BNU exhibition – ‘a new century together with you’

In his welcome remarks, Mr Pedro Cardoso, BNU’s CEO, said “for more than a century, BNU is part of the financial life of Macau, maintaining an active role in the

Conservationists: New policy could save elephants 

Conservationists hail it as a possible game-changer in the struggle to curb the slaughter of elephants: an unexpected pledge by a senior Chinese official to stop the ivory trade in

War veterans protest over missing benefits 

Disgruntled Chinese military veterans converged on Beijing this week in a protest over what they say is the government’s failure to make good on promised pensions, medical insurance and other

Sino-US talks see progress on currency, cyberspace issues

The United States claimed progress Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) with China on currency issues and toward negotiating a code of conduct for cyberspace after two days of high-level talks that underscored sharp

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