Kimmo Timonen will retire a champion

Kimmo Timonen got the Stanley Cup from Jonathan Toews and raised it high above his head, unleashing a cathartic roar in concert with the raucous United Center crowd. In the final game

Chicago beats Tampa Bay 2-0 to win Stanley Cup

The Chicago Blackhawks won their third NHL Stanley Cup in six years by beating Tampa Bay 2-0 on Monday (US time) to take the series 4 games to 2. Patrick Kane

Blatter not going to New Zealand for U20 World Cup final

  FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not go to New Zealand for the Under-20 World Cup final on Saturday. Amid speculation that Blatter risks arrest in many countries, FIFA confirmed yesterday

Japan held to 0-0 by Singapore in Asian World Cup qualifier

Japan was held to a goalless draw by visiting minnow Singapore while Guam pulled off only its second World Cup qualifying win when it beat India 2-1 yesterday. Also, Son Heung-min

World Views | Japan corporations act like it’s 1985

The Japanese government’s newfound embrace of international corporate governance standards has the potential to be an epochal moment for the country’s economy. Shareholders are now being encouraged to challenge Japanese CEOs, and companies

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 – edition no. 2336

* Hong Kong legislators begin debate on electoral reform plan * Phase 2 launch softer than expected * Gov't not to recover 16 idle land plots * Egypt: Morsi death sentence confirmed DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Elephant that killed man relocated

An elephant that escaped from a German circus and killed a man over the weekend has been relocated to a German safari park. The 34-year-old African elephant named “Baby” on

World briefs

UK Amnesty International urged world leaders yesterday to radically overhaul refugee policies and create a comprehensive global strategy to deal with the crisis, describing it as the worst emergency of

Terrorism | Suicide bombers kill 23 in attacks on Chad capital

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but suspicion quickly fell on Boko Haram, the group based in neighboring Nigeria that already has attacked Chadian villages along the lake that

Caritas launches English and Portuguese helpline for expats

Caritas Macau and the Life Hope team are launching a suicide prevention and emotional aid hotline providing services in both English and Portuguese this coming Sunday (June 21). The helpline will

Economy expected to resume growth in 2016

The local economy is expected to start growing again in 2016, when the Economist Intelligence Unit has predicted real growth of 5.3 percent, according to the most recent report on 

Fiscal surplus drops sharply, public expenditure up 49 pct

Macau recorded a fiscal surplus of MOP25.28 billion in the first five months of this year, down by 54.9 percent from the year before, according to the latest figures released

Briefs | Foreign exchange reserves increase slightly

The Monetary Authority of Macau announced yesterday that the preliminary estimate the MSAR’s foreign exchange reserves totaled MOP139.1 billion (USD17.42 billion) at the end of May 2015. The reserves increased

CRIME | Local cabbie arrested for unconsensual sex

The Judiciary Police sent a local taxi driver to the Public Prosecutions Office for investigation and interrogation yesterday morning after he was reported to have coerced his mainland wife into

Lawmakers deny motion to debate fiscal reserve investment plan

Lawmakers voted against Au Kam San’s motion yesterday for a plenary debate at the Legislative Assembly (AL) concerning the government’s plan to invest fiscal reserves through the neighboring Guangdong province.

Exhibition | Science Center showcases printing technology evolution

Entitled “Impressions Printing – Exhibition on Printing Technology,” the showcase features interactive multi-media games and hands-on printing workshops, allowing visitors to discover more about ancient and modern printing technology, various

Education | Local students eligible to apply directly for University of Coimbra

The University of Coimbra (UC) has opened applications to local and Chinese students looking to further their studies at one of Europe’s oldest universities. High school students from Macau and China

Paris Air Show kicks off with Airbus-Boeing rivalry 

Airbus is betting on big jets as the future of aviation, while rival Boeing is gambling on smaller ones — but both are hoping to sell hundreds of planes of

Corporate Bits | Sands China sponsors protecting childhood initiative

The “Protecting Childhood – Moral Teenage Model Collection” initiative aims to find 100 children and teenagers aged between 7 and 14 years from remote areas of China who are able

China plans to support industrialization in Mozambique

China plans to increase industrial co-operation with Mozambique, China’s ambassador to Mozambique Li Chunhua said in Maputo, adding that said several public and private companies from his country had expressed

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