SPORTS | Int’l Dragon Boat races offer higher prize money

By increasing the amount of prize money, the Macau government hopes to attract more international teams to the competition, which will be held on June 13, 14 and 20. Macau’s small

Education | Schools that leave out the boys

Mandy, Daisy and Sally share more than the uniform at Lady Fatima’s School. For most of their lives, they have attended a girls’ school. They don’t have a lot of

ARTS | Edgy ‘Valkyrie Octopus’ is taking over MGM’s aquarium

A multicolored octopus structure is slowly taking shape at the heart of MGM Macau’s Grande Praça. Its tentacles are taking over the square’s famous aquarium. Acclaimed contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos

Gaming shares drop as Deutsche Bank latest to turn bearish

The opening of two new gaming venues this year isn’t expected to boost demand, and the market is underestimating pressure on casino operators’ profit margins, Deutsche analyst Karen Tang wrote

Briefs | CCAC says secretariat dissolution is legal

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has ruled that the dissolution of the secretariat of the Urban Planning Council is lawful. Following a complaint from the New Macau Association, CCAC noted

Apple CEO Tim Cook embraces technology and luxury to win in smartwatches

Apple Inc. is betting that its first new gadget in five years, a smartwatch costing from USD349 to more than $10,000, will offer the right blend of technology and luxury

Corporate Bits | Sands Macao wine tasting events on March 13 and 27

On March 13, wine lovers will be able to sample a selection of wines from Australia and New Zealand, including Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay. According to the organizers, “These wines

Mozambique’s economy projected to grow 7.5 pct

The government of Mozambique expects the country’s economy will to grow 7.5 percent this year, down 20 basis points on the forecast for 2014, according to the proposed Economic and

Angola | Private investment expected to create 41,000 jobs

Thirty-six private investment projects created under the program for acceleration of diversification of Angola’s economy, will create 41,000 direct jobs in the next three years, the Angolan Economy Minister said

Lawmakers’ pollution battle adds to growth challenges

China’s Lunar New Year celebrations typically feature visits to relatives. For provincial Governor Du Jiahao, day two of the biggest holiday on the calendar found him doing something altogether different. The

Inflation returns to above 1 percent but deflation risk looms

  China’s consumer inflation slightly picked up in February but analysts say this is unlikely to be sustained, heightening looming deflationary risk, which will put pressure on policymakers to further ease

Beijing says Muslim Uighurs have joined Islamic State group 

Chinese officials said yesterday that members of the country’s Muslim Uighur ethnic minority have gone overseas to fight with the Islamic State group, which controls sections of Syria and Iraq,

Tibet | Indian police break up protest at Chinese Embassy

Indian police yesterday detained about a hundred Tibetans who were protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against China’s rule in Tibet. Protesters interlocked

Myanmar | Police charge at student protesters with batons

Hundreds of riot police charged at students protesting Myanmar’s new education law yesterday, pummeling them with batons and then dragging them into trucks, bringing a quick, harsh end to a weeklong standoff. Police

South Korea | Knifed US ambassador released from hospital

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert vowed yesterday not to change his “open and friendly” approach to diplomacy, as he left a South Korean hospital after five days of treatment following a

New Zealand | Authorities investigating threat to poison baby formula

  An anonymous blackmailer threatened to poison infant formula in New Zealand to protest the country’s use of poisonous baits for pest control, and sent dairy giant Fonterra packets of milk

Bangladesh | Gov’t orders N. Korean diplomat out for smuggling gold

Bangladesh’s government has ordered a North Korean diplomat to leave the country after discovering USD1.4 million of unauthorized gold in his bag when he arrived at Dhaka’s airport, a Foreign

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | Banned Indian rape documentary debuts in US; Streep attends

A rape documentary banned from airing in India received its U.S. premiere at a star-studded event that included actresses Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto. The screening of “India’s Daughter” at Baruch College began Monday

Egypt | Cairo’s Mother Theresa serves children of slums

In a slum inhabited by Cairo’s legions of informal garbage collectors, children in tattered sandals walk down muddy, trash-strewn alleys to get to Mama Maggie’s community center, where their feet

Ivory Coast | Former 1st lady gets 20 years’ jail for violence

Ukraine’s president says government and Russian-backed separatist forces have pulled back the bulk of their artillery and rocket launchers from the front line in the east, in compliance with a

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