Statistics | Telecommunications – 159,900 households connected, more smartphone users

The data indicated that the percentage of households using mobile broadband to access the Internet increased by 7.2 percentage points year-on-year to 87.1%, driven by the popularity of smart-phones. Meanwhile,

Arts | Leong Wai Man wins ‘48 Rush Hours’

The topic, “Journey”, was announced last Friday to 57 applicants who had to produce and deliver a video before Saturday at 10 a.m. Twenty nine productions were submitted and the

Thousands of local passengers affected by bad weather

A total of 16 Macau-bound flights have been diverted to airports in Shenzhen or Hong Kong, while around 12 flights ready to take off were called off or delayed over

Briefs | Property developer allegedly sues New Macau

Several New Macau Association (ANM) members have been summoned by the Judiciary Police, allegedly for assisting an investigation into a libel lawsuit, according to a post on the association’s Facebook

Policy Address | Transport and Public Works Secretary prioritizes public works and vehicle control in long task list

The Legislative Assembly (AL) concluded its plenary meeting debates on the government’s 2015 policy objectives regarding transport and public works last Friday, where lawmakers put forth concerns and suggestions over

Zhou says China has room for monetary easing; may not use it

China’s central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the world’s second-largest economy has scope compared with other nations to ease its monetary policies though won’t necessarily take advantage of it. “We have

Nissan’s Infiniti to expand mainland dealer network

Nissan Motor Co.’s Infiniti premium brand plans to increase the number of dealerships it has in China by about 40 percent this year, with room to add more outlets in

Corporate Bits | CEM holds lunch gathering for senior citizens for the 11th consecutive year

Shi Yulin, CEM Executive Director, said in his speech that as respecting the elderly is a virtue in Chinese tradition, CEM has been actively extending care to the community and

Mozambique | World Bank may revise economic growth forecast

The World Bank may revise its growth forecast for Mozambique’s economy downwards from 7 percent to 6.5 percent due to natural disasters this year and to contained public spending.The World

Angola | Company signs investment agreement worth USD5b

Angolan company Organizações Ribeirinho has become the largest investor in Angola to sign a contract with the National Agency for Private Investment (ANIP) for an investment of USD5 billion, Angolan

AP Exclusive | Activist more determined after lockup 

The most prominent of five recently released Chinese women’s rights activists feels her dedication to the cause has grown stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke

Central Bank to cut bank reserve requirement

China has cut the amount of cash the country’s lenders must set aside as reserves in the second such move in three months, stepping up stimulus after Premier Li Keqiang

Veteran journalist Gao Yu sentenced to 7 years

A Beijing court sentenced a veteran Chinese journalist to seven years in prison Friday on charges of leaking a document detailing the Communist Party leadership’s resolve to aggressively target civil

Report says Beijing building airstrip on reclaimed island 

China is building an airstrip on an artificially created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea, according to independent analysts, a move the U.S. has warned could raise tensions

South Korea | Police question dozens after violent ferry protest

South Korean police said yesterday that they were questioning dozens of protesters after violence broke out at a rally denouncing the government’s handling of a ferry disaster that killed more

Australia | Authorities arrest 5 for alleged IS-inspired terror plot 

Five Australian teenagers were arrested Saturday on suspicion of plotting an Islamic State group-inspired terrorist attack at a Veterans’ Day ceremony that included targeting police officers, officials said. The suspects included

India | 2 policemen arrested in killing of Kashmiri youth

Two Indian policemen have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy during weekend protests in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said. Towns across the Himalayan territory were mostly

Afghanistan | Islamic State blamed for suicide bombing killing 35

A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a line of people waiting outside a bank Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 and wounding 125 in an assault the country’s president

Italy | 24 dead, 28 safe, hundreds missing as Med migrant boat sinks

A boat believed to be crowded with 700 migrants capsized in the waters north of Libya overnight, leaving at least 24 confirmed dead and sparking fears for what could become

Islamic State | Video purports to show killing of Ethiopians in Libya

A video released by the Islamic State group yesterday appears to show the killing of two different groups of captured Ethiopian Christians by the extremist group’s Libyan affiliates. The 29-minute online

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