Policy Address | Security New facilities and law amendments needed to tackle safety risks

The Legislative Assembly (AL) concluded its plenary meeting discussions on the government’s policy objectives for 2015 in the area of security last Friday. Taking into account the growth in new

Online excitement but no long lines for Apple Watch debut 

An online rush replaced the traditional overnight queues outside Apple stores Friday as the iconic tech company began taking orders and letting shoppers get their hands on its much-vaunted smartwatch

Corporate Bits | Korean dance show “Dancing 9” filmed at the Venetian for the first time

The challenge was to perform a dance sequence at destinations across The Venetian Macao, including the Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Square, on a gondola ride and at the Grado Golf

Angola | Australian company extracts 1,317 diamonds in concession

The diamonds extracted as a result of processing 12,912 cubic meters of rock, had a total mass of 1,335 carats, with an average of 1.01 carats, with the largest standing

Chinese groups well positioned to buy Portuguese bank

The highest non-binding bid for the purchase of Portuguese bank Novo Banco was presented by a Chinese group and is for over 4 billion euros, the Expresso Diário newspaper reported

Hong Kong | Gov’t said to seek limit to visits from Shenzhen residents

Hong Kong proposed to China that visits from Shenzhen residents be cut to once a week as an increase in day-trippers and traders buying goods in the city led to

Cancer surge prompts rise of special patient hotels

Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in western Beijing, about a block from China’s most renowned cancer hospital. Her laundry dries on

TV host says sorry for comments about Mao Zedong

A popular Chinese television celebrity has apologized for insulting the founder of Communist China, after his remarks at a private dinner caused a stir in China and rekindled debate on the complicated

Bangladesh | Authorities on alert after Islamist’s execution

Thousands of Bangladeshis poured onto the streets to applaud the execution of an Islamist party official on charges of crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war, while security

Pakistan | Al-Qaida Indian branch: US drones kill 2 leaders

U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan killed two leaders of al-Qaida’s Indian branch earlier this year, a spokesman for the militants said yesterday, a major blow to the affiliate only months

Thailand | Car bomb injures 7 at shopping mall on Samui

A car bomb injured seven people Friday night at a shopping mall on Thailand’s resort island of Samui, security officials said. The bomb, hidden in a stolen Mazda pickup truck, also

Japan | 3 dolphins rescued after large group beaches on coast

About 150 dolphins beached themselves and became stranded on Japan’s northeastern coast, but frantic rescue efforts Friday saved just a few of them. Mostly melon-headed whales or blackfish, the dolphins were found alive

Cuba-USA thaw In historic face to face, Obama, Castro vow to turn the page 

President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country’s leaders in a half-century, pledging to reach for the kind

USA | Clinton campaign to focus on economic security, opportunity 

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign will center on boosting economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families, while casting the former senator and secretary of state

Vatican City | Pope calls Armenian slaughter ‘1st genocide of 20th century’ 

Pope Francis yesterday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it “the first genocide of the 20th century” and urging the international community to recognize it

This Day in History | 1964 – Poitier breaks new ground with Oscar win

In the film, released last year, he played construction worker Homer Smith whom a group of nuns believe was sent to them by God to build their church. The only other

Offbeat | Godzilla welcomed in Tokyo – to lure visitors, not to scare

The irradiated monster was appointed special resident and tourism ambassador for Shinjuku ward, known for its down-home bars and noodle restaurants. A Godzilla-size head towering 52 meters above ground level was

Lewis Hamilton wins 4th Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes back on top in Formula One, leading for most of the race yesterday to capture his fourth Chinese Grand Prix victory. Hamilton made sure there would be

Russia’s World Cup organizers face budget headaches

Saransk’s stadium for the 2018 World Cup is supposed to raise the profile of this little-known Russian city, but for now Alexei Merkushkin is just trying to keep costs down. As

Rear Window | Idle cash

Conventional wisdom tells us that Macau people are eager to brag about the standard of the services provided by its utilities, or at least admit a better than average level

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