Health | Report urges new name, better diagnosis for chronic fatigue

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease that needs a new name to reflect that — and a straightforward way to diagnose the illness, a U.S. government advisory

Ask the Vet | 3 Feline Allergies Cat Owners Should Control

Allergies are an overreaction to a substance or item that is normally not harmful. The cat's immune system reacts to the antigen (the substance or item) by disrupting the white

Movies | ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ whips up stunning USD81.7 million

Audiences were more than curious to check out the big-screen adaptation of the racy phenomenon "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend. The erotic drama sizzled in its debut, earning an

THE BUZZ: Netanyahu calls for ‘massive’ Jewish immigration to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following the shooting attack outside a Copenhagen synagogue that killed a Danish Jew. Netanyahu says

It’s mud madness at Brazilian Carnival party

Forget the sexy nurses, the pirates and devils. At the Bloco da Lama Carnival street party, swamp creature is the costume of choice. Last weekend, revelers in the seaside colonial town

World briefs

CHINA has ordered stepped-up safety measures over the CNY travel rush in the wake of terrorist threats and the fatal stampede in Shanghai. Beijing estimates about 2.8 billion trips will

BRIEFS: Vietnam sees rise in exports to Macau

Vietnam’s exports to China’s Hong Kong and Macau grew impressively in 2014, state-run Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported on Friday. The broadcaster quoted the Vietnamese Consul General to Hong

Downtown visitors doubled as CNY closes in

One week prior to the Chinese New Year, downtown Macau has seen an increasing influx of tourists. Many visitors from nearby cities are visiting to shop for goods and gifts,

Gaming | Analyst predicts few gaming tables for new casinos

New casino projects may be granted only 100 to 150 gaming tables each and this is a prediction that an UBS Securities Asia Limited analyst has said is becoming increasingly

Shanghai entrepreneur allegedly sued by casino for billions in debts owed

A US-based Chinese news website has alleged that a well-known Shanghainese entrepreneur has been sued by a Macau casino operator for RMB1 billion in gaming debt. Furthermore, this may trigger

ARTS | Biennale works reflect Mio’s struggle under Cultural Revolution

  A set of 30 artworks created by Macau-based contemporary painter Mio Pang Fei have been selected and arranged at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM). They will soon be ready

Violent crime rises by 8.4 percent

  Extortion-related crimes were recorded as having one of the highest surges, rising 50.7 percent year-on-year and numbering at 34 more cases than in 2013. Mr Chak revealed in a press

Tourism | MGTO to launch four new walking routes today

The themes of the walking routes are “Footsteps into the Historic Centre”; “An Experiment of Creativity”; “Crossroads of China and Portugal”; “A Legacy of Arts and Culture”; “Enchanting Stories of

UM signs protocol with Indian institute

The University of Macau (UM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), aimed at “enriching the academic programs and promote the exchange of

Corporate Bits: Sands China achieves record results

Adjusted EBITDA for 2014 were at an all-time high USD3,261.0 million, an increase of 12.4 percent compared to figures from 2013. The performance was driven by revenue increases in all

Alibaba: SEC seeking information on fight over fake goods

E-commerce giant Alibaba said that U.S. regulators have requested information on Chinese authorities’ allegations that the company has failed to do enough to prevent fake goods from being sold on

Leading China taxi apps to merge

Leading China taxi apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announced a plan to merge, creating a new challenge for Uber Technologies Ltd.’s global expansion. Didi Dache, backed by Internet giant Tencent Holdings

Chinese tourists spend 33 million euros in Portugal

João Cotrim Figueiredo told Portuguese news agency Lusa that the number of Chinese visitors to Portugal in the first half of 2014 increased 69 percent to 55,400. The President of Turismo

Benguela Railroad reconnects coast and interior of Angola

The inaugural train on the Benguela Railroad (CFB), linking the Angolan coast to the country’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrived Thursday in Luau, eastern Moxico province, according

Guangxi | Fog disrupts air traffic

Heavy fog disrupted air traffic and stranded more than 3,000 passengers at a pivotal airport in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region over the weekend. As of Saturday 7 p.m., 30

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