MEDICAL FORUM | Multidisciplinary medical teams are key in disaster sites

Harvard Medical School professor and surgeon Susan Briggs has been to major disaster sites over the years, including New Orleans after deadly hurricane Katrina, Haiti, the World Trade Center after

Health Bureau launches study on population next year

The Health Bureau (SSM) will be launching a research study on Macau’s population next year, seeking to understand what the main health problems affecting the lives of residents are. SSM

Lawmakers acknowledge difficulties in hiring AL staff

Lawmaker Chan Chak Mo, president of the Legislative Assembly 2nd Standing Committee, acknowledges that it will be difficult to hire more staff as additional vacancies will open once amendments to

Harbourview Hotel to open next week

The Harbourview Hotel will be the first venue to open as part of the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf redevelopment project on February 11, according to casino and hotel services operator Macau

Crime | Two cases of alleged sexual assualt on minors

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have taken a man into custody, and handed another one to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), in two separate cases of sexual assault on females under

New Macau to consult public on sex crimes

Casinos hit worst streak ever as graft fight persists

Macau’s casino revenue slumped an eighth straight month in January for the longest losing streak on record, and there are growing expectations the pain will persist another year as China’s

China aviation billionaire emerges on budget airlines IPO

Shares of the low-cost carrier jumped 44 percent on its trading debut on Jan. 21, and climbed by the 10 percent limit for eight straight days, tripling in value. The

Prosecutors recommend 3 years prison for nut rage executive 

South Korean prosecutors yesterday recommended 3 years prison for the former Korean Air executive charged with endangering flight safety after an inflight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. Cho,

Corporate Bits | BNU and Asia Miles launch co-brand credit card

The card is now available at all 18 BNU branches in two card types – Platinum Visa and Gold Visa. It not only combines banking service and travel & lifestyle

China donates rice to flood victims in Mozambique

China has donated 10 tons of rice to victims of the floods that affected the provinces of central and northern Mozambique, the Deputy Director General of the National Institute of

Angola | Ambassador announces investment by Chinese companies

Several Chinese companies will invest this year in Uige in socio-economic sectors and infrastructure, the Chinese ambassador to Angola announced at a hearing granted by the provincial deputy governor for

Alibaba offers young Hong Kong entrepreneurs HKD1 billion

Alibaba Group is planning to pump HKD1 billion into a not-for-profit foundation aimed at boosting entrepreneurship among Hong Kong’s younger population, international IT website ZDNet reported yesterday. According to an article

CCTV to take its New Year TV gala to a global audience 

  China says its annual Lunar New Year gala TV show is all set to go international. State broadcaster China Central Television says it’s making rights available to foreign broadcasters for the first time, and

Minsheng Bank falls as president resigns after probe report

  China Minsheng Banking Corp. shares fell after President Mao Xiaofeng resigned and a magazine reported that he’s being investigated by Chinese authorities. Mao stepped down for “personal reasons,” the bank said

Gov’t executes 2 from banned sect for murder at McDonald’s

China and India reaffirmed their warming ties Friday following U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi that underscored Beijing’s complicated relationship with both countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed India’s External

Myanmar | Gate Suu Kyi spoke from to go up for auction

  The iron gate that stood in front of the home of Myanmar’s formerly imprisoned democracy icon, separating her from throngs of cheering supporters as she made speeches challenging the country’s

Australia | Contrite prime minister won’t appoint knights

  Prime Minister Tony Abbott, facing down a revolt from within his own government ranks, promised yesterday he would never again choose who gets an Australian knighthood and officially ditched his

Japan | Abe defends handling of hostage crisis

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff yesterday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed

Thailand | 1 hurt as small blasts rattle Bangkok mall shoppers

Police in Thailand yesterday were investigating a pair of bombings outside a luxury shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok, the first such violence reported in the capital since last year’s army

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