TOURISM | CE gets positive feedback on visa scheme optimization

Chief Executive Chui Sai On said that he received positive feedback from Beijing for the local government’s plan to optimize the current individual visa scheme, TDM reported. Mr Chui did not

NPC and CPPCC meetings | Lawrence Ho: Gambling will always remain Macau’s major lure

  'Macau ought to strengthen its legal system regarding the gaming industry and re-orient itself towards achieving the goal of diverse economic development at an appropriate pace, advised Lawrence Ho, a

Patriotic education under the spotlight in Beijing

Director of the Liaison Office, Li Gang, renewed his call for patriotic education to be implemented in schools, at the NPC and CPPCC meetings in Beijing.  A research by the

CATS PREMIERE | ‘Everybody takes their own interpretation from the show’

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit show Cats has been performed over 7,000 times across the world. However, such a time-loved musical never fails to bring something new to every night, the

CRIME | Gambler’s son pleads in World Cup betting case

The son of a high-rolling Malaysian poker player accused of running an illegal World Cup betting operation out of his luxury villa at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas agreed to

China’s February exports rise 48.9%

China’s exports surged in February, exceeding all estimates as the economy benefited from U.S. growth and worked through data distortions linked to the Chinese New Year holiday and a crackdown

Shandong governor asks people not to buy milk powder in Hong Kong

The governor of China’s Shandong province called on those from the province not to go to Hong Kong for milk powder, so popular with Chinese tourists concerned about food safety

Corporate Bits | Cod the tasting room with guest chef Philippe Arrambide

The two-day, six-course dinner, in full Michelin star French authentic style, will include mussels and smoked salmon with green lentils with asparagus foam, crayfish with caviar cream with green apple

Pollution film vanishes as Xi pledges to fight smog

  A popular Chinese documentary film on the air pollution choking major cities was scrubbed from websites even as President Xi Jinping pledged to unleash an iron hand to protect the

Hong Kong delegates push plan at NPC for kids to love the motherland

The Chinese government should build teams of teachers to promote patriotic education in Hong Kong as the best way to counter the “arduous situation” created by the pro- democracy movement

Lawmakers hide cigarettes and alcohol as Xi clamps down

  A big box painted bright red will be the first thing many delegates notice as they check into their hotels for the annual session of China’s national legislature that continues

FLIGHT MH370 | Kin mark anniversary with vow to never give up 

Families of the 239 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 yesterday marked the anniversary of the plane’s disappearance, vowing to never give up on the desperate search for wreckage and answers

India | 3 officials suspended after lynching of rape suspect

The government of northeastern India’s Nagaland state has suspended three officials and deployed paramilitary soldiers after a mob stormed a high-security jail, dragged away a man accused of rape and then lynched

FLIGHT MH370 | Report: Underwater locator beacon battery had expired

The first comprehensive report into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 yesterday revealed that the battery of an underwater locator beacon had expired more than a year before the plane vanished

Russia | 5 Nemtsov killing suspects arraigned; 1 said to admit guilt

Russian news agencies said yesterday one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime. Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said that Zaur Dadaev

Nigeria | Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State

Nigeria’s homegrown Boko Haram group, newly weakened by a multinational force that has dislodged it from a score of northeastern towns, reportedly pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State group. The pledge

Iraq |IS militants destroy another UNESCO heritage site

Islamic State militants continued their campaign targeting cultural heritage sites in territories they control in northern Iraq, looting and damaging the ancient city of Hatra just one day after bulldozing the

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | African women enjoy rights, privileges but obstacles remain

The 21st century has unleashed new opportunities for African women, thanks to the implementation of affirmative action policies and legislation to narrow the gender gap in socioeconomic spheres. Political leaders and

This Day in History: 1973 Northern Ireland votes for union

The turn out was reported to be 59% of the 1,030,084 electorate, although less then 1% of Catholics voted. The Unionist victory has been welcomed by Brian Faulkner, leader of

Offbeat | Rooms going fast at Hungary’s village for rent

Pajer said Thursday that tourists are coming from as far away as Australia, South Africa, Sweden and the U.S. and the village “is booked solid in August and most of

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