The pipeline | How baseball-mad Cuba develops top-tier talent

Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu and other Cuban baseball players arriving in the major leagues in recent years all come from the same pipeline: state-run academies that produce hundreds of players

Baseball | White Sox rally for 4-3 victory over Indians

Melky Cabrera capped Chicago's four-run ninth inning with an RBI single off Cody Allen to send the White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians yesterday (Macau time). Six

World Views: Asia’s growing China problem

Asia has a China problem. Beijing has just initiated its biggest cut in bank reserve requirements since 2008, a move that underscores just how worried it is about its economy. But the

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 – edition no. 2296

* Defiant Hong Kongers resist mainland embrace * Macau-born Roger Lobo dies at 91 * S Korea’s pm offers to resign amid scandal   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Renminbi lands in Doha

The Qatar Central Bank last week celebrated the official opening of the first Renminbi Clearance Centre (RCC) in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), to be located in

World briefs

CHINA The top anti-graft body of China’s Communist Party says more than 100,000 officials have been reprimanded since late 2012 for violating policies mandating more austere working practices. AFGHANISTAN  A suicide

Organized crime | 8 people killed at Brazilian soccer team’s fan club

Police said witnesses told them that around midnight on Saturday three gunmen stormed the dark and gritty site where Corinthians’ fan group Pavilhao 9 meets underneath a highway overpass. They

Crime | Police bust large Korean prostitution ring

At the press briefing held yesterday at PJ’s headquarters, police revealed that up to 21 Korean women ranging from 24 to 37 years of age were involved in the two-month

Nevada Court | Adelson may have to answer Jacobs’ firing claims

Sheldon Adelson will be confronted in court for the first time with allegations of wrongdoing by a man he fired five years ago as the head of his Macau casinos. Adelson,

Briefs | Labor Law – Resolution of contracts more expensive

The maximum compensation possible for the resolution of an employment contract without justifiable cause has increased in Macau, effective from today. The maximum base salary to be used in calculating

CE meets Fujian leaders for cooperation in ‘Belt and Road’

The Chief Executive Chui Sai On led a delegation to Fuzhou city yesterday to attend a high-level meeting with Fujian’s provincial leaders. Before departing, Chui said that the meeting would

Chui announces more reshuffles for top public posts

Chief Executive Fernando Chui has disclosed that the public offices will see more personnel changes at the leadership level in the following two months. Besides, he also expressed his personal

Gaming | Iao Kun enters into MoU for junket operation in Australian casinos

Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited (IKGH) yesterday announced that it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire all of the profit interests of Mr Lou Kan

Korean executive gambles company money – again

The head of South Korea’s third-largest steel maker will be summoned later this week over the alleged embezzlement of company funds, prosecutors said yesterday. Chang Sae-joo, the chairman of Dongkuk Steel,

Mainland, foreign film producers sign deals worth USD2.3b

Chinese and foreign film producers, companies and investment firms signed movie cooperation deals worth 13.8 billion RMB (USD2.3 billion) yesterday, demonstrating how foreign movie makers increasingly want a piece of

China steps up economy help with reduced bank reserve ratios

The reserve-requirement ratio was lowered 1 percentage point yesterday, the People’s Bank of China said. While that was the second reduction this year, the new level of 18.5 percent is

Corporate Bits | Three-star Michelin guest chef Thomas Bühner at Vida Rica

Chef Bühner is famous for his “three-dimensional aromatic cuisine”, an emphasis on the individual product’s natural flavors, a special penchant for low-temperature cooking and a harmonious balance of flavors and

Mozambican graphite finds market in China

A recent analysis of samples collected in Mozambique by Australia’s Triton Minerals concluded that the graphite concentrate can be used to manufacture batteries, specialty products, steel and refractories, lubricants for

Guangdong offers opportunity for entrepreneurs from Portuguese-speaking countries

The assistant secretary-general the Permanent Office of Macau Forum advocated for a greater business relationship between Guangdong Province and the Portuguese-speaking countries. Echo Chan said in an interview with daily newspaper

Global, mainland automakers debut new models 

Ford showed off its new Taurus and Nissan unveiled a midsize sedan and a SUV designed for China yesterday at a Shanghai Auto Show that highlighted rising competition from lower-priced Chinese

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