5th Beishan World Music Festival to take the stage this weekend

The annual Beishan World Music Festival returns this weekend for its fifth edition at the Beishan Theatre in Zhuhai. It will involve a total of 14 bands from 13 countries. Tomorrow’s

Cooperation | Sino-Luso meeting to take place in Guinea-Bissau

The business meeting between China and the Portuguese- speaking countries will take place later this year in Guinea-Bissau, said Echo Chan, coordinator of Forum Macau’s Support Office. This is the first

HEALTH | Medical forum highlights obstetric training

The 24th session of Macau’s Sino-Luso International Medical Forum will feature workshops and lectures on multi-professional in practical obstetric training this upcoming Sunday and Monday. According to a press release issued

Restaurant charges increased 8 pct year-on-year

These increases were observed in the price index of restaurant services (+7.86 pct), clothing & footwear (+5.49 pct); and entertainment and cultural activities (+5.18 pct). On the contrary, the price

Policy Address | Transport and Public Works: Rosario pledges to tackle major public work constructions stagnation

The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, apologized at the Legislative Assembly yesterday, stating that the government is still unable to announce a timetable for the Light

Casinos requested to provide transportation for migrant employees

The government has requested the six casino operators in Macau to take responsibility for their own migrant workers’ daily commutes, in order to ease the pressure on public transportation and

China fireworks makers now do finance

Making fireworks is turning into a dud industry in China, so the country’s biggest pyrotechnics maker is changing its name from Panda Fireworks Group Co. to Panda Financial and refocusing

Corporate Bits | Ho Tram Poker room opening tomorrow

The opening of the room is timed to see cash poker games in full swing for Vietnam’s first major international poker festival – the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Vietnam –

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you are a landlord – Part 1

All property transactions are sizeable when compared with most other decisions. It follows then that we should give these transactions the extra time and attention that they warrant, but this does

Project Poker | How to actually be your own boss?

This is a question that I have been asking myself quite a bit recently. It addresses a little dilemma that I feel has been bugging me every now and then

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries falls 23.64 pct

Figures from China’s Customs Service published by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau showed that in the first two months of the year China sold to the eight Portuguese-speaking countries

São Tomé and Príncipe receives over 18,000 tourists in 2014

Figures obtained by Macauhub in São Tomé from the Directorate-General showed that the archipelago was visited in 2014 by 18,187 tourists, compared to 13,708 in 2013. Portugal topped the list of

Xinhua insight | Psychology behind the mainland’s ‘Furious 7’ frenzy

The staggering performance of “Furious 7” in China has left many industry insiders baffled. The movie, starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, broke almost every record possible - the

South China Sea | US: Growing PRC, Russia military activity in Asia-Pacific

The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) that major land reclamation by China at outposts in the South China Sea could allow it to exert more influence over

Tokyo bumps Beijing as top holder of US Treasury debt

Japan overtook China in February as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities, a position Japan last held in August 2008. In its monthly report on bond holdings, the Treasury Department said

Gov’t starts campaign to counter outflow of corruption cash

The People’s Bank of China, the central bank, will join with four ministries including the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, to crack down on underground banks, offshore company accounts and

Malaysia | Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May,

Australia | Gov’t will soon pay refugees to resettle in Cambodia

Rod McGuirk, Canberra Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia who are being held on the Pacific atoll of Nauru after being rejected by Australia could soon be paid

Russia | Putin defends Iran missile decision during call-in show

President Vladimir Putin sternly urged the West to respect Russia’s interests in global affairs and defended his move to sanction the delivery of a long-range air defense missile system to Iran during

Briefs | Brazil – Governing party treasurer arrested in kickback case

Federal police on Wednesday (yesterday in Macau) detained the treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party in the wide-ranging investigation into corruption at state-run oil giant Petrobras, and the party said

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