Li Gang | Anti-graft campaign ‘not major reason’ for fall in gaming revenue

The head of the Central Government’s Liaison Office in Macau, Li Gang, claimed there are various reasons that led to the decline in the region’s gaming revenue. He is also

Briefs | Inflation for 2014 at 6 percent

The inflation rate for 2014 stood at 6.05 percent, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Inflation was mainly fuelled by higher rentals and rising charges for

Locally based actress tries to pursue career in China

When thinking of forging her acting career, Australian-born actress Sally Victoria Benson thought Beijing could be an improbable yet effective choice. The hurdles of learning a complex language or getting

IPM students protest social worker registration proposal

Up to 100 students from the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) yesterday confronted officials from the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) during a special consultation session, held for students of the institute,

Property prices expected to rise, says Jones Lang LaSalle

Macau’s residential and office sectors are predicted to experience continued growth this year, while the retail property sector is likely to face a drop, according to real estate agency Jones

China’s 2nd-richest grabs stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid

Wang Jianlin, China’s second-richest man, is buying a 20 percent stake in Spanish soccer team Atletico Madrid while eyeing more deals including another European club and a multibillion-euro unspecified purchase

Li Ka-shing’s CKI to raise USD500m to fund UK rail deal

CKI will offer about 69 million shares at HK$56.60 (USD7.30) to HK$58.60 each through a placement, with proceeds financing the Eversholt purchase, according to deal terms obtained by Bloomberg News

Corporate Bits | A journey of true love from an intimate SPA to a romantic dinner

Paris is renowned for its romantic ambience. Now, Chef de Cuisine, Elie Khalife and his team at Aux Beaux Arts recreates that mood through exceptional gastronomy on a special 6-course

China largest importer of farm products from Brazil in 2014

In second to fifth place on the list are the United States, the Netherlands, Russia and Germany, and the top five countries last year imported agricultural and livestock products worth

Japan funds construction of electrical substation in Mozambique

Japan will donate USD18.5 million for the construction of a new electrical substation in Namialo, Meconta district, in Nampula province, northern Mozambique, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said in

Guinea-Bissau | South Korea donates boats for fishing inspection

Guinea-Bissau last weekend received two boats donated by South Korea to increase fishing surveillance in its territorial waters, a government source said in Bissau. The two patrol vessels were delivered

New Yorker writer says he didn’t pen op-ed in mainland paper

A New Yorker journalist famed for his reporting from China wrote that the state-run newspaper China Daily faked an editorial under his byline after interviewing him. Peter Hessler said on Facebook on Tuesday that

Hong Kong | Gov’t warns public to avoid outdoors as pollution soars

The pollution index reached 10+ at monitors in Central, Mong Kok and Causeway Bay, the city’s main business and entertainment districts, at 5:00 p.m. local time, according to the Environmental

Kenya gov’t considers request to repatriate Chinese hackers

China made a formal request to extradite its nationals, the foreign affairs ministry’s political and diplomatic secretary Ben Ogutu said on a live TV talk show. During an official trip to Kenya

Shanghai fires four officials for deadly New Year’s stampede

  Shanghai sacked four officials and punished seven others for not providing enough security to prevent the deadly New Year’s Eve stampede, the first punishments meted out after President Xi Jinping

Philippines | Manila: China’s reclamation in disputed reefs now massive

  China’s land reclamation in contested reefs in the South China Sea has become “massive,” and is continuing despite protests from other countries, a Philippine official said yesterday, citing surveillance photographs. Philippine

Australia | Gov’t detains Malaysian killer but won’t allow execution

A fugitive detained in Australia has created a diplomatic problem for the Australian government which cannot by law extradite someone who could face capital punishment. Sirul Azhar Umar, a 43-year-old former

TERRORISM | Japan’s Abe ‘fighting against time’ seeking to free hostages

  Japan is doing all it can to free two hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill within 72 hours, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday, vowing never to

France | Police to get better guns, more intel agents to fight terror

  France announced sweeping new measures to counter homegrown terrorism yesterday, including giving security forces better weapons and protection, going on an intelligence agent hiring spree and creating a better database

Israel | Palestinian attacker stabs passengers on Tel Aviv bus

  A Palestinian man stabbed nine people on a bus in central Tel Aviv yesterday, wounding four of them seriously before he was chased down, shot and arrested by Israeli police

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