Scholar argues that street names should be translated into English

According to scholar Libo Yan, who coordinated the research, the translation of the street names – currently displayed in the MSAR’s two official languages, Chinese and Portuguese – could make

Interview with André Couto | Guia is ‘one of the world’s best circuits’

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – You’ve just completed the Audi R8 LMS Cup, with the Shanghai circuit. What do you think of your participation so far? André Couto (AC) – I’ve

Group pushes for LGBT domestic violence protection

Local LGBT advocacy group Rainbow of Macau has launched a “One-people, one-postcard” campaign to push for same-sex couples to be protected by future domestic violence legislation. Director-general Anthony Lam and spokesperson

100 yellow cab substitutes to hit the road

The Macau government has decided to collaborate with two local taxi associations - “Associação dos Comerciantes e Operários de Automóveis de Macau” and the Macau Taxi Driver Mutual Association –

Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong to spend USD1.89b on planes for leasing

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. agreed to pay USD1.89 billion to buy 35 planes from companies including General Electric Co.’s aviation services unit to enter aircraft

Corporate Bits | Sheng Kung Hui and Galaxy Entertainment Group hold ‘Run for Fun’

Around 200 team members participated in the competition and competed for the men and women’s individual race as well as the mixed relay race awards. Apart from the fastest time

France is the third largest investor in Angola

Foreign direct investment from France in Angola totals over 10 billion euros and France is the country’s third biggest supplier, the Angolan Foreign minister, Georges Chikoti said Tuesday in Luanda. While

Spain cancels support for Cape Verde state budget

Spain will no longer provide support to the Cape Verde State Budget although it intends to resume aid to the archipelago in a new format as of 2015, the new

The Hong Kong murders: A kiss on the cheek and she was gone

On the last night of her life, Seneng Mujiasih stopped by the Queen Victoria Bar in the heart of Hong Kong’s red-light district. Dressed in a leopard-skin jumpsuit, she was

Hong Kong | Last governor urges concessions to protesters

The last British governor of Hong Kong called on the city’s government to offer concessions to pro-democracy protesters, saying there’s “an extraordinary lack of leadership” from officials. Chris Patten, who ran

Beijing may face smoggy APEC summit despite cleanup efforts

From Nov. 8-11, the city and surrounding areas will experience slight to moderate smog because of unfavorable conditions for pollutants to disperse, Wang Zhihua, a spokesman for the China Meteorological

South Korea | Son, brothers of ferry owner convicted

A South Korean court convicted three relatives of the sunken ferry’s owner and other associates for corruption yesterday, about four months after the tycoon was found dead on the run. The

North Korea | Kim Jong Un walks without cane as troops applaud

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first appearance without a cane since emerging from a six-week seclusion that prompted speculation about his health and grip on power. Kim clapped

Singapore | Infinity pool draw crimps casino take

Tourists wanting to float in an infinity pool 57 stories in the sky are paying the most ever to stay at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. The hotel’s owner would rather

Australia | Gov’t to staff Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone 

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that his government expects to staff a British-built Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone by the end of the month after reaching a deal with Britain on

Australia | Ex-PM Whitlam commemorated in Sydney

Australia’s reformist Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who lost power in a constitutional crisis in 1975, was commemorated yesterday at a packed state memorial service at Sydney Town Hall. Whitlam died in Sydney

Mexico | Residents in ‘forgotten state’ hail arrest of fugitive mayor

The elected mayor is under arrest, the police chief is on the run and city hall is a fire-ravaged shell of a building. This is the southern Mexican city of

USA | Republicans take Senate in voter rebuke to Obama

Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate and bolstered their majority in the House of Representatives as Americans delivered a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama in elections Tuesday. Obama

This Day in History: 1968 Nixon wins close contest for president

It was not until midday EST (1800 BST)) that Democrat Vice-President Hubert Humphrey conceded victory to the Republican candidate. The announcement came after a full 24 hours of waiting when

Offbeat | Manet, Chagall at NYC art auction

A celebrated portrait of a Parisian actress by Edouard Manet was slated for the auction block at Christie’s during the second day of a major fall sale of big-ticket impressionist

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