Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – edition no. 2266

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The Buzz: Mexico finds 2nd mummified body in glacier

Officials said Friday that climbers have found a second mummified body in a glacier on Mexico’s tallest peak, and said they may be the remains of climbers missing since a

Home-made wheelchair helps injured pets in Balkans

When his dog Mica suffered a spinal injury, Dragan Dimitrijevic made her a wheelchair, using small wheels, plastic pipes and old belts. It worked: the foxy- looking mongrel was back in

World briefs

CHINA-JAPAN China’s foreign minister has renewed calls for Japanese leaders to abandon any attempt to water down the nation’s guilt over its World War II aggression against China and others. CHINA

Chief prison officer arrested for taking bribes

A Macau Prison (EPM) chief officer has been taken into custody after the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) found strong evidence that he had been taking bribes from an inmate. In a

Gaming operators to cut costs amid slump

Las Vegas Sands Corp., grappling with a gambling slowdown in Macau may be reconsidering big-ticket entertainment events. Betting in Macau has fallen for nine months as a crackdown on corruption by

CRIME | Capsized boat may have link to ISIS terrorists

The migrant smuggling boat that capsized off the shores of Macau on Feb 27 may have served as a clue in the discovery by Guangdong Police of a radical Uighur

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

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