Artifacts: The real China dream

While I was getting a foot massage in Zhuhai over the long weekend, as I was chatting with one of my friends a travel show was playing on TV in

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 – edition no. 2208

* Li Gang calls for diversification, gaming operators willing to help * Macau third most expensive in world accommodation * ‘There’s a whole correction in the market’ * HK Police: protest camp shutdown

THE BUZZ: Israel accuses Palestinians of looting antiquities

Six Palestinians were charged in an Israeli court yesterday of digging illegally for antiquities in a remote desert region where archaeologists believe undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls are buried, Israel’s Antiquities

MUSIC | Count Basie Orchestra gets the Venetian Theatre swinging

“The secret is that Mr Basie wanted to keep it going and therefore I believe his spirit is always with us on that stage. I can feel it. The DNA,

World briefs

CHINA An earthquake struck southwest China, collapsing a wall of a house and killing a 9-year-old boy sleeping inside, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency said the quake

Hengqin ‘fully prepared’ for 24h border

On the sidelines of the China Reform Forum held in Hengqin on Friday, journalists asked the director if Macau’s motorcycles would be able to enter Hengqin.   Mr Niu replied that

UM holds EU short-film challenge

Students from the University of Macau (UM) have participated in the first European Union (EU) Short- Film Challenge, which took place last week where nine films, each under five minutes long,

Tender for Sai Van Lake area restructuring launched

The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) has opened a tender for the restructuring of the Sai Van Lake Avenue (Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Sai Van), following construction works

MSAR’s 15th anniversary exhibition in Beijing unveiled today

The MSAR’s fifteen years in pictures, short information panels and paintings have now been unveiled at Beijing’s Exhibition Center, as the Macau government makes an effort to take the city’s

Marathon dominated by Kenyan runners

The male champion of the last Macau Marathon, Julius Kiplimo Maisei, retained his title with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 45 seconds. He was 2 seconds faster

Mo Yan in Macau | Nobel laureate says keeping roots is secret to good literature

For contemporary Chinese literature to step onto the world stage, Mo Yan, the first Chinese author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, suggested that today’s writers should explore the

In-transit mainlanders need to show flight ticket to enter MSAR

Starting this month, Chinese passport holders will be required to show their flight ticket (showing their seat booking) at the Zhuhai checkpoints in order to pass through Macau, as well

Survey finds 68 pct of employees never get promoted

A Macau Management Association (MMA) survey has found that 68.4 percent of the respondents to a survey have never been promoted. The situation is even worse in the gaming industry. In

BRIEFS: Mandatory insurance for typhoons

Lawmakers passed a bill regulating repair damage procedures in case of workplace accidents and occupational diseases. Insurance for employees who are requested to report for duty during typhoons of signal

Lawmakers urge new cabinet to address region’s most pressing issues

Delivering a spoken enquiry during Friday’s Legislative Assembly plenary meeting, lawmaker Ho Ion Sang recalled that in recent years Macau’s government has failed to solve matters in timely and appropriate

Economy grows due to ‘investments in new gaming facilities’

Macau’s economy is set to grow between 4 and 5 percent this year thanks to investments in the gaming industry, although the GDP recorded negative growth in the last quarter. Speaking

China vows prudent monetary policy as Xi heralds new normal

China’s ruling Politburo said it will maintain a “prudent” monetary stance and keep growth within a reasonable range in 2015, signaling it will hold off major changes at an economic

Aer Lingus boss Mueller to head Malaysia Airlines 

Malaysia’s government said Friday it has picked Christoph Mueller, the chief executive of Ireland’s Aer Lingus, as the new head of its beleaguered flag carrier, Malaysia Airlines. He will be the

Corporate Bits | CTM volunteer team organizes Christmas event for underprivileged families

The Christmas gathering was held at Metropark Hotel Saturday afternoon. More than 20 CTM Volunteer Team members attended, together with the representatives of the Women’s General Association of Macau, and

Ask the Vet | How to tell if your marmoset monkey is sick

Wasting Away Marmoset monkeys are susceptible to wasting syndrome, a bodily invasion of the pancreatic worm Trichospirura leptostoma, which is transmitted through the household cockroach. For this reason, household sanitation is

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