China’s manufacturing activity improved in February for the first time in four months but export demand weakened, a survey released yesterday showed. HSBC’s manufacturing index based on a survey of
Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But they didn’t hurt the country’s tourism, and the higher visibility may even have helped: visitor numbers had
North Korea yesterday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea and warned of “merciless strikes” against its enemies as allies Seoul and Washington launched annual military drills Pyongyang claims are preparation
Truckloads of police yesterday prevented hundreds of students from continuing their march to Myanmar’s biggest city to protest a new law that they say curbs academic freedom. Tensions have been building
Bangladeshi security officials arrested a suspect yesterday in the killing of an American writer who was a prominent critic of extremist Islam and was hacked to death last week as
Backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a large- scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, state TV
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met yesterday with his Russian counterpart in what appeared to be less than amicable talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for
Los Angeles police say three officers fired on and killed a man because of a struggle over one of the officers’ guns. Police say graphic video of the incident that
The plane was on a regular flight from Ankara to London via Paris. It came down just minutes after take-off at 1235 GMT, scything a mile-long trail through the forest
For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it’s like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle. The images released yesterday are the latest addition to the diverse
A decade on from the first trophy from the Roman Abramovich-era, Chelsea collected the League Cup with just three survivors from the 2005 match day squad. After scoring the first goal
Olympic champion Anna Fenninger added to her World Cup title challenge yesterday by winning a super-G for her second straight victory in Bansko. The 25-year-old Austrian clocked 1 minute, 14.59 seconds,
China’s Zhang Yiwei won the men’s snowboard halfpipe in the U.S. Grand Prix yesterday (Macau time) executing a massive double cork 1,260 in a 98.00-point final run. Kelly Clark won the
One late night when I was dragging a big suitcase towards the bus terminal opposite the Grand Lisboa, a couple of unsavory men gathering at the narrow walkway across the
* Annual CPPCC and NPC meetings | Macau delegates leave for Beijing with tourism on the agenda * Local boxing fans meet IBF champion * Terry Sio: Macau could turn into a
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe marked his 91st birthday by speaking for more than an hour on his feet Saturday, delivering a characteristically defiant speech in which he threatened to
Police authorities have launched a probe into the death of a five-month-old baby who died after consuming prescription medication from Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ) on February 19,
CHINA indicated Friday that it opposes a U.S.-drafted resolution that would open a path for U.N. sanctions against those blocking peace and promoting violence in South Sudan. China’s U.N. Ambassador
A speedboat allegedly smuggling several mainland Chinese gamblers into Macau capsized off the Grand Coloane Resort on Friday. Authorities revealed in a press statement that at least 17 people were
The fourth quarter of last year has seen 10 construction projects involving private residential buildings being granted with user licenses. According to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT),
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