Showcasing the art of the Japanese tea ceremony

Setting foot in the Japanese style teahouse, Tealosophy, the tatami floor inside might give people the illusion that they are indeed in Japan. One of Tealosophy’s founders, Justin Ng, told the

BRIEFS | Special lane for buses from Barra to Border Gate

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) director Wong Wan revealed yesterday that the government plans to set up an exclusive express lane for buses from Barra to the Border Gate. “We have

Two die of dengue fever in Guangzhou

Two people infected with dengue fever have passed away in Guangzhou, Macau’s Health Bureau (SSM) revealed yesterday. SSM said in a statement that the dengue fever outbreak in the neighboring

Samsung to launch new phone in China before Apple

Samsung Electronics Co. said yesterday its latest Galaxy Note 4 smartphone will go on sale in China and South Korea later this month as its flagging mobile business tries to defend sales

GM says China sales this year to top 3.1m 

General Motors Co. expects its sales in China this year to top 3.1 million vehicles and sees no impact on business from an anti-monopoly probe of the industry, the president of the

Corporate Bits | MGM welcomes 200 at its fifth “Health Day for the Elderly”

The “Health Day for the Elderly” was first held in 2010, and has since helped more than 800 elderly in Macau. In addition to on-site Chinese medical consultations, there is

Mozambique | Port of Maputo has greater processing capacity

Osorio Sales Lucas, speaking at the launch of the Joint Operation Centre (JOC) of the Maputo Corridor, which includes rail operators Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, Transnet Freight

Australia funds rice processing plant in Timor Leste

A rice processing factory, which will benefit about 300 farmers in Timor-Leste (East Timor), has been inaugurated in Baucau, in the east of the country, the Australian embassy in Timor

HONG KONG| Occupy Central leaders plan Oct. 1 ‘democracy banquet’

Organizers of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement are inviting people to join a “democracy banquet” on the Oct. 1 holiday to fight for broader democratic rights

Drought worsens mainland long-term water crisis 

The corn has grown to only half its normal height on Yan Shuqin’s ranch in the hills of Inner Mongolia this year, as a swath of northern China suffers its worst drought

Uighur scholar to appeal life sentence 

A prominent scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority plans to appeal his conviction and life sentence, citing what he calls his improper detention and the authorities’ refusal to give his lawyers copies

Top planning official Liu Tienan ‘took USD6m in bribes’

A senior official with China’s economic planning ministry and his son took bribes from a Guangzhou carmaker, including kickbacks for helping approve the opening of a Toyota dealership, a Chinese

SPACE | Mission accomplished: India joins Mars explorers

India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars yesterday and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers. In scenes broadcast live on

AUSTRALIA | Terror suspect had passport canceled 

A terror suspect shot dead after he stabbed two Australian counter-terrorism police officers had his passport canceled on national security grounds and had recently displayed what appeared to be a

PHILIPPINES | Aquino questions intent of China ships

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday his nation will stick up for its territorial rights in the disputed South China Sea and voiced concern that a recent mission by two

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda

Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing Islamic radicalism, leaders from more than

JORDAN | Court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of terrorism charges

A Jordanian court yesterday acquitted radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada — known for his fiery pro-al-Qaida speeches — of involvement in a plot to target Israeli and American tourists and

KHORASAN GROUP | Obama opens a new front against al-Qaida

The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, a group President Barack

This Day in History | 1950 – Seoul in UN hands

US Marines have also reached Duk Soo palace in the centre of the city and are within 600m of the main railway station. North Koreans strongly resisted the UN advance

Offbeat | Drunk intruder causes stir at Asian Games village

Police have questioned a South Korean man who is accused of intruding into the Asian Games athletes’ village while he was drunk and yelling at athletes. The 53-year-old man allegedly followed food

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