Over 172,000 non-resident workers

The number of non-resident workers in Macau reached 172,062 in January this year, according to data released by the Human Resources Office. There are more than 31,297 non-resident workers when

Too big to manage? HSBC’s chiefs to testify on tax scandal

First there was money laundering. Then foreign-exchange rigging. Now tax evasion. HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, has endured a string of  scandals and paid millions in penalties to regulators around the world. But

Corporate Bits | 8-day hotel sale offers available at Sands Resorts Cotai Strip and Sands Macao

The Venetian Macao is offering accommodation for two in a Royale Suite, while Sands Macao is promoting its Deluxe Suites. The Four Seasons Hotel Macao likewise is offering accommodation for

Mozambique | Port of Nacala processes record cargo in 2014

Langa said the port of Nacala, by processing over 2 million tons of cargo and 97,000 containers, reached a new high despite operating under limits due to the ongoing modernization

Angola starts issuing multiple entry visas

In March Angola will start issuing ordinary and tourist multiple-entry visas, the country’s Interior Minister, Angelo Veiga Tavares said Monday cited by Angolan news agency Angop. Speaking at the opening ceremony

Firecrackers behind death of tiger cub

A tiger cub died after falling off a building in an east China city, as it was apparently spooked by firecrackers during the Spring Festival holiday. The seven month old

Activists slam mainland’s most watched program for sexist jokes 

Sexism at the gala is nothing new. But following last week’s program, women’s rights activists sent an open letter to broadcasting regulators demanding that reruns of the show be suspended,

Suspended sentence for 81-year-old dissident writer 

A lawyer for Huang Zerong, who uses the pen name Tieliu, said his client was also fined 30,000 yuan (USD5,000). The lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan, said Huang denied running an illegal

Hong Kong | Budget offers relief to protest-hit businesses

Hong Kong’s finance chief yesterday unveiled USD37 million in measures aimed at giving relief to some business owners and restoring confidence in the Asian financial hub following pro-democracy protests last

Hong Kong aims to get third runway ready by 2023 as demand soars

Hong Kong, the world’s largest international air cargo airport, aims to start construction next year on a third runway that will open by 2023 as regional rivals step up efforts

Survey: Factory activity up but export orders drop 

China’s manufacturing activity edged up to a four-month high in February although export orders decreased for the first time in nearly a year, in the latest sign of uncertainty for the

Thailand | Overfishing driving slavery on seafood boats 

  Urine pools under a bed where an emaciated Burmese man lies wearing only a T-shirt and a diaper. As he struggles to sit up and steady himself, he tears at his

North Korea | Nuke arsenal could multiply to 100 bombs

North Korea could increase its nuclear arsenal from at least 10 weapons today to between 20 and 100 weapons in five years, U.S. researchers said Tuesday, as the Obama administration vowed to

South Korea | Gunman kills 3 in Sejong City, later found dead 

A gunman shot and killed three people yesterday in and around a South Korean convenience store that he then set on fire before fleeing, police said. He was later found

Amid congressional battles Obama vetoes Keystone bill

Amid appeals for bipartisanship, President Barack Obama in just three days has provoked Republicans on issues as disparate as immigration, Wall Street and the Keystone XL pipeline — a combative mix of

USA | Man convicted for death of ‘American Sniper’ author

  A former Marine was convicted Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) in the deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man at a Texas shooting range two years ago, as jurors

Syria | Rights group says 1,500 sites of air attacks 

Human Rights Watch said Tuesday it has identified nearly 1,500 sites where the Syrian government has carried out indiscriminate air attacks over the past year using barrel bombs and other

This Day in History: 1991 Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City

Thousands of Iraqi troops began leaving the city after an order from President Saddam Hussein, broadcast this morning, to withdraw immediately. He said he was ordering the retreat because of “the

Offbeat | Poland: Roman Polanski appears in court in extradition hearing

Judge Dariusz Mazur was not expected to make a ruling yesterday and scheduled another hearing, buying time to study documents that arrived this week from Switzerland, which in 2010 refused

Qatar 2022 | Valcke: No FIFA compensation to clubs for 2022 date switch

  FIFA will not compensate European clubs for disrupting their season by rescheduling the 2022 World Cup, according to the governing body’s secretary general. Jerome Valcke also ruled out apologizing for a

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