Back in 1999, Macau had around 430,000 residents; a number that has since increased to 631,000. The total number of non-resident workers has multiplied fivefold and now stands for 40
Chinese banks, desperate to attract customers who are finding alternatives for their savings, are turning to giveaways. On offer at one branch in Beijing: an iPhone 6 Plus or a
All decked out in decorated Christmas stalls, the European-inspired Christmas Market at the Grande Praça offers an array of holiday favorites including Belgian waffles, French crêpes, Berliner German doughnuts, caramelized
Forty-six individuals and four entities were presented with medals and honorary titles for their distinguished contributions to Macau during the 2014 Medals and Certificates Conferment Ceremony held yesterday, at the
Private Chinese company Xiaomi is due in 2015 to start selling smartphones in Brazil, after the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) approved the Note 4G model, the Brazilian press reported. Xiaomi,
Figures from Angola’s Finance Ministry showed that revenues from diamonds, including taxes and royalties, reached USD6.5 billion between January and September, in line with last year’s total, and with a
Hong Kong police tore down barricades, folded up tents and arrested some protesters yesterday at a third and final pro-democracy protest camp, ending demonstrations that blocked traffic in the southern
A court in northern China yesterday cleared a man of the rape and murder of a woman in a public toilet 18 years after he was executed for the crime. The Inner Mongolia
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed yesterday to prevail over resistance to his plans for economic and political change following a weekend election victory that gives him up to four more
Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales
A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney in the early hours of this morning, ending a siege where a gunman had been
A general strike in Belgium paralyzed air and rail traffic and idled companies throughout the country yesterday, as trade unions capped a month of protests against government austerity policies. Yesterday’s
When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical. In one of several memos forming
A great cheer went up in the Commons as the final result was announced shortly before midnight. The voting was 343 in favour, 185 against, a majority of 158, to
The Genesee Brewing Co. built the 23-meter-high Christmas tree out of 300 stainless steel kegs outsides its Brew House in downtown Rochester. The keg tree is trimmed with 600 feet of
Smith was named yesterday to captain Australia in the remaining three tests of its four- test series against India in place of Michael Clarke, who has been forced to miss the
Defending champion Real Madrid will play Schalke in the last-16 of the Champions League, after routing the Germans at the same stage last season. In another repeat pairing in yesterday’s draw,
Lima scored twice to lead Benfica to a 2-0 win at fierce rival Porto yesterday (Macau time), the first victory for the Portuguese leaders at the Stadium of the Dragon
A recent survey shows that Macau’s happiness index is set at 6.99 on a scale of 0 to 10. Unsurprisingly, the people of Macau are mostly dissatisfied with the city’s
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