Crime or accident? Australian man found dead

The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Monday received a report at around 10 p.m. that suggested a foreign man fell from a height onto the fifth floor platform of the Prince

GOLF | Champions to battle in Venetian Macau Open

In a press conference yesterday, Scott Hend said that last week was exciting with the Hong Kong Open  and he expected the excitement to continue in Macau so that he

TOURISM | Online hotel reservations for 2013 surge by almost half

A survey on hotels and related establishments conducted by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has found that receipts of local hotels and guesthouses generated from online transactions in 2013

Briefs | ‘Halloween Albergue’ to be held on Oct 25

Albergue SCM is putting on a Halloween party this Saturday. The event kicks off at 6.45 p.m. and includes dance and music performances and a “coke drinking competition.” A horror

Lusophone products to be showcased in China after MIF

speaking countries.  However, the MIF’s Organizing Committee coordinator, Ms Irene Lau, recalled that MIF will just act “as a platform, while products from these countries will be brought and showcased

EDUCATION | UM holds admission talk

The University of Macau (UM) recently held its Principals’ Recommended Admission Talk 2015/2016 to promote its educational mission, academic programs, exchange opportunities, and career prospects to prospective students. According to a

MIA awarded AP small int’l airport of the year

“Macau is on track to grow passenger traffic by over 10% in 2014 for the second consecutive year,” said Mr Peter Harbison who presented the award. “The airport’s management has

Children crossing borders are not asked for parents’ authorization

Underage citizens are not always being asked for their parents’ authorization when crossing Macau’s borders, newspaper Hoje Macau reported. 17-year-old Catarina Silva told the publication that she frequently crosses the border

Jason Chao slams privacy watchdog for hindering region’s reputation

In a one-hour meeting with officials from the Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) yesterday, members of the New Macau Association (ANM) and GPDP officials have discussed the Personal Data Protection

Documentary film on grade retention in Macau makes it to Al Jazeera

Macau’s Future Gamble,” a film by Penny Lam Kin Kuan, a Macau-born film director, has been selected and aired as part of Viewfinder, Al Jazeera’s documentary series. For one year,

Forum Macau Fund supports projects in Mozambique and Angola

The China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Fund for Cooperation and Development has approved two projects in Angola and Mozambique valued at USD10 million each, said the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of

New Zealand supports East Timor in fish production

Timor-Leste (East Timor) and New Zealand have signed an agreement to develop fish production (aquaculture) by creating 200 small businesses in the country, the New Zealand embassy announced in a

Total CEO killed in Russian plane crash

The head of French oil giant Total SA was killed at a Moscow airport when his corporate jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators said yesterday. Total confirmed “with deep

Samsung seeks boost from redesigned Note 

With the Note 4 launch in the U.S. last week, Samsung introduced one of the biggest design changes to the Note series since it started sales three years ago, ditching plastic in

Corporate Bits | Sands China Ltd. announces 2014 third quarter results

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2014 increased 3.3 per cent to USD811.0 million (HK$6,297.5 million), compared to US$784.8 million (HK$6,085.9 million) for the same quarter 2013. Profit for

HONG KONG | Students, officials talk but don’t agree

Hong Kong student leaders and government officials talked but agreed on little yesterday as the city’s Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the key demand of activists camped

Fire exposes illegal mainland factories in Italy

There was no fire alarm at the garment factory outside Florence where Chen Changzhong worked and lived. Heat finally startled him awake the morning of Dec. 1, 2013. Before him was

Economy grows at slowest pace in 5 years 

China’s economic growth waned to a five-year low of 7.3 percent last quarter, raising concerns of a spillover effect on the global economy but falling roughly in line with Chinese leaders’

Australia | Former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam dies

Gough Whitlam, a flamboyant Australian prime minister and controversial social reformer whose grip on power was cut short by a bitter constitutional crisis, died yesterday at the age of 98. Although

Nepal | Gov’t vows new rules after worst trekking disaster 

Nepal yesterday said it will introduce new rules, improve weather forecasts and better monitor the movement of trekkers after the Himalayan country’s worst hiking disaster left dozens dead last week. Tourism

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