New organic food store caters to a healthier diet

With Macau’s increasing economic development, residents are looking for a higher quality of life and a healthier lifestyle. This is evident in the popularity of Greens Kitchen and Juicery, a

Lawmaker calls for investigation into TCM bus rental service

Lawmaker Si Ka Lon has urged the government to launch an investigation into local bus operator TCM, because the company has been providing bus rental services to casino resorts, Portuguese

MUSIC FESTIVAL | Gulbenkian Choir plays today at St. Dominic’s Church

Does it take a venue like a church to provide a sacred feeling for religious music concerts? According to maestro Michel Corboz: not really. He and fellow maestro Jorge Matta

Locals may soon be able to cross border between midnight and 7 a.m.

Although the authorities stated that they are yet to make the decision on which groups will be allowed to cross the border through the Industrial Zone checkpoint, it is likely

GAMING ALERT | Slowdown expected to continue for 5th month

The gaming sector should see its revenues shrink for the fifth consecutive month in October. Sources linked to Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) and Melco Crown contacted by the

Briefs | Xi Jinping to visit Macau in December

Chinese president Xi Jinping will be travelling to Macau in December to attend the inauguration ceremony for the Chief Executive and other top officials, Radio Macau reported. The Chinese president

Burberry sees tougher environment as Chinese shoppers curb spending

Burberry’s warning that second-half wholesale revenue will decline and that it expects “slight downward pressure” on margins sent the shares down as much as 6.2 percent, the steepest intraday decline

China planner says economy meeting growth target 

Director General Li Pumin of the National Development and Reform Commission told reporters that measures to stimulate consumption and halt a decline in investment would start having an effect in

Corporate Bits | Hotel Shilla wins Macau Airport duty free bid

Sky Shilla Duty Free Limited, a consortium comprised of the Samsung affiliate and Hong Kong-based Sky Connection, will start operating the 1,122-square-meter space for five years starting Nov. 7, the

FEATURE | Jia Rui – From teenage athlete to gold medalist

With his casual wear and nice manners, Jia Rui looks like just any young person in Macau. But the 27-year-old is in fact a champion of martial arts, specializing in

Authorities ban books by pro-Hong Kong protest author

Authorities in China have ordered books by Chinese-American scholar Yu Ying-shih to be removed from sale, as Beijing expresses its displeasure with writers showing support for pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong and

Spider-Man may swing over Beijing in new theme park 

Spider-Man could soon swing over Beijing, chasing Optimus Prime and despicable minions through a USD3.3 billion Universal theme park aimed at capitalizing on China’s rising middle class and growing demand for all

Hong Kong | Police and protesters in tense standoff 

Dozens of pro-democracy protesters were in a tense standoff yesterday night with a large number of riot police near Hong Kong’s government headquarters. Television stations showed hundreds of police wearing helmets

Pro-protest HK newspaper besieged as deliveries disrupted

As many as 300 men have besieged the printing plant of a pro-protest Hong Kong newspaper, delaying delivery of Apple Daily and other papers printed at the site including the

South Korea | Identity thefts forces ID overhaul 

After an avalanche of data breaches, South Korea’s national identity card system has been raided so thoroughly by thieves that the government says it might have to issue new ID

North Korea | Kim reappears publicly – with cane 

After vanishing from the public eye for nearly six weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back, ending rumors that he was gravely ill, deposed or worse. Now, a new,

Ebola | Defense stepped up in Europe as UN aid worker dies in Germany

Europe stepped up its efforts against the spread of the Ebola virus as screening began for passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow airport and an infected Sudanese aid worker evacuated to

Turkey | Warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets

Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said yesterday, the first major airstrikes against the rebel group since peace talks began two years ago

South Africa | Pistorius prosecutor knocks athlete’s charity at sentencing

The prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’s trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp said the athlete’s charity work was aimed at self-promotion and shouldn’t influence his sentence for manslaughter. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel

This Day in History: 1964 Khrushchev ‘retires’ as head of USSR

Mr Khrushchev, who is 70, took over as First Secretary of the Central Committee soon after Stalin’s death. He has held the role of both party leader and prime minister

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