The Buzz: Van slips off mountain road in Nepal, killing 8

A passenger van has slipped off a mountain road in eastern Nepal, killing eight people and injuring 13. Police say the van slipped off a narrow gravel road yesterday and

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INDONESIA The Indonesian state airline company Garuda began daily flights between the island of Bali and Dili the capital of East Timor on Friday. “I hope that the inauguration of

Mussolini air raid shelter opens to tourists

A Roman villa’s wine cellar, which was converted into an air raid shelter for Benito Mussolini and the Italian dictator’s family, is opening its anti-gas, double steel doors to tourists. The

AL PLENARY | Lawmakers call for more accountability for pet owners

The Animal Protection Bill on Friday passed its first reading in the Legislative Assembly (AL). Lawmakers welcomed regulations safeguarding animal welfare, but they also called on the government to improve

ANIMA vows for improvements on Animal Protection Bill

ANIMA Macau believes that the draft is merely a replica of a draft dating back to 2008, which was never tabled. In a document submitted to the AL last week, the

SPORTS | Sporting Macau celebrates 88th anniversary, seeks to enhance partnerships

Sporting Club of Macau celebrated its 88th anniversary on Friday. The local football club is seeking to enhance partnerships and has initiated talks with Brazilian agency Think Ball & Sports

Consulate of Mozambique opens

The opening ceremony for the new Consulate of Mozambique took place on Friday at the Macau Tower. In attendance were the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Florinda Chan, as well

MIF attendance drops, fruitful in lusophone contracts

Yesterday the curtain fell on the 19th International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), with lower attendance compared to 2013. Nevertheless, the fair’s organizer, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute

Chui thinks change of administration not hindering legislation

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has commented on lawmaker Chan Chak Mo’s previous suggestion that the changes to Chui’s Cabinet and the upcoming government holidays will affect the legislative process. Chan

GOLF | VENETIAN MACAU OPEN : Lahiri triumphs over Hend

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri claimed a sensational one-stroke victory at the USD900,000 Venetian Macau Open after frontrunner Scott Hend of Australia agonizingly bogeyed the last hole yesterday. Lahiri started the final

Corporate Bits | Stand-up comedian Dayo Wong returns to Venetian

Since first taking the Cotai Arena stage in October 2012, Wong has been tickling his audiences with his witty sense of humor. Saturday’s show – his fourth at the marquee

Kering sales bolstered by marketing at Puma as Gucci drops

Kering SA reported third-quarter revenue that met analysts’ estimates as growth for Puma sports gear offset the effects of weaker Chinese spending on sales of Gucci handbags. Revenue climbed 3.3 percent

Vietnam arrests tycoon for lending fraud 

Police in Vietnam have arrested a prominent businessman and one of the country’s richest men on suspicion of lending fraud, as authorities step up their crackdown on financial crimes in

Angola imports USD1b a year in wine

The director of the Angola Wine Festival, Miguel Pinho, noted that the figure was a good representation of a “very large business” in the country, which shows “the importance that

Mozambique signs new contracts for oil exploration

New contracts on concession areas for exploration and oil production in Mozambique will be signed after April 2015, the Resource Valuation Director of the National Oil Institute (INP) said Thursday. On

World Views: Summers adds wrinkle to China’s Hong Kong crisis

Hopes that Hong Kong would one day transform China in its own image now seem foolish and futile. Beijing appears intent on making the former British colony look more like

Hong Kong | Protesters delay referendum amid differences

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, who have blocked major thoroughfares, snarled traffic and disrupted businesses in the city for more than a month, have delayed a planned referendum because of differences

Beijing, 20 other countries initiate new Asian bank

Twenty-one Asian nations have signed on to a China-driven initiative to create a new development bank for Asia that’s aimed at boosting infrastructure investment of all kinds. Beijing sees that as a

16 killed in Xinjiang coal mine collapse

A coal mine shaft collapsed in northwestern China, killing 16 miners, an official said Saturday, highlighting the persistence of safety problems in the industry despite a leveling off of demand. Another 11

Ebola | Poor health systems in Asia cause for alarm 

The longer the Ebola outbreak rages in West Africa, the greater chance a traveler infected with the virus touches down in an Asian city. How quickly any case is detected —

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