Retail sales drop sharply in first half

Retail sales totaled MOP36.85 billion in the first six months of 2024, a decline of 17.5% from the same period a year earlier, according to government data. The

Sichuan golden monkeys return to mainland

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has returned two male Sichuan golden monkeys to the mainland after their loan period expired. In 2017, the IAM signed an agreement with

Burned beehive sparks arson investigation

   Police are investigating a suspected arson incident at a pedestrian bridge near Taipa Lake. The fire, reported around 10 p.m. on August 20, caused burn marks

China’s golden trio withdraws from WTT Champions

Chinese table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Chen Meng, who recently secured gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games, have withdrawn from next month’s World

Elderly care home in Zone A set for construction

The government has announced plans to construct two residential care homes in Zone A, which will provide approximately 1,000 beds for elderly residents. This initiative

Macau joins 2025 world match racing tour calendar

Macau is set to make waves in the sailing world as it hosts the Macao Match Cup, a new addition to the World Match Racing

Hospitality workers at Venetian Las Vegas reach tentative deal on first-ever union contract

Thousands of hospitality union workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts, a first for employees at the

Smartone to cease operations in Macau

Mobile phone operator SmarTone has announced that it will discontinue services in Macau. In a statement on its website, the company explained that the

Indonesia searches for ways to balance domestic industries with surging Chinese imports

A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government to look for ways to placate domestic producers while avoiding angering the

European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said yesterday that it would launch an investigation into subsidies given by the European Union and EU member countries for dairy products

Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance

A zerbaijan formally applied to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to

World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Canberra

An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy by submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after

Country records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher

Japan racked up a 621 billion yen ($4.3 billion) trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged, according to government data released yesterday. Japan’s

1978 Kenya’s founding father dies

Kenya’s president, Jomo Kenyatta, has died at his home in Mombasa. An official announcement on Voice of Kenya radio said Mr Kenyatta died peacefully in his sleep

AI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely

OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy envisions a world in which artificial intelligence bots can be made into subject matter experts that are “deeply passionate, great at

Conor Gallagher joins Atletico Madrid from Chelsea as Joao Felix moves in opposite direction

England midfielder Conor Gallagher finally completed his move to Atletico Madrid yesterday, ending a weeks-long saga that required a move by Joao Felix in the opposite direction

Trump posts fake Taylor Swift endorsement

Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much

Putin meets Li Qian as Moscow-Beijing relations deepen

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese premier Li Qiang yesterday, hailing growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support.

The paper bear

Russia has 5,977 nuclear warheads, of which 1,500 are past their expiration date, according to estimates from the Federation of American Scientists. Of the remaining 4,500, most are

Thursday, August 22, 2024 – edition no. 4551

— Ho Iat Seng announces he is not running for re-election, opening the way for a potentially competitive Chief Executive’s election with top judge Sam Hou Fai standing out * Cross-border

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