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'Ode to Macau' a song of note

National
2009-11-14

"ODE to Macau," performed by Hong Kong pop singer Andy Lau Tak-Wah, has been chosen as the theme song of the Decade of Achievements Exhibition for the 10th Anniversary of the Macau Special Administrative Region. ...

Agassi, Sampras set to rekindle rivalry

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-23

EVEN though the stakes may not be as high as in their epic clashes of the past, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras' match this Sunday will be anything but a friendly exhibition. The two American greats will play each...

Vote for your fave Cha characters

Metro | World Expo
2009-10-17

MACAU yesterday launched a global online vote to select the 10 most popular characters in the martial art works of Hong Kong writer Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong. The characters will feature in a...

Wen says Macau faces strains

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-8-12

MACAU'S gambling-reliant economy will come under further strain from the financial crisis, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday during a meeting in Beijing to formally appoint the city's next leader. "The financial...

Loans to private sector in Macau grow slightly

Business | Banking
2009-6-30

LOANS made by Macau banks to its private sector in April grew 0.2 percent over the previous month to 92 billion patacas (US$11.6 billion), according to the figures released yesterday by its monetary authority. Among...

Macau may lease Guangdong land

National
2009-6-23

CHINA'S top legislature yesterday deliberated a draft bill that would give the Macau Special Administrative Region jurisdiction over 1.1 square kilometers of land on an island of the southern province of Guangdong...

Macau carrier boosted by cash injection

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-6-3

AIR Macau Co will receive 431 million yuan (US$63 million) from its controlling shareholder Air China Ltd and other major shareholders to get through the economic downturn. "Since the net asset value of Air Macau...

431 million yuan boost for Air Macau

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-6-2

AIR Macau Co Ltd will receive 431 million yuan (US$63 million) from its controlling shareholder Air China Ltd and other major shareholders to help get it through the economic downturn. "Since the net asset value...

Life sentence given to thieving space official

National
2009-5-27

A HIGH-ranking space industry official who gambled up to 2 million yuan (US$293,140) a night in Hong Kong and Macau has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...

Another prison term for Macau's Ao

National
2009-4-23

MACAU'S former Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Ao Man Long, was sentenced to 28 years in jail yesterday after he was found guilty of 24 new charges of corruption-related crimes. Ao, the most senior official...