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“Chinoiserie” to celebrate Macau Museum’s 15th anniversary
The Macau Museum will host a temporary exhibition titled "Fantasy World – Chinoiserie" to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the museum’s founding. The opening ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Mount Fortress gardens.According to a press release issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, a ceremonial presentation of donation certificates will also be held at the ...
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Central Coast Mariners Asian Champions League campaign over after Guangzhou loss
China Central Coast had no answer to the talent assembled so expensively by Guangzhou Evergrande as the A-League champions tumbling out the Asian Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat in China.Manager Graham Arnold had stressed the importance of keeping a clean sheet if his side was to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the round of 16, but Brazilian midfielder Muriqui put Guangzhou ...
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New Hong Kong Billionaire Horst Pudwill Emerges As U.S. Housing Recovery Boosts Power Equipment Exports
Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Techtronic Industries, is a new Forbes billionaire with a networth of $1 billion. (Image credit: Techtronic Industries)) Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, has emerged as a new billionaire as shares of the power equipment supplier surged by more than 100% in the past year. With the bulk of its manufacturing facilities in ...
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Pope Urges Catholics in China to Stay Loyal to Vatican
During his weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, the pope called for prayers so Chinese Catholics can live their lives "in the service of their country and fellow citizens," in a way that is consistent with their faith. China's government does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The two sides have regularly clashed over China's ...
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Guangzhou sink Mariners to reach Asias last eight
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.Goals from Muriqui, Dario Conca and Gao Lin took Marcello Lippi's team through with room to spare, as Japan's Kashiwa Reysol also swept into the last eight with a 5-2 ...
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Chapman brothers exhibit hanged Ronald McDonald in Hong Kong
What can only be described as grotesque by conservative art connoisseurs is beauty for the Chapman brothers. By the looks of their work, it seems that they create art to shock regular ...
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Hong Kong soaked by black rainstorm
A mother carries her daughter as she wades through ankle-deep water on the streets of Hong Kong – where rainfall in some districts reached 200 millimetres. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning signal on Wednesday May 22. REUTERS/Tyrone ...
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Guangzhou Kashiwa ease into quarters
Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on ...
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Macau economy punches way above its weight
Macau’s economy is set for a continued period of rapid growth over the next decade as Asia tops the charts in terms of revenue gained through gaming industries, but there is more to our little city-state than just casinos and hotels.
Macau is the Monaco of Asia. Although legally part of the Peoples Republic of China, this small little territory, just 29 kilometers squared and one of the most densely populated in the world, exists under the ‘one country, two systems’ policy of the Chinese government and therefore has its own internal legal system and political makeup. It is this which has enabled Macau, a tiny city-state with no natural resources, to develop one of the highest GDPs per capita in Asia, after Singapore. Read more
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