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Portuguese teachers strike hits exams
The start of end-of-year exams in Portugal was disrupted on Monday as teachers went on strike . The education ministry says around a third of students sitting exams were affected, while teachers’ unions claimed 90% of their members had stopped work to protest at austerity measures slashing jobs and lengthening the working week. ';We’re very anxious. We don’t know when ...
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Passengers aboard flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey bound paranoid mans hands feet after poison claims
A battle is brewing between the federal government and the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association over the issue of making fuel economy labels on new vehicles ...
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Hong Kong stocks off as China banks property down
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday pulled back after a two-day rally amid uncertainty over the pace of the U.S. Federal Reserve's bond purchases, with Chinese property developers dropping after another strong monthly increase in home prices on the mainland. The Hang Seng ...
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Man Involved in Hong Kong Assault Had Ties to Communist Front Group
A man suspected of beating an elderly man with a chair was ordered into a Hong Kong prison on Monday. Prior to that, he admitted that he was working under the aegis of the Hong Kong Youth Care Association, a front group associated with an extralegal agency run by the Chinese Communist Party. Guan Ziang, 39, was charged for being one of four men to assault a 53-year-old Mr. Chen on June 6, when ...
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Press Digest - Hong Kong - June 18
HONG KONG, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:48pm EDT HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST -- JP Morgan Chase expects to achieve annual revenue growth of more than 10 percent from its Asia-Pacific business over the coming ...
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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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