Commentary Being isolated in the international community and faced with a crisis of legitimacy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) openly announced last month its intention to keep up its strict control of mainland China, encroachment on Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and infiltration of other countries, through its United Front Work Department (UFWD). On Jan. […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 declined to take up billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng’s appeal of his conviction and four-year prison sentence for bribing two UN ambassadors to help him build a multibillion-dollar conference center. The justices left in place a lower court’s 2019 ruling that federal bribery laws covered […]

HONG KONG–The world’s biggest gambling hub of Macau will ban entry from March 24 for visitors from mainland China, neighboring Hong Kong and Taiwan who have travelled overseas in the previous 14 days, as it battles a coronavirus pandemic. Macau has 25 infections and visitors from the Greater China region make up more than 90 […]

BEIJING—China has replaced the head of its office overseeing matters in Hong Kong, making him the most senior Beijing-appointed official to lose his job in the wake of pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-controlled territory. China’s Human Resources Ministry announced on Feb. 13 that Zhang Xiaoming would be removed as director of the Hong Kong and […]

Royal Caribbean on Friday banned anyone holding passports from China, Hong Kong, or Macau from its ships amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak. The new virus infected 61 people on a Princess Cruises ship docked at Yokohama near Tokyo, Japan, officials there said on Friday. Four people on a Royal Caribbean ship docked in New Jersey […]

HONG KONG—The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near-ghost town during what is typically the busiest time of year in the world’s biggest casino hub, after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain the new coronavirus. The local government late on Jan. 28 said it would curb its individual […]

The directors of an influential U.S. business group in Hong Kong were refused entry to Macau on Dec. 7 after several hours of detention at customs. Tara Joseph and Robert Grieves, president and chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) respectively, were separately prevented from entering the nearby city of Macau, […]

HONG KONG—China rotated troops in its People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Aug. 29, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full democracy for the Chinese-ruled city after three months of sometimes violent demonstrations. Chinese state media described the troop movement in the early hours as routine. Troops were also […]

China plans to impose a form of its social credit system in Hong Kong, according to recently announced policy guidelines. In mainland China, authorities monitor citizens’ activities, including online purchases and daily behaviors in public spaces, and assign them a “trustworthiness” score. Local authorities compile “blacklists” of individuals with bad credit scores, who are then […]

HONG KONG—Police in Macau and mainland China detained 39 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion yuan ($4.42 billion), as China steps up measures to reduce economic risks and clamp down on illicit capital outflows. Macau police and state news agency Xinhua reported on Jan. 22 that a criminal gang had […]

Apple got into the Chinese regime’s crosshairs recently with its new iPhone launch. During the Sept. 12 release event for the tech giant’s latest line of smartphones, the iPhone XS, Apple’s senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, displayed a projection screen on which it showed flags representing the company’s various market around the world. […]

WASHINGTON—The White House on May 5 sharply criticized China‘s efforts to force foreign airlines to change how they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, labeling China‘s latest effort to police language describing the politically sensitive territories as “Orwellian nonsense.” Amid an escalating fight over China‘s trade surplus with the United States, the White House said China‘s Civil Aviation Administration […]

Private massages are one indulgence that Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng must forgo as a condition of staying in his luxury Manhattan apartment after being convicted of bribing United Nations officials, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick in Manhattan said at a court hearing that the 69-year-old billionaire could no longer […]

The burgeoning struggle for control in Chinese politics over the Hong Kong and Macau portfolio, playing out in the press for the last several months, has just become somewhat clearer. The Chinese Communist Party’s internal disciplinary agency recently published a notice criticizing the current leadership of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, and demanding […]

Macau Special Administrative Region of China, a small city that relies on the gambling industry, has been constantly involved in international affairs recently.

A series of major breakthroughs have been achieved in the case of Macau real estate businessman Ng Lap Seng’s bribery of John W. Ashe, the former president of the United Nations General Assembly. This and other corruption cases in Macau have been linked to the Jiang faction of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

To Hong Kong’s politicians and business people, the political Two Sessions held every year in China are a channel for gathering information. Evaluation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s performance and whether he will be re-elected have become the spotlight. Different signs and hints during the Two Sessions have indicated that Leung is not […]

The Interport game between Hong Kong and Macau was played on Saturday Nov 14 at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. Despite Hong Kong creating the majority of the chances in the first half, the teams went into the half time break scoreless. Hong Kong settled the game with two second half goals, the first in the 63rd minute when Hui Ka-lok finished after receiving a pass from Lee Ka-yiu, and the second in the 79th minute when Philip Chan headed in via the post from Michael Luk’s free kick.

Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown is finally on his way out of the Philippines after being stranded for three days due to a fraud complaint against him

Hong Kong displayed their supremacy against their Chinese counterparts by winning three out of the four disciplines at the 3rd Chinese National Lawn Bowls Championship in Guangzhou last week.

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Fans are wondering who Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent will be and the latest report is that it will be Juan Manuel Marquez. If Marquez beats Mike Alvarado on May 17 then it’s probably that Marquez and Pacquiao will have a bout in November. And Pacquiao-Marquez 5 will likely be held in Macau as opposed to […]

The action is fast, furious and exciting with players and the barriers taking some hard knocks. And Hong Kong fans can expect to see this for the entire 2013-14 season of the China Ice Hockey League (CIHL) played at Mega Ice.

An unusual case of attempted blackmail was revealed by Hong Kong police on Aug. 4, after photoshopped pornographic images of over 50 Hong Kong and Macau officials were sent to them.

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HONG KONG—One of the biggest truffles found in half a century — a 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) specimen unearthed in Italy late last month — has sold for $330,000 at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, London and Florence. The giant fungus was presented on a silver platter by an Italian chef flanked by Chinese […]

Part 2 Please also read Part I. Editor's Note: Dr. Wang Lian was kidnapped in Zhu Hai City in Canton (Guangdong) Province on Sept. 12, 2006 by special agents of the Chinese regime's notorious Public Security Bureau (PSB). After intense brainwashing Dr. Wang was forced into spying for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the […]

Part I Editor's note: Dr. Wang Lian was kidnapped in Zhu Hai City in Canton (Guangdong) Province on Sept. 12, 2006 by special agents of the Chinese regime's notorious Public Security Bureau (PSB). After intense brainwashing Dr. Wang was forced into spying for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the Hong Kong Epoch Times. He […]

By the end of 2005, the number of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres’ spouses and children who resettled overseas, including in Hong Kong and Macau, had reached more than 1,187,700. Families of CCP Cadres That Settle Overseas In the second half of February, the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee (CCPCC) and the Ministry […]