Provides the latest RSS feeds for Macau News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page China National News.com http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/cat/8d8fbf819e12707b/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:28:50 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:28:50 -0400 30 Information and Broadcasting Minister, Manish Tiwari had discussions with the visiting Chinese information broadcasting minister, Cai Fuchao here this morning. They discussed media, entertainment industries and cinema The Chinese Minister was accompanied by a delegation. The high level Chinese delegation discussed the steps to increase cooperation in the field of media, entertainment ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215268922/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215268922/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b China's actual use of foreign capital in May stood at $9.26 billion, up 0.29 percent year on year, the commerce ministry said Tuesday. This is the fourth straight monthly increase since February, when China reported a FDI recovery after declining for eight consecutive months since June of 2012, reported Xinhua. During the first five months, the inbound investment increased 1.03 percent from a ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215264908/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215264908/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:43am EDT * Indexes: HSI -1.2 pct, H-shares -1.8 pct, CSI300 -1.3 pct * Reported IPO resumption, property tax expansion hit A-shares * Defensives slide in HK as investors await Fed outcome * Mengniu spikes after $1.6 bln Yashili takeover offer By Clement Tan HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - China shares tested six-month lows, sinking Hong Kong markets, as a cash squeeze in the ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215287314/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:00 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215287314/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks pulled lower in cautious trade Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary-policy decision for clues on its bond purchases. The Hang Seng ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215285510/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:21 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215285510/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Hong Kong's de facto central bank said on Tuesday that its investigation into possible benchmark rate manipulation has been extended to include HSBC and a number of other banks.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced in December that it was investigating UBS about possible misconduct relating to its submissions for the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215284561/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:40 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215284561/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b HONG KONG, June 19 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:29pm EDT HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are poised to start lower on Wednesday, with high yielding names in the local property and utilities sectors mostly weaker as investors await the outcome of a two-day U.S. Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting later in the day. The Hang Seng Index was set to open down 0.2 percent at 21,118.4 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215285727/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:29:38 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215285727/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Chow Tai Fook, the Hong Kong-based jewelry chain controlled by billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, on Monday net profit fell by 13% in the 12 months to March 31 amid slower economic growth and retail sales gains in mainland China last ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215283793/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:18 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215283793/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b /enpproperty--> A top Hong Kong scholar has called on the special administrative region to bridge cultural and social differences with the mainland, in a bid to boost its waning competitiveness. In a report published on Tuesday, Gui Qiangfang, president of the China Institute of City Competitiveness, said Hong Kong's comprehensive competitiveness, including social, environmental ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215283794/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:10 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215283794/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from Hong Kong once worked at the agency. The spokeswoman said Tuesday that the passenger ended his time at the department in 2006. She gave no details about his job or why he no longer works there. The man started screaming nine hours into a ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215281500/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:22 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215281500/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Edward Snowden has emerged as a popular figure in Hong Kong, where he has been based since fleeing the U.S. (Kin Cheung/AP) HONG KONG -- It may still be early in Edward Snowden's attempt to find safe haven here, but a new poll and a weekend rally demanding that the local government protect Snowden indicate that the people and government of this semi-autonomous region of China may be taking ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215279128/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:03 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215279128/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b New award category is specially opened for Mainland China, Taiwan and Macau HONG KONG, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Chaired by the Building Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Organizing Committee of Quality Building Award ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215272191/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:38 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215272191/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Chinese police have arrested 118 people in investigations into environmental pollution cases since January, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday. Of the 118 arrests, 24 people have been charged by prosecutors and await trial, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry began a national campaign against environmental polluters earlier this year, and as part of that campaign, they said ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270551/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:27 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270551/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Torrential rains in northwest China have destroyed some 2,033 acres of farmland, affecting more than 17,000 people, local officials said Tuesday. The rains began Friday in much of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, including Aksu, Hotan, Kashgar and Kisilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The flooding and landslides destroyed bridges ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270552/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:26 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270552/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Two Russians were detained by Chinese police after 213 bear paws were found inside a passenger van trying to enter northern China's Inner Mongolia region. The bear paws, worth about $400 a pound in China, were hidden inside the tires of the van, China Daily reported. The Chinese believe bear paws have a high nutritional value. To date this is the largest bear paw smuggling case in China, ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270758/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:25 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215270758/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b How did a little-known construction company go on to run one of the biggest gambling operations in the world? Francis Lui, CEO of Macau's Galaxy Entertainment Group, explains his strategy and ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267954/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:53 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267954/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Hong Kong's de facto central bank said on Tuesday that its investigation into possible benchmark rate manipulation has been extended to include HSBC and a number of other ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267923/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:03 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267923/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b A Hong Kong information and communications technology (ICT) delegation departed for Dalian on Tuesday to attend the 11th China International Software and Information Service Fair (CISIS) and promote ICT exchange and co- operation between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.The delegation was led by the city's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau with around 50 members.The CISIS is ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267222/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:38:02 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267222/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Swedish coach Sven-Goran Eriksson shook his head after being asked if he was interested in coaching China's national soccer team. "No - I was too shocked by China's 1-5 loss to Thailand," said the former England coach on Monday, who has just been appointed head coach of Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F. "But China should find its own way in soccer. Each coach ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267224/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:28 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267224/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:28am EDT (Adds HSBC comment, background on rate investigations) June 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's de facto central bank said on Tuesday that its investigation into possible benchmark rate manipulation has been extended to include HSBC and a number of other banks. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced in December that it was investigating UBS about possible ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267927/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:58 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267927/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited Deputy Chairman Francis Lui, son of Chairman Che-woo, attends a news conference announcing the company's results in Hong Kong August 31, 2011. ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267281/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:26:19 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215267281/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b HONG KONG, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:09am EDT HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended little changed on Tuesday, with investors selling recent outperformers and turnover low as global markets braced for this week's U.S. Federal Reserve policymaking meeting. The Hang Seng Index closed flat at 21,225.88 points, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215265961/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:09:17 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215265961/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b A group of Li's companies including Cheung Kong Infrastructure said Monday they were buying AVR-Afvalverwerking BV. Li's companies said they were buying the company because it represents a "compelling long-term investment opportunity for the consortium." Van Gansewinkel Groep, which is selling the company, said the deal would close in the third quarter of 2013. The deal still ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215264353/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:22:56 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215264353/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b 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 we ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215263369/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:03:35 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215263369/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b 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 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260970/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:14 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260970/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b 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 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260748/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:55:35 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260748/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b 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 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260208/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:45 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260208/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b 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 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260764/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:48:51 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215260764/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b