Although its population is primarily ethnic Chinese, Macau, because it was a Portuguese territory for so long, has a distinctly Mediterranean flavor. A languorous pace, balconied pastel buildings and open squares.
The most famous landmark is the Church of Sao Paulo. All that remains is the facade,the rest of the church was destroyed by fire in 1835, but it's worth climbing an imposing set of stairs to view the ruins up close, especially at night when you can see the lights of the city below.
Bets are off for Macau gambling boom RGT Online As reported by the BBC: "Macau's landscape shows the far reach of human ambition - land reclamations have joined up the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to make a gambling and shopping...
Will Assist Hong Kong Suppliers Of Failed KB Toys Morning Star ... said in a statement. The blue chip company acted as an agent for the U.S. retailer that filed for bankruptcy in December, and said it will help the manufacturers seek recourse from the bankruptcy...
Hong Kong stocks extend gains Macau News.Net Hong Kong stocks continued their positive start to 2009 Monday with a second day of gains, rising by almost 3.5 percent.
Hong Kong December Property Transactions 5,437; Down 65.1% On Year Morning Star ... down 68.2% from the same month of 2007. The registry didn't elaborate on the data. Analysts say peopler are reluctant to buy apartments amid the city's economic downturn and on concerns about job...
At least 13 killed in China bus accident Macau News.Net ... people were killed Monday when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in China's southwestern Guizhou Province, officials said.
Hong Kong stocks end sharply higher People's Daily Hong Kong stocks surged 520.5 points, or 3.46 percent, to close at 15,563.31 on Monday, boosted by strong rally of companies registered in the Chinese mainland. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose...
Macao registers record gaming revenues of $13.7 bln in 2008 Eview Week Macao saw its gaming revenues for the whole of 2008 surged 31 percent year-on-year to record high of 108billion patacas (13.7 billion U.S. dollars), local television station...
Hong Kong qualifies WiMAX bidders TeleGeography Hong Kong’s Office of the Telecommunications Authority has shortlisted five qualified bidders for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) licences, which cover the operation of WiMAX networks....
Citic Pacific shares jump despite Hong Kong probe into board Breitbart Shares in investment firm Citic Pacific on Monday outperformed the Hong Kong stock market despite news that its entire board of directors was being probed over a costly trading scandal. The firm's...
Hong Kong hospital admits fault after patient died on its doorstep Earth Times Hong Kong - A Hong Kong public hospital Monday admitted it had blundered by refusing to send medics to help a dying patient on its doorstep. The Caritas Medical Centre's actions sparked public...
Hong Kong stocks extend New Year gains with 3.5-per-cent rise Earth Times Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks continued their positive start to 2009 Monday with a second day of gains, rising by almost 3.5 per cent. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index climbed 520.5 points, or 3.46 per...
Windsor fundraiser held for missing woman in Hong Kong Windsor Star Ani Ashekian decided to go on a trip to Asia. She had planned on travelling to China/India/Vietnam and Cambodia. She only had time to secure a visa to enter China and she decided she would get the...
Middle-class victims of slump seek charity food aid in Hong Kong Earth Times Hong Kong - Middle-class victims of the economic slump are seeking help from a food bank for the poor in Hong Kong, a charity said Monday. The charity said there had been about 10 instances in the...
Hong Kong retail sales value rises Eview Week The value of total retail sales in Hong Kong in November, provisionally estimated at HK$20.5 billion (US$2.65 billion), went up 1.1 percent over a year earlier, official figures released Friday...
Hiking in Hong Kong The Guardian Hiking in one of the most crowded places in the world? It sounds bonkers but, as Carole Cadwalladr discovers, minutes from the city's cocktail bars, there are spectacular peaks to climb, idyllic...
Hong Kong air pollution worst since records began Daily Star Air pollution across large swathes of Hong Kong last year reached its highest level since records began, despite government efforts to improve the environment, official figures showed Friday.Hong...
Another rare Chinese sturgeon dies in Hong Kong SINA The Hong Kong Ocean Park said here Saturday that another Chinese sturgeon died Friday, raising the death toll of the rare aquatic species in the park to three inhalf a...
Hong Kong leads broad rally on Asian markets Financial Times Hong Kong shares started the new year with their best day in three weeks, gaining 4.6 per cent to lead a broad rally among those Asia Pacific markets open for trading. Telecommunications and...
Macao registers $3 billion of trade deficit in first 11 months People's Daily Macao's trade deficit for the first 11 months of 2008 reached 24.57 billion patacas (3.1 billion U.S. dollars), according to the figures released on Friday by the city's Statistics and Census Service...
Stanley Ho sees stocks rebounding to 20,000 in two years The Standard 01-02 20:00) Shun Tak Holdings (0242) chairman Stanley Ho Hung-sun predicts the Hong Kong stock market will rebound to 20,000 in two years. Ho also said the local economy and property market may...
Hong Kong housewife jailed for branding Indonesian maid with iron Earth Times Hong Kong - A 32-year-old Hong Kong housewife was Friday jailed for seven months for branding the arm of her Indonesian maid with a hot iron. Ng Bik-man attacked her 24-year-old maid in August after...
Hong Kong shares jump 4.5 per cent in positive start to 2009 Earth Times Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares surged by more than 4.5 per cent Friday on the first day of trading in 2009, re-crossing the 15,000-point barrier. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index ended the day up 655.33...
Sex-scandal pop star is named one of Hong Kong Earth Times Hong Kong - A pop star at the centre of a celebrity sex photo scandal was Friday narrowly beaten to the title Person of 2008 in a Hong Kong government radio station poll. Edison Chen, 27, who fled...
Hong Kong & China Gas In 30-Year Coal-Bed Methane Supply Pact Morning Star 0003.hk), known as Towngas, said Friday it signed a 30-year contract to buy coal-bed methane from a domestic supplier for its 70%-owned liquefaction plant in Shanxi province.
Hong Kong, Seoul Stocks Advance; Sydney Retreats Morning Star ... on hopes the Chinese government may soon award 3G licenses, while Australian stocks gave up early gains after rising during the previous four sessions.
Portuguese soccer registers "commercial deficit" People's Daily The Portuguese soccer registered a "commercial deficit" of 3.3 million euros (4.6 million U.S. dollars) in the year 2008 because the import of players surpassed the external transfers...
A-Ma, or Tien Hau as she is more generally known, is a Taoist goddess much revered in Macau - she is the Queen of Heaven and Patron of Seafarers. To the people of Macau, whose history is deeply linked with the sea, her festival is one of the most important of the year.
The history of the goddess of the sea goes back to around 1044 AD when in Fukien province, about 350 miles north of Macau, the wife of a poor fisherman named Lin, gave birth to a baby girl. At the time of the birth ared glow was seen over the house and the baby grew to be the most remarkable child - she never cried, worked hard and was obedient and devout.
One day the girl was sleeping and dreamed that two junks carrying her father and brothers were caught in a storm - she stretched out her arms and clenched the masts of the vessels in her fists. Her mother was alarmed and,fearing that the child was suffering a fit, shook her by the arm to wake her, causing her, in her dream, to let go of one of the boats. Later, when her brothers returned, they told the story that at the height of a terrible storm the vision of a beautiful girl had reached out to save them but was unable to hold onto their fathers boat and thus he had perished.
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