which Britain won from China after the second Opium War, “this place was not conquered,” says Domingos Vital, a diplomatic adviser to the governor of Macau. “It was given to the Portuguese.

Historical insights on the Portuguese colony's evolution ... as refugees during the second world war. George's famous watercolours of Macau created lasting memories when he found refuge and ...

Mid-1800s - Hong Kong overtakes Macau in trade, merchants gradually desert the Portuguese territory. 1939-1945 - Territory becomes a refuge for Chinese and Europeans during World War Two as it ...

Long believed to be a single, globally distributed species drifting freely across the open ocean, the bluebottle—also known ...

HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian group Genting has emerged as a strong contender to unseat an incumbent Macau casino operator ... fortunes of the former Portuguese colony and employ ...

A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau’s Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people clamouring for change and government accountability — the high-water mark for the former Portuguese ...

A quarter century after the former Portuguese colony was made a Chinese territory, Macau’s economic boundaries with the mainland are being blurred. Macau is the world’s most lucrative gambling ...