Officials quit

Taiwan's "foreign affairs" chief and vice "premier" resigned yesterday over the disappearance of 210 million yuan (US$30 million), which was meant as development aid to lure Papua New Guinea into dropping ties with the Mainland in favor of Taiwan, the local media reported yesterday.

New commissioner

THE Central Government has appointed Lu Shumin commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region, a press release said yesterday.

More tourists

MACAO saw the number of tourist arrivals during the May Day holidays grows by 4 percent year-on-year to 374,625, according to figures released yesterday by Macao’s Immigration Authorities.