Airports in the US West dealing with shortage of jet fuel

A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West. In Nevada, state and federal

Aviation | Israeli airlines launch first direct flights to Morocco

Two Israeli airlines launched their first commercial flights between Israel and Morocco on Sunday, less than a year after the countries officially normalized relations. Israir’s flight departed Tel Aviv for Marrakech

Tech | China launches 6-month campaign to clean up apps

China’s industry ministry has announced a six-month campaign to clean up what it says are serious problems with internet apps violating consumer rights, cyber security and “disturbing market order.” The Ministry

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, are due for another hit of nature’s power: a typhoon

The Buzz | Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise

Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. The lockdown order, issued late Friday night, bans the

Malaysia | Parliament opens after seven months, emergency to end

Malaysia’s government said it will not extend a coronavirus emergency beyond Aug. 1 as the country’s Parliament reopened yesterday after a disputed seven-month suspension amid a worsening pandemic. The emergency, which

World Views | There’s a long history of dances being pilfered for profit – and TikTok is the latest battleground

In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of the biggest viral dance sensations on TikTok. But few users knew that Harmon, who is Black, invented the dance,

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 – edition no. 3822

— The government warns that contagion risk for Macau is bound to be higher, following the new Covid-19 case reported in Zhuhai yesterday * Disqualified candidates claim CAEAL violated the Basic

Buoyed visitation expected at Sands Shopping Carnival

Sands China Ltd kicked off the 2021 Sands Shopping Carnival on July 23. The group’s president Wilfred Wong expects the three-day retail mega-festival to have concluded with high visitation. Given the

Sands China positive about summer holiday despite Zhongshan’s Covid-19 case

President of Sands China Ltd Wilfred Wong is expecting a further uptick in the group’s business during the summer holiday — with the average occupancy rate among all properties projected

Art Macao | Creative City Pavilion celebrates gastronomy, design, art and literature

The Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 continues to inject fresh creativity into Macau’s culture, with a new exhibition “Macao: City of Gastronomy - Bon Appétit!” It is one

Covid-19 | Delta variant in 59th case

Macau recorded a case of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 after a 31-year-old local resident, who arrived from Germany on Saturday, tested positive for the variant. The resident is

Covid-19 | People in their 40’s have the highest vaccination rate

People between ages 40 and 49 years old are accountable for 66.4% of all local inoculations with Covid-19 vaccines, statistics released by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center show. According

Ho Iat Seng to attend AL plenary Aug. 10

  Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng is set to attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on August 10 to answer lawmakers’ questions on government policy and social

Covid-19 | Four people suspected of close contact with infection case in Zhongshan

A total of four people, including three residents and one non-resident worker, are suspected to be close contacts with a 23-year-old woman found to be infected with Covid-19 in the

BritCham Macau restores eco-committee for greener initiatives

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the British Chamber of Commerce in Macao (BritCham Macao) has relaunched its Environmental Committee, BritCham Macao’s chairman Keith Buckley said. The entity held a cocktail reception to

Office affirms China will take countermeasures against foreign bullying

A Chinese government spokesperson on Saturday said that any bullying sanction taken will meet harsh countermeasures. The spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council expressed

Xi visits Tibet, stressing ‘lasting stability, high-quality development’

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed fully implementing the guidelines of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for governing Tibet in a new era and writing a new chapter of

Tech | Tencent ordered to end exclusive music contracts

Internet giant Tencent was ordered by regulators to end exclusive contracts with music copyright holders, adding to increased enforcement of anti-monopoly and other rules as Beijing tightens control over booming

Typhoon In-fa hits east coast, canceling flights

Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai yesterday after people living near the sea were evacuated, airline flights and trains were canceled and the public was ordered to

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