Monthly Archives: February 2020
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Unemployment rate holds stable ahead of virus-stricken January
The unemployment rate mostly held stable in the final quarter of last year, the government announced yesterday. Data released yesterday by the Statistics and Census ... -
Society grapples with question: should Macau close its borders?
Border control measures have been a topic of heated discussion since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on the mainland. While several sectors of civil ... -
Macau bishop calls on Catholics to follow preventive measures
The Bishop of Macau, Stephen Lee Bun-sang, has called on local Catholics to actively carry out the preventive measures prescribed by the Macau government to fight ... -
Expert reckons peak epidemic to pass within two weeks
Mainland epidemiology expert, 83-year-old Zhong Nanshan, has recently amended his prediction regarding the peak of the current coronavirus outbreak, stating that he believes it will take ... -
Risks mount for HK after economy shrank in 2019
The hits just keep coming for Hong Kong. In 2019, there was the escalating U.S.-China trade war, which squeezed exports. Then came violent protests beginning mid-year, ... -
Japan | Lunar New Year department store sales plummet
Japanese department store operators saw duty free sales slump during the key Lunar New Year holiday, one of the first indications of how hard the nation’s ... -
Indonesia | Chinese abandon Bali beaches leaving tourism sector bruised
With Indonesia suspending visas to Chinese citizens in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, the country risks missing its target to lure ... -
Built in 10 days, virus hospital takes first patients
The first patients arrived yesterday at a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days as part of China’s sweeping efforts to fight a new virus that is ... -
Analysis | Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment in Asia Pacific
A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and ... -
UK | Man wearing fake bomb stabs two in London and is shot to death
A man recently released from prison after serving time for terrorism-related offenses strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a busy London street ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain
Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya have arrived in Britain today, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing from laws which prevent ... -
Offbeat | Mathematicians, geeks celebrate rare palindrome day
Mathematicians and geeks everywhere celebrated a rare occurrence Sunday, 02/02/2020, a kind of 8-digit palindrome that hasn’t happened for more than 900 years. A palindrome is ... -
Rugby Academy | Happy comeback for Bats
The first rugby festival of 2020 was held at King’s Park, Hong Kong in mid-January. The festival, hosted by Tai Po Rugby Club, saw the Macau ... -
Football | CR9: Ronaldo scores in 9th straight game to match Juve mark
Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalties to tie a club record by scoring for a ninth straight game as Serie A leader Juventus bounced back from a ... -
The Buzz | WHO says Google to combat virus misinformation
The head of the World Health Organization says it’s working with Google to ensure that searches about the new virus from China turn up information from ... -
One meter away from each other, mainland physicians suggest
A trusted online community of mainland healthcare professionals, Ding Xiang Doctor (DXY), has suggested that mainland residents stay at least one meter away from each other. ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Scientists found more evidence that the new coronavirus likely originated in bats. In two papers published yesterday in the journal Nature, scientists report that genome ... -
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 – edition no. 3464
* Delta bridge • The last link to Hong Kong * Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes first patients * Chinese, Thai authorities ... -
Our Desk | On the irresponsible use of social media
The epidemic outbreak has caused a lot of unnecessary racism – at least on social media – as it has created jokes and memes about how ... -
Gilead drug to undergo human trials in China for coronavirus
China has kick-started a clinical trial to speedily test a drug for the novel coronavirus infection as the nation rushes therapies for those afflicted and scours for vaccines ... -
Corporate Bits | Galaxy pledges MOP25 million to fight pneumonia outbreak
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has donated MOP20 million to Hubei Province to help the region fight the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and assist relief efforts. Made through ... -
Thailand sees good result from using drug mixture on coronavirus
A cocktail of antiviral drugs appeared effective in treating a seriously ill coronavirus patient, a Thai health official said. The HIV medicines lopinavir and ritonavir, which ... -
Corporate Bits | BNU temporarily closes three branches as preventive measure
Local bank Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A. (BNU) announced that it is temporarily closing three of its branches as part of preventive measures to protect its customers ... -
Hong Kong to shut most of mainland China border
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced the city will shut almost all land and sea border control points to the mainland from midnight to stem the ... -
New virus has infected more than 17,300 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 17,300 people globally. Cases confirmed as of this morning (Monday) in Beijing: — China: 17,205 ... -
Briefs | Banks to provide limited services starting today
The financial sector is resuming services today, but only partially, according to the Monetary Authority of Macao. Starting from today, banks will resume operations, following ... -
Eighth infection is imported case, says gov’t
Eight people in Macau have now been confirmed with the novel coronavirus, information from the city’s health authority shows. The latest case, a local retired woman, ... -
UM develops technology to detect coronavirus in 30 minutes
The University of Macau (UM) has developed a technology which detects the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in just 30 minutes, the institution advised in a statement. The ... -
Police: Videos of people collapsing unrelated to coronavirus
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has clarified, in a written reply to the Times, that the series of videos published on social media platforms showing ... -
Avian flu strikes south of pneumonia epicenter
Avian influenza has been found in farmed chickens in Hunan Province, just south of the coronavirus-stricken Hubei Province, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed ... -
Briefs | Opportunity for workers to learn, says ExCo member
Lee Chong Cheng, a member of the Executive Council, has suggested Macau’s workers improve their skills during this period of low business activity amid the 2019-nCoV ... -
Gov’t says no cases of forced leave found in gaming sector
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said it has found no cases of gaming sector operators asking or compelling their staff to take unpaid leave. After several ... -
Carrier denies passenger boarding following Philippines’ travel ban
Airlines flying to the Philippines are denying passengers traveling from China – including those from the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong – from ... -
Gaming revenue drops 11.3% amid coronavirus travel curbs
Travel restrictions imposed by the mainland dealt a strong blow to gross gaming revenue in January, in what has become the latest setback for Macau after ... -
Hong Kong | Medical workers vote to strike as outbreak worsens
Thousands of Hong Kong medical professionals voted to begin a five-day strike today after the government refused their demand to shut all entry points from China ...
