Monthly Archives: May 2020
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Security chief renews rights of 601 surveillance cameras
The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak has granted the Public Security Police Force (PSP) a renewal of the rights of usage of 601 surveillance ... -
HK police overwhelm protesters now crying ‘independence’
In the first major test of Hong Kong’s protest movement in 2020, it became clear that demonstrators face a more formidable challenge in reigniting the street ... -
India and China move in more troops as border tensions rise
India has moved additional troops along its northern border as it prepares for an extended conflict with neighbor China, after several rounds of talks failed to ... -
Huawei CFO Meng to find out if her fraud case will proceed
A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is scheduled to learn today [Macau time] if a U.S extradition case against her can proceed. Canada arrested ... -
This Day in History | 1951 Glasgow powers up for the Festival
Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth, has formally opened the Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow, the latest show in the Festival of Britain. The exhibition tells ... -
Rubio warns of foreign actors amplifying virus conspiracies
Sen. Marco Rubio, the new Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is warning that foreign actors will seek to amplify conspiracy theories about the coronavirus ... -
Shanghai Stock Exchange mulls first revamp of benchmark in 30 years
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is considering the first overhaul of its benchmark index in three decades so that it better reflects China’s increasingly high-tech economy, according ... -
China traders are buying Hong Kong stocks like never before
Mainland money is flowing into Hong Kong’s stocks at an unparalleled pace, offering support to a market at the center of rising tensions between Beijing and ... -
Drive In | In ‘Painter and the Thief,’ an unlikely friendship
The documentary “The Painter and the Thief” has a few wrinkles to add to the old Picasso adage that great artists steal. “The Painter and the ... -
The Buzz | Poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Only about half of Americans say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, according to a new poll ... -
Ho’s bold ideas for his homelands
A group of Hongkongers “led by casino tycoon Stanley Ho, is gathering support for the idea of leasing the territory to the United Nations after 1997 as ... -
World Views | There’s far less bang in a Huawei ban now
It’s easy to ban a product that’s difficult to get your hands on anyway. That’s why Britain’s possible move to impose a stricter ban on Huawei Technologies ... -
Thursday, May 28, 2020 – edition no. 3543
* Calls for independence — Hong Kong demonstrators face a formidable challenge in reigniting street protests as calls for self-determination rise * Cold war II: India ... -
Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, setting the stage for ... -
Asia Today: South Korea cases rise, India crosses 150,000
SEOUL — South Korea reported 40 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, its biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days, causing alarm as millions of ... -
Editorial | Uncle Stanley
Stanley Ho has been a household name in Macau and East Asia for seven decades. His trade: gambling, although, as the legend goes, he never gambled ... -
Larger than life; the passing of a legend
At 98-years, Stanley Ho passed away in Hong Kong yesterday, not living long enough to see the opening of the last property of the empire he ... -
CPPCC | Macau members urge Beijing to resume tourist visa scheme
Four Macau members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have expressed their wish to welcome mainland visitors to the region sooner than planned. During ... -
CPPCC | Proposal would see Macau LRT connected to Zhuhai metro
Five Macau members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have brought a joint proposal to Beijing, requesting that the government connect the railway networks ... -
CPPCC | Football can develop cultural industry exchange: Liu, Chui
Football and related industries should be utilized as a medium to promote cultural exchange between China and Lusophone countries, Liu Chak Wan and José Chui ... -
Dismissed TNRs struggle to pay rent while away from the city
Several former employees of gaming operators are distressed at not being able to return to the city to retrieve their belongings after being made redundant while ... -
Gaming | Bernstein: Average daily revenue down 103%
The average daily rate of Macau gross gaming revenue from May 18 to May 24 fell into the negative, according to estimates from brokerage Sanford C. ... -
What a travel bubble along the Pearl River would mean for Macau
The last hopes for a summertime tourism recovery are now pinned on travel bubbles, geographic areas inside which people can traverse borders at a time when ... -
Hong Kong to resume airport transit services from June 1
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said yesterday that transit services at the Hong Kong International Airport would gradually resume from June 1, according to a ... -
WHO warns that first wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the ... -
This Day in History | 1964 Light goes out in India as Nehru dies
Jawaharlal Nehru, founder of modern India and its current prime minister, has died suddenly at the age of 74. He was taken ill in the early ... -
Xi seeks victory over Trump in race for a Covid-19 vaccine
President Xi Jinping’s government is throwing the might of the Chinese state behind the country’s vaccine developers as the world races to make a shot against ... -
Rich Chinese snapping up luxury homes from Singapore to Sydney
Rich Chinese home buyers are back. Across China and in some of their familiar hunting grounds in Asia, wealthy buyers are snapping up luxury housing, in ... -
MGM attains major global and regional HR awards
Casino operator MGM’s work in talent development and human resources has once again been recognized both regionally and globally, with the institution receiving several awards from ... -
Branson’s Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed yesterday [Macau time] in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over ... -
The Buzz | Minister quits UK government over aide’s lockdown breach
A junior British government minister quit yesterday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s failure to fire his top aide for allegedly breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. Johnson has ... -
Hong Kong braces for downtown protests on China-backed laws
Hong Kong is bracing for what could be its biggest day of protests in months, with pro-democracy groups calling for a general strike against China’s latest ... -
World Views | The more Covid-19 vaccines, the merrier
The way the Covid-19 crisis ends is with vaccines — not a vaccine. More than one horse can win this race. Some of us might end ... -
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 – edition 3542
STANLEY HO: 1921-2020 * Several former employees of gaming operators are distressed at not being able to return to the city to retrieve their belongings * Gaming: ... -
Asia Today: Philippines trying to ease quarantine congestion
As about 24,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs abroad are being transported by land, sea or air to their provincial homes, the president warned local officials ...
