Melco Deploying Volunteers – Simple Acts of Kindness

Melco’s Simple Acts of Kindness philosophy is based on the principle that little things have a big impact, and each person can do something to touch people’s hearts. Lawrence Ho,

Grand Prix to proceed without one, maybe two, of its headliners

The 67th Macau Grand Prix is likely to be less glittery than previous years, due to the many changes occurring across the worldwide motorsports calendar. Although the Macau Grand Prix Organizing

Macau Airport renews environmental accreditation

The Macau International Airport (MIA) has recently had its annual Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) renewed for one year. A statement issued by the Macau Airport Company noted that the airport had

April tourist arrivals lowest level in over a decade

The tightening of quarantine measures for arrivals in Macau starting in late March 2020 has caused the number of visitor arrivals in April to tumble 99.7% year-on-year to just 11,041. The

Macau proves popular with young adult demographic

Young adults were the largest age group of visitors to Macau last year, accounting for nearly a quarter of all arrivals, new research from Morgan Stanley All-Asia Research shows. People aged

China kicks off key political event delayed by pandemic

China began its most important political event of the year yesterday after a two-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. The opening of the annual session of the Chinese People’s Political

This Day in History | 1972 President Nixon arrives in Moscow

America’s President Richard Nixon has arrived in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders. He was given a modest welcome as he stepped off the plane at Vnukovo airport with his wife

White House report blasts Chinese ‘malign activities’

Beyond its hard-hitting rhetoric against China over its handling of the coronavirus, the White House has issued a broad-scale attack on Beijing’s predatory economic policies, military buildup, disinformation campaigns and

AstraZeneca gets $1 billion from US to make Oxford vaccine

AstraZeneca Plc received more than $1 billion in U.S. government funding for an experimental Covid-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford, a boost to one of the world’s fastest-moving projects

Detective, nurse, confidant: Virus tracers play many roles

Health investigator Mackenzie Bray smiles and chuckles as she chats by phone with a retired Utah man who just tested positive for the coronavirus. She’s trying to keep the mood light

The Buzz | Wildlife consumption ban in Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic

The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic originated last year, has issued a total ban on the hunting, breeding and human consumption of wild animals. That is

World Views | Moderna vaccine whiplash demands better disclosure

  Interpreting drug trial data releases is difficult in the best of circumstances. And usually, it’s just a problem for the subset of investors who focus on the sector. In the

Friday, May 22, 2020 – edition no. 3539

    * Pandemic looms over NPC, CPPCC sessions | Two meetings, one issue * Two top races may be cut from Grand Prix * The new round of the mask supply scheme begins

Patten urges Hong Kong protesters not to ‘lose faith’

Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, yesterday urged protesters not to “lose faith” over what he described as moves by Beijing to tighten its control over the semi-autonomous

Asia Today: Australia lets woman travel to see dying sister, Japan emergency eases

A New Zealand woman has been reunited with her dying sister in Australia after gaining an exemption from pandemic travel restrictions on compassionate grounds. Australia had rejected Christine Archer's request for

China focused on jobs as national legislature meets

As job losses surge, China is joining the United States and other governments in rolling out stimulus spending to revive its virus-battered economy. How much is Beijing ready to spend? Companies

Health authorities back PSP decision on June 4 vigil

Health authorities at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, have backed the Public Security Police Force’s (PSP) decision of not authorizing the annual June 4 vigil in Senado Square. Questioned

HK public broadcaster to halt show after police complaint

  Hong Kong’s public broadcaster said it would suspend the long-running satirical television program “Headliner” after the Communications Authority reprimanded it for its portrayal of the city’s police. Radio Television Hong Kong

HK, Macau Affairs Office boss leaves national position

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong & Macau Affairs Office, has left his post at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Xia had just been appointed to the SARs’

Organizer to appeal police ban on 31-year-old Tiananmen vigil

Au Kam San, lawmaker and co-organizer of the annual June 4 vigil in the city, has informed the Times that he will file a judicial appeal in response to the

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