Macau university student drowns in Taiwan

A university student from Macau who studied in Taiwan drowned near a waterfall on the island, Taiwanese media reported. The 22-year-old male student of Pingtung University of Science and

Job agency association addresses new law loophole

Tourists may still get a job if they make arrangements directly with their prospective employers under a new employment law, the Association of Macau Philippines Employment Agencies (AMPEA) has pointed

Terrific 12 basketball tournament now canceled

The 2020 edition of the Terrific 12 basketball tournament has been canceled, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The event, scheduled to be held in Macau this September, was earlier reported to

Covid-19 tests for casino workers to roll out starting today

The Covid-19 nucleic acid testing for frontline casino workers will likely roll out gradually from today, Dr Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, disclosed. “Testing

Virus rules return in Hong Kong

Hong Kong ordered gyms and bars to close for a week, restored strict limits on public gatherings and introduced fines for anyone refusing to wear a mask on public transport

Briefs | Telemarketer fined for data privacy breaches

  A company named Hoi Sheung Sociedade Unipessoal Limitada has been fined 1.08 million patacas by the personal data watchdog for data privacy breaches that occurred during its telemarketing activities. The

Int’l culture, food festival opens registration for 100 booths

The 11th edition of the International Culture and Food Festival will be held from September 25 to October 4 at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, featuring a total of 100 booths.

Crime | Dinner among friends ends in rape report

A home dinner among friends ended badly when the property owner accused her guest of raping her, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson revealed during yesterday’s joint press conference. The case occurred

Gaming | Japan lawmaker admits Shenzhen promoter covered chips in Macau

  A second member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to become embroiled in an alleged bribery scandal has admitted to receiving cash and favors from a Shenzhen-based online gambling

Lebanon looks to China as US, Arabs refuse to help in crisis

Facing a worsening economic crisis and with little chance of Western or oil-rich Arab countries providing assistance without substantial reforms, Lebanon’s cash-strapped government is looking east, hoping to secure investments

Beijing says progress made in latest border talks with Delhi

China and India made progress in their latest talks on a long-running border dispute that turned deadly last month, a Chinese spokesperson said yesterday. Top commanders from the two sides held

Hong Kong | Young activists, localists top pro-democracy primaries

Young activists and localist candidates dominated Hong Kong’s unofficial pro-democracy primaries over the weekend, with hundreds of thousands of people voting despite warnings the election could violate the

China accuses Britain of helping Washington hurt Huawei

China accused Britain yesterday of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei after the Chinese tech giant was blocked from working on a British next-generation mobile phone network. A government

This Day in History | 1969 Apollo 11 takes off for the Moon

The Apollo 11 space rocket has taken off successfully from Cape Kennedy, Florida, at the start of the first attempt to land a man on the Moon. An estimated one million

First Covid-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported yesterday -- as the shots are

Bankers shocked by 45% China tax rate mull leaving Hong Kong

Fears of a Hong Kong brain drain are increasing after China moved to tax its citizens’ global income, undermining the financial hub’s appeal to thousands of bankers and

Hong Kong | Beaten down stocks face yet another blow from Trump

A relentless run of bad news keeps grinding down Hong Kong’s stock bulls. Protests, a global pandemic, a collapsing economy, a crackdown on individual freedoms and now the

Five substitutes interim rule in soccer extended by one year

An interim rule allowing soccer teams to use five substitutes per match during the schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic was extended yesterday through next season. Soccer’s law-making panel, known

Football | Four games per day in group stage of 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup will have four games every day in a 12-day group stage and matches later in the tournament that go into extra time will extend

The Buzz | Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes

A European Union court delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart tax deals between multinationals and individual member countries when it ruled that technology giant

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