Daily Archives: Thursday, July 16, 2020
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 [Macau time] — as ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Flooded southern China braces for more storms
Heavy rain is forecast for five more days in the Yangtze River basin, China’s meteorological agency said yesterday, in a region already devastated by flooding this ... -
Report: Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague
A 15-year-old boy has died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague, the country’s national news agency reported. The Health Ministry said laboratory tests confirmed the teenager ... -
World Views | You want the truth? You can’t handle total lockdown
Second waves of coronavirus outbreaks may not mean reimposing blanket restrictions on activity in Asia. The region’s economies, which have seen more than half a ... -
Thursday, July 16, 2020 – edition no. 3577
* A shot of hope — First Covid-19 vaccine poised for final testing in the us injects optimism in global markets * 30-somethings top pro-democracy primaries ...
