Monthly Archives: July 2020
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Motorsports | NASCAR banks on minority drivers to broaden sport’s exposure
Rajah Caruth liked the animated autos of “Cars” as a kid, got hooked on the race scene after a trip to the track and sharpened his ... -
UN report | North Korean officials abused repatriated women
The U.N. human rights office reported yesterday that scores of North Korean women who had traveled abroad in a desperate search for work were abused by ... -
World Views | Working from home is terrible news for landlords everywhere
Early on in the pandemic, reports of the death of the office appeared greatly exaggerated. But as Covid-19 lingers, and second infection spikes dot the ... -
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 – edition no. 3586
* Pandemic hunger — Virus-linked hunger is leading to the deaths of 10,000 more children a month, according to an urgent call to action from the ... -
HR association calls on unemployed to improve their career skills
Unemployed and underemployed residents should take this time to improve their professional skills while they wait for the job market to recover, Choi Chin Man, director-general ... -
Malaysian ex-PM Najib given 12 years in jail in 1MDB scandal
A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison today (Tuesday) after finding him guilty in the first of several ... -
Asia Today: New cases continue to rise in China’s Xinjiang
New coronavirus cases continue to rise in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, with 57 reported on Tuesday. Beijing also reported its first case of domestic transmission ... -
South Korea to have solid fuel rockets in major deal with US
Seoul — South Korea said (today) Tuesday it has won U.S. consent to use solid fuel for space launch vehicles, a move that is expected to ... -
Analysis | US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
Antagonisms between the United States and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of “Cold War 2.0” and Kenya’s president ... -
Corporate Bits | GEG Launches U-LEAD Graduate Internship Program
To support the internship program that was recently organized by the Macau Labor Affairs Bureau, Galaxy Entertainment Group has launched a U-LEAD Graduate Internship Program (U-LEAD ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China opens online registration for Sands Shopping Carnival
Online registration is now open for the three-day Sands Shopping Carnival, being held between August 7 and 9 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo. The carnival ... -
Chinese in Sydney fall victim to ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam
Australian police have revealed that Chinese students based in Sydney are being forced to stage photos and video of themselves bound and blindfolded in an extortion ... -
US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul’s summer heat
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South ... -
Covid-19 | Xinjiang, Liaoning added to medium-risk list
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has added the two Chinese provinces of Xinjiang and Liaoning to its list of medium-risk locations, following a recent ... -
Briefs | Gov’t raises job injury compensation ceiling
The government has raised the compensation given on the grounds of occupational injuries and diseases, the Chief Executive announced in an Executive Order. These are ... -
HK to ban dining-in, public gatherings of more than two
Hong Kong will ban all dine-in services at restaurants and public gatherings of more than two people not from the same family starting tomorrow, as the ... -
Nam Van foothold readies Malaysia’s Genting for another shot at Macau license
An under-construction hotel project by Nam Van Lake might serve as a foothold for Genting if the international casino operator decides to try its hand for ... -
Over 100,000 residents topped up e-vouchers
As of 6 p.m. yesterday, 108,000 local residents have topped up their consumer vouchers at designated institutions. Yesterday was the first day when residents with zero ... -
IPIM division chief placed under investigation after testimony
The current chief of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Residency Application and Legal Affairs Division, Tyler Ian, now faces investigation by the Public ... -
Workers say they knew nothing of colleagues used to file IPIM applications
Several of the witnesses heard yesterday in the ongoing corruption case involving the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) supported the prosecution’s claims that ... -
Unemployment growing slowly by global standards
The general unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points in the latest period surveyed by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), in what is a minor ... -
Guangdong attracting HK, Macau citizens with gov’t job offers
Permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau who do not hold foreign passports will be allowed to apply for jobs at government institutions in nine ... -
Sands China ‘leading force’ for local firm’s growth
A local SME that supplies vegetables to Sands China Ltd. has noted that the gaming operator has become the leading force for the company’s growth, expressing ... -
Hong Kong | China queries fuel fears of ban on democrat candidates
Hong Kong’s decision to query opposition candidates about ties with foreign governments suggests authorities could be preparing to use new national security legislation to disqualify pro-democracy ... -
Gold rips up record book as $2,000 test looms in hunt for haven
Gold’s unrelenting march higher shows no signs of slowing after a plunge in the dollar swept prices past the previous high set in 2011 and put ... -
Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud
They have the largest economies in the world. They spend more than anyone else on their militaries. From high-tech chips to control of the high seas, ... -
This Day in History | 1976 Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of people are feared dead following an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in China. The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of ... -
USA | AP-NORC poll: Anxiety props up Biden, Trump voters fervent
Murtice Sherek is not excited about Joe Biden. The Minnesota Democrat, a 79-year-old retired nurse, preferred another candidate in the presidential primary. She also worries about ... -
China-backed crypto guru wants to unify world’s blockchains
The blockchain world today is thousands of disparate platforms that can’t talk to each other. So a little-known startup hatched one of the most ambitious plans ... -
Football | Premier League’s longest season ends, pandemic issues linger for clubs
Once the final whistle blew on the Premier League’s longest season, 352 days after it began, there was a sense of relief and grief for Dean ... -
The Buzz | South China Morning Post to put up paywall amid Kong Kong slump
South China Morning Post is dropping its free online model after months of political unrest and the coronavirus pandemic hit advertising revenue at the Hong Kong ... -
One Good Thing | Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic
A year after he passed away at age 17, Benjamin Canlas is still making the world a better place — one bike at a time. The ... -
Our Desk | The Dead Artists Society – Part 1
Recently, a new artist-led movement has emerged, taking (mostly) social media platforms by storm. Under the motto ‘Support living artists, the dead ones don’t need it,’ ... -
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 – edition no. 3585
* Yellow code | Macau adds Xinjiang, Liaoning provinces to medium-risk list * Nam Van project a way into Macau for Malaysia’s Genting * Hong ... -
Asia Today: Australian outbreak attributed to sick workers
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state on Monday posted a new daily record of 532 new COVID-19 cases, and the government leader warned that a lockdown ...
