Daily Archives: Monday, August 10, 2020
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Azar visit to Taiwan is fresh thorn in prickly US-China ties
A visit by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan this week comes amid mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan ... -
Tourism visas for Zhuhai residents to resume this Wednesday
The Central Government will resume issuing tourism visas for residents of Zhuhai starting this Wednesday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has just announced. Among ... -
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested, newsroom searched
Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisher’s headquarters today (Monday) in the highest-profile use yet of a new national security law ... -
New app aims to support Filipino migrants’ mental wellbeing
The University of Macau and Caritas Macau have launched an app to help non-local Filipino workers with mental health problems. On Friday, the two organizations announced ... -
Briefs | Mainland man caught overstaying, forging documents
A mainland man, surnamed Zhang, arrived in Macau in August 2018 with his Chinese passport and remained in the city with an expired permit until ... -
Consumer Council encourages public to use its price platform
To combat problematic pricing and alleged profiteering practices, the Macao Consumer Council has again encouraged members of the public to rely on its “Macao Price Information ... -
Academic says Macau could serve as platform for green bonds
Governments and other investors from Portuguese-speaking countries could issue green bonds in Macau and Hong Kong, according to Jacky So Yuk-Chow, a finance professor at the ... -
Latest LRT breakdown stokes public frustration
The Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, the operator of the Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) network, has issued an apology to the public regarding a major ... -
EVA Air to operate flights from Macau to Europe
EVA Air will operate five flights from Macau to Europe in August and September, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said at Friday’s Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
12 Portuguese nationals allowed to travel without need to quarantine
Twelve Portuguese nationals residing in Macau have been granted permission to travel from Macau to Hong Kong and back to Portugal without the need to undergo ... -
SMEs pleased with outcome of Sands Shopping Carnival
Hundreds of local SMEs participated in the first Sands Shopping Carnival held over the weekend in the hopes of showcasing their products and services to the ... -
Briefs | Too many teachers for non-tertiary education
The supply of teachers for non-tertiary education exceeds demand, according to a statement released by the Talents Development Committee (SCDT). By the end of March, ... -
Macau joins list of 250 World Heritage cities
Macau has become a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), an international non-governmental organization that gathers around 250 cities possessing sites listed on ... -
Lisboeta hotel receives operating license
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has granted a four-star hotel unit classification to the Lisboeta hotel development in Cotai. The information was revealed in ... -
Briefs | Londoner Macao phase one to complete by September
Sands China President Wilfred Wong has said that the first phase development of the Londoner Macao hotel is still on track to complete by the ... -
US alleges visa fraud, criminal conspiracy at Saipan casino
U.S. federal prosecutors indicted three people involved with Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd.’s controversial casino project in Saipan for employing undocumented workers, making illegal money transfers, ... -
Atlantic City | Workers want mandatory temperature checks for casino patrons
Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey’s governor to require the ... -
This Day in History | 1990 Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Magellan spacecraft has arrived at the planet Venus after an epic 15-month journey from Earth. The craft arrived just after 1730 BST (1630 GMT). Soon ... -
Hong Kong officials jeer at US sanctions
Hong Kong’s leader and China’s top representative in the city took pot shots at the United States over the weekend after the Trump administration sanctioned them ... -
Shopping carnival offers weekend fun to families
The Sands Shopping Carnival offered a weekend of fun for the Macau community, with good deals and fun activities catering to all age segments of the market. ... -
Nokia CEO outlines neutral stance in superpower tech wars
Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Pekka Lundmark said the Finnish networks maker plans to stand clear of geopolitics as the technology industry increasingly is thrust into ... -
TikTok to sue Trump administration as soon as Tuesday
TikTok plans to file a federal lawsuit as soon as Tuesday to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the video-sharing service from the U.S. as ... -
The Buzz | Macau’s Ávila closes ‘racing marathon’ with strong results
Macau race driver Rodolfo Ávila yesterday concluded a series of eight races in six days in the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) with a strong showing. ... -
TCR Asia confirmed as Macau GP headliner
The Times has learned that the iconic Guia Race for touring cars, one of the headliners of the Macau Grand Prix, will go ahead this ... -
World Views | What people fear most about ‘cancel culture’
Cancel culture” is a phenomenon with almost no defenders. Instead there are people who lament and assail it, and people who deny it exists. It “isn’t ... -
Monday, August 10, 2020 – edition no. 3594
* Macau GP but a little different — The iconic Guia Race for touring cars is going ahead this year amid an otherwise unorthodox lineup * ...
