Daily Archives: Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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UK scraps public health body amid criticized virus response
The British government announced today (Tuesday) it is scrapping a public health agency that has taken blame for the country’s uneven response to the coronavirus. Health ... -
China considers imposing tariffs on Australian wine
China today (Tuesday) launched an investigation into whether Australia is exporting wine at improperly low prices in a new dispute between major trading partners that could ... -
People stranded on rooftops by rain, flooding in China
Authorities deployed helicopters in western China today ( Tuesday) to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other rivers to dangerous ... -
Bank Association head unsure why demand for yuan spiking
Recently, demand for the yuan, the official currency of the People’s Republic of China, has lifted. But Ip Sio Kai, president of The Macau Association of ... -
25% rise in visitor arrivals over the weekend
Macau saw a rise in visitors arrivals over the weekend after authorities resumed issuing visas under the Individual Visit Scheme. According to the available data, the ... -
New Hengqin Port opens to public
The new Hengqin border checkpoint officially opened to the public yesterday after an opening ceremony organized by the Macau SAR government and the Zhuhai government. Named ... -
China’s National Health Commission pledges to help local economy recover
The director of China’s National Health Commission director, Ma Xiaowei, has expressed his support for a gradual increase in circulation between the mainland and Macau to ... -
China says US damaging global trade with Huawei sanctions
China accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said today (Tuesday) it will protect Chinese companies but ... -
North Korea to hold key party meeting amid economic woes
North Korea will open a high-profile political conference today to discuss unspecified “crucial” issues as it struggles to keep afloat a sanctions-ravaged economy hit further by ... -
Macau expected to raise signal 8 for tropical storm Higos
The civil protection structure and the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) have issued warnings to the population to prepare for the passage of the tropical storm ... -
Asia Today: Philippine capital’s virus lockdown to be eased
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to ease a mild coronavirus lockdown in the capital and four outlying provinces to further reopen the country’s battered economy ... -
Environment | Macau bans several types of waste paper
The Macau SAR government is banning the importation of several types of waste paper, according to a decree signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng. Yesterday, ... -
State agency pledges to promote SAR-Hengqin collaboration
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has pledged to press ahead with work relating to the joint development of Macau and Hengqin, in a bid to ... -
Crime | Senior man secretly recorded domestic helpers in bathroom
A 69-year-old Macau man has been accused of surreptitiously recording his domestic helper while she used the bathroom, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said during ... -
Crime | Gambling-addict abuses wife and two young children
A 57-year-old local man has been charged with domestic violence against his wife and children, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. This is the second ... -
Health Bureau needs more time to decide on blood tests
More time is required before Macau considers using blood tests to detect the Covid-19 infection, according to Dr Leong Iek Hou from the Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
Macau sees little risk in new virus cases in Guangdong
The new Covid-19 cases reported in Shenzhen and Shanwei, Guangdong Province, should not pose significant risks to Macau amid the resumption of travel endorsements for Macau ... -
Briefs | Three new bus stops ready for Hengqin port
In order to facilitate the opening of the new Hengqin port, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) will open three new bus stops. These stops, are closely ... -
Gaming | Wynn’s revenue suffers in difficult first half of 2020
Wynn Macau has recorded an operating revenue decrease of 79.2% to HKD3.97 billion in the first half of the year, attributing the drop to the ... -
Future Bright records HKD110 million in losses
Future Bright Holdings Limited has reported that, for the first half of the year, the company recorded some HKD110 million in losses. The food and ... -
New law proposes limits to MGTO’s hotel inspection
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) inspectors may face greater restrictions in accessing some hotel facilities under a new law being discussed at the Legislative Assembly (AL). ... -
Family continues donation drive supporting migrant workers in need
Seven months into the Covid-19 pandemic, one Macau-based family has continued to lead a donation drive to assist migrant workers who have lost their jobs or ... -
Philanthropy association organizes urgent help for Lebanon
The Associação Internacional de Filantropia (Macau) is launching a fundraising campaign aiming to provide financial support to the people of Lebanon, namely those recently affected by ... -
Fraying US-China relations tested by Trump ahead of election
The almost daily drumbeat of tensions between the U.S. and China shows little sign of letting up, while touching on everything from the coronavirus to trade ... -
Guangzhou to halt frozen seafood, meat imports on virus worry
The Cold Chain Association of Guangzhou ordered all member companies to suspend imports of frozen meat and seafood from coronavirus-hit areas, the city’s Internet Information Office said on ... -
This Day in History | 1969 Woodstock music festival ends
Thousands of young people are heading home after three days and nights of sex, drugs and rock and roll at the Woodstock music festival. An estimated ... -
Belarus | Workers hit the streets, as EU chief calls summit
Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and hundreds of demonstrators besieged the state television headquarters yesterday, raising the pressure on authoritarian President ... -
Briefs | China traders ready for stock limits to double next week
Stocks on China’s Nasdaq-like ChiNext board will be allowed to rise or fall 20% as of next week when the first batch of listings under ... -
China’s bank regulator warns dollar is seed of crisis
China’s top banking watchdog cautioned that U.S. dollar dominance combined with the massive stimulus unleashed by the Federal Reserve could push the world to the edge ... -
China’s loss may be India’s gain in shifting supply chains
India’s latest set of incentives to entice businesses moving away from China seem to be working, with companies from Samsung Electronics Co. to Apple Inc.’s assembly ... -
No worries: Hamilton wins Spanish GP for 88th victory in F1
Lewis Hamilton was worried about Max Verstappen before Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Worried, too, about how the Mercedes tires would cope under a searing summer sun ... -
Wimbledon champion Halep opts out of playing at U.S. Open
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus ... -
The Buzz | First Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests
Cruise ship passengers had their temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests yesterday (Macau time) so they could set sail on what is being billed as the ... -
Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region’s largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation ... -
Our Desk | Chill. Congestions mean wealth
Over the past several weekends, the main residential areas of the Peninsula, spanning from the Reservoir and the Guia Hill – along the several major roads ...
