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 after, controllers at the Jet

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 and nine other officials

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. Featuring over 500 booths, free

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 trade and political conflicts. Lundmark,

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 unconstitutional, National Public Radio

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. The local racer took the

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 year as part of the

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 real,” it’s “a patchwork

Monday, August 10, 2020 – edition no. 3594

— The iconic Guia Race for touring cars is going ahead this year amid an otherwise unorthodox lineup * SMEs pleased with consumer traction at Sands Shopping Carnival * Macau joins list

More surveillance cameras underway, gradual border opening in discussion

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has given an update on the increase in the number of CCTV surveillance cameras and on developments toward the resumption of border crossings. Yesterday, Wong,

Briefs | Special transport arrangements at various locations

  Services to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) bus stop will be temporarily suspended, starting from Saturday. As a result, seven bus routes will be diverted to four nearby bus stops.

Triad boss arrested in Cambodia, reports HK media

  Local businessman and alleged head of the triad organization known as “Water Room,” Lai Tong Sang, has been reportedly arrested by Cambodian law-enforcement agencies, according to Hong Kong news outlet

Standing Committee wants oversight on public department rentals

The Executive branch should task a specific department with the supervision and handling of public properties, a Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly has proposed. The Committee recently concluded studying a

Greater Bay | Shenzhen emerges as engine of China’s tech frontier

In the northern suburbs of tech city Shenzhen, a forest of tower cranes stand at the site of a cow farm that is being transformed into a scientific engine. Here, the

Covid-19 vaccine trials begin in Jiangsu province

Staff Reporter Human clinical trials of BioNTech and Fosun Pharma’s Covid-19 vaccine have begun in China’s Jiangsu province. As of August 5, some 72 participants have received a dose of the Covid-19

Measures on entrants from HK further tightened

Starting from 6 a.m. today, people who are entering Macau from Hong Kong or have been to Hong Kong in the preceding 14 days, will be required to present a

Top model sees potential in Macau for Russian tourists

Living in Macau for the past 10 years, Mila Just is a well-known face among the modeling, entertainment, and promotion scenes. Less known is that Mila, who prefers to be

China sentences third Canadian to death on drug charges

China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court announced Xu Weihong’s penalty

2003 Bali bomber smiles at guilty verdict

A court in Indonesia has convicted and sentenced to death a 41-year-old mechanic for his part in the bombing of two nightclubs in the island resort of Bali last year. At

North Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak

North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the country’s response to a

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