Monthly Archives: August 2020
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Australia | Canberra to phase out waste exports, boost recycling
The Australian government introduced legislation yesterday that would phase out exports of waste plastic, paper, glass and tires beginning January next year. The legislation introduced to ... -
China’s CCCC buys stake in Portugal’s Mota-Engil
Mota-Engil announced today (Thursday) that it is in the final stages of negotiating a strategic partnership and investment agreement with “one of the largest infrastructure groups ... -
Five MLS games called off as players call for racial justice
Five Major League Soccer matches were postponed as players made a collective statement against racial injustice. The action came after all three NBA playoff games were ... -
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced yesterday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first ... -
The Buzz | Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile in disputed sea
China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a ... -
World Views | A chance for the EU to become the green bond king
The green bond market has blossomed, with annual global issuance growing fivefold in the past half-decade. To become a fully fledged asset class, it needs a benchmark borrower. That’s ... -
Friday, August 28, 2020 – edition no. 3607
* Old Court, New Court? — The old court building is ‘likely to go back to its original duties’ in the city’s master plan to be ... -
Drive In | In ‘Copperfield,’ Iannucci brings Dickens to life
It’s not hard to draw a straight line from Charles Dickens to Armando Iannucci. In each there’s a passion for human frailty and absurdity, and, above ... -
Corporate Bits: Melco pledges new 14-day fast track payment initiative to support SMEs
As part of Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s “longstanding commitment to supporting Small & Medium Enterprises for the sustainable and diversified development of Macau,” the gaming operator ... -
Family members marry in-laws in Macau ID fraud
An uncle and nephew have married each other’s spouses in order to migrate to Macau and obtain residency status, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) announced ... -
Briefs | 14,000 electrical appliances collected for recycling
Launched in January by the Environmental Protection Bureau, the Electronic and Electrical Appliance Recycling Program has collected more than 45,000 pieces in its first seven ... -
11 Nepalese arrested for distributing child pornography
A group of 11 Nepalese men have been arrested by the Judiciary Police on allegations of owning and sharing pornographic videos depicting underage girls. In a ... -
Three cases of bank card abuse revealed
Recently, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received three different reports of credit or debit card abuse, resulting in a total loss of nearly MOP18,000 between the three ... -
Education | DSEJ aims to increase awareness of epidemic prevention and ‘love for motherland’
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is aiming to implement a new program in local schools for the 2020/2021 academic year with a special focus ... -
1,000 new spots opened on helicopter tour
Due to the popularity of the “Macau Ready Go! Local Tours” helicopter ride, the service provider has decided to launch additional tours for 1,008 participants from ... -
Central Library to be built elsewhere
The Central Library project will no longer be built at the location of the Old Court Building in downtown Macau. Public broadcaster Radio Macau reported yesterday ... -
Legal expert says some labor laws ‘peculiar’ and ‘a nuisance’
Some of Macau’s labor laws are peculiar, says legal expert Helena Kok, who specializes in this area of the law. Speaking during a breakfast talk organized ... -
Inquiries about Macau tours said to become more popular in Guangdong
Inquiries and bookings for Macau hotels are reportedly rising in Guangdong Province, local newspaper Macao Daily News reported, as the issuance of tourism visas across the ... -
Three new members appointed to TDM board
Lawmaker and lawyer Vong Hin Fai, Government Information Bureau (GCS) director Inês Chan, and Holy House of Mercy president António José Freitas are the three ... -
Financial services growing faster than gaming, says economist
Exports of financial services are growing at faster rate than gaming services, according to local economist José Luís de Sales Marques, and have been since at ... -
Analysis | A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?
A 33-year old man was found to have a second SARS-CoV-2 infection some four-and-a-half months after he was diagnosed with his first, from which he recovered. ... -
Hong Kong police arrest 16, including two opposition lawmakers
Hong Kong police arrested 16 people yesterday on charges related to anti-government protests last year, including two opposition lawmakers. Pro-democracy legislators Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting ... -
Wang Yi visits Italy, in first foreign trip since pandemic
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said he emphasized during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart yesterday [Macau time] that Italy would be monitoring closely the ... -
Chinese envoy says Australia betrayed China for US on virus
A senior Chinese diplomat yesterday likened Australia’s call for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic to the betrayal of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in a Shakespearean ... -
This Day in History |1985 Budd smashes 5,000m record
The controversial athlete, Zola Budd, has broken the world 5,000m record. The bare-footed runner completed the distance in a time of 14 minutes and 48.07 seconds ... -
Analysis | Trump’s convention aims to airbrush his tenure
At President Donald Trump’s Republican convention, he is welcoming to immigrants, not the architect of some of the nation’s harshest anti-immigration policies. At Trump’s convention, the ... -
Huawei loses UK top court ruling over global patent rates
U.K. judges can set global royalty rates for the use of telecommunications technology, Britain’s highest court said in a pair of cases over how much Huawei ... -
Aviation | AirAsia X seeks debt help with flights unlikely until 2021
AirAsia Group Bhd.’s long-haul arm said it needs to reach agreements with major creditors to restructure outstanding debt as it faces “severe liquidity constraints” that threaten ... -
Football | Barcelona still hoping Messi will stay with the club
Barcelona hasn’t given up on Lionel Messi just yet. A day after the Argentine great told the club he wants to leave, Barcelona said its restructuring ... -
USA | Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, ... -
The Buzz | Jacob Blake: Two shot dead in third night of Wisconsin unrest
Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha, sparked by the police shooting of ... -
North, South Korea brace for strong typhoon, flights halted
Hundreds of flights were canceled in South Korea while North Korea’s leader expressed concern about a potential loss of lives and crops as the countries braced ... -
World Views | Women have been better leaders than men during the pandemic
The evidence is in: At least during the first wave of Covid-19, countries with female leaders suffered far lower death rates than comparable nations led ... -
Thursday, August 27, 2020 – edition no. 3506
* Faster than gaming — Financial services exports grew at an average annual rate of 17.5% between 2002 and 2019, compared to an average of 14.1% ... -
Asia Today: SKorea orders doctors to stop strike amid crisis
Health officials in South Korea ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work as the country counted its 13th straight day of triple-digit jumps in ...
