Monthly Archives: August 2020
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UN crisis looms as US readies demand for Iran sanctions
After a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under ... -
Analysis | Oracle’s improbable TikTok talks have a simple explanation: data
Oracle Corp.’s preliminary interest in making a bid for TikTok, on first glance, looks like an awkward fit – the 43-year-old software giant best known for ... -
Singapore’s MAS to engage more with banks on local hiring
Singapore’s financial regulator will step up efforts to urge banks to hire more citizens and develop a strong local leadership pipeline, according to its chief. “Protecting ... -
Football | FIFA expects $120m income drop but same profit through 2022
FIFA forecast the pandemic will cause a $120 million drop in its revenue plan through the 2022 World Cup in a revised four-year budget published yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Poll: Pandemic shifts how consumers use gig companies
When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, ... -
One good thing | Sons use e-books to help virus-stricken dad, other patients
Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and others. The ... -
World Views | SalivaDirect could kick off a testing turnaround
Testing failures have weighed down the U.S. Covid-19 response since the virus emerged. More than half a year in, many labs are overwhelmed, leading to ... -
Thursday, August 20, 2020 – edition no. 3601
* Typhoon scare — Macau spared from severe damage as typhoon Higos sweeps through * Macau and Zhuhai officials decline to make any predictions involving cross-border ... -
Asia Today: 623 virus cases linked to South Korea church
South Korean health workers have found more than 600 coronavirus infections linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal opponent of the country’s president as ... -
Typhoon signal 10 hoisted at 5am
Weather Bureau update: Typhoon Higos is moving in a northwest direction and is forecasted to make landfall at the coast between Zhuhai and Yangjiang during morning. ... -
Typhoon signal 9 hoisted
Weather Bureau update: Signal No.9 was issued at 2:30am Wednesday. The signal No.9 will remain in effect for a period of time, according to the weather ... -
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 ...
