Daily Archives: Thursday, September 24, 2020
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Asia Today: China to let in more foreigners as virus recedes
Foreigners holding certain types of visas and residence permits will be permitted to return to China starting next week as the threat of the coronavirus continues ... -
Q&A | James Liang Jianzhang: ‘The data says we should be optimistic about November, December’
The chairman and co-founder of Trip.com Group, China’s largest online tour agency, co-hosted a special livestreaming event yesterday at The Venetian Macao integrated resort hoping to ... -
Group tours limited to HKZMB or Hengqin Port
Group tours, but not group tour visa holders, will only be allowed to enter Macau either by crossing the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge or the Hengqin Port, ... -
Few package tours available
As of yesterday, there are barely any package tour products available on most of mainland China’s major travel service platforms, including Taobao and Tuniu. On Fliggy, ... -
China’s domestic travel has recovered 90%, say experts
The tourism industry of mainland China has returned to about 90% of pre-Covid-19 levels, according to tourism experts who convened yesterday on a webinar hosted ... -
Italian designer seeking legal liability over ‘rabbits and moon’ copycat
The Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni, founder and CEO of design company Qeeboo, wants a company that he says unlawfully produced the rabbits used in the installation ... -
Zone D reclamation plans not dropped, but under review
The government has once again reiterated that the New Urban Zone D reclamation project is not yet abandoned, according to Mak Tat Io, head of the ... -
Government retracts ‘world-class’ description from Hac Sa project
The Municipal Affairs Bureau has retracted part of a public release made earlier in the week in which the bureau claimed it would build a “world-class” ... -
Edition, W to open hotel properties in Macau soon
The Times has recently learned that two luxury hotel brands, the Edition and the W, have made plans to open their respective first properties in Macau. ... -
GEG Hosts M-Mark Sharing Session to Foster Development of Made-in-Macau Brands
As the proverb goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for ... -
Bus service contracts extended to 2026
The new public bus service contracts were published yesterday in the government’s Official Gazette. The new contracts for operators Transportes Urbanos de Macau S.A.R.L. and ... -
Briefs | Facemask rule to apply to casino workers for six more months
The requirement for all casino employees to wear facemasks while working, established by the government in January, has been extended for another six months until ... -
Court allows casino camera footage as evidence
The Court of Second Instance has ruled against an appeal filed by the suspect in a case which resulted in a sub-chief of the Public Security ... -
UN General Assembly | Xi says Covid reveals isolationism as a futile pursuit
China’s leader took oblique potshots at the United States and its foreign policies yesterday [Macau time], cautioning in a U.N. address that the world must “not ... -
This Day in History | 1980 Iraq bombs Iran as hostilities increase
Iraqi planes have bombed and set on fire Iran’s Kharg Island crude oil export terminal. Iranian officials have confirmed oil exports from the terminal, off the ... -
UN General Assembly | World leaders who skipped past meetings get their moment
He’s not recognized as a head of state by the country he’d be visiting. His diplomatic immunity is granted by the United Nations, not an unfriendly ... -
Shoppes at Four Seasons, DFS Group partner to launch exclusive offers
Shoppes at Four Seasons and DFS Group have partnered to launch a range of exclusive offers aimed at bringing one of the finest high-end shopping experiences ... -
Sands China Inaugurates SME Suppliers into Sands Procurement Academy
Sands China inaugurated the latest cohort of local SME suppliers into the Sands Procurement Academy Wednesday, at a ceremony at The Venetian Macao’s Adelson Advanced Education ... -
China threatens to kill TikTok deal over ‘dirty’ Trump tactics
Just a few days ago, the TikTok deal looked like a win for China. Now its state-run media are denouncing it as “an American trap” and ... -
Football | West Ham plays despite virus cases, Spurs game called off
The coronavirus dominated the English League Cup schedule yesterday [Macau time] as West Ham played despite its coach and two players having tested positive, while Tottenham’s ... -
The Buzz | China blasts US House bill, denies forced labor in Xinjiang
China lashed out at the passage of a bill by the U.S. House of Representatives that threatens sanctions over the alleged use of forced labor in ... -
Lebanese teen from Beirut joins global pop band
A teenage singer from Lebanon this week became the latest to join a global pop band formed by Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls ... -
Hong Kong Disneyland stripped of right to expand theme park
Walt Disney Co.’s Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will be unable to expand its site after local authorities decided not to renew an agreement with the amusement ... -
World Views | How Biden could avoid Obama’s biggest Iran mistake
In March 2015, as nuclear negotiations between Iran and the world powers entered the home stretch, 47 Republican senators wrote an open letter to Supreme Leader ... -
Thursday, September 24, 2020 – edition no. 3626
* Italian designer seeks rabbit copycat * Q&A | JAMES LIANG: ‘The data says we should be optimistic about November, December’ * Greener buses promised under ...
