Monthly Archives: September 2020
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The Buzz | Key European Union leaders to hold videoconference with Xi Jinping
Key European Union leaders have a video conference scheduled with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week to discuss issues ranging from climate change to the coronavirus ... -
World Views | Mutant algorithms are coming for your education
Bad algorithms have been causing a lot of trouble lately. One, designed to supplant exam scores, blew the college prospects of untold numbers of students attending International ... -
Thursday, September 10, 2020 – edition no. 3616
* Lost Seoul — Flights to Seoul, South Korea will be halted late September further isolating Macau from the world outside greater China * Miss Macau ... -
US: In three big states, Biden looks to rebuild Democrats’ Blue Wall
In 2016, Donald Trump tore down Democrats’ “blue wall,” winning the White House with surprise victories in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. This year, Joe Biden is ... -
Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
A far-right Norwegian lawmaker said today (Wednesday) that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle ... -
South African party rejects alleged Trump comment on Mandela
The report that U.S. President Donald Trump made crude, disparaging remarks about Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning former leader, has drawn an angry response ... -
Urban Master Plan | Lawmakers repeat concerns over high-rise developments
Lawmakers have again raised concerns about new urban developments disturbing views around Macau, particularly by Alto de Coloane and in the Nam Van Lake area. Yesterday, ... -
Briefs | Property price index grows 1% as per latest data release
The overall residential property price index for the three-month period between May and July increased by 1.0% to 268.8 compared to the period between April ... -
Kou Hoi In dreams of making Macau an underground city
The Chairman of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Kou Hoi In, has dreams of making Macau an underground city. During yesterday’s public consultation on the Urban Master ... -
Forum Macao delegates praise Xu’s diplomatic qualities in farewell
To bid farewell to Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen, who is ending her four year stint at the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking ... -
IPIM: No residency applications approved in first half of 2020
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) did not approve any residency applications in the first half of 2020. According to data released yesterday, IPIM ... -
Parents and nurseries unhappy with gov’t U-turns
Parents and guardians of children enrolled in Macau’s nursery schools are unhappy with the government’s lack of decisiveness in suspending the new school year for children ... -
Q&A: Nadia Chan | Prepare young children for school with experience-learning, not words
For many parents, the prospect of a child starting school for the first time can be daunting. That may be especially so in the current Covid-19 ... -
Hong Kong to loosen public gathering limits as cases fall
Hong Kong said it will double the number of people allowed to gather in public and reopen sports venues beginning Friday, in the latest easing ... -
All casino concessionaires take prizes in local catering awards
Each casino operator in Macau has had one restaurant featured in the iFood Awards, a local catering award now in its fifth year. They have all ... -
Signs of GGR recovery show in first week of September
The city’s average daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the first six days of September was nearly double that compared to the average daily revenue in ... -
Government study on drug abuse to be ready in Oct 2021
The Macau SAR government is expecting to complete research on drug abuse in the city by October 2021, according to a statement released by the Social ... -
Xi takes virus victory lap as pandemic rages elsewhere
President Xi Jinping hailed China’s success in suppressing the deadly pandemic first discovered on its soil, even as confirmed infections globally raced toward the 30 million ... -
Australian media’s last reporters in China flee amid tensions
Two Australian journalists based in China have fled the country as diplomatic relations between the trading partners worsen. Bill Birtles, the Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Beijing correspondent, ... -
This Day in History | 1976 Chairman Mao Zedong dies
The chief architect of the Chinese revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong, has died at the age of 82. His death – at 10 minutes past midnight – ... -
Japan | Suga praises democracy in party vote stacked for him
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially started its campaign for a new leader, with the man all but assured to take over from Prime Minister Shinzo ... -
Temasek’s China exposure surpasses Singapore for first time
Temasek Holding Pte’s holdings in China surpassed its home market of Singapore for the first time following gains in companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., according ... -
IKEA to launch its first specialty mooncake
IKEA is set to launch a line of fruit-flavored specialty mooncakes in both Hong Kong and Macau to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. These snow skin ... -
Sands China participates in new responsible gaming promotion
Sands China Ltd. recently supported the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao (AJVM) in a new responsible gaming training initiative, where parents and their children practiced and ... -
Olympics | Organizers, IOC trying to remove doubts over Tokyo games
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 ... -
Cycling | Remaining Tour riders cleared of virus but not director
The remaining Tour de France riders were cleared to continue racing ahead of the Stage 10 after undergoing COVID-19 tests, but the Tour director tested positive ... -
The Buzz | China tension may hit half of Australia’s benchmark stock index
The ongoing deterioration of Australia’s relationship with its largest trading partner is seen impacting banks, consumer firms and tourism-related stocks that make up almost half the ... -
Beijing proposes global data rules to counter US moves on TikTok
China yesterday outlined a slate of rules designed to prevent foreign governments from acquiring data stored locally, seeking to counter Washington’s accusations that services like TikTok ... -
World Views | For Gulf Arab states, China is a temporary friend
At a time of American retrenchment from the Middle East, there’s a tendency in foreign-policy circles to overestimate China’s influence in the region, even an expectation that it ... -
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 – edition no. 3615
* Xi declares victory over pandemic * Parents, nurseries unhappy with gov’t U-turns * Hong Kong to loosen public gathering limits as cases fall * ... -
Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deaths
India today (Tuesday) reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total. The Health Ministry also reported 75,809 new cases, ... -
China, India accuse each other of border moves, firing shots
India and China accused each other today (Tuesday) of making provocative military moves and firing warning shots along their disputed border despite talks on ending the ... -
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a ... -
Q&A: Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes MGTO Director | ‘MGTO duties and roles to remain unchanged after Secretariat swap’
Since starting work at the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) in 1988, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has served in leadership roles at the tourism board ... -
Crime | Man sold domestic helper quota to pay gambling debt
A local man is facing charges of falsifying documents after he sold his quota for hiring a domestic helper, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported during yesterday’s ...
