Monthly Archives: September 2020
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NAT tests required for when school sports competitions resume this year
The interschool sports championships, held every year for a wide range of sports activities, is expected to resume this school year, the chief of the Youth ... -
Gov’t gives no clues about return timeline for non-Chinese bluecard holders
For the time being, there is no date set for when foreign non-resident workers currently staying outside of Macau will be allowed to reenter the territory, ... -
Agnes Lam disapproves of IAM shifting responsibility over reservoir incident
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has expressed her strong disapproval over what she sees as the government’s lack of accountability for a recent accident in which a civilian ... -
Lawmakers to leave gov’t to draft trade union law
Four lawmakers who have previously brought versions of the trade union law to the Legislative Assembly (AL) will now wait for government to draft one. The ... -
Whole Person Development | MELCO: Foundation Acceleration Program develops local talent
With employees being Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s most valued and important asset, the Company supports colleagues with various training and talent nurturing opportunities for professional and ... -
Suncity denies allegations it blocked client withdrawals
Local junket operator Suncity Group has denied allegations that the company has refused withdrawal requests from numerous clients because of depleting cash reserves. Reports of the ... -
LVS, bank agree on halt to dividends
U.S.-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has made an agreement with a Canadian bank not to declare or pay any dividends until the casino operator’s ... -
Crown gets lashing at Sydney probe of casino-license worthiness
The head of an inquiry assessing Crown Resorts Ltd.’s suitability to operate a casino in Sydney criticized the state of the Australian company’s anti-money laundering ... -
Hong Kong | Activist Wong arrested over unauthorized assembly
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again yesterday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October. Wong tweeted that he was ... -
Taiwan | China’s military flew planes toward island on three days
Taiwan said yesterday that China sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for three straight days and it dispatched patrols in response. Tensions have risen ... -
This day in history | 1950 Seoul in UN hands
United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army has announced. The ... -
Seoul says North Korea kills S. Korean official, burns his body
South Korea said yesterday that North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on ... -
China’s retail recovery still rests on richer consumers
Chinese consumers are finally starting to spend again after the pandemic-induced slump, but the recovery is unbalanced and overly reliant on luxury goods, with poorer Chinese ... -
Wellness | Vibrational sound therapy
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many individuals are now facing issues such as insomnia, stress and anxiety. The lack of opportunities for travel, financial burden and ... -
Taste of Edesia | Comfort food with a flair
There are many high quality cafés around Macau but very few of them provide an all-day breakfast menu filled with nutritious and delicious offerings. Located just ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Liaoning (Division 2) 1050 Metres Sand 2020-09-25 | Fri | 21:05
I am going to go for a tough early season race in my column. It is difficult because it is a sand sprint race, speed and ... -
Pandemic | Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021
A Chinese pharmaceutical company said yesterday the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin ... -
China Daily | The TikTok deal, a brazen heist
What popular video-sharing app TikTok has undergone over recent months has provided the world with a textbook example of the United States’ modern-day piracy and ... -
Friday, September 25, 2020 – edition no. 3627
* Blues of no return — Gov’t gives no clues about return timeline for non-Chinese bluecard holders * Covid tests required for school sports competitions this ... -
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 ...
