Monthly Archives: September 2020
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This Day in History | 1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close
The government has announced the closure of one of the oldest naval dockyards in the UK. All 2,500 jobs at Sheerness Docks on the Isle of ... -
Chinese consumers join industrial recovery from Covid-19
China’s economic recovery from Covid-19 accelerated, spurred by a rebound in consumption as virus restrictions eased and larger-than-expected gains in industrial output. Retail sales rose for ... -
Hong Kong will launch new round of virus stimulus measures
Hong Kong will launch a new round of its virus relief fund, as the city’s economy continues to suffer from a recession that was prompted by ... -
Football | Stunner from James helps big-spending Chelsea to opening win
BRIGHTON 1, CHELSEA 2 After a spending spree of $250 million on some of Europe’s most exciting stars, Chelsea was indebted to a wonder strike from ... -
The Buzz | World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forests in more ... -
World Views | Europe needs to recognize the threat from Russia
During two decades as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin has rarely concealed his contempt for Western-style democracy and the rule of law. The poisoning of Russian political activist Alexei ... -
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 – edition no. 3620
* Landfill or not to fill — Fate of new Zone D to be decided by the public * Eight animal welfare associations jointly petition ... -
Thailand moves a step closer to welcoming back foreign tourists
Thailand will start issuing special visas to foreign tourists starting October, easing a more than five-month-old ban on visitors to revive the nation’s ailing tourism-reliant economy. ... -
Navalny posts hospital photo of himself; plans Russia return
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany today (Tuesday), looking gaunt but joking wryly about his condition ... -
Boao Forum hints at Lionel Leong’s future involvement
Former Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, had a meeting last week with the secretary-general of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Li Baodong, according to ... -
Forum Macao | Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen returns to Beijing
Forum Macao has confirmed that Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen returned to Beijing on Sunday after her four-year stint at the organization. Since starting her role at Forum ... -
Fok Kai Cheong, inventor of ‘Macau Formula’, dies
Local academic, educator, and inventor of the “Macau Formula”, Fok Kai Cheong, has died, according to Jornal Tribuna de Macau. Fok, a native of Panyu, Guangdong, ... -
Concerns over yuan supply return after cash machine unavailability
Reports about the unavailability of renminbi notes in cash dispensers are not a cause for concern according to local monetary authorities, who assure Macau Daily Times ... -
DSAL receives over 600 applications for training program
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) received 624 applicants on the first day of the launch of the “Employment Oriented Training Program” as of 4 p.m. yesterday. ... -
New bluecard design to take effect from March 2021
The design of the non-resident workers’ permit (commonly known as the bluecard) is changing, with the new model scheduled to be deployed from March next ... -
Crime | More women fall victim to fraudsters claiming to be foreign men
Women in Macau, regardless of their residential status, continue to lose money to online fraudsters pretending to be western men, according to a criminal case report ... -
Macau Tower holds art installation with mime performances
The second iteration of “Curiouser and Curiouser – Exploring Alice’s Wonderland” kicked off over the weekend at the Macau Tower, presenting art installations that also hosted ... -
Lifting ban on overseas GP drivers is in ‘public interest’ according to medical director
The medical director of the public hospital believes that lifting the entry ban on foreign Grand Prix racers is crucial to the economic revival of the ... -
Lawmaker urges relaxation of border restrictions for some foreigners
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has urged the Macau SAR government to lift immigration restrictions for specific groups of foreign nationals. Recently, Lam wrote to the government to ... -
Air Macau to make exception on Seoul flight suspension
Local airline Air Macau is preparing to make an exception to their general cancellation of all flights between Macau and the South Korean capital, Seoul, as ... -
Shenzhen | Police confirms it detained 12 Hong Kongers at sea last month
Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kongers who were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month, while the ... -
UN rights chief decries racism in US, keeps eye on Hong Kong
The U.N. human rights chief appealed yesterday for “urgent and profound action to combat systemic racism” in the United States, and encouraged Hong Kong authorities to ... -
US ambassador to China to step down next month
The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the ... -
Merkel leads EU talks with Beijing looking to ease tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks Monday focused on trade, trying to reinvigorate slow-moving discussions on an ... -
This Day in History | 1978 German terror suspect arrested in UK
One of the most wanted members of the West German Baader-Meinhof gang has been detained in London. Astrid Proll, 31, is suspected of having been a ... -
Italy | Initial virus hotspot back to school after seven months
The morning bell yesterday marked the first entrance to the classroom for the children of Codogno since Feb. 21, when panicked parents were sent to pick ... -
Asia-Pacific’s commercial properties battered as investors flee
Global investors have disproportionately reduced spending on commercial real estate in Asia Pacific compared with other regions amid the pandemic and the outlook remains challenging, according ... -
Condo butler service demand in China sparks 400% stock gain
Surging demand for butler-like concierge service at the millions of condominiums in China is creating one of the hottest sectors in the nation’s stock market. ... -
Football | Mourinho woe, Ancelotti joy: Everton opens with win at Spurs
TOTTENHAM 0, EVERTON 1 Twenty years into his managerial career, Jose Mourinho recorded an unwelcome first: Making a losing start to a league season. “I didn’t ... -
Athletics | Berlin’s ISTAF meet takes place with 3,500 fans
Some 3,500 spectators watched under strict conditions as Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng and Britain’s Laura Muir ran world-leading times at the coronavirus-conscious ISTAF athletics meet yesterday [Macau ... -
The Buzz | Major economies shrink amid Covid-19 pandemic
A global development agency said the world’s 20 major industrialized nations have seen their economies shrink in an unprecedented manner between April and June amid the ... -
Motorcycle Grand Prix at serious risk of cancellation
The 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, the only remaining event of the four Macau Grand Prix headliners, is also at serious risk of being canceled. The ... -
Our Desk | If feeding stray dogs means owning them, does regularly supporting New Yaohan mean owning it?
Last Wednesday, local pro-government paper Macao Daily News published a report depicting that local animal welfare groups were not happy with a claim by the Municipal ... -
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 – edition no. 3619
* Monetary authority intervenes to defend yuan supplies — The 6-month long drought of mainland tourists due to the pandemic has been a drain on RMB ... -
Crime | Man accused of assaulting and raping ex-girlfriend
A 27-year-old man is facing criminal charges for multiple offenses he committed against his girlfriend, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported during Friday’s joint police press conference. ...
