Daily Archives: Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Asia Today: Virus arrives in once-clear Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive. The ... -
Drive In | Borat is back, and this time he fits right in
Since Sacha Baron Cohen first appeared as his Kazakh journalist on “Da Ali G Show,” Borat Sagdiyev has been remarkably consistent. The accent is the same. ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM holds roadshow to promote occupational health, safety
In view of raising team member’s awareness on occupational health and safety, MGM organized the “Healthy Workplace Happy Life” activity this month, with the support of Labour Affairs ... -
New Macau says eco-friendliness is mainstream opinion in urban master plan
The New Macau Association (ANM), represented by its vice president, Sulu Sou, has emphasized that the public attaches great importance to the planning goals of improving ... -
Wong Sio Chak conferred with power to sign anti-laundering agreement for Macau
Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has been conferred with the requisite authority to sign, on behalf of the Macau Special Administrative Region, the Reimbursable Advisory ... -
International travel expo to accommodate more than 660 booths
The 8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo is slated to take place from November 6 to 8, featuring both physical exhibitions and virtual exhibitions, alongside the ... -
SAR recorded over MOP50 billion in inward direct investment last year
Inward direct investment flows in the Macau SAR rose by 167.8% year-on-year to 53.99 billion patacas in 2019, of which inflows of direct investment in the ... -
F&B establishment receipts reach MOP12.2 billion in 2019
There were 2,341 restaurants and food and beverage establishments in 2019, a rise of 76 year-on-year, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service. The ... -
Man loses over one million HKD after trusting friend with money deposit
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended one man suspected of fraud in respect to a case the police authority has been investigating since the end of ... -
Briefs | Macau maker to supply Portugal with 100kg of face masks
The Macau maker of the 853 Face Mask brand has sent 100 kilograms of the product to the northern Portuguese city of Porto, and means ... -
Alexis Tam’s appointments in Europe extended
Former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam has recently had his appointment as the director of three overseas Macau offices extended for two years, ... -
GEG is Committed to Treating the Elderly with Respect and Dignity
To encourage the community to pay more attention to the needs of the elderly during their golden years, the Macau SAR Government has designated the ninth ... -
Record Hong Kong peg defense boosts liquidity to $58 billion
Investors keep piling into Hong Kong ahead of Ant Group Co.’s mega listing, with demand for the local dollar prompting authorities to flood the banking system ... -
China loosening yuan controls signals appreciation will endure
China has taken more steps this month to loosen its grip on the yuan than at any time since curbs were imposed in the aftermath of ... -
Pompeo brings anti-China roadshow to Indian Ocean islands
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday brought the Trump administration’s anti-China campaign to two Indian Ocean island nations considered particularly at risk for what American ... -
Analysis | From Beijing to Brussels, Trump’s trade wars at a glance
President Donald Trump said he would shake up American trade policy. That he did. From Beijing to Brussels to Mexico City, he waged war with trading ... -
This Day in History | 1975 Franco’s 36-year reign ends
General Franco’s dictatorship has effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Juan Carlos will take over as provisional head of state for Spain. The move ... -
Pfizer tops 3Q earnings views, makes progress on Covid shot
Drugmaker Pfizer, one of the leaders in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, is tweaking its timeline for when it will know if its experimental ... -
Gaming | Still hampered by virus, US casinos want aid in recovering
The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, which cost states more ... -
Exodus of online casinos empties Manila’s residential towers
An exodus of online casinos from Manila is slowly emptying the Philippine capital’s residential towers, pulling rents lower, according to property broker KMC Savills Inc. Next ... -
Baseball | Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positive
No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in ... -
The Buzz | Serbia’s PM: gov’t to be pro-EU keeping Russia, China ties
Serbia’s prime minister-designate said yesterday her new government will be pro-European but will also maintain “friendly’’ relations with Russia and China. Ana Brnabic made the comments ... -
Tokyo festival opens with grueling boxing ‘Underdog’ film
Masaharu Take’s films have always focused on painful stories about Japan’s “under-class,” people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically well-to-do. The heroes ... -
World Views | The US and Europe still don’t see eye to eye on big tech
It’s tempting to imagine that the U.S. is finally catching up with Europe when it comes to skepticism — and regulation — of Big Tech. The reality is ... -
Thursday, October 29, 2020 – edition no. 3647
* Manila offline — Exodus of online casinos operations empties Manila’s residential towers * Security secretary gets power to sign global anti-laundering agreement for Macau * ...
