Monthly Archives: October 2020
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China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose
China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the U.N.’s premiere human rights body despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another ... -
This day in history | 1964 Khrushchev ‘retires’ as head of USSR
Nikita Khrushchev has unexpectedly stepped down as leader of the Soviet Union. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced that a plenary meeting of the Communist ... -
Cyprus cancels maligned ‘golden passport’ scheme
Cyprus scrapped a lucrative program granting citizenship to wealthy investors amid new allegations that a top state official and a veteran lawmaker were implicated in attempts ... -
IMF envisions a sharp 4.4% drop in global growth for 2020
The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession, its worst ... -
CTM to offer new iPhone 12 lineup
CTM will offer the new iPhone 12 lineup, including iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 mini, the telecommunication firm said ... -
MGM holds F&B training to members of Fuhong
MGM recently joined hands with Fuhong Society of Macau to provide a series of food and beverage related vocational trainings to the mental health rehabilitants of ... -
Drive In | A Filipina singer with heart in ‘Yellow Rose’
I’m illegal,” says Rosario “Rose” Garcia (Eva Noblezada), a Filipina living undocumented in Texas, in Diane Paragas’ “Yellow Rose.” The way she says it is meant, ... -
Book It | Cuomo book on NY pandemic outbreak short on state missteps
Gov. Andrew Cuomo condemned the federal government’s coronavirus response and lauded his own leadership efforts in a new book released yesterday that offers a few new ... -
Korean boy band BTS faces uproar in China over war comments
Chinese nationalists erupted in anger at South Korean boy band BTS after its leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices. The singer, who goes by ... -
World Bank approves $12B to finance virus vaccines, care
The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help developing countries buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines, tests, and treatments, aiming to support the vaccination ... -
World Views | Should I report my partying neighbors to the pandemic police?
The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, ... -
Thursday, October 15, 2020 – edition no. 3638
* China club — President Xi Jinping wants young Macau and Hong Kong residents to move to China * Judicial Year | Ho Iat Seng commits to bettering ... -
The Buzz | Beijing is buying up record chunks of Japan’s debt mountain
China went on a record-buying spree of Japanese bonds over the summer months, snapping up $20.9 billion of the low-yielding debt to spur talk that it’s ... -
Xi urges higher-quality growth in swing through China’s south
President Xi Jinping urged a greater focus on quality to overcome increased global uncertainty, as he began a sweep through China’s southern manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong. The Chinese ... -
Weather bureau to lower signal to T3 at 7pm
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will lower the current typhoon Signal No. 8 to Signal No. 3 at 7 p.m. tonight, after nearly 12 hours ... -
Acting CE sees Nangka as ‘real test’ for Civil Protection Structure
Acting Chief Executive André Cheong said today that this typhoon is the “real test” for the Civil Protection Structure. This issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8 ... -
Typhoon Signal No. 3 to be hoisted only ‘in the evening’
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will only hoist Typhoon Signal No. 3 “in the evening,” after having hoisted Tropical Signal No.8 since 7:30 a.m. today. ... -
Polytec group retracts MOP25b compensation claim against gov’t
Former Pearl Horizon project developer has given up on suing the Macau SAR government, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. Originally, ... -
Gov’t starts consultation to define ‘sandwich class’
Today sees the commencement of the public consultation which will attempt to define the “sandwich class” of population in Macau, an interdepartmental panel told a ... -
Letter to the Editor | ‘The Macao Orchestra has invited local young musicians as guest performers to extend their experience’
Dear Editor, There are currently two musicians from the Macao Orchestra who could not return to Macau due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two musicians are ... -
Xi to meet with SARs’ top officials in visit to Shenzhen
President Xi Jinping is set to visit Shenzhen this week to shore up plans to make southern China a global technology hub, prompting Hong Kong leader ... -
Exclusion of TNRs in new Hac Sa BBQ rules trigger public criticism
The announcement by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) of the rules that will regulate the reopening of the barbecue (BBQ) facilities at the Hac Sa Beach ... -
Gov’t tightens measures to Qingdao in response to an outbreak
Macau will not allow people arriving from Qingdao in Shandong province to enter the city without undergoing medical observation and a 14-day quarantine from today onwards, ... -
Briefs | Lai Man Vai appointed as acting chief of new PJ department
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced that criminal investigator, Lai Man Vai, was appointed as the acting chief of the new National Security Department that ... -
Self-service wine dispensers may be removed at restaurants in the future
Establishments allowing their guests to buy wines by simply inserting a prepaid card into automated machines will need to eliminate those machines when the new Legal ... -
Crime | Man overstayed in town for nearly 20 years without being caught
The Public Security Police (PSP) recently found a Hong Kong man who had been overstaying in Macau for nearly 20 years without having his illegal status ... -
Flores | World’s first jetfoil may be dismantled soon
The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group is “highly concerned about the fate of the world’s first Boeing Jetfoil Flores,” the group said in a note sent yesterday ... -
China’s secret to reaching carbon-neutral goal raises questions
China’s announcement last month that it aims to become carbon neutral by 2060 set off a flurry of discussion among climate watchers about how it would do that. ... -
This day in history | 1988 Government loses Spycatcher battle
The British Government has lost its long-running battle to stop the publication of the controversial book Spycatcher, written by a former secret service agent. Law Lords ... -
UK cities chafe at new restrictions in 3-level lockdown plan
The British government is set to announce new restrictions yesterday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants ... -
Jazz festival attracts over 500 attendees
A two-night jazz festival was held at D2 Club over the weekend where it gathered over 20 artists from different bands who performed an eclectic ... -
Yuan slumps most since march after PBOC acts to arrest gains
The offshore yuan tumbled the most in almost seven months after China’s central bank took steps to restrain the currency’s rally. The exchange rate slumped as ... -
China says it has captured a group of Taiwanese spies
China says it has captured people spying for rival Taiwan and cracked a series of espionage cases. Reports by state TV and other outlets said multiple ... -
The Buzz | China indicts Australian held for almost two years on spy charge
China moved to prosecute an Australian writer detained in the mainland for almost two years on spying charges, the latest strain on an increasingly tense relationship ... -
Chinese foreign minister begins SE Asian tour in Cambodia
China and Cambodia signed a free trade agreement yesterday as China’s foreign minister visited Phnom Penh as part of a four-nation Southeast Asian tour. China’s foreign ...
