Monthly Archives: October 2020
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World Views | Working from home is here to stay, so let’s get it right
The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few ways in which the ... -
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 – edition no. 3637
* Xi’s voyage to the south — Xi Jinping left Beijing for Guangdong yesterday and is scheduled to deliver an address on reform tomorrow in Shenzhen ... -
Typhoon signal No. 8 to be hoisted at 7:30am
Typhoon Signal No. 3 will be replaced by Signal No. 8 at 7:30 a.m. today (Tuesday), the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Services (SMG) has informed. Typhoon ... -
Defense ‘only partially pleased’ with court sentence, may appeal
The defense lawyer of the former president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, is only “partially pleased” with the sentence ... -
Hotel occupancy scores low for supposedly busy period
Macau welcomed over 156,000 visitors during the Golden Week this year, marking a year-on-year fall of 86.0% in average daily visitor arrivals during the national holiday. ... -
Gaming | Bernstein: ‘disappointing’ GGR over holidays
The total gross gaming revenue (GGR) for traditionally one of the busiest periods in the gaming calendar has plunged 76% year-on-year, which analysts have dubbed as ... -
Consumers’ confidence in employment dropped to lowest point since 2008
The latest results of the Macau Consumer Satisfaction Index show that local consumers’ confidence in local employment has dropped to its lowest point since, according to ... -
Typhoon signal No.1 hoisted as Hainan-bound storm nears
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised typhoon signal No.1 at 10 p.m. last night as a tropical depression detected about 770 kilometers southeast of ... -
Customs authority arrests seven mainlanders in dramatic maritime chase
The customs authority has apprehended seven mainland men believed to be running a smuggling operation off Taipa’s northeast coast. A dramatic speedboat chase in which the ... -
BNU, BOC to continue issuing the pataca for a decade
The Macau Special Administrative Region Government has recently signed a new currency issuing contract with the city’s two currency issuing banks. Unlike many other jurisdictions, the ... -
Briefs | Elderly man found dead at home
An 89-year-old man was found dead at his home after the neighbors reported an unpleasant smell coming from his apartment to the police. According to ... -
US sees ‘malign influence’ in China-backed school program
The Trump administration on Friday encouraged U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute, a program that brings Chinese language classes to ... -
China backs Indonesia to become vaccine hub of Southeast Asia
China supports Jakarta’s efforts to become the center for vaccine production in Southeast Asia, Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan said ... -
Hong Kong police arrest nine for aiding dozen to flee territory
Police in Hong Kong said Saturday they have arrested nine people on suspicion of providing funds and other assistance to a group of 12 who sought ... -
China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea
China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the U.S. guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China ... -
This Day in History |1986 Reykjavik summit ends in failure
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev have failed to reach agreement at a disarmament summit in Reykjavik. The two men came close to ... -
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce violated
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst ... -
Qantas ‘full-day’ flight to nowhere takes off
Qantas Airways Ltd. launched a sight-seeing flight across Australia in the airline’s latest effort to contend with the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector. ... -
Singapore’s cruises to nowhere to start in November
Two cruise ships will start sailing from Singapore from next month into the open seas and back as the city-state aims to give residents some outlet ... -
Luxury Thai hotels opening in pandemic bet on 5-star quarantine
A slew of luxury hotels opening in Thailand amid the Covid-19 pandemic are pinning their hopes on a government plan to lure high-spending tourists, betting those ... -
The Buzz | Detained Canadians in China get rare consular access
The Canadian government said Saturday that China granted consular access to two detained Canadians in China for the first time since January. The Global Affairs department ... -
Spanish gov’t imposes state of emergency in virus-hit Madrid
Spain’s government declared a state of emergency in Madrid on Friday, wresting control of efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19 from local authorities in a ... -
World Views | Russia’s post-Soviet hegemony is fading
Vladimir Putin has long sought to portray himself as strong statesman and guarantor of stability, at home and abroad. Now the Russian president is grappling ... -
Monday, October 12, 2020 – edition no. 3636
* Smugglers caught after dramatic speedboat chase * Travel without borders — The industry gets creative with sea and air tours to nowhere * Hotel ... -
Court: Jackson Chang convicted of leaking information, but not bribery
The former president of the Macau Investment Trade Promotion Institute (IPIM) has not been convicted of bribery but was found guilty of leaking confidential information to ... -
Macao Orchestra allegedly running on 13 musicians down
Despite a new music season starting, the Macao Orchestra (OM) is running with at least 13 musicians fewer than normal, some of whom are orchestra ... -
World Press Photo Foundation investigating exhibition closure
The Amsterdam-based World Press Photo Foundation says it is following up with local partner Casa de Portugal em Macau (CPM) to find out why the ... -
Group calls for Bruce Lee statue big enough to be seen from sky
A small square in the Historic Center of Macao is in for a big renovation if a group of people who want a Bruce Lee statue ... -
Sight-saving charity debuts eyecare exhibition
The Macau office of international sight-saving charity organization Orbis International yesterday launched its first Action for Sight exhibition at the Macao Science Center to familiarize the ... -
2020 ARTFEM kicks off today
The “2020 ARTFEM Women Artists International Biennial of Macau” (ARTFEM 2020) at the Orient Foundation will launch at 6:30 p.m. today. ARTFEM 2020, curated by Carlos ... -
Gov’t considers mandatory gas detector installation
The Macau SAR government is considering mandating the installation of gas detectors in restaurants, according to reports. During a recent meeting with the advisory council of ... -
Lawmaker Coutinho highlights laws requiring urgent revision
José Pereira Coutinho claims several of the region’s laws require urgent revision, beginning with the Consumer Protection Law. The lawmaker made this argument during an evaluation ... -
Local racers top F4 China races in preparation for Macau GP
Macau racers Charles Leong (Smart Life) and Andy Chang (Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit) topped the podiums of all four races of the Chinese Formula 4 (F4) ... -
Briefs | Two sisters suspected of virtual investment scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has accused two sisters of orchestrating investment scams, revealing details of the case to the media yesterday. The two suspects are both ... -
Indebted countries may face long negotiations after China’s aggressive lending
Countries could face years of negotiations to rework their debt with China as a growing number of loans run into trouble following decades of aggressive lending ...
