Monthly Archives: November 2020
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MGTO to push ‘Tourism+MICE+Sports’ development next year
The SAR government will pursue a strategic focus of merging the tourism; meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE); and sports sectors next year to broaden the ... -
Policy Address | Economy chief calls on public to spend cash handouts locally
The Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has encouraged local residents to use the money from next year’s cash handout scheme to boost the ... -
Policy Address | IPIM case halted over 600 applications from progressing
The court case involving the unlawful granting of residency by several high-ranked officials from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has caused over ... -
Economy | Gov’t: 2020 GDP expected to shrink by over 50%
Gross domestic product (GDP) for the entirety of 2020 is expected to temporarily shrink by over 50%, according to Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai ... -
Policy Address | Lei: No in-depth review of Macau Stock Exchange in Hengqin
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that he has not “conducted an in-depth review” of a Macau Stock Exchange in Hengqin. The National ... -
Pedro Chiang’s lawyer says news of detention for extradition is a fallacy
The lawyer representing businessman Pedro Chiang has clarified the news aired on some local media outlets that his client had been arrested in Portugal and is ... -
SME grows with Sands China’s platform
For small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, having products of good quality is not enough; they need a solid platform as a stepping stone to ... -
Frozen meat from Brazil and Vietnam tested negative for Covid-19
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has confirmed that frozen goods imported to Macau from a Brazilian meat export company and Vietnamese seafood factory have tested ... -
Sun Yingsha and Ma Long crowned in WTT Macao
Sun Yingsha in the female section and Ma Long in the male category won the World Table Tennis Macau (WTT Macao) event yesterday evening. After five ... -
Aug-Oct unemployment unchanged at 2.9%
The city’s general unemployment rate was at 2.9% in the August to October period in 2020. This stayed unchanged from the previous period between July to ... -
Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden
The splintering of the global tech supply chain that began during President Donald Trump’s watch looks set to persist under his successor. Apple Inc., the largest ... -
This day in history | 1962 US spaceman orbits Earth
The first American to orbit the Earth has landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Lieutenant John Glenn, 40, travelled about 81,000 miles (more than 130,000km) ... -
UK set to be first to clear Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
The U.K. is poised to become the first country to approve Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine, ahead of a long line of countries waiting ... -
Court orders France to rethink 30-person limit on worship
France’s highest administrative court yesterday ordered a rethink of a 30-person attendance limit for religious services put in place by the government to slow down the ... -
Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home
Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones. Consumers spent an estimated USD9 billion ... -
The Buzz | Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He ... -
Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones
Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 ... -
World Views | Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?
In 2016, as Bill Cosby’s legal team prepared for trial in his stunning sexual assault case in Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court quietly heard a death ... -
Monday, November 30, 2020 – edition no. 3668
* Shop local — Secretary Lei Wai Nong urges the public to use next year’s cash handouts in the city after confirming that the wealth partaking ... -
SMEs | longer path to recovery amid gradual tourist growth
With everyone staying at home to lower the risk of infection, social distancing has helped to obscure the issue of joblessness and financial ordeals some in ... -
MGTO: Shopping festival to help revive economy
The Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, has expressed her confidence that the upcoming Macau Shopping Festival will help ... -
Macau on a steady growth trajectory, MECC says
At a ceremonial event organized by the Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) yesterday, the alliance’s members expressed confidence that the city is well-positioned for a ... -
Grand Lisboa eyeing 50% hotel occupancy for festive season
Grand Lisboa Macau remains positive that it will reach a hotel occupancy rate of 50% during the upcoming December festive season, despite the month not being ... -
Gaming | Fitch forecasts revenue declines of up to 60% in 1H2021
Fitch Rating is forecasting monthly revenue declines of 50% to 60% (relative to 2019) through the first half of 2021, with accelerating growth in the ... -
New bill aims to increase mobility for permanent teachers
A new bill that aims to amend Decree-Law 67/99/M, which establishes the general rules for teaching staff at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), as ... -
Bill concerning urban architecture limits detailed reading of fire safety law
The first detailed reading of the recently passed new law concerning fire safety in buildings and specific locations, such as outdoor public spaces, has been ... -
Crime | Sexual assault cases up 64% as of Q3
The total number of crime cases in the first nine months of the year plunged by 33.1% year-on-year, whereas the number of sexual assaults against children ... -
Gov’t’s contract with Alibaba expected to be extended
The government expects to extend its partnership with Alibaba Group, the Deputy Director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), Ng Wai Han, disclosed ... -
China’s top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with US
China’s top diplomat yesterday stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there is growing concern the country is becoming ... -
This day in history | 1967 De Gaulle says ‘non’ to Britain – again
The French President, Charles de Gaulle, has for a second time said he will veto Britain’s application to join the Common Market. He warned France’s five ... -
USA | Biden seeks unity as Trump stokes fading embers of campaign
On a day of grace and grievance, President-elect Joe Biden summoned Americans to join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and their political divisions while ... -
Drive In | ‘Ma Rainey’ is Boseman’s final, perhaps finest gift
Chadwick Boseman surges onto the screen as fast-talking trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” like a man on an electrified tightrope — balancing precariously between ... -
Macau Racing Tips: The Hibernian 1050 Metres Sand 2020-11-28 | Sat | 16:55
Blue Glory from YC Fung’s yard has shown enough to suggest that he can score another good sand race this Saturday. He rate favourably at his ... -
Taste of Edesia | A journey through time
There are many outstanding hotels in Shanghai and choosing where to stay during a short visit could be a difficult decision. For those who love history ... -
The Buzz | China won’t hike rates soon as it exits stimulus, says state media
China is very likely to exit from some of its stimulus measures as the economy improves, but there won’t be any interest rate hike soon, a leading state ...
