Monthly Archives: November 2020
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Beijing calls for action from Australia amid worsening ties
China called on Australia to take action to stem worsening relations between the two countries, in the latest indication that Beijing will offer few if any ... -
US Justice Dept.’s China focus likely to continue under Biden
President Donald Trump has identified China as the country’s biggest foe and the Justice Department mirrored that emphasis over the last four years with a drumbeat ... -
This day in history | 1995 Diana admits adultery in TV interview
Diana, Princess of Wales, has spoken openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC’s ... -
G-20 | Online summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
This weekend’s summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for what it is not than for what it is. Held online this ... -
Quarantine Diary | A Blessing in Disguise
It was October 29. The doorbell woke me up at 8 a.m. I felt groggy as I tottered to the door. It was hours after dawn, ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The CLYDEBANK 1510 Metres Sand 2020-11-20 | Fri | 20:35
Hostwin Prosperits from Y.C Fung’s yard is racing well. His last outing 30 Oct in the 1510 metres sand race has been very impressive and he ... -
Drive In | Bromance ‘The Climb’ a triumph of quirky filmmaking
Three-quarters through “The Climb” comes a scene we’ve all come to expect in a romantic comedy: A wedding is interrupted by the best man who rushes ... -
The Buzz | Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. ... -
Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards
Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown,” a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Tamara Payne and ... -
World views | As travel bubbles begin, don’t expect a miracle
This Sunday, the post-Covid travel era will begin at airports in Hong Kong and Singapore. Two hundred passengers, prescreened for the virus, will board flights in each city ... -
Friday, November 20, 2020 – edition no. 3662
* Another call for relief — Lawmakers are urging the government to roll out a third round of stimulus packages to locals and SMEs * ... -
Policy Address | Chinese medicine, finance sectors have ‘never been this close to success’
Macau’s traditional Chinese medicine industry and financial sector are said to be at a time when they are “closest to success,” according to lawmaker and gaming ... -
Mainland students no longer need certificate of study experience in both SARs
Mainland students who have studied, are currently studying, or will study in Macau will no longer need to pay a special visit to the mainland government ... -
Zhuhai highlights new plans for regional collaboration with Macau
The Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party of Zhuhai, Guo Yonghang, has described five new elements regarding Macau-Zhuhai collaboration, pledging to “try ... -
Gaming debt leads to a series of crimes
A 41-year-old woman from the mainland has faced serious complications after lending HKD200,000 to a man, also from the mainland, whom she met on an ... -
Urban Planning Committee sees heated debate on preservation
Opinions were divided – even spatially – at an Urban Planning Committee regular plenary meeting yesterday regarding the extent of the preservation of two structures with ... -
CCEC to build elderly housing project for MOP2.1b
The Elderly Housing project, encompassing a new type of public housing specifically designated for senior residents in Macau, will see its first construction project located on ... -
Formula 4: On the road to gp | The first step into the limelight
In a year where the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of everyone no matter where they are located, turning traveling into an exhausting task or ... -
Famous F4 winners
In 2014, Canadian racing driver Lance Stroll, who currently competes in Formula One for Racing Point, won the Italian F4 Championship. Stroll has been racing in ... -
GT CUP | From vision to reality, speeding in a circuit like no other
Chris Chia had dreamt of this moment for so long — the time he would make his first appearance as a racer in the Macau Grand ... -
This day in history | 1986 Soviets launch space station Mir
The Soviets have opened a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world’s biggest space station, Mir. The successful launch of Mir comes ... -
Hong Kong | Former lawmakers who disrupted session arrested
Hong Kong police arrested three former opposition lawmakers yesterday for disrupting legislative meetings several months ago, adding to concerns about a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy ... -
Experts from Alibaba, Douyin to help SMEs thrive at Wynn’s event
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. will host the “Wynn E-Commerce Forum and Local SME Procurement Partnership Meeting 2020” on November 25, which is intended to help local ... -
Melco shows support for local SMEs in times of crisis
Melco Resorts & Entertainment mounted an event yesterday in a bid to provide and call for support to the city’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Over ... -
Health | Volunteers still needed to test variety of Covid-19 vaccines
Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the ... -
Germany’s shocking loss in Spain confirms national team’s decline
Spain 6, Germany 0 Germany’s 6-0 thrashing had been coming for some time. The team coached by Joachim Löw has been in decline since losing to ... -
The Buzz | China defends food import controls to curb virus
China’s government yesterday defended anti-coronavirus controls that have disrupted imports of beef, poultry and fish from the United States, New Zealand and other trading partners. Customs ... -
Putin touts Russian virus vaccines at BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders yesterday [Macau time] that coronavirus vaccines developed in Russia “work effectively and safely” and urged the group of emerging ... -
World Views | The only thing worse than a big default is a surprise one
In 2018, when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited one of Tsinghua Unigroup Co.’s mega memory-chip factories in Wuhan, he said that semiconductor processing is the heart of a nation’s manufacturing ... -
Thursday, November 19, 2020 – edition no. 3661
* Diversification 3.1 — Chinese medicine, finance sectors have ‘never been this close to success,’ academics say * Zhuhai highlights new plans for regional collaboration with ... -
Policy Address | Ho sees Covid-19 vaccine as a way back to normality
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, said that the economic recovery of the local economy, and with it, the solution for the problems and pressures ... -
Security Force | AL committee questions investigation procedures
Lawmakers of the Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have raised questions regarding the security force and security department’s disciplinary investigation procedures. Yesterday, the ... -
DSPA plans temporary sewage treatment at Outer Harbor
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has planned to build a temporary sewage treatment at the Outer Harbor. The bureau hopes the temporary facility will help remove ... -
Financial authority plans to amend three laws
The Macau SAR government is aiming to amend three laws to regulate the financial sector, according to the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM). In its reply ... -
We correct
Due to an unfortunate technical error, yesterday we wrongfully published a picture of Galaxy executives to illustrate a story concerning MGM China. On November 17, in ...
