Monthly Archives: November 2020
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Briefs | Wisdom Policy urges tourism recovery
Local think tank Wisdom Policy’s president Ho Ion Sang recently proposed that the local government continue its discussion with the mainland’s relevant government department to ... -
Ineligible for court, buyers of mainland residences seek help from lawmaker
Several hundred Macau buyers purchasing units in Wanzai District of China’s southern city of Zhuhai have seen the type of properties mysteriously altered, making them legally ... -
Consultation fatigue | Simultaneously held public consultations ‘quite improper’
The recent emergence of three public consultations in two months is not giving the general public a clear idea of each, leaving members of the public ... -
Covid-19 | Brazil resumes trials of Chinese vaccine candidate
Brazil’s health regulator yesterday (Macau time) authorized the resumption of large-scale clinical trials on a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by a Chinese company just over a ... -
LegCo crisis | Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators hand in resignations
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators began resigning in protest yesterday, one day after the government ousted four members of their camp. The 15 remaining members of the ... -
Social Media | TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court ... -
Philippines | Typhoon-ravaged northeastern provinces pummeled by new storm
A typhoon swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeastern Philippines, where rescuers worked yesterday to help people flee the rising ... -
USA | Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team
The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief ... -
This Day in History | 1979 Times returns after year-long dispute
The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year. The paper’s disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and ... -
Analysis | Why Trump fears leaving the White House
Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive. Unlike almost, well, everyone, he’s been protected from the consequences of his own mistakes his entire life. Born into ... -
Drive in | Winslet finds passion among the rocks in ‘Ammonite’
The new film “Ammonite” unearths the stories of two women buried by history: paleontologist Mary Anning, who in the 19th century made significant prehistoric fossil discoveries ... -
Wellness | Soothing sensation
To keep skin hydrated and soothed during winter, there are numerous types of moisturiser one could purchase. However, for the discerning few who are searching for ... -
Food review | Deluxe to-go sushi
Anyone who loves Japanese food knows that high-quality sushi can be expensive. There are supermarkets and shops selling extremely affordable machine-made sushi, yet the “texture of ... -
The Buzz | New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on ... -
Chinese shoppers spend over $100 billion in shopping fest
Chinese consumers spent over a hundred billion dollars during this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, signaling a rebound in consumption as China recovers from the coronavirus ... -
World Views | Lockdowns make perfect sense now
The development of what looks like an effective vaccine against Covid-19 has ignited hopes that the worst of the pandemic will be over relatively soon. If successful, it will ... -
Friday, November 13, 2020 – edition no. 3657
* The magnificent 27 — Education authorities are under fire from teachers after a dispatch reveals the hiring of 27 educators from mainland China; Secretary Ao ... -
Analysis | Why Trump fears leaving the White House
Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive. Unlike almost, well, everyone, he’s been protected from the consequences of his own mistakes his entire life. Born into ... -
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators hand in resignations
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators began resigning in protest today (Thursday), one day after the government ousted four members of their camp. The 15 remaining members of ... -
Macau to showcase debut of Table Tennis ‘Champions League’
Macau will be the stage for the world debut of a brand-new international table tennis competition, the World Table Tennis (WTT). The event was presented yesterday ... -
Briefs | 1L Ribena recalled over concerns of quality change
Blackcurrant-flavored concentrated drink Ribena’s 1-liter bottle size has been recalled due to “changes in appearance and taste prior to expiry dates,” the drink’s agent for ... -
GEG: Int’l sports events able to attract more visitors
The hosting of international sports events in Macau will help attract people living abroad to Macau as visitors, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) deputy chairman, Philip Cheng ... -
BOAO FORUM | GBA expected to reach peak carbon emissions by 2035
Speakers at yesterday’s International Science and Technology and Innovation Forum (ISTIF) of Boao Forum for Asia estimated that carbon emissions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay ... -
Gov’t to open new center for parenting
A new Parenting Education Center will be the engine of assistance for working youth as “many of them are young parents, having the need for knowledge ... -
HK returnees from GD province, Macau to be granted quarantine exemption
Hong Kong residents will soon be permitted to return to their hometown from Guangdong (GD) province and Macau without having to complete a 14-day quarantine period, ... -
Man jumped to death, PJ say
The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported the discovery of a dead body following a suspected suicide yesterday. At 12:08 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau notified the ... -
Genting HK to sell 50% stake in Macau hotel project for HKD750 million
The cruise and resort operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd has agreed to offload a 50% stake in a hotel project in Macau under its subsidiary Genting ... -
Printing Bureau apologizes for publication mistake
The Printing Bureau (IO) has apologized for a mistake made in the Chinese version of a Government Head Office Auxiliary Bureau’s announcement published yesterday in the ... -
IFFAM 2020
The 5th International Film Festival & Awards • Macao will run from December 3 through December 8. Competition – An international competition comprising 11 feature films, ... -
IFFAM 2020 | Film festival to go digital for the first time
The annual International Film Festival & Awards – Macao (IFFAM) is preparing to roll out the red carpet — virtually for the very first time — ... -
Hong Kong | Pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s government to disqualify four of their fellow ... -
Hebei | Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested
A prominent Chinese pig farmer who has publicly praised the work of lawyers who help the public amid a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi ... -
This day in history | 1980 Saturn’s rings caught on film
The Voyager 1 space probe has reached the ringed planet, Saturn and sent back the first vivid photographs of the planet. Scientists have been delighted and ... -
Recordings reveal WHO’s analysis of pandemic in private
As the coronavirus exploded around the globe, scientists at the World Health Organization were sometimes privately frustrated by the mistakes made by some of their top ... -
Drive In | Lance Henriksen gives performance of his career in ‘Falling’
Viggo Mortensen may have three Oscar nominations to his name, but I get the feeling most folks still don’t take the guy seriously enough. Maybe they don’t ...
