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 just over three weeks after

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 camp. Posts on the Facebook

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 SMEs exchange innovative business

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 170 local SMEs attended the

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 U.S. and around 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 France in the European Champions semifinals

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 officials who say the coronavirus

Putin touts Russian virus vaccines at BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders yesterday that coronavirus vaccines developed in Russia “work effectively and safely” and urged the group of emerging economy nations to “join forces”

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 industry. Well, that heart

Thursday, November 19, 2020 – edition no. 3661

— Chinese medicine, finance sectors have ‘never been this close to success,’ academics say * Zhuhai highlights new plans for regional collaboration with the SAR * Urban Planning Committee sees heated debate

Policy Address | Ho sees Covid-19 vaccine as a way back to normality

Ho was speaking at the Legislative Assembly (AL) during the plenary session organized to reply to questions from lawmakers in relation to the measures presented in the Policy Address report

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 committee held a fourth meeting

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 the stench in the

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 to lawmaker Agnes Lam’s interpellation

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 an article titled “MGM

Policy address | CE’s suggestion for locals to ‘swallow their pride’ stirs mixed sentiment

A remark made by the Chief Executive (CE) asking locals to “swallow their pride” and take on jobs they used to shun has prompted a wide spectrum of reactions in

Policy Address | When pushing sports tourism, esports should be included, says athlete

Esports should be officially considered as a type of sport as mainland China has done, according to Frederico A. Dos Santos Rosário, esports athlete and chairman of the board of

Policy Address | Gov’t not cutting any social support to the population

The government has not reduced any of the social support measures to the citizens in the Policy Address for 2021 (LAG2021), the Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng said yesterday

Mega sports event allowed to be held per month in 2021, two per gaming operator

Sports tourism is one of the major policies that has come from the Policy Address of 2021 (LAG2021) and is set for concrete implementation this year. In April, Chief Executive

CE explains how he aims to save MOP1b in education next year

Replying to the questions of the lawmakers at the Legislative Assembly (AL), the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, hinted at how the government was planning to save 1 billion

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