Monthly Archives: December 2020
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More arrivals expected from mainland China during New Year, CNY holiday
Macau is likely to welcome a further surge in arrivals into the city from mainland China during the New Year holiday, according to the latest travel ... -
Taiwan’s stricter travel restrictions portend worsened Macau’s connectivity
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced yesterday that the destination will ban all foreign arrivals, with just a few exceptions, effective from January 1, 2021. ... -
Bidding 2020 adieu
The year 2020 will be sent off a bit differently without the usual fireworks that the city hosts due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, and with ... -
Property | Centaline anticipates 50% growth in residential sales next year
Centaline Property (Macau) has anticipated that the housing market in Macau in 2021 will perform far better than this year, expecting residential sales to grow by ... -
Briefs | 17 Macau lawyers allowed to practice in Guangdong
As of today, mainland China has allowed 17 lawyers from Macau to practice in Guangdong province, according to a report by Macao Daily News. Recently, the ... -
CCAC probe finds no wrongdoing on gov’t reclamation of expired land concessions
The Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) investigation report on the reclamation of 74 idle land parcels with expired concessions by the government resulted in the acknowledgment that ... -
Crime | Local man assaulted and robbed in fake currency exchange scheme
A local resident was assaulted with pepper spray and tied up in a hotel room where he was threatened with a knife as he attempted to ... -
Construction process of fourth Macau-Taipa bridge suspended
The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) has issued a work suspension order towards the construction company responsible for building the fourth Macau-Taipa Bridge. The Labour Affairs Bureau ... -
Unemployment rate in Sept-Nov decreases slightly to 4%
The unemployment rate of Macau’s residents was 4.0% from September to November, down by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous three-month period from August to ... -
GEG’s Loving & Inclusive Arts Series | Diversified Approach to Bring Communities Together and Enrich the City’s Cultural Ambience
Throughout the years, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has employed a diversified approach for engaging in community service to care for different segments of community, cooperating with ... -
Group petitions against reappointment of municipal advisory board members
The government has broken the recommendation mechanism for a municipal advisory board, Rocky Chan, Deputy Director-General of the New Macau Association (ANM), told a press conference ... -
National Flag, Emblem Laws repromulgated amid amendments
Following the recent passing of the amendments to the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law of the People’s Republic of China by the National ... -
Court sentences ten seeking to flee Hong Kong to prison terms
A Chinese court yesterday sentenced 10 pro-democracy activists and protesters who sought to flee Hong Kong by speedboat to between seven months and three years in ... -
EU and China to sign investment deal amid unease over rights
The European Union and China are set to sign a long-awaited business investment deal after seven years of intense discussions despite concerns about the human rights ... -
This day in history | 1999 UK prepares to celebrate millennium
Britain is gearing up to join a global party in a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium. The scale of the celebrations ... -
Fast and furious | After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve
If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over ... -
Wellness | Soothing vibration
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, many individuals are having emotional issues such as anxiety and stress. As these problems arises, muscle tensions and other physical ... -
Iridium Spa wins for the sixth time at World Spa Awards
Iridium Spa at The St. Regis Macao has been awarded Macau’s Best Hotel Spa 2020 at the World Spa Awards for the sixth year running. Janet ... -
Football | Man United goes second in Premier League
Man United 1, Wolves 0 Three weeks after crashing out of the Champions League, Manchester United is looking more like potential English champions again. Ole Gunnar ... -
Jeep to pay Juventus $55M per season in jersey sponsorship
Juventus renewed its jersey sponsorship with Jeep in a deal that will bring the Italian champions $55 million per season through 2023-24, the club said. Juventus ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Lens 1500 Metres Turf 2021-01-02 | Sat | 16:20
Happy New Year to all MJC fans, my best wishes to all officials in MJC for they are doing a fantastic job in 2020 under such ... -
Chinese drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% effective in final tests
A Chinese drugmaker said yesterday its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3% effective at preventing infection in preliminary data from the final round of testing, ... -
World Views | Just send the bigger checks already
Let’s get down to brass tacks: Sending $2,000 in direct payments to Americans is a politically effective but economically inefficient way to provide needed relief to ... -
Thursday, December 31, 2020 – edition no. 3685
* The missing link — Taiwan will suspend transit of airline passengers through its airports from tomorrow cutting-off the link between Macau and the world beyond ... -
SMG anticipates more days with poor air quality due to stricter standards
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will begin to assess Macau’s air quality with new and stricter standards from January 1. The bureau has anticipated ... -
Amended CEPA to come into effect on January 1
Starting from January 1, seven further articles concerning the origin of goods under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will come into effect. According to a ... -
MUST scientists demonstrate Chinese herbal medicine’s role in treating Covid-19
A recent study authored by scholars from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has provided fresh insight into how Chinese herbal medicine fights ... -
Gaming | China’s new crime amendment could cripple Macau’s 2021 VIP sector: experts
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, has sanctioned an amendment to the national criminal law criminalizing anyone who “organizes [for] ... -
Parliamentary election administrator sees pandemic as prime challenge
The Electoral Affairs Committee, which will administer next year’s Legislative Assembly Election, has identified the lingering pandemic as the election’s major challenge, Justice Tong Hio Fong, ... -
Crime | Police bust suspects for illegal banking transactions totaling MOP11.6b
The Judiciary Police (PJ), in cooperation with its counterparts from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, has dismantled an alleged crime ring that has carried ... -
Heavier punishment wanted for sex crimes against minors
The General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau has urged the SAR government to apply heavier punishments to perpetrators of sex offences against minors. The association ... -
Taobao | Customs denies collaboration with logistics supplier
The Macao Customs Service has denied in a statement claims that it was in negotiation with a logistics supplier to facilitate the direct delivery of Taobao ... -
Rosário describes Nam Van Lake proposals as ‘big improvement’
Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has reminded residents to consider the big picture rather than focusing on minor details when reviewing the ... -
Christmas season sees 20% increase in tourist arrivals
The Christmas season has seen an average of 24,000 daily visitor arrivals to Macau, with the hotel occupancy rate reaching nearly 70%. Aside from the week ... -
Covid-19 | Wuhan’s cases may have been ten times higher, study shows
The scale of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan early this year may have been nearly 10 times the recorded tally, a study conducted by China’s public ...
