Daily Archives: Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Pandemic | Phishing ploy targets Covid-19 vaccine distribution effort
IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization’s initiative ... -
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
In the early days in Wuhan, the first city struck by the virus, getting a COVID test was so difficult that residents compared it to winning ... -
Gov’t anticipating tourist surge in upcoming festive season
The Secretary for Finance and Economy, Lei Wai Nong, has anticipated a significant number of visitors to arrive in Macau during the upcoming January 1st New ... -
MUST launches astrobiology, cosmochemistry experimental platform
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) recently launched an experimental platform for scientific experimentation related to astrobiology and cosmochemistry. Supported by the Macau SAR ... -
MUST appoints new president
Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has appointed Chair Professor Lee Hun Wei Joseph as President, effective from January 2021. MUST said in a written ... -
Policy Address | Secretary Ao Ieong: Emergency Covid-19 vaccine may arrive this month
At a debate session at the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, disclosed that the government is expecting the first ... -
Macau steps up efforts to cultivate young talent in 2021
The SAR government will hone in on nurturing young talent from different walks of life in 2021, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong ... -
Briefs | Taxis required to install smart terminals from today
All local taxis will be required to have a smart terminal in place before they can operate legally, under a new regulation enforced from midnight ... -
Crime | Civil servant loses over MOP230,000 in cryptocurrency investment scam
A woman in her twenties has reportedly lost the equivalent of 232,617 patacas in a scam involving investments in cryptocurrency, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday ... -
Taxi driver involved in drunk driving accident, abandons motorcyclist
A 38-year-old taxi driver has been accused of three crimes associated with a traffic accident involving a motorcyclist in which he was driving under the influence ... -
DICJ refutes claims it held talks with gaming operators over digital yuan
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) yesterday refuted claims that it had been in discussions with the city’s gaming operators regarding a possible introduction of ... -
CE: Infrastructure forum to usher in ‘potent impetus’ for economic recovery
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said that the 11th International Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum (IIICF) would usher in “potent impetus” for the recovery of ... -
Child pornography cases a ‘prominent’ crime this year
The number of child pornography cases in Macau surged to a startling 83 within a four-month period from July to October this year, Deputy Director ... -
China’s space ambitions | Robot on Mars, a human on the moon
China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, ... -
Beijing denies weakening sanctions enforcement on North Korea
China yesterday rejected U.S. accusations it is weakening its enforcement of U.N. sanctions against North Korea, but said more efforts are needed toward reaching a political ... -
Hong Kong | Activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam jailed
Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to jail yesterday for a protest outside police headquarters, as authorities stepped up a crackdown on opposition to ... -
#MeToo case heard in court after more than two years
A Chinese woman who filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against a TV host told cheering supporters at a courthouse yesterday that she hopes her case will ... -
This day in history | 1989 Malta summit ends Cold War
The leaders of the two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, have declared an end to the Cold War after two days of storm-lashed talks ... -
Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%
Australia’s economy grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, rebounding from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to ... -
Gaming | Texas billionaire Fertitta mulls IPO of casino, dining empire
Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is weighing taking a substantial part of his casino and restaurant empire public, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The ... -
IKEA celebrates X’mas with festive cuisines
Swedish furnishing brand IKEA has prepared festive food items for the Macau population to consume in celebration of the approach of Christmas. The delicacies will not ... -
Sands China donates MOP600,000 to Tung Sin Tong
Sands China Ltd. recently donated a sum of MOP600,000 to local charity Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society in support of the non-governmental organization’s December-February fundraising campaign. ... -
Football | Atlético concedes late to draw with Bayern Munich in CL
Atlético Madrid 1, Bayern 1 Atlético Madrid failed to take advantage of Bayern Munich’s weakened squad yesterday [Macau time], conceding a late penalty in a 1-1 ... -
The Buzz | Singapore becomes first country to approve sales of lab-created meat
Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat and egg substitutes, has been approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore, which becomes the first government to ... -
Thailand | Prime minister Prayuth acquitted of ethics breach amid protests
Thailand’s highest court yesterday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job. The Constitutional ... -
World Views | The City of London’s supremacy goes very deep
Nerves are fraying about what happens to the financial services industry once the dust clears from Brexit. No one really knows whether there will be some form ... -
Thursday, December 3, 2020 – edition no. 3671
* Emergency Covid-19 vaccine this month — Coronavirus vaccines for vulnerable groups may arrive in Macau by year-end, Secretary Ao Ieong announced at the AL Policy ...
