Daily Archives: Monday, December 7, 2020
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Policy Address | Gov’t rebuts complaints that taxi sector unaware of smart terminal fees
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário refuted the idea that the taxi sector was not made aware of the fees charged on smart ... -
JP Morgan: Cashless gaming may undermine junkets if implemented
If Macau employs China’s central bank-backed cryptocurrency for gaming transactions in the future, it would pose a threat to the city’s junkets, JP Morgan Securities (Asia ... -
Grand Coloane Resort to be listed as quarantine hotel again
The Grand Coloane Resort is again gearing up to resume its role as a quarantine facility soon and house the foreseeable influx of arrivals in Macau ... -
Policy Address | Rosário blames lack of policies for public housing access issues
The continuous lack of government policies that allow several social groups to access public housing, namely younger people, was one of the topics highlighted on Friday ... -
Policy Address | Hazardous material storage to be located in Ka-Hó
At his policy debate session at the Legislative Assembly last week, Chan Pou Ha, director of the Land, Transport and Public Works Bureau, disclosed for the ... -
Briefs | New batch of HKZMB user vehicles open for registration
Individuals who own real properties, except parking spaces, work for a salary or own companies in Hong Kong can now apply to use the Hong ... -
Medical cooperation to foster development of TCM
The Macau Association of Chinese Medicine Practitioners has partnered with a Zhuhai hospital to co-launch a program empowering Macau’s 70 young traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ... -
55 Calçada da Vitória captures 1920’s trends: architect
The Cardinal Newman Performing Arts and Cultural Center, the house on 55 Calçada da Vitória, is a vivid example of East-West interactions captured in the architectural ... -
Exhibition aims to lift stigma against former drug users
A painting and ceramics exhibition hosted by the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) is the organization’s inaugural exposition for its “Annual Arts Showcase of ... -
Isolation opens up creative windows for artists
Sheltering at home has not stifled Lam Un Mei’s creativity; on the contrary, the Covid-19 pandemic has unlocked new inspiration for artworks, the local award-winning artist ... -
Athletes from China win city’s int’l marathon
Hordes of the city’s enthusiastic runners came together for the 2020 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon yesterday on December 6. Chinese runners Dong Guojian and Zhang ... -
Gov’t prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines
Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how ... -
Cryptocurrency | JD.com becomes China’s first online mall to test digital yuan
JD.com Inc., China’s second-biggest online retailer, will become the country’s first virtual mall to use digital yuan, the cryptocurrency backed by the central bank. JD Digits, ... -
Australia lacks strategy to deal with China, Labor’s Wong says
Australia lacks an overarching approach to handling a “much more assertive” China, and needs a plan for economic diversification and liaising with Asian allies to handle ... -
This day in history | 1955 Attlee steps down as Labour leader
Clement Attlee has resigned as leader of the opposition Labour Party, following months of speculation. Tonight the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, announced in Downing Street ... -
Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties resumes
The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal, with all three key issues still unresolved ahead ... -
Saudi Arabia | Prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit
A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel yesterday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel’s foreign minister. Prince Turki al-Faisal, who led ... -
TikTok sale deadline on hold as talks with US continue
A deadline set by the Trump administration for the forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. assets will come and go Friday without a final deal, according to ... -
The Buzz | St. Nicholas visits Czech children while adapting to virus
Every year on Dec. 5, Nicholas appears in costume on streets across the European country, joined by a winged angel and a masked devil rattling a ... -
Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples
Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples ... -
World Views | Can China’s Covid recovery continue?
In China’s post-Covid economy, there may be hope for the struggling private sector made up of millions of small businesses. It needs to stay that way. ... -
Monday, December 7, 2020 – edition no. 3673
* Policy shortage — Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário blames the continuous lack of government policies that allow social groups to access ...
