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 terminals, the regulation for

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 Pacific) said in its

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 — probably starting this

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 at the debate of

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 first time that 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 Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to travel to

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) practitioners to practice in Zhuhai.

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 style, explained architect and

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 ARTM.” Titled “Pause and Discover

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 told the Times at

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 Deshun were the champions of

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 they may reach the

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, the e-commerce giant’s fintech affiliate,

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 the emerging superpower, opposition

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 that the Queen is to

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 of a year-end cutoff. European

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 Saudi intelligence for more than

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 people familiar with the

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 metal chain. The trio goes

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 from a distant asteroid,

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