Daily Archives: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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CCAC sees room for improvement in elevator regulations
In a reply to a report by the Association of Synergy of Macau, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) identified room for improvement in the regulations governing ... -
Survey: Majority suffer residential building problems
The majority of residents living in the northern district have encountered residential building problems, according to an investigation recently conducted by the General Union of ... -
Briefs | Lei suggests gov’t avoid ‘unlimited’ investment in MID
Lawmaker Ella Lei has recommended that the government avoid unlimited injection into public investment company Macau Investment and Development Limited (MID). In a recent interpellation, Lei ... -
MUST to establish research institute for materials science, engineering
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is set to establish a new research institute fostering development in materials science and engineering, according to a ... -
Economy | ILO study shows that MSAR among cities most hit by pandemic
The Macau SAR was among the cities in the Asia Pacific that were hardest hit economically by the pandemic outbreak, according to a study conducted ... -
Gov’t to negotiate instant payment with HK, Shenzhen
The Monetary Authority of Macao hints that it will commence negotiations with Hong Kong and Shenzhen to foster cross-boundary instant e-payments for Macau residents. A ... -
Domestic workers living with employers less likely to engage in risky sexual behavours
The city’s Filipino domestic workers who lived under the same roof as their employers were less inclined to engage in risky sexual behaviors, compared to those ... -
New law to regulate Chinese Medicine questions transitory provisions
The members of the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) want assurance on how the transitory provisions of the new law governing the Traditional ... -
New regulation suggests broader uses of street market
The recently passed law regarding the management of public street markets has expanded the definition of street markets to include more uses than those attributed to ... -
Sands China determined to support and encourage local SMEs
Recognising committed suppliers with outstanding service and providing encouragement to local small and medium enterprises, Sands China Ltd. celebrated their achievements on December 4th with ... -
Legal expert urges region to foster creative industries
Macau is well-positioned — from the legal perspective — to develop a sound and dynamic creative economy, but it has to up its game to fuel ... -
The Londoner Macao to hold opening ceremony in February 2021
Macau will see a new integrated resort opening with the Londoner Macao to help broaden its tourism appeal in 2021. The Londoner Macao, a British-themed integrated ... -
21% more roadworks next year
The government disclosed at a press conference yesterday that it has received applications for 363 roadworks projects to be conducted next year so far, equating to ... -
Australian PM says China coal ban would breach WTO rules
Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that China would be violating World Trade Organization rules and a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. Prime ... -
This day in history | 2001 Thousands rally for Scots countryside
Thousands of countryside campaigners have taken to the streets of Edinburgh in the largest demonstration of its kind ever witnessed in Scotland. They are protesting against ... -
Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost
Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to ... -
Russia | Putin congratulates Biden on winning US election
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out. Putin’s message to Biden came a day ... -
China’s regulators review Huya’s USD6b deal to buy DouYu
China’s regulators said they are reviewing Huya Inc.’s proposal to acquire game-streaming rival DouYu International Holdings Ltd., part of a crackdown on anti-competitive behavior in the ... -
Twitter slapped with fine for breaking EU’s data privacy law
Twitter Inc. was fined 450,000 euros ($547,000) by its chief European Union data protection watchdog for failing to give a timely warning about a breach ... -
The Buzz | Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year
One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance. Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life under the Dutch government’s 1.5-meter social ... -
Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicines Agency to approve the shot ... -
World Views | China just showed how much the world needs it
The world needs China more than ever. Thank goodness it’s showing up: Economic data released yesterday all looked strong and in line with forecasts. The upbeat projections for ... -
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – edition no. 3679
* Live-in domestic workers less inclined to engage in risky sexual behaviors * Macau among hardest hit cities by pandemic * A legal expert urges ...
