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 that the number of

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 statement from the Macau Economic

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 against Covid-19. The research, titled “The

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 citizens of Mainland China

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, the committee’s president said

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 out illegal banking transactions

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 recently drew up a report

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 merchandise to Macau. Apple Daily

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 planning for Zones C

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 being a festive season, the

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 health authorities indicates, leaving

Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told

Relatives of the 10 Hong Kongers accused of fleeing the city by speedboat during a government crackdown on dissent say they’ve been informed that their family members pleaded guilty, according

Hong Kong | Tycoon Jimmy Lai resigns as Next Digital chairman

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was charged earlier this month with colluding with foreign forces under the city’s new national security law, resigned as chairman of Next Digital

Thailand Bangkok imposes new restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak

Officials in the Thai capital have announced new restrictions, including the closure of some entertainment facilities during the New Year’s holiday, as infections continued to rise following a recent coronavirus

Philippines | Authorities ban travelers from 20 nations with new strain

The Philippines has decided to ban travelers from 20 nations with the new Covid-19 strain, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said yesterday. The travel ban covers Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany,

This day in history | 1958 Castro’s rebels edge closer to capital

A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of the province of Las

Covid-19 | Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine

The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began yesterday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot even as

EU, China signal support to complete long-sought investment deal

The European Union and China indicated they could clinch an agreement within days to open the Chinese market further to foreign investors in what would be a major economic and

CEM collaborates with MUST turning low-voltage pillar boxes into artworks

The activity aims revitalize outdoor pillar boxes and customer substations. Under the supervision of the teachers, 13 students have transformed low-voltage pillar boxes into artworks. “These impressions of Macau interpreted from an

Philanthropy association raises USD9,900 for #helplebanon2020

The Associação Internacional de Filantropia (Macau) has raised a total of USD9,907.81 for its solidarity campaign titled “#helplebanon2020,” which aims to support local NGO Achrafieh2020 following the explosion in the

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