US poised to sanction more China officials over Hong Kong

The U.S. is preparing to sanction at least a dozen more Chinese officials over their role in the recent disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, according to two people familiar with

Hong Kong | Police arrest eight over university protest

Hong Kong authorities arrested eight people yesterday in connection with an unauthorized protest at a university campus last month, amid a widening crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The

This day in history | 1986 Soviets launch space station Mir

The Soviets have opened a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world’s biggest space station, Mir. The successful launch of Mir comes just over three weeks after

UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech were delivered Sunday in the U.K. in super-cold containers, two days before it goes public in an

Ant, Grab become first tech firms to run banks in Singapore

Ant Group Co. and a venture led by Grab Holdings Inc. won licenses to run digital banks in Singapore, paving the way for the technology giants to expand their financial

Madrid on the brink in CL group stage; Messi vs Ronaldo

Real Madrid is used to breezing through the Champions League, rather than facing must-win matches near the end of the group stage. But poor performances this season have left Zinedine Zidane’s

The Buzz | German experts defuse WWII-era bomb found in Frankfurt

German explosives experts successfully defused and disposed of a 500-kilogram bomb in the country’s financial capital Frankfurt, which was dropped during World War II and discovered during recent construction. About 13,000

Nobel ceremonies go low-key this year because of coronavirus

The pomp and ceremony of the Nobel prize ceremonies have been reined in this year amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. There will be no glitzy banquet

World Views | Don’t let Iran get away with hostage-taking

One year ago today, I was released from Iran as an American hostage in a prisoner swap. I went to Tehran in 2016 with little knowledge of its contemporary political

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 – edition no. 3674

— The government announced that coronavirus vaccines will be free for Macau residents on a voluntary basis and will first be given to frontline workers * Gaming law expert launches first

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

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