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,

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. Unlike previous recoveries, fixed asset

Monday, December 7, 2020 – edition no. 3673

— Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário blames the continuous lack of government policies that allow social groups to access public housing * Grand Coloane Resort to be

Policy Address | Gov’t hopes to open borders to ‘some foreign citizens’ once conditions stabilize

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, has expressed that she strongly desires to make contingencies to welcome some foreign citizens back into Macau, while responding to lawmaker

Urban Construction law | Additional guarantees for property buyers, ease on licensing for renovation works

The new Urban Construction Legal Regime includes additional guarantees for property buyers among its provisions, such as a 10-year warranty for the foundations and main structural elements of the building

Survey: 90% of young people regard private housing as extortionate

Around 90% of local young people believe that the price of private housing in Macau is extortionate, whilst 40% have been disgruntled with the government’s housing policy, a survey conducted

Taxi sector calls on gov’t to suspend smart terminal fee

A group of the city’s taxi drivers yesterday demanded the local government temporarily suspend charging taxi drivers for the smart terminal installed inside their vehicles. Lawmaker Agnes Lam accompanied six taxi

Briefs | PSP to add 350 bodycams

  The Public Security Police Force (PSP) is slated to provide 350 additional personal bodycams to supplement the current 400 that are in its workforce now. PSP Deputy Commissioner, Leong Heng

Int’l marathon to only see participants from Greater China region

Pun Weng Kun, President of the Sports Bureau (ID), disclosed that his department has received inquiries on registering for the 39th Macao International Marathon from abroad. The marathon that will be

Wynn Career Experience Program Writes A New Chapter for Macau Fresh Graduates

In August this year, Wynn launched a three-month workplace experience plan for new local graduates—”Wynn Career Experience Program for Fresh Graduates”—in full support of the Fresh Graduates Internship Program initiated

15-year-old fell to death from building, PJ reports

  A 15-year-old girl reportedly fell to her death from a building yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau notified the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday morning. After contacting the mother of the deceased, the

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