Monthly Archives: December 2020
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Taiwan open for talks to discuss returnee students
Taiwan is open to having talks on quarantine measures for Macau students when they return to the jurisdiction, Chen Shih-chung, Commander of Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command ... -
WHO to sift Chinese samples, data in hunt for virus origins
A German scientist who is part of a small team of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus says ... -
Gov’t charges HK activists over attempted flight to Taiwan
China has charged Hong Kong activists detained for more than three months over their attempt to flee to Taiwan. Two people were charged with organizing an ... -
This Day in History | 1944 Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes
The Germans have mounted a series of counter-attacks on the Western front allowing them to re-cross the borders of Luxembourg and Belgium. On the second day ... -
EU chief von der Leyen sees progress in Brexit talks
After weeks of relentless pessimism, the European Union said yesterday there was now a clear, if narrow, path to reaching an agreement with the United Kingdom ... -
Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high
Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown yesterday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high ... -
Lyft wants people to be hailing fully driverless cars on its app by 2023
Lyft Inc. expects customers will be able to use its app to hail cars without drivers starting in 2023, the company said yesterday. The self-driving rides ... -
Melco collaborates with CCTV to bring esports event to Macau
Melco Resorts & Entertainment presents “GBA Sim Racing Grand Prix (SRGP) 2020 – The Grand Final” at City of Dreams from today until December 19. The esports event ... -
HEYTEA to open first local store at The Venetian Macao
HEYTEA, the originator of Cheezo Tea, will open its first Macau store at The Venetian Macao on December 19, with a second coming soon to The ... -
Cathay still mired in Covid trouble with traffic down 99%
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. carried just 37,815 passengers in November, down 98.6% from a year earlier, and warned that its second-half losses will be significantly ... -
The Buzz | US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human ... -
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic ... -
World Views | If Facebook broke up, would anyone notice?
What would happen if Facebook disappeared tomorrow? Would people suddenly be unable to communicate online? Would the economy screech to a halt? Would anyone be deprived ... -
Thursday, December 17, 2020 – edition no. 3680
* Turning the tide — Despite hefty financial losses, companies exert effort to ‘mitigate the damage’ * DSEJ attempts to start early registration for first-time ... -
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 ...
