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 who lived separately, a

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 Chinese Pharmacies and registration

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 wet markets. The government currently

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 back-to-back ceremonies at The Venetian

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 development of creative

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 resort of Sands China Ltd.,

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 a 21% increase compared

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 Minister Scott Morrison was replying

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 decisions being made on rural

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 concede he had lost. The

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 after the Electoral College confirmed

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 country’s technology industry that

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 that threatened the privacy of

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 distancing requirement, was the runaway

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 made by Pfizer Inc.

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 a strong global rebound

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 the government to up its game to

Briefs | 446 residents from SARs apply to work for Shenzhen gov’t

A total of 446 residents from Macau and Hong Kong have applied to work as civil servants for the Shenzhen government, according to a report by the Global Times. It

Gov’t expects 800,000 vaccines to roll out from January

The government announced at yesterday’s weekly Covid-19 press conference that 800,000 vaccines are expected to arrive in phases from January next year, with frontline medical staff and paramedics being prioritized. Yesterday

Anti-domestic violence circle mourns passing of Sister Juliana Devoy

Known to the public for her work against domestic violence and her care for its victims, Sister Juliana Devoy, Director of the Good Shepherd Center, passed away yesterday morning at

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