Yearly Archives: 2020
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Dispute leaves Taiwanese stuck in locked-down Chinese cities
Beauty salon operator Shelly Chen flew from Taiwan to her hometown in China last month to see her aging parents for the Lunar New Year holiday. ... -
South Korea | ‘Are you still alive?’ Virus fears grip people of Daegu
A woman wearing vinyl gloves on a subway train. Guests donning masks at a sparsely attended wedding ceremony. People feverishly stocking up on instant noodles and ... -
Japan | Abe: Flex hours, work style among key steps to fight virus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that the success of new measures such as letting employees work from home and expanding hospital treatment capacity will ... -
This day in history | 1991 – Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City
The Kuwaiti capital has been liberated by the Gulf War Allies after 208 days of Iraqi occupation. Thousands of Iraqi troops began leaving the city after ... -
White House unveils $2.5b emergency coronavirus plan
The White House sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked ... -
Hong Kong | Cash, tax cuts on the table in recession budget
As the Hong Kong government posts its first deficit in more than 15 years, all eyes will be on financial secretary Paul Chan’s budget release today ... -
One of China’s biggest bubble tea chains seeks $400 million US IPO
Naixue’s Tea, one of the biggest bubble tea chains in China, is considering an initial public offering in the U.S. that could raise as much as ... -
Athletics | Olympic champ van Niekerk back after more than 2 years out
Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury and is facing a race against time ... -
The Buzz | Canary Islands hotel quarantined after virus confirmed
A tourist hotel on the Canary Island hotel of Tenerife was placed in quarantine yesterday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new ... -
Covid-19 | US drugmaker readies possible coronavirus vaccine for testing
Drugmaker Moderna has shipped its first batch of a possible coronavirus vaccine for humans to government researchers for testing. Shares of the biotech company soared yesterday, ... -
World Briefs
IRAN The head of Iran’s counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself , showing the challenges facing the Islamic Republic amid concerns the ... -
World Views | China’s policy flip-flops are scaring investors
The Chinese public was caught off-guard Monday when Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said it would ease a sweeping lockdown on the city, only ... -
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 – edition no. 3480
* HOPE | Vaccine undergoes human trials * Discovery: MUST scientists identify ingredients for potential drug to fight Covid-19 * Construction workers have approached DSAL ... -
Desperate to stop coronavirus’ spread, countries limit travel
Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, guests were confined to their rooms in a hotel in the Canary Islands, governments issued travel warnings and more flights ... -
Tourism regulator says no way to trace Macau residents abroad
If they don’t speak out, we have no way to know where these Macau residents are,” Inês Chan, Chief of the Macao Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) ... -
Early handout might be ‘lifeline’ for some, says economist
The distribution of this year’s Wealth Partaking Scheme cash handouts brought forward from July to April, might be a “lifeline” for some small enterprises and individuals, ... -
Gaming | Epidemic outbreak the ‘most difficult’ time in a decade
The gaming industry is expected to enter a “difficult time” if travel restrictions among tourists from mainland China persist, according to Sands China President Wilfred Wong. ... -
Sands China donates 30,000 bottles of sanitizing gel
Yesterday, Sands China donated a total of 30,000 bottles of sanitizing gel to three non-governmental organizations; the Women’s General Association of Macau, the General Union of ... -
Briefs | Air Macau to lower fuel surcharge
Local flag-carrier Air Macau has announced that the fuel surcharge for tickets sold from March 1 will be lowered from $24 to $20 per flight ... -
Casinos reopen to complaints, says gaming regulator
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau’s (DICJ) Head of the Inspection of Games of Fortune Department, Joe Vong, said during Sunday’s daily press conference of the ... -
Crime | Local man stopped from breaking into Coloane prison
A Macau resident tried to break into the Coloane Prison, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said during yesterday’s joint police press conference. The incident took ... -
Legislative Assembly begins to reconvene under special arrangements
Lawmakers met yesterday at the AL for a meeting of the Follow-up Committee of Public Administration Affairs where they were briefed by the government on the ... -
Fewer construction workers to impact Cotai development
New measures designed to reduce the frequency of border crossings into Macau by non-resident workers living on the mainland is having an impact on local construction ... -
Bus body temperature checks wanted
Lawmaker Lei Chan U has written an interpellation to the local government about body temperature monitoring systems. Recently, some Guangdong cities resumed bus operations, having ... -
China counts 150 more virus deaths, South Korean cases jump
South Korea reported another large jump in new virus cases yesterday a day after the president called for “unprecedented, powerful” steps to combat the outbreak that ... -
Malaysia | Mahathir resigns but outcome of power struggle unclear
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly submitted his resignation to the king yesterday and his party exited the ruling coalition, kicking off a race to form ... -
This Day in History | 1986 – Corazon Aquino is Philippines president
The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos. Former leader Mr Marcos, who changed ... -
Covid-19 | Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom
A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, a lawmaker was quoted as saying yesterday, even ... -
Central banker who declared inflation dead now battling it
Even in a world where more than a decade of ultra-low interest rates has largely failed to ignite prices, there’s still room for a surprise – ... -
Virus in Italy affects Olympic meetings, soccer games
The first board meeting for the Milan-Cortina Olympics was changed to a video conference yesterday as authorities sought to contain a spreading virus that has made ... -
Covid-19 | Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread
Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north yesterday and residents stocked up on food as the country became the focal point of the outbreak ... -
The Buzz | WHO says China lockdown blunted new epidemic, leading to decline
China’s unprecedented lock-down and restrictions may have blunted the coronavirus’s spread and averted hundreds of thousands of infection cases, according to a team of medical experts ... -
World Briefs
IRAN A staggering 50 people have died in the holy city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, a lawmaker was quoted as saying yesterday, ... -
Our Desk | The toys
“In response to the increase in the amount of garbage resulting from cleaning-up operations carried out by the public before the Lunar New Year, Macau cleaning ... -
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 – edition no. 3479
* Pandemic fears * Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast * The gaming industry is expected to enter a ‘difficult time’ ...
