Yearly Archives: 2020
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NYC Lunar New Year parade showcases support for China, Wuhan
Signs of support for the Chinese city at the center of a global virus outbreak marked floats at the Lunar New Year parade in Manhattan’s Chinatown ... -
Wuhan Corona Virus | Mainland China cases rise again after earlier decline
Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by ... -
Oscars 2020 | South Koreans explode with joy over ‘Parasite’ wins
South Koreans reacted with rare collective joy yesterday after director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture and three other awards, good news ... -
Indonesian president urges closer Australian partnership
Indonesia’s president spoke to Australia’s Parliament yesterday, urging a closer partnership between their nations as their shared democratic values are threatened by uncertain global economics. President ... -
Oscars 2020 | Obama-backed documentary on Ohio factory wins Academy Award
The Oscar for best feature-length documentary has gone to “American Factory,” the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company. The Netflix film is ... -
USA | Trump hosts governors, claims credit for their performance
President Donald Trump claimed some of the credit yesterday [Macau time] as he congratulated America’s governors for what he said is the “tremendous” yet sometimes difficult ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Freedom for Nelson Mandela
Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years. His release follows the relaxation of apartheid laws – including ... -
Offbeat | British Airways flight crosses Atlantic in less than five hours
For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours. A British Airways flight landed early ... -
Oscars 2020 | Big wins for ‘Parasite’ give awards night an emotional high
Called up to the stage again and again, Bong Joon Ho kept saying he was ready for a drink — “bloody ready.” But the Oscars weren’t ... -
Virus impacts opening round of AFC’s Asian Champions
The coronavirus will have an impact on the opening week of the Asian Champions League despite the absence of Chinese clubs. The champions from South ... -
Football | Chinese women win again in Olympic qualifying tournament
The Chinese women’s soccer team has won back-to-back games in the Olympic qualifying tournament after spending almost two weeks quarantined in an Australian hotel because of ... -
The Buzz | Conservationists attacked in refuge for Mexican porpoise
Conservationists on a Sea Shepherd vessel out to protect the endangered vaquita porpoise came under gun fire in the upper Gulf of California over the weekend ... -
Xi’s absence from Wuhan draws public attention
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Chaoyang district in Beijing yesterday, according to state-run media Xinhua, which published photos of Xi wearing a mask and having ... -
World Briefs
EU The European Union commissioner for crisis management says the new virus that emerged in China creates a “worrisome” situation that will be discussed during a ... -
World Views | How to navigate your most dangerous decade
Losing a job is almost always traumatic. In your 50s, job loss can be devastating — and devastatingly common. More than half the workers who entered ... -
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 – edition no. 3469
* Koreans rejoice over Oscars win * Global emergency as virus spreads * Coronavirus: Most residents from Macau and Hong Kong are prohibited from entering ... -
Authorities say border traffic near zero as hotels close
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) said that there has been a significant decrease in the number of people crossing the borders of Macau, with the ... -
Health authorities call on those with symptoms to seek help
Last Friday, Macau health authorities requested citizens experiencing symptoms similar to the symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection to step forward and seek immediate help from ... -
Work suspension for civil servants to last another week
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has ordered all non-essential civil servants to remain at home, as their exemption from work has been extended until the end ... -
DSAL claims dismissal case has been solved, worker disagrees
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) claims to have resolved a case of alleged staff dismissal involving about 20 non-resident workers employed by the operator of a ... -
Hospital refutes nurses’ allegations in open letter
A group of nurses from Kiang Wu Hospital have published an open letter accusing the private hospital of engaging in malpractice which undermines the government’s strategy ... -
IAM urges public to watch food hygiene
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has urged the public to pay attention to food hygiene, particularly concerning food delivery services. According to a statement released ... -
Gaming | Wynn is losing $2.5 million a day on casino shutdown
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is losing about $2.5 million a day in Macau after the Chinese government ordered casinos there closed to deter the spread of the ... -
Gaming | Melco pulls plug on Crown deal in yet another blow to Packer
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. scrapped an agreement to buy another AUD880 million ($593 million) stake in Crown Resorts Ltd., a blow to billionaire James Packer’s ... -
Local students at Taiwan university request assistance
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) has received requests for assistance from local students studying in National Chengchi University in Taipei, following the implementation of quarantine measures ... -
Hong Kong | Activists see virus fueling more support for movement
Prominent activist Ventus Lau stood outside a restaurant this week, handing out surgical masks and asking recipients to shout pro-democracy slogans – including the popular rallying ... -
When Chinese consumers stay home, the world’s retailers take hit
The spreading coronavirus is showing the world what happens when Chinese consumers stay away: Shopping streets empty out, stores close and sellers of everything from sneakers ... -
MGM waives 15 days of rent for retail tenants
MGM China has announced it will waive 15 days of basic rent for the period of February 5 to 19 for all retail tenants inside the ... -
SJM donates 20 million patacas to Hubei
Casino operator Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM) has announced a donation of 20 million patacas to aid coronavirus control and relief efforts in Hubei ... -
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
China’s virus death toll rose by 89 yesterday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported ... -
Doctor’s death highlights dangers on front lines of outbreak
The death of a doctor who issued an early warning about the new virus in China represents a grim reminder that the first health care workers ... -
Singapore | Grocery chain starts limiting how much people can buy
Singapore authorities urged residents to relax on their shopping sprees that have emptied supermarket shelves, saying supplies aren’t under threat even as response efforts to battle ... -
Soldier kills 26 in bloodiest shooting spree in Thailand
A soldier with a grudge gunned down 26 people and wounded 57 in Thailand’s worst shooting spree before he was fatally shot inside a mall in ... -
Australia mega-fire doused as torrential rain brings relief
A wildfire that burned out an area eight times the size of Manhattan has been put out as torrential downpours across Australia’s east coast brought relief ... -
Syrian troops gain territory in push to control key highway
Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their efforts to control a key highway in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into ...
