Yearly Archives: 2020
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Qinghai betting on winter sports for tourism buzz
As winter arrives on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the extreme cold doesn’t seem to bother winter sports lovers heading to the mountains in northwest China’s Qinghai province ... -
Taiwan defense officials meet after crash kills top officer
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convened a meeting of top defense officials and urged them Friday to be on a lookout for military developments concerning China following ... -
Australia | Prime Minister defends response as weather brings respite in fires
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended his leadership and his government’s record on climate change yesterday as milder temperatures brought hope of a respite from wildfires ... -
Australia | Half a billion animals potentially killed in wildfires
Close to half a billion animals in Australia’s New South Wales state may have been killed in wildfires since September – and the number could climb. ... -
Japan to tighten immigration procedures after Ghosn’s escape
Japan said it would tighten immigration procedures in the wake of Carlos Ghosn’s dramatic escape from the country after skipping bail, and ordered an investigation on ... -
Rockets fired after day of mourning for slain Iranian leader
Thousands took to the streets of Baghdad for the funeral procession of Iran’s top general Saturday after he was killed in a U.S. airstrike, as the ... -
This Day in History | 1994 – Mystery assailant attacks top US skater
An unknown man brandishing a metal crowbar has attacked American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan. The 24-year-old skater was forced to withdraw from the US national championships in ... -
Offbeat | Man left drugs, gun in designer bags at convenience store
Louisiana authorities are perplexed over why a man left apparent designer bags holding drugs, a gun, cash and a digital scale in a convenience store. The ... -
From Gervais to J.Lo, what to expect at the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes are famously unpredictable, but a few sure things seem to be in store for Sunday’s awards: Streaming services will play a starring role; ... -
Tennis | Djokovic clinches Serbia’s win; Nadal’s Spain beats Georgia
Novak Djokovic got more than he bargained for in his first competitive match of 2020 before fending off Kevin Anderson 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) late Saturday ... -
The Buzz | Germany reviews threat level after Iran general’s killing
Germany’s security services have reviewed domestic and international threat levels following the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq this week. The Interior Ministry confirmed ... -
60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people ... -
World Briefs
TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen convened a meeting of top defense officials and urged them to be on a lookout for military developments concerning China following a ... -
Tax Matters | THE MACAU SAR BUDGET FOR 2020
The Macau SAR Budget for 2020 was approved by Law 22/2019, published in the Official Gazette in December 31st, 2019 (the “2020 Budget”). Again, as is ... -
Monday, January 6, 2020 – edition no. 3447
* Wuhan pneumonia • Macau raises health warning to ‘serious’ after growing reports of infection * Federation of Trade Unions wants to keep non-locals barred from ... -
Chief Executive: 2020 will bring closer alignment with China
The people of Macau will embark on a journey in 2020 that will take them deeper into the country’s development plan. That was the message relayed ... -
Briefs | UM co-launches radio show in Portugal, Brazil
The University of Macau is launching a weekly radio program called “Chinese Ideas,” which will air in Portugal and Brazil today following its launch yesterday. The ... -
Casino workers demand civil servants-style benefits
Hundreds casino workers took to the streets yesterday demanding more pay and better labor conditions, similar to those enjoyed by civil servants. The protest was organized ... -
Gross gaming revenue plunges to wrap up worst year since 2015
Macau gross gaming revenue slipped for the third straight month in December, rounding out the year with a 3.4% contraction in the worst annual decline since ... -
SSM conducts temperature screening of Wuhan visitors
The Health Bureau (SSM) has been conducting temperature screening of passengers flying from Wuhan to Macau since the beginning of the year, following the increasing number ... -
Philippines finds trafficker bound for Macau posing as nanny
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration has shed light on the modus operandi of human trafficking syndicates after two female victims posed as the nannies of children ... -
Tourists reach record high 39.4m
Macau received 39.4 million visitors in 2019, recording an increase of about 10% from 2018’s 35.8 million, according to data provided by the Public Security Police ... -
Malaysians elude package tour visitor contraction
Package tour visitors to Macau dropped 43.5% year-on-year in November 2019, according to newly released data by the Statistics and Census Service, with only Malaysian tourists ... -
Drunk driver crashes car, injures four
Four people were injured in a car crash in Coloane yesterday. The accident took place on Estr. de Cheoc Van, on the side closer to Hac ... -
Radio Taxi receiving 7,500 orders daily
Macao Radio Taxi Services Limited (Radio Taxi) is receiving 7,500 orders daily, according to a report by public broadcaster TDM. Since April 1, 2017, Radio Taxi ... -
Guangdong-Macau Industrial Park recruitment to end mid-January
Recruitment in Macau for the Guangdong-Macau Joint Industrial Park project will end on January 16, the government announced yesterday. Both new applications and the submission of ... -
Macau education chief promises diverse views on HK unrest
The head of Macau’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has said that his bureau promotes a multi-faceted analysis of Hong Kong’s social unrest. In an ... -
HK-Macau intercity football match postponed
Hong Kong Football Association has announced the latest arrangements for three football matches amid the city’s protests, according to a statement released by the association. The ... -
Hundreds of thousands pack HK streets in New Year’s rally
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year’s Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extended into 2020. At ... -
Hong Kong | Iconic HSBC lions caught in protests’ crosshairs
Experts in Hong Kong could be facing a dilemma unseen in more than six months of protests: How to clean a pair of iconic bronze lion ... -
Xi defends HK model after restive year
President Xi Jinping used his New Year’s Eve address to defend China’s system for running Hong Kong, in an unusually high-profile acknowledgment of the Asian financial ... -
HKEX discusses new listings with Ctrip, Netease
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is discussing secondary listings with Chinese technology companies including Trip.com Group Ltd. and Netease Inc. after Alibaba raised $13 billion ... -
China suspends link between Shanghai, London exchanges
China has temporarily halted a tie-up between the Shanghai and London stock exchanges, according to people familiar with the decision. The move to suspend the London-Shanghai ... -
Taiwan | Tsai defends anti-infiltration law aimed at China
China has been relentless in its attempts to influence and infiltrate Taiwan’s politics and society but the island’s new ban on political interference should have no ... -
Copter crash kills Taiwan’s top military officer, 7 others
Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei yesterday, the defense ministry said. Five ...
