Yearly Archives: 2020
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Families hope in vain to hire domestic helpers from abroad
Local households are facing a predicament in hiring overseas domestic helpers due to a double whammy of border closures and the new labor regulation imposed in ... -
BOAO FORUM | CE pledges to improve existing institutional mechanism
The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, assured that the Macau SAR government would further strengthen “top-down design” regarding innovation, including continuous improvements to existing institutional mechanisms ... -
Gov’t officially extends bank note issuing rights to BOC, BNU
Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, disclosed that the bank notes in circulation have expanded 14-fold in the past quarter of a century, with ... -
Macau’s first satellite planned for launch in 2021
The State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences of the Macau University of Science and Technology expects to launch Macau’s first satellite before the end ... -
Galaxy’s adjusted EBITDA up 31% in Q3
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Ltd registered a 31% increase, quarter to quarter, in the adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the third ... -
Education | Macau, HK students in Taiwan doubled
Although border restrictions and other counter-pandemic measures are still in place, Taiwan has seen 50% more students from Macau and Hong Kong combined studying there since ... -
Macau to host international table tennis event this month
Macau will host of a series of World Table Tennis (WTT) events, which will take place from November 25 to 29. According to a release ... -
Gov’t proposes Bill to improve teaching staff benefits
The government has drafted a bill to amend an existing law regulating public teaching staff and activities. It has been reviewed by the Executive Council ... -
China Daily | China boosts multinational firms growth as Covid-19 plagues global economy
As the world economy is grappling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, those deeply afflicted multinational firms are getting a boost in China, one of the world’s ... -
China gears up for world’s largest online shopping festival
Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as ... -
Halted Brazil trials of Chinese-made vaccine cause surprise
Brazil’s health regulator has halted clinical trials of the potential coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, citing an “adverse, serious event.” The decision posted on Anvisa’s website yesterday [Macau ... -
Hong Kong | Journalist charged as press freedom fears grow
A Hong Kong journalist appeared in court yesterday on charges of making false statements while obtaining information from a vehicle database, amid growing concerns that press ... -
This day in history | 1992 Church of England votes for women priests
Women fighting for the right to be Anglican priests are celebrating a narrow victory. After a five-and-a-half hour debate the General Synod – the Church of ... -
Antitrust | China clampdown on big tech puts more billionaires on notice
China’s most powerful companies, jolting investors and dealing a blow to the country’s richest entrepreneurs. Beijing yesterday unveiled regulations to root out monopolistic practices in the ... -
MGM sponsors Phantom Pro Racing team to make its debut at Grand Prix
At the 67th edition of the Macau Grand Prix, MGM is venturing into GT and is sponsoring Phantom Pro Racing, the official partner of AMG China and ... -
Sands Cares Ambassadors participate in charity bazaar
Around 140 Sands Cares Ambassadors volunteered at the 51st Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre Saturday and Sunday, where they ran a ... -
Motosport | Vietnam dropped from 2021 F1 calendar, Saudi Arabia added
Formula One is planning a record 23 races in 2021, including one in Saudi Arabia, but has dropped its inaugural race in Vietnam from the schedule. ... -
Authorities raid offices of Benfica, Sporting Lisbon
Portuguese authorities raided the offices of soccer clubs Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Santa Clara yesterday [Macau time] as part of an investigation into fraud, corruption and ... -
Spain hopes to vaccinate at least 10 million
Spain’s top health official says the government wants to inoculate against COVID-19 at least 10 million of the country’s 47 million using a new vaccine developed ... -
The Buzz | China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body yesterday, with the detentions of migrant children and the ... -
Trudeau looks to Biden for help in dispute with China
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday [Macau time] he spoke with President-elect Joe Biden about China’s imprisonment of two Canadians in retaliation for the arrest ... -
World Views | Pfizer vaccine data offers real pandemic optimism
Last week I wrote that based on clinical trial math, the earliest looks at coronavirus vaccine data were less likely to succeed. I’ve never been happier to be wrong. ... -
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 – edition no. 3655
* Domestic worker shortage — Local families facing a predicament of hiring from abroad due to a double whammy of border closure and the new labor ... -
Kremlin: Putin won’t congratulate Biden until challenges end
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced ... -
CRIME | Counterfeit banknotes continue to be used by money exchange scammers
Money exchange gangs who are active in local casinos have been using training notes to trick gamblers, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during the joint ... -
Lawyers raise doubts over online legal help platform
The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) is assessing the legality of online legal advisory platform “eAskLaw,” said the president of AAM, Jorge Neto Valente, during an interview ... -
Health authorities defend Carrie Lam’s quarantine exemption following controversy
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has defended its decision to exempt Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam from quarantine, arguing that the her delegation ... -
Some foreigners permitted to enter the SAR from December
Foreigners satisfying certain criteria can apply to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from today for permission to enter Macau from December 1. The decision ... -
Briefs | Guangdong tests health code with Hong Kong
The Guangdong government authority has been testing a health code recognition system between Guangdong province and Hong Kong, according to the Guangdong government’s official WeChat mini ... -
Boao Forum | 5G technology brings new opportunities worldwide
The fifth generation of wireless communication (5G) and how this technology is promoting new opportunities in both developed and developing countries was the topic of discussion ... -
Short Film Festival to showcase 160 short films
The Macau International Short Film Festival, despite challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic, will showcase 160 short films and nine musical videos between December 2 and ... -
Locals left with limited choices for travel to Europe
Locals and foreign workers in Macau may now find themselves racking their brains as they run out of options for air services and ways to fly ... -
Roadway revamp urged following Taipa bus accident
The bus crash in Old Taipa last Saturday afternoon, which injured seven people and razed a storefront, has served as a wake-up call about the ... -
A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?
As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and ... -
China holding off sending congratulations in US election
China said yesterday it has taken note of Joe Biden’s declaration of victory in the U.S. presidential election but is holding off on sending any message ...
