Yearly Archives: 2020
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MUST Covid-19 vaccine under development with mainland partners
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is progressing with its Covid-19 vaccine development and is actively collaborating with mainland centers to further its research. ... -
Briefs | Group wants government to promote vegetarian culture
A group of local residents has delivered a petition to the Chief Executive asking the government to ascribe importance to the promotion of vegetarian culture. ... -
Approved textbooks ready for English and Portuguese-speaking students
Macau will purportedly start using the English and the Portuguese editions of three school textbooks co-drafted with mainland China in 2021, according to a statement released ... -
Portuguese wines to play part in Chinese TV drama
Pak Lek Group of Macau is paying for the Portuguese wines it sells to be used as props in a Chinese television drama series, “Chasing Time,” ... -
Underemployment said to be higher than gov’t data suggests
The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association has alleged that the underemployment rate among casino workers is “far more” serious than suggested by the statistics presented ... -
PSP finds illegal immigrant said to have climbed Hengqin wall
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has apprehended a 60-year-old mainland man who came to Macau illegally after he climbed the wall that separates the campus ... -
Portuguese man accused of drunk driving, ‘hit and run’
A Portuguese man in his 50s, a non-resident worker in Macau, has been found to have committed two crimes related to drunk driving and a ‘hit ... -
Analysis | Macau’s gambling crown slips with Chinese staying home
In a normal year, right about now would be the start of a tourism tsunami across China. And after months of near-zero revenue, Macau’s pandemic- weary ... -
MGM looks to restart Vegas conventions with rapid Covid tests
MGM Resorts International is making a bid to win back its lucrative meetings and conventions business by borrowing some technology from the National Hockey League. The ... -
Briefs | IFTM’s summit awarded by PATA
The Tourism Education Student Summit (TEd Summit), organized by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), received the Gold Award for Human Capital Development Initiative ... -
City showing signs of improved hotel occupancy ahead of Golden Week
According to sources contacted by the Times, a popular hotel on the Cotai Strip was said to be fully booked, while two other five-star hotels have ... -
HKSAR mulls reopening borders to Macau, mainland
The Hong Kong government is getting ready to reopen cross-border travel between the mainland and Macau – a move that has long been postponed due to ... -
Germany welcomes Beijing climate goal, sees need for EU action
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed China’s plan to be carbon-neutral by 2060, contrasting it with the U.S. failure to abide by the goals of the ... -
Pompeo lobbies Vatican on religious freedom amid China spat
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged the Vatican to ramp up its opposition to governments abusing religious freedom, as he sought allies for the administration’s ... -
Japan | Military seeks record budget amid regional threats
Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget of nearly 5.5 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2021 to fund more purchases of costly American stealth ... -
This Day in History | 1962 Mississippi race riots over first black student
Two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. Hundreds of extra troops have been ... -
Millions fly with China’s airlines as pandemic drags on others
The world’s harried airline bosses will look enviously to China this week as millions of people take to the skies for national holidays, helping Chinese carriers ... -
Taste of Edesia | Fit for a silly gourmet
Macau residents do not like to wait to eat at a restaurant. Often, when there is a wait, they would just leave and go to another ... -
The Art of Giving | MODERN PHILANTHROPY: On solidarity and what money can’t buy
It is often said that money can buy anything; that is to say, that everything has a price on the market. If we are to follow ... -
How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour
There’s a saying in Hong Kong property circles that if the city’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, is selling, you don’t want to be the buyer. Now, ... -
Wellness | Union of the body and mind
Many think of yoga as merely a workout to tone muscles and keep the body fit, yet very few understand the deeper meaning of it and ... -
Macau Racing Tips: The Agate 1510 Metres Sand 2020-10-03 | Sat | 15:10
Although form reading is hardly a reliable tool for early season race meetings, but if horses that shows glimpse of readiness in their track works and ... -
The Buzz | Thailand prepares to receive first group of foreign tourists from China, Scandinavia
Preparations have begun for Thailand to receive its first group of foreign tourists since scheduled commercial passenger flights into the country were halted in April due ... -
Cambodian man arrested with almost 300 centuries-old jars
A man on Cambodia’s southern coast was arrested for possessing almost 300 centuries-old earthenware jars that he is believed to have salvaged from a shipwreck, an ... -
Editorial | October Fest
Everyone is looking and forecasting visitor turnout for Golden Week waiting and hoping for the return of mass tourism. But they will all fail. No matter ... -
Thursday, October 1, 2020 – edition no. 3631
* China takes off — Millions fly with Chinese airlines as pandemic drags world carriers * Hong Kong mulls reopening borders to Macau, mainland: Lam * ... -
Asia Today: South Korea has virus jump before holiday period
South Korea has reported 113 new cases of COVID-19, its first daily increase over 100 in five days, as the country entered a holiday break that ... -
Former school heads accused of MOP20 million fraud
A former principal and former vice-principal of a private school institution located on the Macau peninsula are being accused of allegedly conspiring with a construction company ... -
Another 12 people suspected of spreading child pornography
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended 12 Nepali nationals who are suspected of distributing videos of child pornography, according to the police department. Yesterday, the PJ ... -
Briefs | Six injured in Guia Hill tunnel traffic accident
Yesterday morning, six people were injured in a series of car accidents at the Guia Hill tunnel, according to the Public Security Police Force (PSP). ... -
IAM ‘has never, at any time, ruled out liability’ regarding washstand incident
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has not ruled out liability regarding a recent incident in which tiles fell from a washstand, injuring one local resident. In ... -
China’s luxury shoppers may opt for Hainan, Macau over Europe destinations
Luxury shoppers from the mainland are likely to fly to Hainan or Macau during the Golden Week holiday that starts tomorrow instead of flying abroad, according ... -
Travel agency receipts, expenditure plunge in 2019
The travel agency industry’s receipts and expenditure amounted to MOP8.29 billion and MOP7.79 billion respectively in 2019, representing decreases of 9.5% and 11.0% year-on-year, according ... -
IC cancels int’l parade due to epidemic prevention measures
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has decided to cancel the “2020 Macao International Parade” scheduled for December this year as the format of the event is ... -
Macau GP health measures to inflate hotel occupancy rates
The preventive measures enforced by local health authorities are creating more changes than were initially expected to the organization of Macau’s largest annual event, the ...
