Yearly Archives: 2020
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Forum Macao delegates praise Xu’s diplomatic qualities in farewell
To bid farewell to Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen, who is ending her four year stint at the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking ... -
IPIM: No residency applications approved in first half of 2020
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) did not approve any residency applications in the first half of 2020. According to data released yesterday, IPIM ... -
Parents and nurseries unhappy with gov’t U-turns
Parents and guardians of children enrolled in Macau’s nursery schools are unhappy with the government’s lack of decisiveness in suspending the new school year for children ... -
Q&A: Nadia Chan | Prepare young children for school with experience-learning, not words
For many parents, the prospect of a child starting school for the first time can be daunting. That may be especially so in the current Covid-19 ... -
Hong Kong to loosen public gathering limits as cases fall
Hong Kong said it will double the number of people allowed to gather in public and reopen sports venues beginning Friday, in the latest easing ... -
All casino concessionaires take prizes in local catering awards
Each casino operator in Macau has had one restaurant featured in the iFood Awards, a local catering award now in its fifth year. They have all ... -
Signs of GGR recovery show in first week of September
The city’s average daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the first six days of September was nearly double that compared to the average daily revenue in ... -
Government study on drug abuse to be ready in Oct 2021
The Macau SAR government is expecting to complete research on drug abuse in the city by October 2021, according to a statement released by the Social ... -
Xi takes virus victory lap as pandemic rages elsewhere
President Xi Jinping hailed China’s success in suppressing the deadly pandemic first discovered on its soil, even as confirmed infections globally raced toward the 30 million ... -
Australian media’s last reporters in China flee amid tensions
Two Australian journalists based in China have fled the country as diplomatic relations between the trading partners worsen. Bill Birtles, the Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s Beijing correspondent, ... -
This Day in History | 1976 Chairman Mao Zedong dies
The chief architect of the Chinese revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong, has died at the age of 82. His death – at 10 minutes past midnight – ... -
Japan | Suga praises democracy in party vote stacked for him
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially started its campaign for a new leader, with the man all but assured to take over from Prime Minister Shinzo ... -
Temasek’s China exposure surpasses Singapore for first time
Temasek Holding Pte’s holdings in China surpassed its home market of Singapore for the first time following gains in companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., according ... -
IKEA to launch its first specialty mooncake
IKEA is set to launch a line of fruit-flavored specialty mooncakes in both Hong Kong and Macau to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. These snow skin ... -
Sands China participates in new responsible gaming promotion
Sands China Ltd. recently supported the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao (AJVM) in a new responsible gaming training initiative, where parents and their children practiced and ... -
Olympics | Organizers, IOC trying to remove doubts over Tokyo games
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 ... -
Cycling | Remaining Tour riders cleared of virus but not director
The remaining Tour de France riders were cleared to continue racing ahead of the Stage 10 after undergoing COVID-19 tests, but the Tour director tested positive ... -
The Buzz | China tension may hit half of Australia’s benchmark stock index
The ongoing deterioration of Australia’s relationship with its largest trading partner is seen impacting banks, consumer firms and tourism-related stocks that make up almost half the ... -
Beijing proposes global data rules to counter US moves on TikTok
China yesterday outlined a slate of rules designed to prevent foreign governments from acquiring data stored locally, seeking to counter Washington’s accusations that services like TikTok ... -
World Views | For Gulf Arab states, China is a temporary friend
At a time of American retrenchment from the Middle East, there’s a tendency in foreign-policy circles to overestimate China’s influence in the region, even an expectation that it ... -
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 – edition no. 3615
* Xi declares victory over pandemic * Parents, nurseries unhappy with gov’t U-turns * Hong Kong to loosen public gathering limits as cases fall * ... -
Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deaths
India today (Tuesday) reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total. The Health Ministry also reported 75,809 new cases, ... -
China, India accuse each other of border moves, firing shots
India and China accused each other today (Tuesday) of making provocative military moves and firing warning shots along their disputed border despite talks on ending the ... -
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a ... -
Q&A: Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes MGTO Director | ‘MGTO duties and roles to remain unchanged after Secretariat swap’
Since starting work at the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) in 1988, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has served in leadership roles at the tourism board ... -
Crime | Man sold domestic helper quota to pay gambling debt
A local man is facing charges of falsifying documents after he sold his quota for hiring a domestic helper, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported during yesterday’s ... -
Risk expert predicts HK’s national security law will expedite Greater Bay integration
Hong Kong’s economic integration into the Greater Bay Area will accelerate now that the Special Administrative Region has adopted its controversial national security legislation, according ... -
Briefs | Education authority encourages students to do volunteer work
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is encouraging secondary school students to do more volunteer work. In a reply to lawmaker Lam Lon Wai’s ... -
Children under three again allowed to attend school
After 10 days of confusion and public debate, children under the age of three will be allowed back to preschool as early as on September 21, ... -
Health code to resume once HK brings Covid-19 under control
Hong Kong authorities have announced that the health code system which will facilitate travel between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau will only be introduced once the ... -
Reconstruction works for Sé Cathedral to cost MOP9 million
The Sé Cathedral of Macau is set to undergo reconstruction works as the main roof needs to be “urgently repaired” for security reasons, the Diocese of Macau announced. ... -
China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
China launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province yesterday. The Gaofen-11 02 satellite was launched by a ... -
Journalists for US media face possible expulsion
China is delaying the renewal of press cards for at least five journalists working at four U.S. media outlets, an organization of foreign correspondents said yesterday, ... -
China’s export growth quickens in August, imports edge lower
China’s export growth accelerated in August while imports edged lower as the world’s second-largest economy extended its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Exports rose 9.5% over ... -
This Day in History | 1986 Pinochet survives rebel ambush
The president of Chile has escaped an attempt on his life in a fierce attack which killed five of his bodyguards and wounded 11 more. General ...
