Fitch Ratings | Grand Lisboa Palace to drive SJM’s recovery from pandemic

Fitch Ratings believes the Grand Lisboa Palace will allow SJM to gain a foothold in Cotai and raise its market share. “We forecast Grand Lisboa Palace will have EBITDA of HKD2

Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic

A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned

China sees virus outbreaks across its northeast

China was dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. The country reported another 118 yesterday, with

Taipei military stages drill aimed at repelling Beijing attack

Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill yesterday aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and its

AP-NORC poll | Virus, economy swamp other priorities for US

Containing the coronavirus outbreak and repairing the economic damage it has inflicted are the top priorities for Americans as Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th president of the United

This day in history | 1961 John F Kennedy sworn in as US president

The Democrat John F Kennedy has been sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States. The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as the 35th president on a

UAE | Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJs spinning party tunes through multi-hour brunches. Since becoming one

IKEA launches CNY pastries

IKEA Hong Kong and Macau launched a variety of Chinese New Year delicacies to celebrate the upcoming festive season. The three new flavours of the New Year’s pastries are all made

Conrad Macao to present CNY promotions

Conrad Macao is presenting a range of Chinese New Year promotions for guests, including festive set menu, relaxing spa treatments and collectable Chinese New Year special edition bear and duck. Dynasty 8

Bill Gates-led fund raises another $1b to invest in clean tech

Here’s more evidence the clean-tech boom is only getting bigger. Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the clean-tech venture capital fund led by Bill Gates, has raised USD1 billion for a second round

Football | Messi facing lengthy suspension for hitting opponent

After losing the Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona is also in danger of losing Lionel Messi for an extended period after he hit an opponent toward the end of the

The Buzz | Xi, Modi expected for ‘virtual’ Davos in era of pandemic

World Economic Forum organizers are expecting leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for a virtual

Tedros lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

The World Health Organization chief lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or

World Views | Citi’s new CEO must fix old problems fast

Jane Fraser is about to join an elite group. From next month, she’ll be one of a handful of women pulling strings in global finance. But the incoming Citigroup Inc.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 – edition no. 3698

— Experts say WHO, China, other countries should have acted quicker and more resolutely to stop pandemic in its early stages * Returnee residents stir controversy on social media * Gov’t proposes

Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’

On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China today by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in the western

Associations urge the public to care about solitary senior citizens

The ongoing pandemic has been taxing on the mental health of local residents, especially senior citizens who live alone and have no one to talk to, according to the city’s

Covid-19 vaccines | Authorities working on distribution system

Government authorities are currently working on a platform that will ensure the fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they arrive in the region, Dr Alvis Lo, medical director

Briefs | Ao Ieong U urges locals to stay in Macau during CNY

  The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong U called on residents to spend the Lunar New Year in Macau to help keep Covid-19 at bay. Ao delivered her

Gov’t preparing ‘mega’ operation to repatriate 115 residents

Local authorities are preparing a “mega” operation to receive a flight from Air Macau arriving from Tokyo that will bring back 115 residents to Macau from 13 different countries, the

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