Monthly Archives: January 2021
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Citizen of China | Majority foster sense of affinity with the motherland: survey
A record number of teenage students at the secondary school level say they have a sense of affinity with the motherland, according to a survey recently ... -
ROLLOUT: Online section contributes to larger, broader audience
The biennial dance film festival in Macau, ROLLOUT, which was inaugurated in 2016, is currently hosting its third festival. This edition was the first to include ... -
Nam Van plan | Gov’t to proceed with controversial court house project
Only one out of 23 members of the Urban Planning Committee called for reconsideration of the recently proposed Nam Van Lake development plan, marking a landslide ... -
MACAU REMEMBERS | Portuguese sculptor João Cutileiro passes at 83
Portuguese sculptor João Cutileiro has died aged 83 in a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, due to health complications related to a chronic lung condition (pulmonary emphysema). ... -
Briefs | Validity period of Covid-19 test certificate shortened
The validity period of a negative Covid-19 test certificate will be shortened to three days from seven days as part of the government’s response to ... -
Nam Van Plan | New Macau criticizes gov’t for ‘skipping steps’
The New Macau Association has criticized the government for “skipping steps” by using an unlegislated consultation plan to institutionalize the urban planning for Nam Van Lake. ... -
More amalgamations of gov’t departments expected from Feb
The city’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has made it clear in his 2020 Policy Address that he would set the restructuring of various government departments ... -
EXPLAINER | Mass arrests chill democracy movement
The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a ... -
Beijing criticizes US order against dealing with Chinese apps
China’s government yesterday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors after President Donald Trump signed an order banning transactions with ... -
Covid-19 | Dates, plans of WHO expert visit to China under negotiation
China said yesterday it was still negotiating with the World Health Organization the dates and itinerary for a visit by international experts looking into origins of ... -
This day in history | 1976 Iceland and Britain clash at sea
A British naval frigate has been involved in another collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic. HMS Andromeda was dented when the gunboat, Thor, sailed ... -
Covid-19 | Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals ... -
Alibaba plans to sell up to $8b bonds in show of strength
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is looking to raise as much as USD8 billion selling dollar bonds as early as next week, giving global investors a chance ... -
Zhong Shanshan | China’s bottled water king is now richer than Warren Buffett
Zhong Shanshan is setting new wealth records. The chairman of Nongfu Spring Co., a bottled-water company that’s ubiquitous in China, is now richer than Warren ... -
Mercedes-Benz to launch MBUX Hyperscreen
For Mercedes-Benz, 2021 marks the beginning of the next chapter in interaction between vehicle and user: the MBUX Hyperscreen takes the operation and display of infotainment, ... -
Melco properties achieve health security verification
Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced that its Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star certified properties including Morpheus at City of Dreams, Star Tower at Studio City, Altira Macau ... -
Football | Spurs beat Brentford, but will wait 110 days for cup final
Tottenham 2, Brentford 0 Jose Mourinho reached his first final as Tottenham manager after Son Heung-min and Moussa Sissoko clinched a 2-0 victory over Brentford in ... -
The Buzz | US election: Democrats on course for Senate control
The Democratic Party of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is on the verge of taking control of the Senate as results come in from two elections in ... -
UK | WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail
A British judge yesterday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will ... -
World Views | Why China is sentencing a tycoon to death
The bigamy conviction got a lot of the attention but Lai Xiaomin received a death sentence on Tuesday over a much more serious issue troubling China. ... -
Thursday, January 7, 2021 – edition no. 3689
* I am Chinese — Survey shows Macau students’ growing affinity towards motherland * Nam Van Plan | Gov’t given greenlight to proceed with court house ... -
Hong Kong police arrests 53 activists under national security law
Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents today (Wednesday) for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries ... -
Visitor arrivals hit record high on New Year’s Eve
The year of 2020, which was marked by narratives of illness, unemployment and grief, had finally turned the tide and culminated with a record daily number ... -
Gaming | Studio City’s GGR up 146% in Oct-Nov, pursues senior notes
The aggregate gross gaming revenue (GGR) of Studio City’s casino from October to November 2020 surged by 146% when compared to the third quarter of last ... -
Amsterdam-Tokyo flight opens way for SAR residents in Europe to return
A flight to Macau from Tokyo via Air Macau is set to transpire on January 21, making it possible to accommodate stranded residents in Europe ... -
Mainland routes will increase to accommodate CNY travelers
Macau International Airport (MIA) has scheduled more flights to and from mainland China to accommodate passengers traveling during the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. Yesterday, the ... -
Simple Pay | AMCM to launch integrated platform to boost convenience of payments
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) is collaborating with financial institutions to launch an integrated online payment platform, dubbed “Simply Pay,” to boost local businesses, according ... -
Local issues and Covid-19 piqued interest: survey
Statistics show that apart from Covid-19, news readers in Macau have a significant focus on their homeland as well, Chinese newspaper Cheng Pou reports. As the ... -
Pereira Coutinho calls for public works contracts to be given to local engineering companies
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho wants the government to give more public construction contracts to local engineering companies instead of mainland-based ones, he said in a ... -
Lawmakers’ agenda
Monitoring of public assets: Lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng has written an interpellation to the government asking about department coordination for the monitoring of public assets. In ... -
Finances show internal stability in November 2020, external loans drop
According to statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), broad money supply rebounded in November last year with a stable share of patacas. ... -
IIM promotes Macau’s anniversary to diaspora with new documentary film
The International Institute of Macau (IIM) has launched a series of activities aiming to promote Macau’s 20th handover anniversary worldwide, namely in the Macanese diaspora. These ... -
MGM clarifies it did not engage in suspected third-party copyright infringement
Asia Star TV held the worldwide final of the Miss Asia Pageant 2020 at the MGM Cotai theater on January 3. However, it has come to ... -
Hengqin opens law service center for foreign legal affairs
The Hengqin government has opened a law service center specifically for legal affairs involving non-mainlanders, according to a statement released by China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade ... -
Xinhua urges end to long work hours in tech
China’s official Xinhua News Agency is calling for shorter work hours in the country’s tech sector following the sudden death last week of a young employee ...
