Monthly Archives: January 2021
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IPhone assembler Foxconn sets up auto arm as Apple Car looms
Apple Inc.’s Taiwanese manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group is setting up a car venture, strengthening its automotive capabilities at a time when technology companies including its ... -
Wynn properties present series of CNY dishes
Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Cotai present a series of specially crafted Chinese New Year dishes to usher in the Year of the Ox. The Michelin ... -
The Ritz-Carlton offers CNY promotions
Dining destinations at The Ritz-Carlton, Macau have curated a range of Chinese New Year promotions to welcome the Year of the Golden Ox, in addition to ... -
Olympics | To cancel or not? IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and surrounding areas. Amid the surging virus, he again promised the postponed Tokyo ... -
The Buzz | US carries out its first execution of female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed yesterday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven ... -
Economy | China’s 2020 auto sales fall for third year amid coronavirus
China’s sales of SUVs, minivans and sedans fell for a third year in 2020 as the coronavirus hurt already weak demand in the industry’s top global ... -
Our Desk | The veil of statistics
It appears that things in Macau have gone down the right path — locals are splurging through their e-vouchers and vacationing in mainland cities. Most importantly, ... -
Thursday, January 14, 2021 – edition no. 3694
* Poors’ Bankruptcy — Industry and commerce association forecasts fresh wave of small business shutdowns this year * Animal Cruelty | Police looking into suspicious cat ... -
Obituary | Sheldon Adelson, who brought casinos to China, dies at 87
Sheldon Adelson, who built the largest casino company in the world and used his wealth to support Republican candidates and groups, has died. He was 87. ... -
From a small gambling center to a global powerhouse
Sheldon Adelson played a significant part in transforming the Macau SAR into a global powerhouse, building numerous landmarks that attracted millions of visitors – with his ... -
Succession | Experts place confidence in LVS’s solid structure
The news of the demise of Sheldon Adelson, chairman-cum-chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) has shocked many in Macau’s casino industry. LVS issued ... -
Gov’t travel advice the final straw for tourism practitioners
The government’s entreaty for locals to avoid unnecessary travel during the Spring Festival is expected to be the final straw for some beleaguered tourist guides in ... -
SMG refutes viral online ‘weather forecast’
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) remarked in a reply to the Times that a recent “weather forecast” that is going viral online is unreliable. ... -
Nüwa hotel to reopen on Feb 8
Nüwa hotel at City of Dreams Macau is slated to reopen on February 8, following refurbishment works. The renovation of the hotel kicked off in early ... -
Local families express difficulties in hiring mainland domestic helpers
The coronavirus is still making its impact felt this year as it causes financial distress and misfortune globally. In Macau, Covid-19 mostly left the city with ... -
‘On Site’ returns to Fringe as festival-in-festival
This year, the On Site project is set to reemerge in the Macao City Fringe as the indie art festival’s ‘Crème de la Fringe’. The project ... -
Dozens of Malaysians repatriated by AirAsia, Consulate
Some 58 people took two special chartered flights operated by AirAsia yesterday to return to homes in either Macau or Malaysia amid travel restrictions and a ... -
Survey: Consumer satisfaction in Q4 2020 rebounds by 25.39%
The latest results of the Macau Consumer Satisfaction Index show that local consumers’ confidence overall rebounded by 25.39% in the fourth quarter of last year compared ... -
Shandong | Rescuers seek to free 22 following mine explosion
Rescuers are seeking to free 22 Chinese workers trapped underground for more than two days following an explosion at a partially built gold mine in the ... -
China expands lockdowns, political conference delayed
Lockdowns have been expanded and a major political conference postponed in a province next to Beijing that is the scene of China’s most serious recent COVID-19 ... -
Hong Kong | Leaders ‘not in a hurry’ to roll out Covid-19 vaccines
Hong Kong is in no hurry to roll out Covid-19 vaccinations, according to government advisers, preferring instead to see what happens in other, harder-hit places. “We ... -
This Day in History | 1993 Allies bomb Iraq
American, British and French fighter jets have carried out a series of bombing raids over southern Iraq. The Iraqis have repeatedly breached the “no-fly zone” set ... -
USA | First execution of female inmate in 67 years halted
A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government’s first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades — ... -
Volkswagen triples electric car sales ahead of climate rules
Europe’s push into electric cars is gathering speed — despite the pandemic. Automaker Volkswagen tripled sales of battery-only cars in 2020 as its new electric compact ... -
Football | US soccer players hope to set positive example after riot
A day after last week’s deadly riot in the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, players from the U.S. soccer team gathered in Bradenton, Florida, and considered ... -
The Buzz | FBI warns: Trump supporters planning armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration
The FBI has warned of possible armed protests being held across the U.S. as Trump supporters and far-right groups call for demonstrations before Joe Biden is ... -
US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back second dose
The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer ... -
World Views | China’s Very Distressed Developers Are Also Very Clever
Wary of billion-dollar defaults, China does not want its daredevil real estate developers to take on any more debt. Banks have been asked to limit their housing ... -
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – edition no. 3693
* Sheldon Adelson (1933-2021) — The inventor of Cotai Strip dies at 87 * Local families express difficulties in hiring mainland domestic helpers, lawmaker Wong ... -
Sheldon Adelson passes away at 87
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has passed away at 87 after battling with lymphoma. The Las Vegas convention visionary and philanthropist spearheaded a major project to bring ... -
Portugal’s president, 72, tests positive for coronavirus
The office of the Portuguese president says that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the coronavirus although the veteran politician has no symptoms. Rebelo ... -
Police ‘suggesting’ or ‘petitioning’ may be considered a violation
Police officers who make suggestions or petitions to the government authority may be deemed in violation of their special obligations, according to the Third Standing Committee ... -
Briefs | Gov’t sets up new award catalogs
The Talents Development Committee has set up two new award catalogs to encourage local talent in Macau to obtain more certifications. According to a statement ... -
DSEJ admits local students may not have sufficient knowledge about the SAR
At the final public consultation session for the Non-tertiary Education Mid- to Long-term Planning (2021-2030), Lou Pak Sang, Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau ... -
Gov’t encourages locals to stay in town during CNY
Macau residents should consider spending their Lunar New Year holidays in the city and drop unnecessary travel, Dr Alvis Lo of the Novel Coronavirus Response and ...
