Daily Archives: Thursday, February 25, 2021
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UK sanctuary offer for Hong Kong activists is great if you can afford it
In August 2019, Sophia’s hip was broken in clashes with Hong Kong police during a protest against China’s encroaching control over the city. In December that ... -
Gov’t to build youth camping and activities venue at Cheoc Van beach
The government plans to build a youth camping and activities complex at Cheoc Van beach in Coloane. The urban condition plan (PCU) was discussed and approved ... -
Urban planning | CPU members raise questions about IC’s opinion swing
Several members of the Urban Planning Committee (CPU) have raised questions relating to an apparent “mood swing” of the binding opinions issued by the Cultural Affairs ... -
Briefs | Over 9,200 complete Covid-19 jabs
A total of 25,462 residents have made appointments for a Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday at 9 p.m., of which 9,284 have completed the jab, ... -
Taiwan eases air traffic restrictions paving way for Macau residents to travel
Macau residents who are currently outside of mainland China or the city and wish to return home may now consider taking a stopover at Taiwan’s Taoyuan ... -
Public Financial Affairs | Gov’t aims to prevent single entities from receiving multiple subsidies
The Macau SAR government is considering introducing regulations to prevent one person or an organization from receiving multiple subsidies from different public funds. The media learnt ... -
Galaxy’s new event facility to open in H2 2021, stimulating ‘Tourism+MICE’ incentives
With its construction progress hamstrung by the pandemic, the Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC) is slated to launch in the second half of 2021. It is ... -
Crime | 4 people claim loss of RMB2.4M in online fraud
The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report of fraud in which the alleged victims claimed they lost RMB2.4 million to fake online gambling. During yesterday’s joint ... -
JP Morgan: ‘no surprises’ about SJM’s negative EDITBA for Q4
Macau casino licensee SJM Holdings Ltd (SJM) registered a negative figure of HKD2.09 billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the ... -
Macau sees new high in financial reserve ROI
Macau’s return on investment (ROI) of its financial reserve for fiscal year 2020 amounted to MOP31 billion, topping the list of years as far as monetary ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t to launch HKD5,000 e-voucher scheme
The Hong Kong SAR government is set to hand out HKD5,000 in e-vouchers in installments to each permanent resident of Hong Kong aged 18 or above ... -
Briefs | Spotify to begin streaming in Macau
Audio streaming service Spotify has recently announced that it will soon start serving the Macau market, although it did not specify when. The company added ... -
Hong Kong to spend HKD120B to stabilize virus-ravaged economy
Hong Kong will introduce 120 billion Hong Kong dollars ($15.4 billion) in fiscal measures to help businesses and residents impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as it ... -
China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming ... -
Official calls for ‘joint efforts’ in China-US trade
China’s commerce minister appealed to Washington for “joint efforts” to revive trade but gave no indication yesterday when tariff war talks might resume or whether Beijing ... -
Iran nuclear issue at ‘critical point’: Beijing
Developments surrounding Iran’s nuclear program are at a “critical point” and lifting sanctions on the country is key to breaking the deadlock, China’s Foreign Ministry said ... -
Government launches operation to capture fugitive grafters
China yesterday launched its anti-corruption operation for this year to capture fugitive graft suspects overseas and recover their illicit assets, Xinhua has reported. Codenamed “Sky Net ... -
China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
China yesterday called the Japan-U.S. mutual security pact a product of the Cold War following U.S. criticism of the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in ... -
This day in history | 1986 Corazon Aquino is Philippines president
The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos. Former leader Mr Marcos, who changed ... -
Covid-19 | Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of ... -
These Covid billionaire fortunes are fading with the vaccine rollout
In the health-care industry, the coronavirus pandemic led to big fortunes, fast. Now some of them are evaporating just as quickly. Take Seegene Inc., a maker ... -
Golf | Analysis: Tiger Woods survives but his career might not
The sheared-off front of the wrecked SUV told part of the story, and the officers on the scene filled in the rest. Tiger Woods was lucky ... -
Football | Champions League: Chelsea tops Atlético in CL with Giroud’s bicycle-kick goal
Atletico 0, Chelsea 1 After his great overhead kick found the net to break the deadlock in a difficult match, all Olivier Giroud could do ... -
The Buzz | China ponders approving 2 more COVID-19 vaccines
China is moving ahead with two more COVID-19 vaccines in the regulatory process, one from state-owned company Sinopharm and another from a private company CanSino. Both ... -
World Bank threatens to suspend vaccine funding to Lebanon
The World Bank threatened yesterday to suspend financing for coronavirus vaccines in Lebanon as it investigated suspected favoritism amid accusations that lawmakers were inoculated in parliament ... -
Our Desk | Anxiety among Gen Z
The distressing suicides of several young people this year have come to the attention of the education and social welfare bureaus, implying the urgent need to ... -
Thursday, February 25, 2021 – edition no. 3720
* The hopes of March — Taiwan reopens airport to Macau travelers while mainland China starts to accept visa applications by foreign residents * Gov’t to ...
