Monthly Archives: February 2021
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Aollywood aims to bring 3,000 film production companies to town
Aollywood’s film workers’ association has ventured their plans to bring over 3,000 film and television production companies to Macau and the Greater Bay Area by 2025, ... -
Concert gouger accused of scam involving HKD150,000
A local man is facing charges after he misrepresented himself to be a concert ticket gouger to obtain HKD150,000 from one of his friends. The suspect, ... -
Academic slams domestic violence counting system
The disparity in figures for domestic violence cases in Macau recorded by different entities is confusing and a waste of resources, according to Cecilia Ho, local ... -
Wage of local construction workers down 2% in Q4 2020
The average daily wage of construction workers dropped by 0.6% quarter-to-quarter to MOP739 in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020. The daily salary for local ... -
Lawmakers trigger alarm on acquisition of goods and services bill
Several lawmakers raised questions regarding the amendments to legislation governing the acquisition of goods and services by the government in discussion at the plenary session at ... -
Survey reveals students’ poor nutrition and physical activity
Some secondary school students in Macau do not get adequate exercise and overindulge in sugary beverages, according to a survey recently conducted by the General ... -
Fund-raiser partnership of Albergue, Caritas helps cancer patients
Albergue SCM has again partnered with Caritas Macau to set up a wishing well to raise funds from February 1 to March 14 to offer succor ... -
Police arrest suspects in fake Covid-19 vaccine ring
Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake Covid-19 vaccines, including to other countries. Police ... -
Covid-19 | WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan
World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan yesterday as part of their investigation into the origins of the ... -
Ren Quanniu | Beijing strips license from second lawyer for HK activists
A second Chinese lawyer who represented a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was stripped of his license yesterday as Beijing attempts to crush opposition to its tighter ... -
This day in history | 1959 Buddy Holly killed in air crash
Three young rock ‘n’ roll stars have been killed in a plane crash in the United States. Buddy Holly, 22, Jiles P Richardson – known as ... -
Analysis | Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Biden’s foreign policy
A military coup in Myanmar and a mass crackdown on dissidents in Russia are presenting early tests for the Biden administration as it tries to reestablish ... -
Alibaba offers few answers as crackdown uncertainty persists
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. offered investors few clues into how the regulatory crackdown on Jack Ma’s tech empire will impact its future growth after reporting a ... -
Sands presents Valentine’s Day treats
For couples seeking a relaxing and reinvigoration session together, spa treatments are available at The Venetian Macao’s V Retreat, The Parisian Macao’s Le SPA’tique and Conrad Macao’s ... -
CCILC visits IPIM to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation with lusophone countries
A delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC) recently visited the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to discuss and exchange ideas ... -
Football | FIFA pledges taking no health risks in World Cup qualifiers
With 3,000 soccer players due to travel internationally for World Cup qualifying games next month, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said yesterday [Macau time] all will conform ... -
Tokyo 2021 | Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty
Japan announced yesterday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announcement ... -
The Buzz | Euro economy shrank at end of 2020 under pandemic’s weight
The European economy shrank by a smaller than expected 0.7% in the last three months of 2020 as businesses in France and Germany weathered a renewed ... -
Top Chinese diplomat urges closer ties with US under Biden
China’s top foreign policy adviser is urging closer ties with the U.S. under the Biden administration, while saying Washington must “effectively respect China’s position and concerns ... -
World Views | It’s time to move on from the Reddit trade
It’s been an exciting distraction while everyone is working from home but the actual ability of the Reddit mob to move markets, become a systemic risk ... -
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – edition no. 3708
* Mollywood, baby! — Film workers’ association aims to bring 3,000 film production companies to Macau * Academic slams domestic violence counting system * MUST opens ... -
MGTO’s online training to upskill local tourism practitioners
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) rolled out eight online learning videos to impart knowledge of RATER, an international model of service quality assessment, to ... -
Nude-chat scams rocket amid general fall in crimes
Last year there were 14 times as many scams carried out through nude chats (a total of 68 cases) compared to the previous year, the ... -
Covid-19 | 100,000 doses of vaccine to arrive this week
The first batch of 100,000 doses of inactivated vaccine are likely to land in Macau, at the earliest, this week, and vaccination for prioritized groups will ... -
Leaders of new gov’t offices sworn in
The restructuring of various government departments were made official as several executives of the city’s new bureaus sworn in yesterday. Lao Kuan Lai da Luz and ... -
KAI FONG SURVEY | Students consider themselves as having poor mental health
A recently conducted survey on the prevalence of mental health conditions among Macau residents concluded that local residents are experiencing significant stress, caused not only by ... -
Education chief sees emotional support as ‘a social effort’
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) cannot be the sole agent to eradicate the problem of student suicide, Lou Pak Sang, the head of ... -
Proposal for a vote of censure to former CE and economy chief voted down
A proposal aiming to issue a vote of censure against the former Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, and the former Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam ... -
Immigration law | Fake marriage and false job hiring will be specific crimes
The new immigration law that aims to amend and update two current laws that regulate immigration, authorizations of permanence, and residency in Macau was passed at ... -
Beijing bids to enhance marketization within GBA
The central government has indicated that one of its policy objectives is to enhance cooperation among the cities within the Greater Bay Area to develop ... -
Kuaishou | Ex-Googler turns virtual gifts into a $61 billion business
In China’s popular online-streaming industry, virtual gift-giving is big. You can send your favorite live performer anything from a rose for 5 yuan (80 cents) to ... -
Covid-19 | WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers yesterday that had an early hand in managing the ... -
Hong Kong | Government critic Jimmy Lai returns to court
Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai returned to court yesterday to contest an attempt by the government to keep him in jail ... -
This day in history | 1990 De Klerk dismantles apartheid in South Africa
The President of South Africa has lifted the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress. In a televised speech at the opening of ... -
Analysis | Navalny returns to Russia and brings anti-Putin politics with him
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his team have stunned the Russian government again, forcing President Vladimir Putin and his allies to confront significant protest led ...
