Monthly Archives: March 2021
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World Views | Reflation, rotation, hot money, cold feet, let’s call the whole thing off
A lot of speculative capital, so-called hot money, has flowed into China lately. Last year, foreigners — lured by Beijing’s successful Covid-19 containment and swift economic recovery — ... -
Friday, March 12, 2021 – edition no. 3731
* Ice breaker? — Top China, US diplomats to meet in Alaska next week * NPC approves plans to overhaul Hong Kong elections * CityU dormitory ... -
Breaking News: Top China, US diplomats to meet over intense divides
The White House and State Department said early Wednesday [today, Macau time] that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan will see ... -
Top UK diplomat to Beijing summoned over ‘inappropriate’ article
The UK’s envoy to China is under fire following an article she wrote on Chinese social media last week defending the role of an independent foreign ... -
Briefs | Police bust drug trafficking case using computer keyboard
Following the receipt of intelligence, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has intercepted a syndicate that used a computer keyboard as a camouflage to traffic cocaine worth ... -
Covid-19 | Elderly suffers from acute coronary syndrome following first jab
A 67-year-old man who recently received his first dose of the mRNA vaccine (BioNTech) on March 5 suffered from acute coronary syndrome yesterday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and ... -
Francis Lui decorated with French cultural honor
Francis Lui, Vice Chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), has received the insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government ... -
Elections 2021 | News report or electoral propaganda: CAEAL clarifies distinction in media seminar
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) hopes that this year’s elections can run smoothly and without any hassle, regarding media reports that ... -
Elections 2021 | Cloee Chao plans to run for AL race
Cloee Chao, the president at the helm of the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association, confirmed that she is planning to run for election at this ... -
Employment | DSAL urged to safeguard job rights for local construction workers
A group of lawmakers delivered a letter of petition to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday morning, urging the authorities to safeguard and prioritize the ... -
FDCT seeks scientific innovation through local projects
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) shall make adjustments to its subsidy details to focus more on the transfer and application of subsidized projects, the ... -
Briefs | Gov’t appoints new DSEPDR director
Cheong Chok Man, the advisor to the Chief Executive’s Office, has been appointed the new Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) director, according to ... -
Animal Protection Law | Local alliance urges gov’t to strengthen law
The Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA) is urging the government to review and amend the current Animal Protection Law, saying it has failed to meet its initial ... -
New commissioners sworn-in at Coloane Prison
Pang Chi Fai, Leong Kun Lim, Fan Ka Man, Lei Fu On, Chan Sio Pan, and Ko Sai Hou are the new six commissioners that have ... -
TDM Portuguese channel heads’ terms renewed for 6 months only
The director and adjunct-director of the Portuguese channel of the public service television network, Teledifusão de Macau (TDM), were reappointed to their positions by TDM’s Executive ... -
Two Sessions | CE suggests Macau deserves more mainland tourists
In an interview with Chinese state media agency China New Service, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has cited Macau’s performance in containing Covid-19 and suggested that ... -
Benefits of China’s vaccine passport to take time to surface in town: MGTO
The announcement of the roll-out of China’s international vaccine health certificate, also known as a vaccine passport, has offered a much-needed boost to the local tourism ... -
ANALYSIS | Communist Party seeking China’s rejuvenation
The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China’s biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its 3,000-member legislature. It encapsulates ... -
No information now on possible China-US ‘high level’ meeting: spokesperson
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson yesterday responded to a possible “senior-level” meeting between China and the United States, saying he has no information to provide at present. ... -
Beijing, Moscow agree to build lunar research station
China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation ... -
This day in history | 1985 Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin – Mikhail Gorbachev has taken over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko, 73, died yesterday ... -
Covid-19 | Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines
Mexico announced a huge bet on Chinese vaccines, without making public any information about their efficacy. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican government has ... -
Diplomacy | Biden joining summit with key Asia-Pacific ‘Quad’ leaders
President Joe Biden will join the first-ever meeting of the leaders of Japan, India and Australia tomorrow as he seeks greater cooperation with U.S. allies to ... -
Cybersecurity | Hackers breach thousands of security cameras, exposing Tesla, jails, hospitals
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of ... -
Football | Juventus knocked out of Champions League by 10-man Porto
Juventus 3, Porto 2 Juventus — and Cristiano Ronaldo — crashed out of the Champions League round of 16 on away goals for the second successive ... -
The Buzz | Greenpeace protests ECB’s loans for carbon-heavy industries
Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building yesterday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution’s loans policy, which climate activists ... -
China’s ban on Taiwan’s pineapples inspires creative dishes
Taiwan’s classic beef noodle soup has taken on a sweet and sour twist. Hung Ching Lung, a Taipei chef, has created a pineapple beef noodle soup ... -
World Views | Netflix needs a baby Yoda
Chess sets commemorating a recently popular television series are selling for upwards of $99. But “The Queen’s Gambit,” Netflix Inc.’s hit miniseries about a fictional chess prodigy, ... -
Thursday, March 11, 2021 – edition no. 3730
* A healthy passport — China’s vaccine passport may be a boon to tourism but its benefits will take time to surface in Macau: MGTO * ... -
MUST hosts job fair offering 2,000 vacancies
The two-day Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Career Day 2021 officially opened yesterday with more than 2,000 internship or job offerings in various areas, ... -
Education | Paper by MUST scholar recognized in Nature 2020 Research Highlights
An academic paper by a Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) researcher has been featured by internationally acclaimed journal, Nature, as part of its 2020 ... -
56% of employees forced to take unpaid leave: survey
Around 56.06% of the local employees interviewed claimed that they had been forced to take unpaid leave, according to the latest research published yesterday by ... -
Ho Iat Seng fully supports proposed reforms to HK electoral system
Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng affirmed his commitment to fully support the central government’s latest proposal to enhance the Hong Kong electoral system in an ... -
Macao Central Library | Experts highlight flexibility, inclusivity of winning project
The panel of experts that judged the four proposals submitted to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) for the new Central Library highlighted in their final opinion ... -
Major sports events calendar reduced from 12 to 5 this year
The annual calendar of major sports events has been reduced to just five events this year, the president of the Sports Bureau (ID), Pun Weng Kun, ...
