Daily Archives: Thursday, April 1, 2021
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Macau set for tourism rebound with expanded airport: CE
The Macau SAR government capitalized on the downtime during the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance the city’s airport infrastructure and gear itself up for the forthcoming influx ... -
Gov’t to institute new department and legislation for TCM: Ao Ieong U
The SAR government is set to establish a new dedicated department and legal framework to lay the groundwork for the surveillance and manufacturing of traditional Chinese ... -
CAEAL attempts new clarification in distinguishing news reports from propaganda
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) has said that what matters to classify a media report as electoral propaganda, is whether that ... -
Another jetfoil dismantled: Urzela becomes scrap metal, Pico and Guia next
Another jetfoil vessel has reportedly been dismantled at Hong Kong’s Wang Tak shipyard, the jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has said in a statement. According to the ... -
Wynn-sponsored sailing contest to drive economic diversification
Responding to the call by the government to promote sports and sports tourism in Macau, it was announced yesterday at a press conference that Wynn will ... -
Unified scan-by-customer mobile payment rolls out
After the consolidation of the first phase of mobile payment method, the second phase, in which customers can pay by scanning QR codes with any local ... -
Ponte 16 drags Success Universe from profit to loss in 2020
Ponte 16, a flagship investment project of Hong Kong-listed company Success Universe Group Ltd (Group), posted a negative adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization ... -
MICE leaders positive about business in H2 2021
The meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry is sanguine about the prospect of the MICE sector in Macau in the second half of 2021. Some ... -
Presenting ‘To the Moon’ imbues energy to keep going, says the sole performer
As the sole performer in the upcoming play “To the Moon,” Wang Junhao, having played more than 60 shows of the namesake production, is not only ... -
Report: Chinese loan terms hamper post-virus debt talks
China’s loans to poor countries in Africa and Asia impose unusual secrecy and repayment terms that are hurting their ability to renegotiate debts after the pandemic, ... -
BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns
A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organization said. The BBC ... -
South China Sea | Philippines hits China on vessels swarming six islands, reefs
The Philippine government said yesterday that more than 250 Chinese vessels it believes are manned by militia have been spotted near six Manila-claimed islands and reefs ... -
This day in history | 1957 BBC fools the nation
The BBC has received a mixed reaction to a spoof documentary broadcast this evening about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. The hoax Panorama programme, narrated by distinguished ... -
WHO team urges patience after first look for origin of virus
An international team behind a long-awaited study of the possible origins of COVID-19 with Chinese colleagues yesterday [Macau time] called it a “first start,” while the ... -
Pharma | Fosun says willing to supply BioNTech vaccine to Taiwan
The Chinese company with the deal to distribute BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine in “Greater China” says it’s willing to supply Taiwan, after the ... -
Football | World Cup Qualifiers: Ronaldo scores, Belgium and Dutch earn big routs
Belgium and the Netherlands scored 15 goals combined in big routs in World Cup qualifying yesterday [Macau time], while Portugal got one from Cristiano Ronaldo in ... -
The Buzz | Coffee, Ikea furniture, livestock among the Macau-bound objects stuck at the Suez Canal
Livestock and lumber. Oil and automobiles. Exercise equipment and instant coffee. Those were just some of the products that were blocked by the ship just dislodged ... -
China, US consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars
As their respective spacecrafts headed to Mars, China and the U.S. held consultations earlier this year in a somewhat unusual series of exchanges between the rivals. ... -
World Views | Can the world survive without dollar diplomacy?
The Federal Reserve’s rescue of the global financial system one year ago prevented a public health crisis from degenerating into market chaos. When histories of the ... -
Thursday, April 1, 2021 – edition no. 3745
* Normalize TCM — The government is set to establish a new dedicated department and legal framework to lay the groundwork for the surveillance and manufacturing ...
