Daily Archives: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Parliament to discuss third round of stimulus tomorrow
Out of the nine debate motions to be processed on Thursday at the Legislative Assembly (AL), two are related to the third round of stimulus, ... -
Food bank receives over 1,000 applications in Q1
The Caritas Macau’s food bank recorded an 11% increase to reach a total of 4,698 applications to its food bank last year, amid the Covid-19 pandemic ... -
MGTO claims no local resident affected by train accident in Taiwan
No local residents have been injured by the train accident that occurred in Taiwan late last week, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) confirmed to the ... -
Tourism | 291,000 cross-border travelers over Easter, Ching Ming holidays
The number of cross-border travelers during the Easter holiday and the Ching Ming Festival amounted to over 291,000 as of 9 p.m. yesterday, according to the ... -
Hotel industry expects 20% more guests on May 1 Golden Week
Although it has benefitted from a boost of holiday mood, the local hotel industry did not report a massive leap in occupancy rate across the most ... -
Shops on Rua do Cunha see 30% more business during holiday period
Some retailers on Taipa’s main district, Rua do Cunha, saw a 30% rise in business performance during the past long weekend, but restaurateurs reported otherwise, blaming ... -
Scoot to operate three flights to Singapore
Singaporean low-cost airline Scoot is launching three flights to Singapore from Macau this month, providing another option for local residents who are looking for flights out ... -
New Macau hosts first authorized public protest since pandemic onset
Last Saturday, the New Macau Association (ANM) held the first public protest green-lighted by local authorities since the Covid-19 pandemic started. The protest, held at the ... -
Five times more job matching registration Y-o-Y: FAOM
The Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has received in the first two months of the year more than 260 job matching registrations, which is ... -
Local team triumphs in mainland canoe marathon open
Veteran canoe athlete Racy Leong from local team Baía do Mar Canoeing Club has won the Women’s Canoe Marathon (Senior Section) in the Chinese Canoe and ... -
Indonesian consulate service warns about deceptive flight advertising
The Indonesian consulate service in Macau (KJRI Macau) issued a statement yesterday afternoon on its social media platforms in response to rumors over the opening of ... -
BioNTech jab administration back to normal
Health authorities have resumed administering the BioNTech Covid shots on Monday following investigations that concluded the recent emergence of defective vials did not pose a safety ... -
Waterfront ‘promenade’ to open in Q2
The completion and opening to the public of the waterfront “promenade” project is now due to happen during the second quarter (Q2) of this year, the ... -
China Daily | Diplomacy consolidates role as stabilizer
In less than a week, foreign ministers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea touched down in Beijing and held talks ... -
Eating our lunch | Biden points to China in development push
Pushing for trillions of dollars in development spending, President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are directing Americans’ eyes to the rear-view mirror, pointing to a booming, ... -
China cautions Japan as it speaks up before Biden, Suga meet
China’s foreign minister cautioned Japan against teaming up with the U.S. to counter Beijing, as Japan speaks up more on human rights in China’s Xinjiang region ... -
Strait Tensions | PLA navy holds aircraft carrier drills in waters near Taiwan
China is holding naval drills involving an aircraft carrier battlegroup near Taiwan it says are aimed at safeguarding Chinese sovereignty, an apparent reference to Beijing’s claim ... -
This day in history | 1999: US claims ‘banana war’ victory
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled in favour of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with Europe over bananas. The WTO says the ... -
UK | London to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports
Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced ... -
Olympics | North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo games
North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as ... -
The Buzz | Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link
Marco Cavaleri, head of health threats and vaccine strategy at the Amsterdam-based agency, said yesterday there’s a clear association between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the dozens ... -
New Zealand to open travel bubble with Australia on April 19
New Zealand announced yesterday it will open a long-anticipated travel bubble with Australia on April 19 now that both countries have been successful in stamping out ... -
World Views | Some of China’s grand plans have gotten a little smaller
China’s state planners are notorious as purveyors of billions of yuan of budgetary spending, intimidating industrial policy and soaring technology goals. The Five-Year Plan — Beijing’s periodic, Soviet-style ... -
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 – edition no. 3747
*Easter eggs — Over 291,000 crossed the border during holiday while hotel occupancy is moderately on the rise * Desperately looking for food bank * New ...
