Daily Archives: Thursday, April 8, 2021
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The Latest: UK cases drop 60% due to vaccines, lockdown
LONDON — Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest results from an ... -
Domestic travel scheme should be extended to weekdays: association
The MOP120 million domestic travel program is instrumental in helping local tour guides take home some earnings, but its scope should be extended to help them ... -
Economy | IMF predicts 61% growth, local economist believes otherwise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that the Macau SAR’s economy is expected to record a staggering growth of 61.2% year-on-year this 2021, after last ... -
China’s travel surged in Ching Ming; MGTO eyes more visitors in May
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is set to mount a series of online-and-offline promotions in mainland cities before Golden Week in May to entice more ... -
Briefs | 49th Covid-19 case recorded
A local resident who arrived in Macau yesterday via Taiwan is the city’s 49th case, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced last night. ... -
410,000 Macau Facebook users involved in data leaks
More than 410,000 Facebook accounts in Macau have had their personal information leaked in the tech giant’s data breaches saga, according to the Office for Personal ... -
Organizer hints at loss of June 4 exhibition this year
Representing the Macau Democratic Development Union, lawmaker Au Kam San said the group will decide within this week whether the annual June 4 exhibition will be ... -
UM forecasts unemployment rate to drop up to 3.3%
Macau’s unemployment rate among local residents is forecast to drop from 3.6% in 2020 to the range of 3.2% and 3.3% this year. The University of ... -
Covid-19 | Vaccination opens for stranded workers, TNR family members
From tomorrow (April 9), the Covid-19 vaccination plan established by the local health authorities will include all stranded workers as well as family members of non-resident ... -
Vaccine passport: Macau can only negotiate with mainland
The possibility of a Covid-19 vaccine passport system being established in Macau to ease travel restrictions was under discussion yesterday at the regular Covid-19 press briefing. ... -
Free Covid jab for Macau residents with mainland residence card
Macau residents who reside in mainland China and hold the mainland residence card are eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19 free-of-charge, the State Council has announced. ... -
US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan
The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been the chief source ... -
Hong Kong | Activists plead guilty to joining democracy rally
Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, pleaded guilty yesterday to taking part in an unauthorized rally that led to violence between ... -
This day in history | 1986 Eastwood voted mayor by landslide
Residents of the Californian town of Carmel have overwhelmingly voted for actor Clint Eastwood as their mayor. The turnout was double the norm in the picturesque ... -
Viral thoughts | Why Covid-19 conspiracy theories persist
Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were dangerous, and when the coronavirus ... -
Markets | SPAC bubble fears lead Hong Kong, Singapore down cautious path
Hong Kong and Singapore are trying to get in on the boom in blank check company listings, while safeguarding investors from what some say is a ... -
Sands China hosts seminar on Two Sessions
Sands China Ltd. hosted a seminar for team members and local youth last week at The Parisian Macao, about the recent sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) ... -
Melco’s Easter roadshow generates nearly MOP410,000 revenue for SMEs
Melco Resorts & Entertainment generated close to MOP 410,000 in sales revenues for eight local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through its recent innovative Heart-of-House roadshow series ... -
Football | Spain, Netherlands plan for fans at European Championship
Spain and the Netherlands are now committing to having fans at the European Championship matches they are hosting in June. They are the latest countries to ... -
The Buzz | China warns Washington not to boycott Winter Olympics
China’s government warned Washington yesterday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a ... -
Vandals damage famous Norwegian baby statue in Oslo park
A Norwegian museum said yesterday [Macau time] that a famous statue of a baby boy stomping his feet in anger has been removed from a park ... -
World Views | Hong Kong is giving itself another identity crisis
The Hong Kong government’s proposal to let directors obscure their identities on the companies register is a retrograde step that will facilitate fraud and corruption. Don’t ... -
Thursday, April 8, 2021 – edition no. 3748
* Fastest recovery — IMF predicts Macau GDP to grow 61% this year leading Asia’s recovery, local economist contests optimistic outlook * Vaccination opens for stranded ...
