Daily Archives: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Tourism | Booking data substantiates rapidly growing tourist demand
Booking data released by Trip.com, the largest online travel agency in China, yesterday provided compelling evidence of China’s rapidly growing tourism demand for travel to Macau ... -
CE: Universal suffrage off the negotiation table
A proposal from the Chief Executive (CE) to promote adjustments to Macau’s political system is not currently part of discussions with the central government, Ho Iat ... -
Covid-19 | Third batch of mRNA vaccines arrived, gov’t to conduct ‘detailed’ test
The third batch of 29,250 doses of BioNTech vaccines arrived in Macau yesterday after being transported from Germany via Hong Kong, according to a statement issued ... -
Economic support, unemployment, and housing top priorities in CE inquiry
Measures to support the economy during the pandemic, solutions to the growing unemployment among locals, and housing were three of the main topics chosen by the ... -
Satellite casino allegedly used ploy to coerce staff to resign
It has been alleged that Casino Rio, a satellite casino under the Galaxy Entertainment Group, willfully put a group of long-serving local employees into a tight ... -
Macao art festival | Contemporary photography exhibition opens Friday
The exhibition “A Room with a View – Baptiste Rabichon Photography Exhibition,” is set to open this Friday at Tap Seac Gallery at 6:30 p.m. as ... -
Number of mental help-seekers at record highs
The number of locals seeking medical help has “surged” in 2021 due to ongoing worries caused by the pandemic, according to the Women’s General Association of ... -
Galaxy Cinemas rebranded, ‘UA’ appellation dropped
The former UA Galaxy Cinemas at Galaxy Macau integrated resort has recently been rebranded as “Galaxy Cinemas.” The rebranding comes after the cinema chain UA Cinema ... -
Employment | Fresh graduates facing tougher time in finding jobs
New graduates are now facing an even tougher time in seeking employment compared to last year, despite the positive projection for the city’s current economy and ... -
New department inspecting lifts to open in H2
The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau is set to establish a new dedicated department to inspect and ensure the safety of over 9,000 elevators, ... -
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over reef dispute
The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador to press its demand for Chinese vessels to immediately leave a reef claimed by Manila in the South China ... -
Strait Tensions | China sends 25 warplanes near Taiwan in biggest drill this year
China’s air force sent 25 fighters and bombers over the Taiwan Strait, escalating military pressure on the government in Taipei as it boosts ties with the ... -
Taipei launches shipbuilding program amid China threats
Taiwan launched an amphibious transport ship yesterday that’s the first from its new naval shipbuilding program begun as China escalates its threats to use military force ... -
This day in history | 1968 Berlin student unrest worsens
A massive student rally in West Berlin has ended in violent clashes between police and protesters. Students blocked the city’s main thoroughfare, the Kurfurstendamm, in protest ... -
Religion | Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers yesterday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided ... -
Technology | China warns 34 firms to curb excess in antitrust review
China ordered 34 internet corporations yesterday to rectify their anti-competitive practices within the next month, signaling that Beijing’s scrutiny of its most powerful firms hasn’t ended ... -
Economy | China’s March exports rise 30.6% as global demand revives
China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might ... -
The Ritz-Carlton launches springtime offers
The Ritz-Carlton Macau is offering seasonal menus at Lai Heen, The Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge and The Ritz- Carlton Café, as well as a spa treatment ... -
Melco co-organizes program on women’s mental wellness
The Women’s General Association of Macau and Melco Resorts & Entertainment co-organized an inauguration ceremony for the “Feel Better – Women’s Personal Development and Support Program” ... -
Olympics | Torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park yesterday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games ... -
The Buzz | Premier League kickoff moved due to Prince Philip’s funeral
More sports events are being moved to avoid clashing with Prince Philip’s funeral, with a Premier League match between Wolverhampton and Sheffield United pushed to Saturday ... -
Hong Kong’s legislative elections to take place in December
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were ... -
Our Desk | Macau’s (new) low standards
In a region that survives almost exclusively on tourism and the service sector, we should expect that its service standards would be of a so-called “world-class ... -
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 – edition no. 3752
* The AL according to Ho — The legislative debate on economic stimulus would be ‘useless,’ the Chief Executive said * Casino Rio allegedly used ploy ...
