Monthly Archives: April 2021
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Academic proposes ‘Macau ambience’ for Hengqin success
Innovative social administration of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone will be required to make it successful, an academic at the Macau University of Science and Technology ... -
International Museum | Day 14 museums to participate in upcoming carnival
The Macau International Museum Day Carnival 2021 on May 9 will feature a total of 14 participating museums to commemorate International Museum Day, themed as “The ... -
Chinese companies consider mixing vaccines, booster shots
Chinese vaccine makers are looking at mixing their jabs and whether a booster shot could help better protect against COVID-19. Sinovac and Sinopharm, the two Chinese ... -
This day in history | 1992 LA in flames after ‘not guilty’ verdict
Fierce rioting has broken out in Los Angeles following the decision by a jury to acquit four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney ... -
USA | What to watch during Biden’s first big speech to Congress
President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech today on the eve of ... -
Sands Cares Ambassadors Maintaining Spirit of Service in 2021
Sands China’s Sands Cares Ambassadors continue the spirit of care, love and sharing in the year 2021, as part of the company’s efforts to give back ... -
Football | Madrid and Chelsea draw in Champions League semifinals
R Madrid 1, Chelsea 1 With a dominant start and a milestone goal by Christian Pulisic, Chelsea showed its strength against Real Madrid in the Champions ... -
Rugby | NZ union debates selling All Blacks share to US investors
New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks at its annual meeting today, when it debates whether to sell ... -
The Buzz | Huawei says sales down 16.5% amid US sanctions
Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei said first-quarter revenue fell after it sold its lower-priced Honor smartphone brand, but profitability improved. Sales declined 16.5% from a year ... -
China to launch Heavenly Harmony space station core module
China plans to launch the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space exploration ... -
World Views | Google’s ad resurgence is just getting started
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. is turning out to be one of the biggest winners of the economic reopening trade. On Tuesday, the company posted first-quarter sales results ... -
Thursday, April 29, 2021 – edition no. 3763
* 14 recruitment agencies request for licence revocation * Travel bubble | Talks with HK on the table, yet roadblocks remain * The Macao Foundation ... -
US participation in city’s gaming requires heightened security involvement: report
The involvement of American investments in Macau’s gambling industry “necessitates” the western country’s collaborations with local law-enforcement entities, the U.S. Integrated Country Strategies report on Macau ... -
Gaming | Wynn discloses extra retail, dining floor on peninsula property
There will be two new restaurants and “approximately 7,000 square feet of additional retail space” at the Wynn Macau as part of its Lakeside Casino expansion, ... -
Consulate defends issuance of Level 4 travel advisory
The U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau said that the change in the State Department’s Travel Advisory level to “Level 4: Do Not ... -
Suicide cases drops 44% to 10 incidents
The Macau SAR has recorded a total of 10 suicide cases (seven males and three females) from January to March this year, a decrease of 44.4% ... -
DSEDJ continuing to promote ‘May 4 values’
Aiming to continue to promote the values arising from the “May Fourth Movement,” the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) is organizing a series of activities ... -
Briefs | Tourism association calls for more seats in helicopter, ferry tours
Leng Sai Vai, director-general of the Association of Federation of the Industry and Commerce of Macau Tourism, said that he sees greater potential in the ... -
Crime | PSP detains four non-residents in buy-bust
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has detained four non-resident workers (TNRs) from the Philippines and Vietnam in anti-drug operations conducted over the past week, the ... -
Wong Sio Chak defends proposed collection of biometric data
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has indicated his dissatisfaction with the public concern over the proposed collection of biometric data during border crossing. The senior ... -
PATA ANNUAL SUMMIT 2021 | Tourism chief shares works underway to revive the industry
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is participating in the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2021, which opened yesterday in a virtual format due to ... -
Air Macau increases capacity to secure travel demand in May
Air Macau, the city’s flagship airline, has been buoyed by rapidly rebounding demand for cross-border travel, and has decided to increase the frequency of flights to ... -
MGTO: Travelers tend to buy more and stay longer in town
Tourists visiting Macau have recently shown greater buying power and intend to stay longer in the city, according to Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of ... -
Gaming | Higher tourist arrivals not giving way to higher GGR: Bernstein
Macau’s daily run-rate of gross gaming revenue (GGR) is expected to hover at around MOP292 million last week from April 19 to 25, remaining virtually flat ... -
‘Red Tourism’ draws Chinese on centennial of Communist Party
On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, tourists are flocking to historic sites and making pilgrimages to party landmarks. On a street where the ... -
Strait Tension | Australia security official warns staff of ‘drums of war’
A senior Australian security bureaucrat warned his staff that free nations “again hear the beating drums” of war, as military tensions rise in the Asia-Pacific region. ... -
Climate change | China says coal will play less-dominant energy role
China, the world’s biggest coal user, said yesterday the fossil fuel will play a less dominant role in its energy mix and that, despite plans to ... -
This day in history | 1986 Soviets admit nuclear accident
The Soviet Union has acknowledged there has been an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The report, from the official news agency, Tass, ... -
Middle East | ‘Incident’ strikes Saudi port of Yanbu in Red Sea
Black smoke rose yesterday off the Saudi port of Yanbu after an undescribed “incident” in the Red Sea, authorities said, while one private security firm warned ... -
Melco launches networking group to encourage connectivity
Melco Resorts & Entertainment recently announced the launch of the “Melco Mentoring and Networking Group” as part of its commitment to Whole Person Development for colleagues. ... -
Sands China holds responsible gaming sharing session
Sands China Ltd. recently held a responsible gaming sharing session for its team members, on the theme of providing support services to problem gamblers and their ... -
Economy | China is already tapering stimulus with drop in bond sales
China’s local authorities have slowed the pace of debt sales to finance infrastructure projects this year, evidence of a gradual tightening of fiscal policy as the ... -
Football | Iheanacho winner pushes Leicester closer to Champions League
Kelechi Iheanacho extended his career-best scoring form with a blistering winning goal as Leicester rallied to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League and ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong finance executives defy virus with biggest bonuses
Hong Kong’s finance executives got the city’s biggest bonuses in 2020, defying a pandemic that saw more than a third of respondents miss out on their ... -
Academy Awards television audience plummets to 9.85 million
The Academy Awards television audience plunged to 9.85 million viewers on ABC, less than half of the Oscars’ previous low and continuing a startling trend of ...
