Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Breaking News: China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society
China’s ruling Communist Party said today (Monday) it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of ... -
Former IPIM chief Jackson Chang to be tried again
Former president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Jackson Chang, will be tried again for the crimes of corruption, money laundering and abuse of ... -
DSSOPT promises Conditional Permit no longer operational
Issuance of Conditional Permit to applicants for technical registration is no longer happening, Chan Pou Ha, Land, Transport and Public Works Bureau (DSSOPT), has said in ... -
Biologist who discovered Macau tiny ant named Nat Geo Emerging Explorer
Locally born and raised biologist Danny Leong Chi Man has recently be named one of this year’s 15 National Geographic Emerging Explorers, and is also the ... -
Economy | GPD records milder contraction in Q1
The Macau SAR’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 0.9% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2021, a milder contraction compared to the ... -
Underemployment steady at 4.8%
Macau’s underemployment rate held steady at 4.8%, while both the general unemployment rate (3.0%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (4.1%) for February to April ... -
Asian SMEs see only half income last year
Overall income made by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Asia has shrunk to 50%, Li Yong, director general of the United Nations Industrial Development ... -
Gov’t to plan how to handle returning students
The government has set up a special taskforce that meet today to discuss contingencies in handling returning students, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao ... -
Covid-19 | Health authorities urge citizens to boost prevention measures
Local health authorities are calling on the population to be vigilant and redouble their enforcement of all Covid-19 prevention measures. The call comes after the report ... -
Briefs | Gov’t card to be digitized, gathered on unified app
The government has plans to launch a card section in its central service app, which will include some of the most popular government-issued cards, featuring ... -
Guangzhou Covid-19 center orders lockdown in five streets in Liwan district
Guangzhou health authorities have ordered a mandatory lockdown for all residents in five streets located in the Liwan district, the local Command Center for Covid-19 Control ... -
Gov’t never interferes with media operations: Inês Chan
The director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Inês Chan, said that the government has “always respected the principles of press freedom and editorial autonomy [of ... -
June 4 organizer files judicial appeal
With lawmaker and member Au Kam San as representative, the Macau Union for Democratic Development has filed an appeal with the top court against the police’s ... -
Australia says citizen is in arbitrary detention in China
Australia considers the incarceration of a Chinese Australian writer who has been tried in Beijing for alleged espionage a case of arbitrary detention, the foreign minister ... -
Covid-19 | Pfizer’s vaccine gets caught in the middle of China-Taiwan Fight
Taiwan’s government faces mounting pressure to work with China to obtain Covid-19 vaccines, a politically unpalatable option for officials in Taipei struggling with an outbreak that ... -
Agency launches cargo rocket with supplies for space station
A rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea. A Long March 7 rocket carrying ... -
This day in history | 1973 US Senate stops Cambodia bombing
The US Senate has voted to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia. The move is a serious blow to President Richard Nixon’s South-East Asia ... -
Covid-19 | Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen ... -
China taps support from Poland, Serbia after frozen EU deal
China and the European Union are partners, not competitors, and cooperation will help both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart as the ... -
Boxing | Haney keeps WBC lightweight title, beats Linares by decision
Devin Haney said he wanted Jorge Linares’ best when the two met for the WBC world lightweight title, so there would be no excuses after a ... -
The Buzz | More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous ... -
Casino mogul Steve Wynn must file as foreign agent, US says
The U.S. Justice Department has told former casino magnate Steve Wynn to register as a foreign lobbyist for China and is ready to go to court ... -
World Views | How Europe can lead the way out of Covid travel confusion
Vaccines are a huge help in the Covid fight, paving the way for reopenings in towns, cities and countries around the world. But when it comes to ... -
Monday, May 31, 2021 – edition no. 3782
* Retrial against Chang — Former IPIM president Jackson Chang is slated to be tried again for the crimes of corruption, money laundering and abuse of ... -
New photography association hopes to bridge Chinese-Portuguese communities
A new photography association that was inaugurated yesterday with 18 ethnic Portuguese founding members aims to include photographers of different ages, ethnicities and nationalities. Several founding ... -
Suspect of sex offence against minor put in custody
A man suspected of repeat sex offences has been ordered by the court to be taken into preventive custody in the wake of “vile details and ... -
Hotel staff numbers down 16% y-o-y
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, there were 49,685 full-time employees working in Hotels, down 15.9% year-on-year, as cited in a survey conducted ... -
First freight-train service launched between GBA, ASEAN
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched its first freight-train route travelling to ASEAN countries early this week. A freight train loaded with goods worth about ... -
Amended electoral system an ‘institutional achievement’: PRC spokesperson
A Chinese central government spokesperson yesterday commended the passage of a bill by the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to improve ... -
April hotel occupancy rate stood at 58%
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms surged by 45.9 percentage points year-on-year to 58.5%, with the rate of 3-star hotels stood at 68.5%, according ... -
Briefs | Eight nomination lists received so far
The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission announced that it has so far received eight nomination lists for the September 12 Election, of which three have ... -
Lawmakers grill economy chief on lack of ‘safety net’ for residents’ salaries, employment
A group of lawmakers grilled the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, with questions and concerns regarding the lack of regulations and rule enforcement ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Whiskey with New York heritage
Celebrating The St. Regis Bar’s New York heritage and the city’s renowned whiskey culture, “A Flight of Whiskey” at Macau’s St. Regis Bar offers whiskey lovers ... -
Melco promotes local SME prosperity and development | supporting Macau’s national development integration through ‛Follow your dreams’ seminar for colleagues
To provide colleagues with practical knowledge of the Greater Bay Area’s business and entrepreneurship opportunities, Melco Resorts and Entertainment hosted a seminar titled “Follow your Dreams.” ... -
Francisco Gaivão dies at 48, SSM says case not related to vaccine
Francisco Gaivão, a 48-year-old Portuguese lawyer in Macau, passed away on the evening of May 26 from a case of acute epiglottitis. He was initially hospitalized ...
