Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Taste of Edesia | A French Celebration
In conjunction with the “French GourMay” Festival that celebrates gastronomy à la française, The Manor at St. Regis Macao crafted an a la carte menu with ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Kawasaki 1050M Sand 2021-05-07 | Fri | 20:50
Kelvin’s Choice caught the eye in his morning work, he enters into a small field race this Friday evening. Kelvin’s Choice is a consistent sand sprinter ... -
The Buzz | Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. ... -
Thailand assures foreign residents they can be vaccinated
Thailand sought yesterday to assure its foreign residents that they can get COVID-19 vaccinations, countering comments by some officials suggesting they would be at the end ... -
World Views | The world’s largest pension fund has cooled on ESG. Should you?
If a pioneer investor in ESG is getting cold feet, should you? In July 2017, Japan’s $1.6 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund — the world’s largest — ... -
Friday, May 7, 2021 – edition no. 3767
* Cold War — China suspends economic dialogue with Australia * Studio City granted extended construction deadline beyond gaming license * Retailers plan on coupons to ... -
Art as the pillar to anchor the mass during Covid -19 pandemic
If Covid-19 has taught Water Poon anything, it is the skills to maneuver social media platforms, a digital sphere in which he was a greenhorn before ... -
Third stimulus | Registration for consumption subsidy starts tomorrow, transfer of funds possible
Registration for the third round of the consumption subsidy scheme will start tomorrow, Tai Kin Ip, director of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) announced ... -
Monetary Authority bypasses questions on encouraging Simple Pay
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has recently announced that, as of end of April, the proportion of businesses participating in Simple Pay unified mobile payment ... -
Crime | Illegal currency exchange prompts theft of HKD200,000
An illegal currency exchange operation at a hotel in Cotai resulted in a robbery involving HKD200,000, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported in a press conference early ... -
Briefs | Zone D, Zone A waterway to remain
New Urban Zone D will be reclaimed, despite a lack of sand needed for the project. In the concluding report of the Master Urban Plan ... -
Opinions on Urban Master Plan divided
In the public consultation concerning the Urban Master Plan, the government has received 1,265 documents of comments, which were condensed into 4,939 different comments. Out of ... -
Qingmao Port to open after tests completion
Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, indicated yesterday that as soon as the Financial Services Bureau hands over the new Qingmao Border Port to the competence ... -
Adriano Ho reappointed at DICJ for 2 years
The current director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has been reappointed for two more years. The reappointment, published on the government’s official ... -
Gov’t says ferry operators pledged to guarantee job security
Companies operating ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong allegedly made pledges guaranteeing employment opportunities for local workers, despite having laid off nearly half of their ... -
Mainland capital accounts for 56% of new companies in Q1
Capital from the mainland accounted for the creation of a total of 55.5% of all newly registered companies in Macau during the first quarter (Q1) of ... -
Trade | Australia’s spat with Beijing opens door for grain rival Argentina
Farmers in Argentina are pouncing on a trade feud between grain rival Australia and voracious crop buyer China. Argentine growers are set to expand barley plantings ... -
Philippines rejects China fishing ban, wards off Chinese vessels
The Philippines said China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea doesn’t apply to areas within the Southeast Asian nation, in yet another sign of ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble has families on tenterhooks
As Singapore’s government assesses any potential change to a planned travel bubble with Hong Kong following a spike in local virus cases, families on both sides of the ... -
Covid-19 | EU delivers vaccine jabs to Balkans after China and Russia
The European Union started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc but where China and Russia have ... -
This day in history | 1994 President and Queen open Chunnel
The Queen and France’s President Francois Mitterrand have formally opened the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain. After travelling through the tunnel, ... -
G-7 | India’s foreign minister out of meeting over Covid risk
India’s foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London yesterday and was self-isolating after members of his country’s delegation ... -
Markets | Chicago says goodbye to CME’s last commodity trading pits
It’s the end of an era for open outcry commodities trading, made famous by the film “Trading Places” with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. The CME ... -
Gaming | California tribe buys Palms Casino in Vegas for $650 million
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians agreed to buy the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from Red Rock Resorts Inc. for $650 million, the ... -
Corporate bits | Wynn’s F&B academy targets to reach international benchmark
The Wynn Food & Beverage Academy continues to hold career development and F&B training sessions. The academy collaborates with a number of global institutions for team ... -
Football | Roma might be a perfect fit for José Mourinho
José Mourinho, that most outspoken of soccer coaches, will take over next season at Roma, the team with some of the most outspoken fans in Italy. ... -
The Buzz | Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the ... -
Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag
The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s said this week it is selling a bottle of French wine that spent ... -
World Views | Unseen digital cash will stretch your money
Away from the cryptocurrency craze, important changes are taking place in how financial institutions move funds. Unlike the upcoming digital yuan or the keenly awaited Britcoin and FedCoin, a wholesale version ... -
Thursday, May 6, 2021 – edition no. 3766
* Long-awaited money — Registration for the consumption card scheme will commence tomorrow, which will allow transfer of funds among other convenient options * Water Poon ... -
Gaming | SJM records HKD647million Q1 loss
SJM Holdings recorded a total loss of HKD647 million in the first quarter widened from last year’s loss of HKD409 million. According to the gaming operator’s ... -
Success Dragon proposes to quit electronic gaming business in town
The Hong Kong-based Success Dragon International Holdings has proposed to desist offering electronic gaming machine (EGM) management service to Macau’s casinos due to its unsatisfactory performance, ... -
Hotel industry believes worst time has passed
General hotel occupancy in Macau reached levels of between 80% to 90% during the May 1 holidays, giving the industry confidence that the worst has passed, ... -
Unemployed residents stood at 11,600 in Q1
Both the local unemployment and underemployment rates have risen during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, official statistics released by Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Crime | PJ unveils credit card fraud schemes involving over MOP6 million
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has uncovered two cases of fraud in which unlawfully used data from credit cards was used for the acquisition of goods in ...
