John Zhang | Australian court upholds laws against foreign interference

A Chinese-born political adviser yesterday lost his challenge in Australia’s highest court against laws banning covert foreign interference in domestic politics. John Zhang Shi Sheng also lost his High Court challenge

This day in history | 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome

The Pope has been shot four times as he blessed the crowds in St Peter’s Square in Rome. Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make

Mideast | 50 killed, hundreds wounded in escalating violence that bears hallmarks of Gaza war

Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early yesterday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallmarks of

Gaming | US casinos match best quarter ever; post-Covid hopes rise

America’s commercial casinos matched their best quarter ever in the first three months of this year, as customers continued returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic and internet and sports betting money

Galaxy unveils 10th anniversary promotions

Galaxy Macau unveiled a series of promotions to mark its 10th anniversary. The five luxury hotels at Galaxy Macau is presenting the “10th Anniversary Hotel Packages,” including a package that allows

Tennis | Kazakhstan Davis Cup player banned for corruption

A tennis player who represented Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption charges. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said that Roman

Football | Sporting Lisbon ends 19-year title drought in Portuguese league

Sporting 1, Boavista 0 Sporting Lisbon’s wait of nearly two decades for a Portuguese league title is finally over. Sporting defeated relegation-threatened Boavista 1-0 yesterday to win the league for the

The Buzz | Germany drops testing requirement for vaccinated

The German government has agreed to let travelers who have been vaccinated or recovered from a COVID-19 infection avoid testing and quarantine when entering the country, unless they’ve come from

Beyond vaccines, UNESCO wants more global science shared

While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global system for sharing scientific

China Daily | Innovation and education can help country get rich before it gets old

  The overall trends of the demographic changes in China are predictable, nonetheless the findings of the seventh national census released on Tuesday have still caught people’s attention. Although there have been

Thursday, May 13, 2021 – edition no. 3771

  * Real-world study | Sinovac shot highly effective * MUST hosts Chinese painting exhibition to mark double anniversary * The coming Legislative Assembly Election is likely to have 36 polling stations, the

Big read: Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

China's ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media. Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China's ambassador

Sands China expecting to reach new heights on occupancy rates

Sands China Limited (SCL) remains confident in the performance of its newest property and continues to bet on the premium mass market. Based upon the gradual recovery of its business and

Sands Shopping Carnival to reconvene in July

Sands China Limited (SCL) is slated to reconvene its shopping carnival from July 23 to 25 at The Venetian, featuring over 560 booths, 10% more than the last carnival. In a

Wynn Macau records highest post-pandemic profit at May Day holiday

Wynn Macau Ltd posted USD43.9 million in adjusted property earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) during the first quarter of this year, up around 11% from the preceding

Wong’s office denies accusation over disallowing civil assembly

In a reply to a written inquiry from lawmaker Sulu Sou, the Office of Secretary for Security denied that the security branch has overstepped its legal authority in not allowing

Population stood at around 680,000 in Q1

The city’s population in the first quarter (Q1) of this year dropped to 682,500, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced. In the previous quarter, the city had 600 more people. The

HK gov’t to recognize 10 vaccines for reduced quarantine

The Hong Kong government announced that it will recognise 10 different coronavirus vaccines to allow Hong Kong residents to have shorter quarantine periods when they return from overseas. These vaccines include

SSM admits Health Code bumps amid system maintenance

System maintenance on the Macau Health Code platform was conducted yesterday morning, the Health Bureau (SSM) told the Times. Concerned that the system was facing another wave of cyber attacks, a

Briefs | Decoration of Lusophone complex’s exhibition hall to start Q3

  Decoration work on the exhibition hall of the China-Lusophone Countries Trade Cooperation Service Platform Complex, located on the underground level of the building, is expected to start in the third

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