Half of rehabilitated prisoners employed

  57 of 120 rehabilitated prisoners have been hired by inclusive employers in the last year, as part of an initiative coined “Love Employers” by the government. The government has established

Mobile payment transactions on the rise

The number of transactions conducted via local mobile payment platforms grew by 40.9% from the previous quarter to 34.7 million in the first quarter of this year, according to data

Gov’t launches measures to waive tourism tax

The SAR Government is launching measures to reduce or exempt a range of taxes and extend the coverage of tourism tax exemption, which is expected to benefit over 370 tourism

CRIME | Woman loses over HKD5 million in investment trap

A local woman fell victim to a suspected investment scam and lost HKD5.35 million, the Judiciary Police (PJ) disclosed yesterday at its regular press briefing. The victim, who is an office

MGM pledges to make Macau a ‘cultural destination’ with new project

MGM China Holdings Limited (MGM) launched a visionary art project titled “MGM Lion IP (Intellectual Property),” — a collection of artistic tourism offerings across multiple genres. The project is expected

FORGES | MPI to host higher education forum in November

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) is set to host the 11th conference of FORGES (Forum of Higher Education Management in Portuguese-speaking Countries and Regions), under the theme, “Cooperation in Higher

GBA | Guangzhou office of B&R lawyers association opens doors

The Guangzhou office of the Belt and Road International Lawyers Association (BRILA) was put into use Saturday, the Guangzhou Lawyers Association has announced. With a mission of accelerating the development of

Gov’t turns down June 4 exhibition application

Lawmaker Au Kam San announced yesterday on his social media page that his group’s application to use public open-air venues to host the annual June 4 exhibition had been turned

Gov’t to draw ‘separation line’ on peak of Mount Everest

China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal’s side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported yesterday. A team

Gov’t defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth

China’s government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said yesterday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S.

China’s much-hyped digital yuan fails to impress early users

As China moves closer to rolling out the world’s first major sovereign digital currency, speculation over the global implications has reached a fever pitch. Historian Niall Ferguson is calling the digital

This day in history | 1985 Fans killed in Bradford stadium fire

At least 52 people are known to have died and many are missing after fire engulfed the Bradford City football stadium. Hundreds of people are in hospital suffering from burns. Most

Violence spreads on day Israel marks control of Jerusalem

Palestinians clashed with Israeli police on a volatile hilltop shrine in Jerusalem yesterday, as weeks of violence threatened to spiral on the day Israel celebrates its control over the contested

US trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap

The twisted remains of several all-terrain vehicles leaned precariously inside Baba Mir’s sprawling scrapyard, alongside smashed shards that were once generators, tank tracks that have been dismantled into chunks of

China to extend financial relief for SMEs

China will extend financial relief measures for small and micro businesses, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement. Provinces and regions will be encouraged to lower loan guarantee costs for these

Meituan sinks after CEO deletes posting seen critical of Beijing

Meituan’s stock plunged to a seven-month low after the Chinese e-commerce company’s billionaire chief executive officer shared and then deleted a poem on social media that some interpreted as a

Artyzen Grand Lapa to launch events to mark rebranding

To mark Grand Lapa Macau’s rebranding to “Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau,” Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau recently announced that it will be celebrating its new hotel brand with a collection of

MGM co-celebrates Mother’s Day with senior citizens from nursing homes

MGM joined hands with Caritas Macau on Mother’s Day to send love and care to local senior citizens, where the company arranged an integrated resort hotel tour for seniors from the Lar

Serena Williams returning after ‘very intense’ training

Forget all that speculation about Serena Williams considering retirement after her emotional hand-to-heart gesture upon her Australian Open exit three months ago. While Williams has not played since losing to Naomi

The Buzz | German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban

Germany’s powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 different churches all

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