Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Markets | Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen
The Hong Kong stock exchange halted trading of Next Digital shares yesterday at the media company’s request after authorities froze assets belonging to its founder Jimmy ... -
CTM launches eSIM service
CTM has made an official announcement launching the eSIM service in Macau, being the first telecom operator to launch such a service, with the objective of ... -
Sands Resorts participates in Macao Week in Jiangsu
Sands Resorts Macao has participated in the “Macao Week in Jiangsu” mega roadshow from May 14-17 at the Confucius Temple in Pedestrian Street, Nanjing. The exhibit introduced ... -
With Barcelona out of title race, Messi has future to decide
With Barcelona’s season effectively over, Lionel Messi now has a big decision to make. Should he finish out his career at the club that helped him ... -
The Buzz | China urges US to play constructive role in Gaza diplomacy
China yesterday renewed calls for the U.S. to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United Nations ... -
Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant
Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. opened for indoor service for the first time since early January yesterday, even as the prime minister urged ... -
World Views | Can digital cash make inflation worse?
Inflation is coming. Or wait, it’s already here. Bond investors are looking at the 4.2% annual rate that U.S. consumer prices jumped to in April and wondering if ... -
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 – edition no. 3774
* More austerity — Ho Iat Seng says gov’t spending to see continuous cut in 2022 * Lawmakers urge Gov’t to launch central procurement database to ... -
SJM issues HKD 1.25b and MOP300m in senior notes
SJM Holdings Limited (SJM) recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Champion Moments Limited had successfully issued senior notes in the Macau bond market in the amounts ... -
Briefs | Finance official visits Nanjing TCM research facilities
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong led a delegation to visit a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research facility in Nanjing, where the “Macao ... -
Elections 2021 | CCAC receives 30 complaints on election nomination
Since the commencement of the parliamentary election nomination period, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has received 30 complaints as of Saturday, commissioner of the CCAC Chan ... -
Training courses dropped in 2020 due to pandemic
The total number of training courses in 2020 dropped to 1,343, a 30.6% plunge owing to the suspension of courses by some training institutions amid the ... -
Group to arrange flights from Taiwan for returning students
More than 500 Macau students currently in Taiwan have expressed their intention to take a unified flight to return to Macau, Choi Man Cheng, President of ... -
City records 50th Covid-19 case
Macau recorded its 50th Covid-19 case after a local resident who returned from Nepal tested positive for the virus, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced ... -
Trade to launch personalized itineraries to entice discerning travelers
The forthcoming novel tours, dubbed “Macao Highlight Tours” will shift its focus to personalized services to meet the growing demand for private tours among discerning travelers ... -
Disgruntled customers of closed yoga studio demand their money back
A group of disgruntled customers of a yoga studio, which will shut down tomorrow, May 18, went to the Consumer Council (CC) on Friday, appealing ... -
Renovation of two wet markets to start next year: IAM
The renovations of the Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market, also known as the Red Market, and Horta da Mitra Municipal Market, will commence next year, the Municipal ... -
MUST’s dust storm research plays a role in Chinese debut Mars mission
Research on dust storms on the planet Mars by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has played a role in the success of China’s ... -
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step ... -
Taiwan and Singapore, Covid success stories, face threats
Singapore and Taiwan, success stories in containing Covid-19, are both rapidly imposing aggressive restrictions at home – and tightening travel between each other. In Taiwan, authorities ... -
Hong Kong to freeze Jimmy Lai’s assets, citing security law
Hong Kong will freeze the assets of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai under its controversial national security law, the latest move to crack down ... -
Japan, US, France hold military drill eyeing China presence
Dozens of Japanese, American and French troops landed amid pouring rain from a CH-47 transport helicopter onto a grassy field at a training area in southern ... -
This day in history | 1974 Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan
Three car bombs have exploded in Dublin, killing 23 people and injuring more than 100 others during rush hour. Five more people died and another 20 ... -
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting yesterday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers, the first ... -
Football | North Korea withdraws from World Cup qualification
The Asian Football Confederation has announced North Korea has pulled out of qualification for the 2022 World Cup. “The (AFC) has today confirmed the withdrawal of ... -
The Buzz | Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris
French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching ... -
Covid-19 | Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks
Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges ... -
World Views | As the Middle East rages, the US can’t stay distant
Israel and Hamas are once again at war in Gaza. The two sides have been firing missiles and rockets at each other since the start of ... -
Monday, May 17, 2021 – edition no. 3773
* Footprints in Mars — China has landed a rover-carrying spacecraft on Mars for the first time, which the government hailed a “milestone” achievement. The MUST ... -
Gaming | Galaxy Q1 EBITDA triples year-on-year, pledges continued investment in town
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) recorded an adjusted EBITDA of HKD859 million in the first quarter, more than triple year-on-year, as the SAR has seen a gradual ... -
Quarantine imposed for arrivals from Taiwan
From midnight today, travelers and residents who have been to Taiwan in the past 14 days prior to entering the city will have to undergo ... -
Crown set to start gambling at Sydney casino within months
Crown Resorts Ltd. is on course to start gaming operations at its USD1.7 billion Sydney resort within months after the company’s current overhaul won support from ... -
As Hong Kong revs up testing digital RMB, Macau still in preparatory stage
Hong Kong and China are in discussions to further expand the scope of cross-border technical testing of the digital yuan, also known as digital RMB, following ... -
Gaming | Suncity backs off from IR project in Japan due to pandemic
Suncity Group has backed off from competing for the development of an integrated resort (IR) in Wakayama, Japan, according to an announcement published on May 12 ... -
Diversely-incorporated association to foster Macau-Zhuhai talent
The Macau-Zhuhai Talent Development and Promotion Association has recently been inaugurated. It aims to contribute to the economic and social development of the two cities ...
