Monthly Archives: May 2021
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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,” ... -
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 ... -
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 [Macau ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Three large MICE events to be held by June
Three large conferences – mainly corporate conferences – will be held in Macau by the end of June, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) ... -
Caterer association to subsidize outlets on back end digitization
Eligible local food and beverage (F&B) operators, when digitizing their back end operations, may receive a subsidy of 80% of the cost with a cap of ... -
Local canoe team triumphs in Shanghai national-level marathon
The Baía do Mar Canoeing Club has performed satisfactorily in a national canoe and stand- up paddle marathon tournament in Shanghai, winning three gold medals, two ... -
When spur-of-the-moment idea of the daring duo comes into fruition
In the arts, mustering the courage to make a bold move always leads to huge rewards. Catarina Lio, vice president of Brand Marketing of MGM China ... -
Covid-19 | New outbreaks threaten status of places that had virus contained
Taiwan and Singapore are reimposing pandemic restrictions as the return of a small number of virus cases challenges what have been some of the most successful places at ... -
This day in history | 2000 Ford quits Dagenham after 70 years
Ford has confirmed that car production at its Dagenham plant in Essex is to end after more than 70 years. In total, it will mean the ... -
Senegal | Hit by Covid, women find renewed hope in fishing
Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed ... -
Gaming | Wynn to take online-betting business public in SPAC merger
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is taking its nascent online-betting business public by merging it with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the latest in a line of ... -
Economy | Australia to reveal big-spending plan for next fiscal year
The Australian government will release its big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year yesterday designed to create jobs and repair pandemic damage and with an ... -
MUST students visit MGM’s F&B facilities
The Macau University for Science and Technology (MUST) recently led students from the Food and Beverage Management (BFBM) to visit MGM Cotai with the objective to ... -
Football | UEFA has issues with CL switch to London, Portugal a backup
Playing the all-English Champions League final on home soil at Wembley is proving problematic. Instead, the players and fans of Chelsea and Manchester City could be ... -
Rugby | Home nations could have crowds for July tests
While the cream of Britain’s and Ireland’s rugby players are in South Africa, their national teammates will have tests of their own in the July window. ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong scraps plan to require vaccines for domestic workers
Hong Kong backtracked on a plan to require foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated to secure work visas, caving in to criticism that the policy was ... -
World Views | If China shrinks, it’s the world’s problem
China’s slowest population growth in decades may be felt more acutely beyond its borders than within them. The economy will keep humming and incomes can continue ... -
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – edition no. 3770
* Aging fast — China’s population grows at lowest rate in decades * Exclusive | Spur-of-the-moment idea comes into fruition of ‘MGM Awakening Lion’ * Sands ...
