Daily Archives: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Gov’t opens tender for new economic housing, final list presented next year
Yesterday, the government announced the opening of the new tender for economic acquisition housing. In a press conference held on July 12 by the Housing Bureau ... -
E-payment critical to stimulate tourism development: GBA experts
Given the surging demand for cashless transactions, electronic payment is likely to significantly affect the development of the tourism industry in Macau, industry experts from the ... -
9th MITE fared satisfactorily: MGTO
The 9th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) concluded on July 11, and was a satisfactory event, according to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). The ... -
No plan yet formulated to cut plastic bottles: DSPA
In 2020, discarded plastic bottles comprised approximately 6.33% of all plastics thrown away in Macau. Despite this significant amount, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) asserted that ... -
Four of six disqualified candidate lists to file judicial appeal
Following last Friday’s sudden announcement of their disqualification from the parliamentary election, four out of the six eliminated groups have pledged not to file changes to ... -
Gov’t saved MOP1.8 million per month in rent since Dec 2020
As of December 2020, the government has saved a total of MOP1.8 million per month in rent, thanks to the relocation of certain departments to a ... -
Transmac confirms death of another bus driver
Bus company Transmac announced on its website last week that a bus driver who joined the company in October last year recently passed away. The company ... -
Crime | Man arrested for procuring sex services
A tourist from Hubei was arrested on allegations of procuring sexual services, which he “planned” would be provided by two women from the same Chinese province, ... -
Covid-19 | Taiwanese tech companies announce vaccine donation
Two Taiwanese high-tech companies announced a donation yesterday of 10 million doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine made by Germany’s BioNTech to the island’s government, which faces political ... -
Hong Kong | Police arrest five more in alleged bomb plot
Hong Kong’s national security police yesterday arrested five more people in relation to an alleged bomb plot, as political tensions rise amid Beijing’s tightening control over ... -
Biden backs Trump rejection of China’s South China Sea claim
The Biden administration on Sunday upheld a Trump-era rejection of nearly all of China’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. The administration also warned ... -
Space | China kicks off lunar sample study programs
China yesterday delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 probe to 13 institutions, which had applied for research programs to the ... -
This day in history | 1993 Green light for Manchester Olympics
Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are “very, very high”. The President of the International Olympic Committee, ... -
Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with US officials
Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials yesterday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its ... -
Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition
In the runup to Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a “no brainer” — a purchase that ... -
Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for USD1.56M
An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, ... -
MGM ranked top 10 in business sustainability index
MGM has added two honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School’s “2020 Business Sustainability Indices” program, recognizing its pursuit in sustainable development. The ... -
Over 10,000 team members of Sands China vaccinated
Sands China recently held its second round of group vaccination sessions July 5-8 at The Venetian Macao. To date, a total of 10,070 team members have either ... -
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England 3-2 in penalty shootout
Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty ... -
The Buzz | Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case
A federal judge is considering whether to order financial penalties or other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers who signed onto a lawsuit ... -
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship yesterday [Macau time], bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out ... -
China Daily | AI giants can benefit other nations
In the race to become the leader in artificial intelligence, China and the United States are way ahead of the rest of the world. What ... -
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 – edition no. 3812
* 5,254 housing units — Applications for the 2021 economic housing will start tomorrow, which will also be the first project subject to new rules * ... -
Public housing on Zone A, Venceslau Morais to be ready in 2024
The public housing developments on the Zone A of the new landfills and the Avenida de Venceslau de Morais (land of the former CEM power ...
