Afghanistan | Taliban executes folk singer in restive province; 180 die in airport massacre

A Taliban fighter shot dead an Afghan folk singer in a restive mountain province under unclear circumstances, his family said yesterday. The killing reignited concerns among activists that the insurgents

Biden to pay respects to US troops killed in Kabul

President Joe Biden is embarking on a solemn journey to honor and mourn the 13 U.S. troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as their remains return

Football | Ronaldo makes sensational return to Man United

Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Manchester United, the team that turned him into a global superstar. In a fast-moving deal that stunned the world of soccer, Ronaldo secured a return

The Buzz | Hurricane Ida winds hit 150 mph ahead of Louisiana strike

Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength yesterday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast as emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters

Microsoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning

Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many

China Daily | Party stands firm in its ideals and convictions

  As some Western powers spare no effort to smear the Communist Party of China for their narrow ends, the publication the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee issued on

Monday, August 30, 2021 – edition no. 3846

  * The origins — China, US in verbal war over Covid virus origins * Census reaches 83% of population * Macau GDP on rebound * Property: Toi San residential estate main entrances blocked

Association: language a barrier to foreigners marketing with emerging technology

For the time being, marketing using livestreaming is “still quite a Chinese thing,” José Chan Rodrigues, director-general of the Macau Livestreaming Association, admitted in an interview with the Times. More commonly

Tourism arrivals gain momentum following extension of NAT

Macau recorded over 21,000 tourist arrivals on Wednesday — the highest number of visitors in a single day following the tightening of border measures in early August. Following the discovery of

GBA | Shenzhen to offer up to RMB5b offshore bonds in Hong Kong

Shenzhen is set to offer offshore local government bonds of up to RMB5 billion in Hong Kong over the rest of the year, according to an official statement. The announcement includes

Guangdong, SARs to organize 2025 National Games

Three administrative regions of China — Guangdong province and the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong — will co-organize the National Games in 2025, it was announced on

Covid-19 | Gov’t presents detailed plan for future mass testing

The health authorities yesterday presented their detailed plan for a potential second round of mass nucleic acid testing (NAT) of the whole population of Macau. The plan was unveiled by the

Elections 2021 | CAEAL cordons off Tap Seac Square for campaign launch

As the campaign period starts tomorrow, authorities have cordoned off Tap Seac Square for traffic flow control. In previous elections, all candidate lists would kick off their campaign at the Square

Balance of payments at surplus of USD2.66b in 2020

Macau’s overall balance of payments (BOP) in 2020 preliminarily recorded a surplus of MOP21.3 billion, the SAR’s monetary watchdog has announced. The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said in its latest

CPC releases key publication on its mission, contributions

The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee yesterday released a key publication on the party’s mission and contributions. The document, titled “The CPC: Its Mission and

Covid-19 | Experts on WHO team say search for virus origins has stalled

The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said yesterday the search has stalled and warned that the

Great Times | Awaken Creativity and Fun at MGM

MGM taps art and culture into your everyday life from an innovative point of view and awakens you with an adventure of creativity and fun. Led by Mr. and Mrs. Lion,

Vietnam | Harris says she urged Hanoi to free political dissidents

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication

This day in history | 1979 IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten

The Queen’s cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. One of the earl’s twin grandsons, Nicholas, 14, and Paul Maxwell, 15, a

Afghanistan | US says up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the

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