Monthly Archives: September 2021
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Analysis | Guangdong-Macau cooperation zone in Hengqin to bring great opportunities
The Chinese central authorities’ plan for building the Guangdong-Macau in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin has been hailed as a “major good news” for the Macau SAR. ... -
University of Coimbra and CityU offer joint postgrad program aimed at local students
The Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the City University of Macau (CityU) signed an agreement yesterday creating a joint postgraduate ... -
Economic official says new Hengqin plan to help city diversify
Describing the new Hengqin plan as “a new page in the development of Macau,” Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong is confident in the ... -
#MeToo | Prosecutors drop sexual assault case against Alibaba manager
Chinese prosecutors have dropped a case against a former Alibaba manager accused by a female colleague of sexual assault, weeks after the case caused a backlash ... -
Hong Kong | Activists slam government for foreign agent label
The Hong Kong government is arbitrarily labeling pro-democracy organizations as foreign agents, making them subject to prosecution under a tough national security law, a leader of ... -
Myanmar | Opposition calls for national uprising against army
The main underground group coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government issued a sweeping call for a nationwide uprising yesterday, raising the prospect of spiraling unrest. The ... -
Japan | Ex-official gets prison term in casino bribery case
A Tokyo court yesterday sentenced to four years in prison a former top government official for taking bribes from a gambling company, in a high-profile case ... -
This day in history | 1986 Pinochet survives rebel ambush
The president of Chile has escaped an attempt on his life in a fierce attack which killed five of his bodyguards and wounded 11 more. General ... -
France | Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage
For the music lover, it was nearly three hours at gunpoint, wondering if he would become yet another body on the floor of the Bataclan concert ... -
Economy | China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of the coronavirus’s delta variant. Exports rose 25.6% over a year earlier ... -
Tech | When digital services meet 600-yr-old Forbidden City
China’s Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is stepping up the use of digital technology to boost its public appeal and international exchanges. At ... -
GEG relaunches ‘U-LEAD Graduate Internship Program’
This year, in support of the 2021 internship career experience program organized by the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) for the second year, Galaxy Entertainment Group relaunched ... -
Sands China expresses support to Guangdong-Macau master plan
Sands China Ltd. “greatly welcomes and fully supports” the master plan of the Development of the Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin promulgated by the central government Sunday, ... -
Football | World Cup qualifiers: Pressure mounts on US after two draws
Players walked off the field dejected. Nervous American fans are in an uproar. No, this wasn’t four years ago. This is the here and now for ... -
The Buzz | Merkel says vaccinated aren’t ‘guinea pigs’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly rebuked a top rival politician’s comments describing people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as “guinea pigs.” The long-serving leader ... -
UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming
The U.N.’s top climate official urged governments yesterday [Macau time] to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and ... -
World Views | Bitcoin is now ‘legal tender’ in El Salvador – here’s what that means
The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving US$30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, ... -
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 – edition no. 3853
* Another way out — Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China and Macau will no longer need to quarantine, easing curbs for those who ... -
Hong Kong scraps quarantine for arrivals from Macau, mainland
Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China and Macau will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong’s top official said today, easing curbs imposed after summer ... -
700 non-residents deported on criminal grounds
The Unitary Police Service (SPU) announced yesterday at a special press conference that 704 non-residents have been deported after being found guilty of criminal offenses across ... -
Caritas | Applications for food program remain steady
The number of people queueing up for Caritas’ food charity program remains at “the same level” as during the peak of the pandemic, when several hundred ... -
TUI confirms penalty of dismissal to customs officer
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has confirmed the penalty of dismissal from the force applied to an officer from the Customs Service that abused three ... -
Crime | Man caught in scam involving Covid-19 gov’t support to SMEs
A 41-year-old male resident of Macau is being accused of a series of crimes by his business partner, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during the ... -
GBA | China issues plan for further developing Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation zone
China’s central authorities have issued a new plan for further developing a cooperation zone for the southern metropolis of Shenzhen and the Hong Kong Special Administrative ... -
Guangdong-Macau | Liaison Office: Master plan to enrich practice of ‘One country, two systems’
The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) hailed the master plan for building the Guangdong-Macau in-depth Cooperation Zone ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t to step up PCR frequency for four groups of individuals
Certain individuals will be institutionally required to take the Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test as often as once per day, Dr Tai Wa Hou, medical ... -
Great Times | MGM ‘Virtual Exhibition’ – Chole Ho
Let’s take a deep dive into the art discourse of MGM Chairman’s Collection at “Awakening” Special Exhibition of “Art Macao 2021”. Artist of the Session – ... -
Weibo bans BTS fan account for illegal fundraising
Chinese social media platform Weibo banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, saying it had raised funds ... -
Chinese star cuts ties with Swiss watch brand over Taiwan
Chinese singer and actor Lu Han, a former member of popular K-pop boy band EXO, said last weekend he would cut ties with Swiss luxury watch ... -
This day in history | 1984: Epidemic ‘spreads to second hospital’
Three more people have died in the food poisoning epidemic at hospitals in Yorkshire bringing the total number of deaths to 22. The outbreak began at ... -
USA | Florida gunman killed four, including mom still holding baby
A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight ... -
Entertainment | ‘Shang-Chi’ blasts Labor Day records with USD71.4M debut
On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed the record for ... -
Media | Apple Daily parent company board resigns, plans to liquidate
The parent company of a defunct pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, Apple Daily, is liquidating its assets and the board is stepping down, according to ... -
FOOTBALL | World Cup Qualifiers: Pressure grows on South Korea’s Son, Japan’s Furuhashi
Japan’s shocking loss to Oman and South Korea’s scoreless draw with Iraq to open the third round of Asian World Cup qualifying has increased the pressure ... -
The Buzz | Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
The Taliban yesterday said they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only ...
