Daily Archives: Thursday, October 21, 2021
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Breaking News: China boots Caixin financial news from approved media list
China’s leading financial magazine has been dropped from an official list of outlets websites can republish, reducing the exposure of a rare independent voice as the ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time immemorial. Is ... -
Judiciary Year opening | AAM president criticizes those profiting from ‘patriotic’ propaganda
President of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Jorge Neto Valente has openly criticized those profiting from ‘patriotic’ propaganda. Neto Valente was speaking at the AAM’s opening ... -
Judiciary Year opening | Top judge claims courts have always interpreted Basic Law correctly
All three of the judicial levels in Macau have always respected and correctly interpreted the Basic Law, president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) Sam ... -
Science | MUST prepares for moon rock analysis
The State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) will analyze the moon rock samples collected by ... -
GBA | Cross-boundary wealth management
The landmark Wealth Management Connect (WMC) pilot program in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) saw solid results on its first day of operations this week, ... -
GBA | 130th Canton Fair concludes, attracting over 600,000 visitors
The 130th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), concluded successfully in Guangzhou this week, attracting 7,795 exhibitors and over 600,000 visitors in the 5-day offline exhibition. Under the pandemic, ... -
Sports facilities reopen today
All facilities under the supervision of the Sports Bureau (ID) are set to reopen to the public today, the ID announced in a statement.According to ... -
Olympic flame arrives in Beijing amid controversy abroad
The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing yesterday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games. Beijing’s Communist Party Secretary Cai ... -
Hong Kong | Mother of Taiwan slay victim blasts authorities
The Hong Kong mother whose daughter was killed in Taiwan in 2018 yesterday lambasted authorities in the SAR for letting the man who confessed to the ... -
North Korea confirms missile test designed for submarine launch
North Korea said yesterday that it had test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine, in its first such underwater test-launch in two years and ... -
Diplomacy | Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for inclusive government
Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan yesterday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlines Moscow’s clout. Russian Foreign Minister ... -
This day in history | 2001 Anthrax claims third victim in US
A third person has been diagnosed in the US with the most serious form of anthrax. The unnamed Washington postal worker is being treated for inhalation ... -
Science | Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test
Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day ... -
Markets | As Bitcoin goes mainstream, Wall Street looks to cash in
Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has ... -
Environment | EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
The European Union’s top official yesterday exhorted the bloc’s 27-member nations to wean themselves off natural gas not only to speed the transition to clean energy ... -
Football | Champions League: Salah scores 2 as Liverpool tops 10-man Atlético in thriller
Atletico 2, Liverpool 3 After a frustrating end to Antoine Griezmann’s night with Atlético Madrid, Mohamed Salah came through for Liverpool in a Champions League thriller ... -
The Buzz | China’s FDI inflow up 19.6% in first 9 months
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, rose 19.6% year on year in the first nine months of the year, the Ministry ... -
Chopin international piano competition closes in on winner
The jury of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition was hearing the last finalists early today [Macau time] in Warsaw before announcing the winner of the ... -
World Views | IMF official: Pandemic resurgence slows Asia’s recovery
In its recent Regional Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in Asia since the ... -
Thursday, October 21, 2021 – edition no. 3878
* Valente calls for change in health policy, Sam worries about stranded foreigners * Winter games | Beijing welcomes Olympic flame * The 130th edition of ...
