Monthly Archives: October 2021
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This day in history | 1962 World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends
The world has breathed a collective sigh of relief after the superpowers reached an agreement ending the immediate threat of nuclear war. Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev ... -
ASEAN | US, China, Russia join Asia summit amid regional disputes
President Joe Biden and China’s Premier Li Keqiang join an annual summit of 18 Asia-Pacific nations by video in a region where the world powers have ... -
Xinhua Economic Watch | ‘First-store economy’ drives retail consumption in China
Eyeing for the wide consumer market and the increasing demand for quality life in China, more and more international and domestic brands have set up their ... -
Tech | Microsoft profit up 24% in quarter, driven by cloud growth
Growth in Microsoft’s cloud computing business helped push its profit up 24% in the July-September quarter over the same time last year. The Redmond, Washington-based tech ... -
Grand Lisboa Palace extends operation hours of Mesa
Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau announced that Mesa, a contemporary Portuguese restaurant, has extended its service for lunch hours with exquisite dishes, and has launched night ... -
Sands China hosts seminar on 14th Five-Year Plan
A group of Sands China team members got an overview of the nation’s 14th Five-Year Plan Tuesday at The Parisian Macao, at a seminar delivered by Kevin ... -
Tennis | Trading shots: Lawmakers differ on Aussie Open vaccinations
The back-and-forth debate over unvaccinated tennis players being allowed to contest the Australian Open in January heightened yesterday with the prime minister and a state political ... -
The Buzz | Portuguese govt faces budget vote defeat; election likely
Portugal’s parliament was poised to reject early today [Macau time] the minority Socialist government’s proposed state budget for 2022, a move that would likely trigger a ... -
UN chief: ‘Leadership gap’ undermines global climate efforts
The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming, days before presidents and prime ministers from ... -
China Daily | In Games ‘together for a shared future’
The 100-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has begun. And while the clock of preparation ticks, the Olympic flame, ignited for the Beijing ... -
Thursday, October 28, 2021 – edition no. 3883
* Tourism hospital — Peking Union Medical College to take over management of MSAR’s Islands Hospital aiming at medical tourism * Gaming | Concessions may be ... -
US, China sparring over Taiwan heats up anew
The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic ... -
THE CONVERSATION | The future of work is hybrid
COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global ... -
New AL kicks off with speeches directed to Policy Address
The first plenary session of the new Legislative Assembly (AL) was held yesterday with the issues of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis cutting across ... -
Pereira Coutinho, Ron Lam call for better committee meetings
Lawmakers José Pereira Coutinho and Ron Lam called for improvements yesterday in the Legislative Assembly (AL) in relation to the meetings of the several AL committees. ... -
Gaming | Casino revenues trend upward as border restrictions eased
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) doubled from October 18 to 24, in line with the surge in tourist arrivals as border restrictions were eased following over ... -
Exhibition showcases wet market designs through history
An exhibition featuring drawings and diagrams of antique and contemporary wet markets is now open to the public. The event has been organized by The Heritage ... -
Briefs | Guia Hill pedestrian tunnel drilled through
The pedestrian tunnel beside the Guia Hill vehicle tunnel has recently been drilled through, with polishing works now underway. Like the parallel vehicle tunnel, the ... -
Gaming | Expert: E-currency a means to dam and trace gambling outflow in Macau
Beijing is using digital currency to close the “black hole” that local casinos have dug over the past two decades, said Ben Lee, managing partner of ... -
Covid-19 | Vaccination rate surges to 66% after new cases and border policies
As of 4 p.m. October 25, a total of 790,170 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to 451,006 people, 107,776 of whom have received their first ... -
Hong Kong to tighten Covid-19 rules, seeks to open to China
Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite a lack of local outbreaks to better align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the ... -
Wuhan police search for man who killed 7, jumped off bridge
Police in Wuhan, China, say they are searching for a man who killed seven people then jumped off a bridge in the city. The suspect, surnamed ... -
Obituary | Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, a major player in a 1979 coup who later became president in a landmark democratic election before ending his tumultuous ... -
Diplomacy | Myanmar skips ASEAN summit after its military ruler excluded
Southeast Asian leaders began their annual summit without Myanmar yesterday amid a diplomatic standoff over the exclusion of the leader of the military-ruled nation from the ... -
This day in history | 1950 Hunt for missing atomic scientist
The British intelligence service MI5 has been brought into the hunt for the missing atomic scientist Bruno Pontecorvo who has not been seen for about seven ... -
Pandemic | US details new international Covid-19 travel requirements
Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travelers to ... -
Tech | YouTube, TikTok, Snap execs face senators on kids’ safety
Bearing down on hugely popular social media platforms and their impact on children, the leaders of a Senate panel have called executives from YouTube, TikTok and ... -
Melco organizes mentorship program for youth entrepreneurs
Melco Resorts and Entertainment’s management team has offered mentorship and skills to young local entrepreneurs through the company’s ‘Adopt a Micro-Enterprise’ program. Organized in collaboration with Junior Chamber ... -
The Venetian Macao wins accolades at World Travel Awards
The Venetian Macao has taken out the ‘Macau’s Leading Hotel Suite 2021’ and ‘Macau’s Leading Casino Resort 2021’ titles in the 28th annual World Travel Awards, announced ... -
Boxing | Whyte planning to fight Fury for world heavyweight title
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte wants his next fight to be against Tyson Fury for the world title instead of rescheduling his canceled bout with Otto Wallin. ... -
Tennis | Djokovic, Medvedev highlight rosters for Davis Cup Finals
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev headline the rosters announced yesterday [Macau time] for the Davis Cup Finals that begin next month. Djokovic, ... -
The Buzz | China, Pakistan urge world to send humanitarian aid to Kabul
In a rare joint appeal, the leaders of Pakistan and China yesterday urged the international community to swiftly send humanitarian and economic aid to Afghanistan, where ... -
Facebook Papers | Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, ... -
World Views | Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet
Hundreds of programs over the past four decades – from the removal of junk food from school vending machines to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign – ... -
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 – edition no. 3882
* It’s the economy — Anticipating the Policy Address, legislators use first plenary to send a strong combined message to the Chief Executive to improve economic ...
