Monthly Archives: December 2021
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High-risk visitors | Hotel quarantine extended to 28 days in 2022
Starting on January 6, 2022, visitors flying in from high-risk countries will be subject to a 28-day medical observation, announced Leong Iek Hou, coordinator of the ... -
Hengqin cooperation zone | Companies eligible for up to RMB5.5m support when issuing bonds in Macau
Companies operating in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone will be eligible for a financial subsidy of up to RMB5.5 million when issuing bonds in Macau. ... -
Lawmaker wants SMEs Risk Guarantee Fund, insurance to include pandemics
Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai has called on the government to establish a new permanent fund to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in case ... -
Consumption plan ends today
The Electronic Consumption Benefits Plan (ECBP) ends today. The Macau SAR Government has appealed to residents to use their funds in a timely manner. Remaining balances ... -
Trendy fitness | ‘We shouldn’t compete on price, but rather on service and quality’
Ever since the start of pandemic, businesses in Macau and all over the world have been struggling, and especially SME’s (small and medium enterprises). Over countless ... -
Traffic accidents, air and land cargo volumes up in November
The number of licensed motor vehicles in Macau was up by 1.5% from 2020 as of November this year, totaling 247,049 vehicles, according to information from ... -
Census | Population increases by nearly a quarter over past decade
The city recorded a population of 682,100 in August 2021, equating to an increase of 23.5% decade-over-decade, the government’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced yesterday. ... -
Gov’t wants seniors to use online platform for proof of life
The government wants senior citizens currently receiving pensions to use the My Government Account system to provide their annual proof of life, the authorities announced this ... -
Young people striving to end mortgages by age 50
A survey has found out that most young people want to have their residential mortgages fully repaid before they reach the age of 50, but also hope ... -
Hong Kong | Editors charged with sedition, denied bail
Two former editors from a Hong Kong online vocal news outlet were charged with sedition and denied bail yesterday, a day after one of the last ... -
Xi’an | Chinese officials promise groceries for lockdown residents
Chinese officials promised steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi’an, an ancient capital with 13 million people that is, in some districts, under lockdown. China’s ... -
Asia 2021 | Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their ... -
Light show extension cheers up New Year’s scarce celebrations
Residents and tourists can be dazzled by the 2022 new year with an eye-catching light festival at a dozen locations across the city, as the annual ... -
Vegas fireworks show will go on, 300,000 expected: officials
Las Vegas isn’t canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year’s gatherings amid concerns about the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, regional ... -
Markets 2021 | Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Wall Street delivered another strong year for investors in 2021, as a resurgence in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up ... -
Stuff 2021 | Dystopia, ‘she-cession,’ TikTok dances: We’re over you, 2021
The pandemic, politics, pervasive anxiety over the climate and the economy. Did 2021 leave us any time to ponder anything else? As we limp our way ... -
Pandemic | Low-vaccinated Eastern Europe braces for omicron surge
As the fast-spreading coronavirus variant omicron rages through Western Europe, officials and experts in low-vaccinated Eastern Europe anticipate a post-holiday explosion of COVID-19 cases in much ... -
This day in history | 1999 UK prepares to celebrate millennium
Britain is gearing up to join a global party in a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium. The scale of the celebrations ... -
Cinema 2021 | ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ ‘Lost Daughter,’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ top best films
1. The Worst Person in the World: Joachim Trier’s richly compassionate character study wasn’t our first movie back in theaters this year, but it was the first ... -
FASHION | Redefining traditions
Long-time collaborators Canada Goose and Boston-based streetwear brand Concepts have come together for their latest collection with the addition of renowned Japanese fashion brand A BATHING ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Ritzy Celebration
2022 is here! For this new year’s glamorous celebration, The Ritz-Carlton Café, Lai Heen, and The Ritz-Carlton Bar and Lounge have curated options for discerning guests ... -
Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara made their peace yesterday with Antonio Vivaldi nearly 300 years after the city’s archbishop effectively canceled ... -
The Buzz | Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine
Mexico’s health safety council announced that it has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The council said it had sufficient evidence the vaccine ... -
Editorial | Imagine
Imagine a world without Covid. And no “religion” too. Lennon’s hopeful words echo strongly in my mind more than ever four decades after I first heard ... -
Friday, December 31, 2021 – edition no. 3924
* Hengqin bonds — Companies in the cooperation zone eligible for RMB5.5m support for issuing bonds in Macau: officials * Goodbye 2021 | Party is ... -
Lawyer: Resort representative in mainland necessary under new personal data law
The new personal data protection law that took effect in mainland China last month means that it will be necessary in future for Macau resort operators ... -
Three-meter python found in Ka Ho
The three-meter python found at a construction site on Estrada da Barragem de Ka Ho is now in the care of the Municipal Affairs Bureau. A ... -
Lawmakers grill gov’t over corruption and misuse of funds
A group of lawmakers made use of the period before the agenda of yesterday’s plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) to ask the executive questions about ... -
Lawmakers ask for source market internationalization, further financial support
In a recent written enquiry at the Legislative Assembly, lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho asked the government about the internationalization of the city’s tourism source market. ... -
Veteran curator reminds young artists to ‘broaden horizons’
Young artists should cultivate the ability to study the big picture for a greater chance of survival in the ever-changing field of art, said veteran art ... -
Despite higher PIDDA execution rate, zero progress on eight projects
The execution rate of the second-quarter Government Investment and Development Expenditure Plan (PIDDA) has reached 30%, but eight projects are yet to record their commencement, lawmaker ... -
Hotel occupancy stable at 47% in November
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms stood at 46.8% in November, an increase of 2% month-on-month and a rise of 2.8% year-on-year. According to figures ... -
Fringe Festival to showcase public’s artwork in ‘Art Exhibition for All’
The 21st Macao City Fringe Festival will be held from January 12 to 23, featuring 20 programs and 15 outreach activities. This year’s festival will offer programs ... -
Space | Beijing urges US to protect Tiangong station from satellites
China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s ... -
Hong Kong | Vocal news site closes after raid, arrests
A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong shut down Wednesday after police raided its office and arrested six current and former editors and board members in a ...
