Daily Archives: Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Interview | Visa CEO says Covid caused permanent shift to digital payments
Al Kelly believes there has been a permanent shift in how consumers worldwide pay for goods and services. His 91-year-old parents are a prime example. The ... -
Breaking News | China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again: report
China’s aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max today (Thursday) to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded ... -
Statement | Ceasing Political Manipulation Under the Disguise of Democracy
On December 9-10, the US will convene the so-called “Leaders’ Summit for Democracy” online. The list of invitees released by the US Department of State includes a total of ... -
The Suncity Case: Legal and market implications
The arrest of the CEO of the largest junket operator in Macau, Suncity Group’s Alvin Chau, for alleged involvement in illegal activities related to online gaming ... -
Suncity suspends stock trading to stem ‘bleeding’
Hong Kong Stock Exchange registered Suncity Group Holdings Limited suspended stock trading in Hong Kong yesterday at 9 a.m. (opening time) to prevent its stock value ... -
Hong Kong court to decide on Stanley Ho’s estate heads
A Hong Kong court was tasked to decide on the administrators of the late gaming mogul Stanley Ho’s multibillion dollar estate, as his children and grandchildren ... -
Policy Address | Secretary Ao Ieong hopes Island Hospital operator helps talent cultivation
As the government previously designated the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) as the operating entity of the future Island Hospital Complex, medical specialists from the ... -
Welfare | IAS launches family life education website for ‘healthier homes’
Aiming to promote a healthy home life, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and six social service organizations have jointly launched a five-year plan and a ... -
November gaming revenue at MOP6.7b; industry faces headwinds after Chau’s arrest
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) stood at MOP6.7 billion, a decent rise of 55% compared to the prior month’s gains, which were the year’s second lowest ... -
China calls on citizens to leave eastern Congo after attacks
China yesterday urged its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region. A posting from the Chinese Embassy in ... -
State Council | 85% of citizens will use Mandarin by 2025
China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears to put ... -
Beijing lashes out at Abe over former leader’s Taiwan warning
China lashed out at Shinzo Abe yesterday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action ... -
Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights
Japan continued its aggressive stance against a new coronavirus variant yesterday, asking international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country ... -
New Zealand to send military, police to Solomon Islands
New Zealand will send up to 65 military and police personnel to the Solomon Islands in the coming days after rioting and looting broke out there ... -
This day in history | 1995 Rogue trader jailed for six years
Former futures trader Nick Leeson has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for his part in the collapse of Britain’s oldest merchant bank. The 28-year-old admitted to ... -
USA | Student kills three, wounds eight at Michigan school
A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school Tuesday [yesterday, Macau time], killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s ... -
Technology Resources Center celebrates second anniversary
The Macau Assistive Technology Resources Center celebrated its second anniversary on November 27 with a celebration ceremony and an open-house event. The activity provided the public an ... -
Sands China to pay bonus to non-management employees
Sands China Ltd. is distributing a discretionary allowance equivalent of one month’s salary to more than 25,000 eligible non-senior management full-time team members on January 17, 2022, ... -
Investment fraud | Elizabeth Holmes gets emotional under fire by prosecutors
One-time entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, under questioning by prosecutors, struggled yesterday [Macau time] to recall key events that led to her facing criminal fraud charges for allegedly ... -
The Buzz | Fiji welcomes back tourists despite omicron threat
Fiji welcomed back its first tourists in more than 600 days yesterday after pushing ahead with reopening plans despite the threat posed by the newly detected ... -
UN migration agency: Covid has ‘radically altered’ mobility
The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic has “radically altered” mobility around the world, projecting in a new report that the growth in the number ... -
China Daily | Cold War mentality motivates moving of US military needle
The US military announced on Monday that it is planning to reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia as a result of the ... -
Thursday, December 2, 2021 – edition no. 3907
* The good, the bad & the ugly — Gaming revenue turns upwards in November to MOP6.7b, while industry faces headwinds after Alvin Chau’s fall that ...
