Daily Archives: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Breaking News | Pfizer confirms Covid pill’s results, potency versus omicron
Pfizer said this evening (Tuesday) that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its ... -
Financial Secretary rejects claims of Suncity bringing woes
The public view that the closure of Suncity will bring trouble to the city’s gambling industry was dismissed by Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai ... -
Q&A | Kenneth Feng: President and chief strategic & financial officer MGM China | Mass premium market: the focal point of MGM as it enhances offerings to segment
The gaming sector in the region has largely dealt with the blow of a global health crisis for the past nearly two years. However, the goal ... -
Association expects up to 16% economic growth next year
The city’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year will fall between 5% and 16%, estimated Joey Lao Chi Ngai, director-general of the Macau Economic Association, ... -
39 residency applications in H1
According to the statistics of temporary residency for approved investors, managements and technical personnel in the first half of 2021, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion ... -
Crime | Online scams continue to find victims among residents
Several kinds of online scams using mobile communication applications (APPs) continue to target local residents, who are reporting the loss of large sums, the Judiciary Police ... -
Eileen Stow | Local custard tart maker receives MBE
Eileen Stow, owner of the iconic Portuguese custard tart chain Lord Stow’s Bakery, was recently appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British ... -
Sands China supports communities through hard times
As a leading integrated resort developer in one of the world’s tourism hotspots, Sands China strongly believes in the power of community – upholding the company’s ... -
New posts on Committee for Safeguarding National Security officialized
The new posts of National Security Adviser and National Security Technical Adviser on the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in Macau have been officialized from yesterday ... -
Fundraising campaign mounted to improve treatment for bike crash victim
The workplace and school of the recent heavy motorbike crash victim are putting out a call on several social media platforms for public donations to facilitate ... -
Pacific War | China marks 84th anniversary of Nanking Massacre
China yesterday marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops in ... -
Hong Kong | Lai given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen vigil, amid ... -
New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely ... -
This day in history | 2003 Saddam Hussein captured
The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after he was captured by US soldiers. “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” US administrator Paul ... -
Cinema | Box Office: Spielberg ‘West Side Story’ debuts weakly with $10.5M
Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s lavish “West Side Story” revival made little noise at the box office, debuting with $10.5 million ... -
Speedskating | Bowe, US men win titles at World Cup in Calgary
Brittany Bowe of the United States won the women’s 1,500 meters at the World Cup speedskating meet in Canada, where the American men won the team ... -
Miss Universe is India’s Harnaaz Sandhu, 70th winner
Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe yesterday [Macau time], topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched ... -
The Buzz | Top US diplomat says China needs more ambitious climate goal
China and U.S. had a “very good year” for collaboration on dealing with climate change, but Washington is still pushing Beijing to adopt more ambitious carbon ... -
China Daily | China able to deal with resurgences of virus
Thanks to effective zero-cases policy the country has been adopting, the latest round of COVID-19 resurgence in some provinces has barely affected normal economic activities and ... -
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 – edition no. 3914
* Interview | Kenneth Feng: Gaming law needs improvements, amendments * Economic association: 16% growth likely in 2022 * The gov’t has completed legislation on ...
