Yearly Archives: 2021
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Briefs | Zone D, Zone A waterway to remain
New Urban Zone D will be reclaimed, despite a lack of sand needed for the project. In the concluding report of the Master Urban Plan ... -
Opinions on Urban Master Plan divided
In the public consultation concerning the Urban Master Plan, the government has received 1,265 documents of comments, which were condensed into 4,939 different comments. Out of ... -
Qingmao Port to open after tests completion
Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, indicated yesterday that as soon as the Financial Services Bureau hands over the new Qingmao Border Port to the competence ... -
Adriano Ho reappointed at DICJ for 2 years
The current director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has been reappointed for two more years. The reappointment, published on the government’s official ... -
Gov’t says ferry operators pledged to guarantee job security
Companies operating ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong allegedly made pledges guaranteeing employment opportunities for local workers, despite having laid off nearly half of their ... -
Mainland capital accounts for 56% of new companies in Q1
Capital from the mainland accounted for the creation of a total of 55.5% of all newly registered companies in Macau during the first quarter (Q1) of ... -
Trade | Australia’s spat with Beijing opens door for grain rival Argentina
Farmers in Argentina are pouncing on a trade feud between grain rival Australia and voracious crop buyer China. Argentine growers are set to expand barley plantings ... -
Philippines rejects China fishing ban, wards off Chinese vessels
The Philippines said China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea doesn’t apply to areas within the Southeast Asian nation, in yet another sign of ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble has families on tenterhooks
As Singapore’s government assesses any potential change to a planned travel bubble with Hong Kong following a spike in local virus cases, families on both sides of the ... -
Covid-19 | EU delivers vaccine jabs to Balkans after China and Russia
The European Union started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc but where China and Russia have ... -
This day in history | 1994 President and Queen open Chunnel
The Queen and France’s President Francois Mitterrand have formally opened the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain. After travelling through the tunnel, ... -
G-7 | India’s foreign minister out of meeting over Covid risk
India’s foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London yesterday and was self-isolating after members of his country’s delegation ... -
Markets | Chicago says goodbye to CME’s last commodity trading pits
It’s the end of an era for open outcry commodities trading, made famous by the film “Trading Places” with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. The CME ... -
Gaming | California tribe buys Palms Casino in Vegas for $650 million
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians agreed to buy the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from Red Rock Resorts Inc. for $650 million, the ... -
Corporate bits | Wynn’s F&B academy targets to reach international benchmark
The Wynn Food & Beverage Academy continues to hold career development and F&B training sessions. The academy collaborates with a number of global institutions for team ... -
Football | Roma might be a perfect fit for José Mourinho
José Mourinho, that most outspoken of soccer coaches, will take over next season at Roma, the team with some of the most outspoken fans in Italy. ... -
The Buzz | Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the ... -
Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag
The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s said this week it is selling a bottle of French wine that spent ... -
World Views | Unseen digital cash will stretch your money
Away from the cryptocurrency craze, important changes are taking place in how financial institutions move funds. Unlike the upcoming digital yuan or the keenly awaited Britcoin and FedCoin, a wholesale version ... -
Thursday, May 6, 2021 – edition no. 3766
* Long-awaited money — Registration for the consumption card scheme will commence tomorrow, which will allow transfer of funds among other convenient options * Water Poon ... -
Gaming | SJM records HKD647million Q1 loss
SJM Holdings recorded a total loss of HKD647 million in the first quarter widened from last year’s loss of HKD409 million. According to the gaming operator’s ... -
Success Dragon proposes to quit electronic gaming business in town
The Hong Kong-based Success Dragon International Holdings has proposed to desist offering electronic gaming machine (EGM) management service to Macau’s casinos due to its unsatisfactory performance, ... -
Hotel industry believes worst time has passed
General hotel occupancy in Macau reached levels of between 80% to 90% during the May 1 holidays, giving the industry confidence that the worst has passed, ... -
Unemployed residents stood at 11,600 in Q1
Both the local unemployment and underemployment rates have risen during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, official statistics released by Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Crime | PJ unveils credit card fraud schemes involving over MOP6 million
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has uncovered two cases of fraud in which unlawfully used data from credit cards was used for the acquisition of goods in ... -
Gov’t explains proposed collection of passports at parliament
In order to avoid illegal immigrants from destroying their passports while waiting in Macau, there is a need to collect these passports when an alleged illegal ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t relaxes cross-border travel for eligible foreigners
Starting from midnight today (May 5), non-local residents will no longer be required to stay in China for at least 21 consecutive days before being granted ... -
Covid-19 | SSM taps into various incentives to boost vaccination rate
The government is considering the feasibility of lifting the Covid-19 test requirement, allowing fully-vaccinated participants to take part in low-risk crowd- gathering events without being required ... -
Foreign Affairs Office hosts Youth Day forum
The Youth Day took place in China yesterday, with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of ... -
Beijing’s UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
China’s U.N. ambassador urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead to ... -
Top US diplomat to join China UN event on global cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday chaired by China’s foreign minister on strengthening global cooperation and the ... -
Great Times | Savoring the Best with Mom
Mothers are our heroes in disguise in our everyday life. They all deserve to be treated well every day and especially on Mother’s Day, so why ... -
This day in history | 1981 Bobby Sands dies in prison
Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on ... -
G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering in London – their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years – to ... -
South Korea dairy company CEO resigns over virus research scandal
The chairman of one of South Korea’s biggest dairy companies has resigned over a scandal in which his company was accused of deliberately spreading misinformation that ...
