Yearly Archives: 2021
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Retail | Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend
Groups of thieves, some carrying crowbars and hammers, smashed glass cases and window displays and ransacked high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, stealing jewelry, ... -
MGM and MUST organize culinary demonstration workshop
MGM once again joined hands with the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) to organize a culinary demonstration workshop earlier this ... -
Sands China donates MOP300,000 to Caritas Macau
Sands China Ltd. recently donated MOP 300,000 to Caritas Macau, in support of two annual Caritas Macau events, the 52nd Charity Bazaar and the 2021 Charity ... -
Football | World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort ... -
The Buzz | West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers, says UN
Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central Africa are the most recruited by armed groups in the world and also have the highest number ... -
Trans Netflix workers drop labor complaint but one resigns
Two former Netflix employees who criticized anti-transgender comments on Dave Chappelle’s TV special are dropping labor complaints and one has resigned from the company, it was ... -
Millennial Money | It’s OK to not buy stuff on Black Friday
It’s that time of year when retailers seem to join forces to plant a message in shoppers’ minds: “Buy Stuff on Black Friday, or You Are ... -
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 – edition no. 3901
* Ruling on thin ice — Court of Final Appeal rules against gaming concessionaire Wynn on Dore junket case, creating a precedent that could affect an ... -
Breaking News: World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort ... -
Ngan and Zheng worried about the lack of solutions for hiring domestic workers
Lawmakers Ngan Iek Hang and Zheng Anting have presented two separate spoken inquiries to the government continuing to call on the executive to find an urgent ... -
Lawmakers urge gov’t to establish legal retirement age
Lawmakers Chui Sai Peng, Ip Sio Kai, and Wang Sai Man want the government to significantly improve the laws regarding retirement by establishing a legal retirement ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t authorizes Sinopharm vaccine for children over three years old
Macau has approved lowering the age limit for China’s inactivated vaccine to three years old, down from 12 years of age, starting from today. According to ... -
Cultural and creative industry calls for support in policy
Certain practitioners from the cultural and creative industry gathered at a forum to discuss their difficulties and called on the government to provide assistance in the ... -
Tourism | Downward trend in arrivals across October due to Covid-19 outbreak
October’s visitor arrivals decreased by 47.8% month-on-month to 328,245 due to the tightening of cross-boundary measures between Zhuhai and Macau in early to mid-October due to ... -
Macao Museum to hold exhibition on GBA history
The Macao Museum will hold an exhibition to promote the development of the culture of the Greater Bay Area from November 27. Titled ’A Tale of ... -
Augmented-reality introduced to attract tourists to old district
A campaign was launched yesterday in the hopes of attracting returning tourists from the mainland through augmented reality (AR) technology which is integrated into visits to the ... -
CCAC probe underway as HK finds alleged bribery over Macau firm listing
The corruption watchdog is currently investigating possible offences committed by a group of accounting staff that allegedly accepted bribes totaling over HKD1 million from the chairman ... -
Police attribute rising crime trend to higher tourist arrivals
The year-on-year rise in the number of formal investigations in the first three quarters of this year may be due to the increasing number of tourist ... -
#MeToo | IOC interview with Peng Shuai raises even more questions
Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has appeared in a video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. ... -
China says five citizens kidnapped from Congo mining operation
China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo. The Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa posted on the WeChat online ... -
South China Sea | Xi says Beijing will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors, amid ongoing friction over the South ... -
Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing
Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian governments, as ... -
This Day in History | 1963 Johnson takes over as US president
Fifty-five year old Lyndon Baines Johnson begins his new job today as US president. He was sworn in yesterday just two hours after an assassin shot ... -
Energy | Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said yesterday the possible conversion of the country’s last coal-fired power ... -
Telecom | Thailand’s DTAC and True to merge, pursue tech businesses
Major Thai telecoms companies DTAC and True Corp. plan to merge to pursue opportunities in the tech sector, their parent companies said yesterday. Norway’s Telenor Group, ... -
Sands China honors over 3,700 employees for reaching 15, 10-year anniversaries
More than 1,500 Sands China team members are celebrating their 15-year company anniversaries in 2021, and over 2,200 are marking their 10-year anniversaries. Sands China Ltd. recently honoured ... -
SJM to roll out outreach vaccination center
SJM Resorts is set to organize “Take the shot, protect Macau” event in collaboration with the Health Bureau from November 25 to 27. According to a ... -
Football | A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny
The eight stadiums — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely complete. The 2022 World Cup has been preserved after fending off ... -
After slow starts, some Asian vaccination rates now soaring
When Cambodia rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, lines stretched down entire streets and people left their shoes out to save their places as they sheltered from the sun. But ... -
China Daily | Next stage of their extraordinary journey begins with China, ASEAN upgrading ties
Over the past 30 years, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have jointly seized the opportunities of economic globalization to achieve leapfrog development together. ... -
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – edition no. 3900
* No bullying around — Xi Jinping says his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors amid ongoing friction over ... -
Analysis | China has plans for Macau
All six casino concessions in Macau are about to expire. The big question is whether the US-based companies – MGM, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands – ... -
DSAL: 330 of 1,530 job-seekers find employment
Between January and October this year, 330 jobseekers from a pool of 1,530 were hired, said Wong Chi Hong, director of the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL), ... -
Formula 4 | Charles Leong goes two for two in Macau GP
Local driver Charles Leong has fulfilled all the predictions that pointed him as the favorite to win the Macau Grand Prix Formula 4 (F4) race. For ... -
Economy | GDP growth rises sharply in Q3 driven by tourism rebound
Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 32.9% year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter of 2021, notching positive growth for two consecutive quarters. Including ...
