Yearly Archives: 2021
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Covid-19 | China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and authorities are maintaining a ... -
Analysis | ASEAN leaders hold summit with Myanmar’s general shut out
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting this week for their annual summit where Myanmar’s top general, whose forces seized power in February and shattered one of Asia’s ... -
Australia | Canberra invests in USD1.6 billion South Pacific telco deal
Australian telco Telstra has partnered with the Australian government in a $1.6 billion deal to buy the South Pacific operations of Digicel in a deal that ... -
This day in history | 1979 South Korean President killed
The President of South Korea, Park Chung Hee, has been “accidentally” shot dead by the chief of his intelligence service, Kim Jea Kyu. Five other people, ... -
Afghanistan | Chinese, Taliban representatives to meet in Qatar
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Taliban representatives during a trip this week to the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, an official said yesterday. ... -
Uzbekistan | Mirziyoyev heading toward landslide win in election
Uzbeks voted this weekend in a presidential election that the incumbent is expected to win in a landslide against weak competition. Although President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has ... -
Box Office | Despite hybrid release, ‘Dune’ draws well on the big screen
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the ... -
MGM COTAI first in Macau to win two hotel design awards
The Emerald Villa of MGM Cotai recently won the SBID International Design Awards 2021 in the Hotel Bedroom & Suites Design category as well as the ... -
Football | Liverpool rout leaves Solskjaer at ‘rock bottom’ at United
Man Utd 0, Liverpool 5 Of all Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s miserable moments as Manchester United manager, losing 5-0 to Liverpool felt the lowest. Especially when it ... -
The Buzz | Taiwanese delegation in Prague to boost ties; China protests
Taiwanese government ministers were visiting the Czech capital yesterday accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost trade and investment, a move that has ... -
China Daily | Hong Kong a touchstone for US sincerity
In a statement it released on Thursday, the United States Department of State expressed its “serious concern” about the situation in Hong Kong. But its ... -
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 – edition no. 3881
* National drive — Grand Prix excludes overseas drivers this year, invoking pandemic situation; all gaming operators sponsor event * Casino operators lead vaccination efforts * ... -
United Nations: Xi calls for closer cooperation to address global challenges, issues
President Xi Jinping today (Monday) called on the world to increase cooperation, and work together to address the challenges and global problems facing humanity (full text ... -
Sands China launches fast payment programme for local SMEs
Sands China Ltd. is launching a financial support programme for its local SME suppliers, in support of the SAR government’s relief package that includes eight measures ... -
Breaking News: Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices this year
The human rights group Amnesty International said today (Monday) it will close its two offices in Hong Kong this year, becoming the latest non-governmental organization to ... -
Charles Leong wins four in four in preparation for Macau GP
Last year’s winner of Macau Grand Prix’s (GP) first-ever Formula 4 (F4) race, Charles Leong Hon Chio, is set to race once again and repeat last ... -
Insiders say Treasure Hotel to be used as a quarantine facility for arrivals from high-risk countries
Treasure Hotel will be used as a quarantine facility for those arriving from high-risk countries from mid-November, insiders told the Times. According to sources, these arrivals ... -
Drug committee member blames gov’t hospital for breaking clinical confidentiality
The city’s public hospital might have broken doctor-patient confidentiality in a recent substance use case announced by the Judiciary Police (PJ) last week, Erick Cheung, member ... -
Briefs | New measure for passengers flying from mainland China
From today, individuals wishing to travel by plane from mainland China to Macau must present a negative nucleic acid test certificate, performed in the last ... -
Long queues over the weekend to pick up winter school uniforms
People were seen queuing across the city next to stores selling school uniforms over the weekend. These long queues are due to the need for winter ... -
Cooperation Zone | CE pledges to ‘work closely’ with Guangdong
Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng presented four pieces of advice on the development of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Operation Zone in Guangzhou during its first administrative ... -
Tourist arrivals rebounding after downturn
Macau has recorded a steady rebound in visitor arrivals, which have been trending upward for four days in a row, registering 25,252 visitor arrivals on Friday, ... -
Gaming | LVS remains confident on concession renewal in Macau
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) remains confident in the gaming concessionaire renewal process, as it boasts its track record, development, and investment in the city. In its ... -
China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments
China on Friday said there is “no room” for compromise or concessions over the issue of Taiwan, following a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden that ... -
US intel warns China could dominate advanced technologies
U.S. officials issued new warnings Friday about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military ... -
US urges N. Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
A senior U.S. diplomat yesterday urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired off its first ... -
Myanmar upset its military leader barred from regional meet
Myanmar’s military-installed government on Friday sharply challenged a pronouncement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations barring its leader from from attending the regional bloc’s summit ... -
This day in history | 1983 US troops invade Grenada
United States marines and army rangers have invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada, seized the country’s two airports and taken Cuban and Soviet prisoners. The action, ... -
EU unconvinced by Polish arguments on rule of law changes
Polish arguments that fundamental judicial changes the country has made would not undermine the European Union on Friday failed to convince key bloc leaders who said ... -
F1 | Verstappen takes pole over Hamilton to start US Grand Prix
Lap by lap, Formula One’s best championship duel in years takes one dramatic turn after another. The U.S Grand Prix has played a role in this ... -
The Buzz | Third bank robbed in Myanmar’s largest city in three months
Five men robbed a bank in Yangon on Friday, in at least the third major bank heist in Myanmar’s largest city in just over three months, ... -
Covid-19 | African effort to replicate mRNA vaccine targets disparities
In a pair of Cape Town warehouses converted into a maze of airlocked sterile rooms, young scientists are assembling and calibrating the equipment needed to reverse ... -
World Views | Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set
In what appears to be a tragic accident, actor Alec Baldwin shot dead a cinematographer on Oct 21, 2021, while discharging a prop gun on ... -
Monday, October 25, 2021 – edition no. 3880
* Data breaches — The public hospital might have breached doctor-patient confidentiality in a recent substance use case announced by the PJ, a member of the ... -
Squid Game | Parents, educators should have meaningful dialogue with minors to deal with violent fiction: experts
Adults should take time to “discuss with children and teenagers after they view [violent content] to ease their own anxieties,” Nadia Chan Hei Ka, a UK-registered ...
