Yearly Archives: 2021
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Football | Ronaldo makes sensational return to Man United
Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Manchester United, the team that turned him into a global superstar. In a fast-moving deal that stunned the world of ... -
The Buzz | Hurricane Ida winds hit 150 mph ahead of Louisiana strike
Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength yesterday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast as emergency officials in the region ... -
Microsoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning
Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database ... -
China Daily | Party stands firm in its ideals and convictions
As some Western powers spare no effort to smear the Communist Party of China for their narrow ends, the publication the Publicity Department of the ... -
Monday, August 30, 2021 – edition no. 3846
* The origins — China, US in verbal war over Covid virus origins * Census reaches 83% of population * Macau GDP on rebound * ... -
Association: language a barrier to foreigners marketing with emerging technology
For the time being, marketing using livestreaming is “still quite a Chinese thing,” José Chan Rodrigues, director-general of the Macau Livestreaming Association, admitted in an interview ... -
Tourism arrivals gain momentum following extension of NAT
Macau recorded over 21,000 tourist arrivals on Wednesday — the highest number of visitors in a single day following the tightening of border measures in early ... -
GBA | Shenzhen to offer up to RMB5b offshore bonds in Hong Kong
Shenzhen is set to offer offshore local government bonds of up to RMB5 billion in Hong Kong over the rest of the year, according to an ... -
Guangdong, SARs to organize 2025 National Games
Three administrative regions of China — Guangdong province and the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong — will co-organize the National Games in 2025, ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t presents detailed plan for future mass testing
The health authorities yesterday presented their detailed plan for a potential second round of mass nucleic acid testing (NAT) of the whole population of Macau. The ... -
Elections 2021 | CAEAL cordons off Tap Seac Square for campaign launch
As the campaign period starts tomorrow, authorities have cordoned off Tap Seac Square for traffic flow control. In previous elections, all candidate lists would kick off ... -
Balance of payments at surplus of USD2.66b in 2020
Macau’s overall balance of payments (BOP) in 2020 preliminarily recorded a surplus of MOP21.3 billion, the SAR’s monetary watchdog has announced. The Monetary Authority of Macao ... -
CPC releases key publication on its mission, contributions
The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee yesterday released a key publication on the party’s mission and contributions. The document, titled ... -
Covid-19 | Experts on WHO team say search for virus origins has stalled
The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said yesterday [Macau time] the search has ... -
Great Times | Awaken Creativity and Fun at MGM
MGM taps art and culture into your everyday life from an innovative point of view and awakens you with an adventure of creativity and fun. Led ... -
Vietnam | Harris says she urged Hanoi to free political dissidents
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, ... -
This day in history | 1979 IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten
The Queen’s cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. One of the earl’s twin grandsons, Nicholas, 14, ... -
Afghanistan | US says up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its ... -
Drive In | ‘The Protege’ is a sleek and derivative diversion
Maggie Q should really be the star of “The Protege.” She’s in virtually every scene, whether covered in blood or couture. But top billing for this ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | A perfect summer staycation
For those who are eager to plan a staycation in Macau this summer or want to recommend a hotel to friends from the mainland, Mandarin Oriental, ... -
Macau Racing Tips | Macau Gold Cup (Triple Crown -3rd Leg) 1800 Metres Turf 2021-08-29 | Sun | 18:00
This race is the highlight feature of the closing down of the 2020/2021 racing MJC season. I do wish I could bring you a winner before ... -
The Buzz | Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport last night, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands ... -
Greek health care workers protest against mandatory vaccines
Workers at public hospitals in Greece held a five-hour work stoppage yesterday to protest a government decision making vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory for all health care ... -
World Views | With Merkel going, candidates fail to inspire German voters
It’s not that politics bore him; quite the opposite. But Christoph Gillitzer is stumped by whom to vote for in Germany’s federal election next month. ... -
Friday, August 27, 2021 – edition no. 3845
* Games 2025 comes to Macau — Macau, HK, Guangdong to host China’s 15th National Games in 4 years * Interview with José Chan Rodrigues | ... -
Agnes Lam pledges to promote employment opportunities
Reports indicate that that non-Chinese local residents who speak the local language but who nevertheless cannot read or write characters may be suffering from discrimination in ... -
Hong Kong nabs money-laundering ring with suspected links to Macau casinos
Customs in the neighboring region of Hong Kong have apprehended a criminal money-laundering ring accused of smuggling HKD166 million over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB), the ... -
Singapore approves nearly 250 arrivals from Hong Kong, Macau
Singapore has approved nearly 250 short-term visitors from Hong Kong and Macau following the easing of border measures for arrivals from the two Special Administrate Regions. ... -
CE vows to study need for further support to SMEs
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has highlighted the government’s financial support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and promised to study the need for further ... -
Legislation for sandwich-class and senior housing to be promulgated within two years
The government will endeavor to submit the bill regulating sandwich-class housing to the parliament next year, the Chief Executive revealed in reply to written questions from ... -
Foreign domestic worker arrivals in Hong Kong to be ‘rationed and controlled’
Hong Kong has reserved a hotel with about 400 rooms to house domestic workers entering the city as part of special arrangements negotiated with the government ... -
Crime | PJ discovers fake marriage dating back to 1997
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have discovered a case of a fake marriage dating back to 1997, in the time of Portuguese administration. The case was referred ... -
MGTO resumes promotion on the mainland
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has stated that it will resume with its promotion of Macau to mainland visitors now that border restrictions have been ... -
Great Times | The Scrumptious Moments at Aux Beaux Arts
Delicacies are made for over-indulging, be it an occasion or a sweet Sunday morning, Aux Beaux Arts at MGM MACAU has unveiled a scrumptious array of ... -
Pandemic | China accuses US of politicizing Covid-19 origins research
China went on the offensive yesterday ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the origins of the coronavirus, bringing out a senior official ...
