Yearly Archives: 2021
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Schools to normally restart, universities can enforce in-person classes from Sept. 6
Local schools will be able to start the new academic year without any significant disruption, Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) deputy director, Kong Chi Meng, ... -
NAT validity back to seven days for Guangdong
The validity of the nucleic acid tests (NAT) undertaken to be eligible to cross the border have been restored to seven days for all locations within ... -
Gov’t has no plans to mimic Hong Kong’s reopening for vaccinated domestic workers
Despite the Hong Kong government approving foreign domestic helpers to enter the city from as early as September, Macau has no similar plans. Considering countries such ... -
Crime | Men arrested for buying and pimping underage sex
Two men have been separately arrested for allegedly buying and controlling underage sex services, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. Surnamed Fan, the individual who is ... -
Sichuan state-owned firm lists USD400m senior notes on dual listing bond
Sichuan Development Holding Co., Ltd. (SDH) recently listed USD400 million senior unsecured notes on both the local Macau and overseas Luxemborg bond markets, representing the first ... -
European banking awards conferred to BOC Macau
Four accolades, conferred by financial magazine The European, were won by Bank of China, Macau Branch (BOC Macau), the bank recently announced in a statement. The ... -
Dreams to compete at Tokyo Paralympics shattered for Macau athletes
The Paralympics is the only Olympic-level competition in which Macau has the right to compete, but this year, the city’s residents will not see its athletes ... -
Avian influenza H5N6 reported in Guangzhou
Guangdong reported one new case of human infection with avian influenza H5N6 in Guanzhou Province, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night. ... -
Digital yuan debuts in futures transaction
China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has been used for the first time for transactions in the domestic futures market, the China Securities Journal reported ... -
Taiwan | Tsai receives domestically developed vaccine
Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen receives her first shot of the island’s first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Taipei Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen received ... -
Hong Kong | Director of liaison office urges the SAR to seize historic opportunities from national development
Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, yesterday urged Hong Kong to firmly seize ... -
Diplomacy | Harris meets with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit
The White House yesterday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at combating cyberthreats, tackling climate change, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating supply ... -
Afghanistan | Biden warns of IS threat to Kabul evacuation
President Joe Biden is raising concerns that the Islamic State poses a threat as American troops seek to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies ... -
This day in history | 1967 Penguins cool off in heat wave
Two penguins from Chessington Zoo have been taken on a day trip to a local ice-rink to cool off during London’s sweltering temperatures. As temperatures in ... -
Diplomacy | Biden’s special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks
U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said yesterday he’s ready to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere and at any time” as he ... -
Analysis | How to bounce back when your income drops
Losing income is never easy, but it’s become increasingly common over the last year and a half: According to the Pew Research Center, 44 percent of ... -
Pfizer to pay USD2.26b for cancer treatment developer Trillium
Pfizer is spending more than $2 billion in cash to buy a drugmaker focused on cancer treatments. Pfizer will pay $18.50 for each share of Trillium ... -
Football | Lukaku marks Chelsea return with goal, Kane back for Spurs
Arsenal 0, Chelsea 2 Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane, two of the world’s best strikers, were back in action in the Premier League yesterday [Macau time] ... -
The Buzz | Vietnam’s largest city tightens lockdown
Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, has begun a tightened lockdown to battle the coronavirus, a day ahead of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit ... -
China’s Weibo shuts accounts defending Kris Wu allegations
China’s microblogging platform Sina Weibo yesterday closed 145 accounts, some of which had defended pop star Kris Wu over his rape allegations, for publishing what it ... -
World Views | Schools can reopen safely – an epidemiologist describes what works and what’s not worth the effort
Just when schools were getting ready to reopen for the new school year, cases of COVID-19 started surging in the United States, driven in large ... -
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 – edition no. 3842
* Keep it closed — Macau remains adamant on border closures to vaccinated domestic workers, all foreigners * Open day | Schools to normally restart, universities ... -
Macau neighborhood in Hengqin moving forward, completion in 2023
The plan to establish a pilot project of a Macau neighborhood in Hengqin that would link the two sides in terms of livelihood and other aspects ... -
Inflation rate rises for the first time since August 2020
The composite consumer price index (CPI) in July rose by 0.38% year-on-year, the first year-on-year growth seen since August 2020, according to data from the Statistics ... -
Academic expects gambling industry hires, salary to remain low
An academic expects demand for new workers and salary levels in the gambling industry are likely to remain low, with the recovery and transformation of the ... -
Elections 2021 | NAT or vaccine mandatory for list speakers
The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) has issued the final guidelines for the election campaign, taking into account the restrictions imposed by Covid-19 prevention and ... -
IC cancels performances due to Covid-19 prevention measures
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement that it has canceled a series of events planned to take place at the end of ... -
Covid-19 | UK approves monoclonal antibody cocktails, SAR awaits safety data
Following attempts to prevent the rapid spread of Covid-19 and variants, and after global discussions on booster shots, the United Kingdom (UK) has approved an antibody ... -
New rules require online takeaway food stores to register
A new Executive Regulation requires takeaway food sellers operating fully online to move out of non-commercial venues and register with the relevant authority, the Executive Council ... -
Anima close to MOP800,000 goal following appeal
Animal rights group Anima Macau has nearly reached its goal of raising MOP800,000 this month. Honorary president of the group, Albano Martins, said that they ... -
Chinese team forced to use Plan B in Le Mans 24H
The Absolute Racing team for the legendary endurance race Le Mans 24H in France had to change their original team registration from China to Germany to ... -
PSP apprehends yoga instructor without valid visa
A woman from the mainland has been apprehended by the Public Security Police Force for working illegally in Macau. The woman, who is in her ... -
Zhou Jiangyong | Top official in Hangzhou under investigation
China’s ruling Communist Party is investigating the top official in the eastern tech and tourism hub of Hangzhou for what it called serious violations of ... -
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of ... -
Space | Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for frozen water that could provide clues ...
