Yearly Archives: 2021
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China Daily | Booming trade reflects steady recovery
In a sign that China’s economy is recovering well from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s total foreign trade, exports and imports all hit ... -
Thursday, August 12, 2021 – edition no. 3834
* Hurry tender — AL Committee pushes for gaming consultation kick-start * China | Foreign trade growth rate on 10-year high signals ‘steady recovery’ * ... -
Gov’t offers free Covid-19 tests to smoke out hidden cases
People can now enjoy free nucleic acid test (NAT) services offered by the government as of yesterday, Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of the Health Bureau’s Covid-19 ... -
DSF educates school students about taxation
The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) has educated school students from approximately a dozen primary and secondary schools about the duty of taxation in the first ... -
City’s ‘immediate prevention status’ lifted
The city’s “immediate prevention status,” which had been placed last Tuesday following the announcement that a family of four locals tested positive, was lifted at 10 ... -
Gaming | Casinos’ daily revenue drops 48% in a week following Delta cases
Casino revenues in the first week of August have reverted to the levels of September last year, investment research and institutional asset management company, Sanford C ... -
Unpaid leave at casinos is only ‘temporary’, says Cloee Chao
The city’s casino operators have not put into action another wave of unpaid leave, even after the emergence of the four confirmed Delta cases in Macau, ... -
Population figures remain stable, TNRs continue to drop
Local population figures remained stable during the second quarter (Q2) of this year, official statistics released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) show. At the ... -
Hairstylists call for accreditation system to ensure fair competition
The Hairstyling Industry Certification Committee is calling for the government to establish a standardized accreditation mechanism for local hairstylists to ensure fair competition and upward mobility ... -
New loans on the rise, unpaid ones also growing
New approvals of both residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) have registered growth in June this year, statistics released by the Monetary ... -
14th Five-Year Plan | Guangdong wants companies to reach RMB800 billion income by 2025
Guangdong Province will further support the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in a bid to establish a bond platform in the Greater Bay Area to attract qualified Hong ... -
Romance scam | Local woman loses RMB500,000 over parcel from online lover
A 50-year-old woman, resident of Macau, has reportedly lost RMB500,000 in a scam involving an alleged virtual lover, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported. According to ... -
Lawmaker Coutinho calls for extra financial subsidy
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho wrote an enquiry to the Chief Executive (CE) calling for another round of consumer subsidies to “safeguard quality of life and employment.” This ... -
Elections 2021 | CE announces air time designation for election candidates
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has announced the airtime designations on the public broadcasters for election candidates to campaign for the upcoming Legislative Assembly election, the ... -
Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China
Chinese and Russian military forces are engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China as ties grow between the two autocratic states amid uncertainty over instability in ... -
Court upholds Canadian’s death sentence as Huawei case looms
A Chinese court yesterday rejected a Canadian drug convict’s appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to step up pressure on ... -
Beijing recalls Lithuania ambassador in row over Taiwan office
China yesterday recalled its ambassador to Lithuania and expelled the Baltic nation’s top representative to Beijing over the country’s decision to allow self-governing Taiwan to open ... -
North Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over allied drills
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the United States that she said are ... -
This day in history | 1984 Zola Budd in race trip controversy
The South African-born British athlete, Zola Budd, is again the centre of controversy following a disastrous accident during the women’s 3,000m final at the Olympic Games ... -
USA | Fake Covid-19 vaccine cards online worry college officials
As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for ... -
Gaming | Betting website DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online
Sports betting website DraftKings Inc. is buying the online gambling subsidiary of Golden Nugget Inc. in a stock deal valued at $1.56 billion, the two companies ... -
Technology | SoftBank profit declines following Sprint perk a year ago
Japanese technology company SoftBank’s fiscal first quarter earnings dropped 39% because of the absence of the cash benefit from the merger of Sprint, which boosted its ... -
Sands China organizes entrepreneurial seminar
Sands China Ltd. recently hosted a seminar for team members and local youth at The Parisian Macao about a success story of a local brand, as part of the ... -
MGM Cotai recognized in TTG China Travel Awards
MGM Cotai was named the “Best Meeting & Conventions Hotel in Macau” award for two consecutive years at the 14th TTG China Travel Awards, the gaming operator ... -
Football | After 17 seasons, post-Messi era begins in Spanish league
The Spanish league season begins this weekend and it will be unlike any other in the last 17 years. It will be the first without Lionel ... -
The Buzz | Poles to protest bill that would silence US-owned TV network
Nationwide demonstrations are planned across Poland yesterday against a bill widely viewed as an effort by the country’s ruling nationalist party to silence an independent, U.S.-owned ... -
Hong Kong leader supports retaliatory sanctions law
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam expressed support yesterdayfor legislation allowing retaliatory sanctions after the U.S. and other Western governments punished city officials over the ongoing crackdown ... -
World Views | Millennial Money: Ready for results? Find a mentor
As your financial and professional lives become more complex, going it alone will only get you so far. We all need advice, encouragement and a ... -
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 – edition no. 3833
* The day after — Gaming revenue drops 48% in a week on Delta cases; casinos send staff home on temporary unpaid leave * Population figures ... -
Gov’t urged to enhance internal communication and vaccination promotion
Lawmaker Agnes Lam called on Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng, in a written query, to review the handling of the previous three-day citywide mass testing. ... -
Briefs | Gov’t sweeps away illegal rooftop structures
The government has resumed a cross-departmental operation to dismantle illegal rooftop structures. During a recent operation, three structures, located on Rua das Estalagens and Rua ... -
Anima appeals for financial support of ‘at least’ MOP4 million
Animal rights protection group Anima Macau is again appealing to the public for financial support, with an urgent need to find “at least MOP4 million.” The ... -
Environment samples at SSM workplace tested positive
Eight environmental samples taken from the workplace related to the 51-year-old male infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 have tested positive, the government confirmed yesterday ... -
CE congratulates China’s athletes on victories at Olympic Games
Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng sent a note of congratulations to the delegation of Chinese athletes on their “marvelous and sensational achievements” at the Tokyo ... -
SARs’ China office reiterates opposition towards US intervention in Hong Kong affairs
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council reiterated its strong opposition and condemned the U.S. intervention in Hong Kong affairs, which are China’s ...
