Yearly Archives: 2021
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Death toll rises to 25 from heavy rains in Henan
The death toll from torrential rains in central China’s Henan Province has risen to 25, with seven people missing, local authorities told a press briefing yesterday ... -
This day in history | 1977 Deng Xiaoping back in power
The disgraced deputy Prime Minister of China, Deng Xiaoping, is to return to Chinese Government. The Chinese Communist Party conference has restored him to the offices ... -
France | Use of NSO spyware probed; Macron a possible target
The cellphones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets in 2019 of surveillance by spyware ... -
Haiti installs new leader as country mourns slain president
Haiti’s government installed a new prime minister on Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moïse and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his ... -
Daimler: USD4.3 billion quarterly profit despite chip shortage
German auto maker Daimler reaped strong profits in the second quarter as demand for its Mercedes luxury cars continued to rebound from the depths of the ... -
Japan | Exports, imports zoom amid world pandemic recovery
Japan’s exports in June jumped 48.6% from the year before, marking the fourth straight month of growth, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. Imports for the month ... -
Sands China brings back shopping carnival
The 2021 Sands Shopping Carnival is coming up this weekend, July 23-25, bringing the city’s largest shopping event of its kind back to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo for a second year. ... -
The Ritz-Carlton Spa announces new treatments
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Macau announces three new treatments to ensure guests achieve “the perfect balance of total peace and rejuvenation” this summer: the latest Ultimate HydraFacial, ... -
Tokyo, Paris, LA, Brisbane – 2032 Olympics go to Australia
How about this for an Olympic-scale list of world cities: Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles and, wait for it, Brisbane. Since the Summer ... -
The Buzz | German Cabinet approves some USD472 million in first flood aid
Germany’s Cabinet yesterday approved a roughly 400 million-euro ($472 million) package of immediate aid for victims of last week’s floods and vowed to get started quickly ... -
India | Pandemic death toll could be in the millions
India’s excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according ... -
China Daily | Wolves howl wolf at the cyber door
Almost simultaneously, the United States and its allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific alleged they were all victims of cyberattacks on Monday. Although they fingered ... -
Thursday, July 22, 2021 – edition no. 3819
* Sandwich housing on the table — The Housing Bureau guaranteed that it has been conducting an in-depth analysis for the sandwich-class housing scheme to help ... -
12th IIICF | Forum to highlight synergy of finance, green development and construction
The 12th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (12th IIICF) will hone in on Macau’s distinguishing elements to help local practitioners access infrastructure-related opportunities through collaboration ... -
ICBC offers interest subsidies to 2,000 SMEs on loans
As part of an initiative to help local small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) cope with challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Industrial and ... -
Gov’t, Transmac see no link between schedule and drivers’ deaths
The “4-4 shift” has been practiced for three decades, and no driver who is on such shift has had any negative feedback, Lam Hin San, director ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t to invite mainland experts to evaluate city’s anti-disease measures
The Macau government has plans to invite mainland health experts to evaluate the city’s pandemic control measures, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong ... -
Tourist arrivals down nearly 40% in June
Tourist arrivals to Macau dived by 39.0% month-to-month, reaching a total of 528,519 in June, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) revealed in the most up-to-date ... -
Residency Bill: Gov’t says it will not change the definition of ‘habitual residence’
The government has reaffirmed that it is not trying to change the definition of “habitual residence” in the new immigration law currently under analysis by ... -
Gaming | GGR forecast to hit post-pandemic high in Aug: JP Morgan
According to JP Morgan’s latest forecasts, Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) may reach a post-pandemic high in August. In a release published yesterday by the brokerage, ... -
Forum Macau recommends the inclusion of Equatorial Guinea
The members of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries – Macau (Forum Macau) have greenlit the ... -
Covid-19 | Sheraton no longer on quarantine hotel list for late-July
Sheraton Grand Macao is scheduled to terminate its current role as a quarantine facility in late July. Lam Tong Hou, the representative of the Macao Government Tourism ... -
FSS: 46% employers have not paid contributions
As of July 19, about 12,000 employers have not yet paid the obligatory system contributions for their employees to the Social Security System for the ... -
Galaxy opens resident gallery for 2021 Art Macao
Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation (GEGF) opened a permanent art gallery yesterday, which will house its input exhibition titled “Juxtapose” for this year’s Art Macao: Macao International ... -
Gov’t rejects hacking charges, accuses US of cyberspying
China yesterday rejected an accusation by Washington and its Western allies that Beijing is to blame for a hack of the Microsoft Exchange email system and ... -
Taiwan, Lithuania ties grow despite pressure from Beijing
Taiwan will exchange representative offices with Lithuania, the self-governed island said yesterday, in a breakthrough for its foreign relations that are under constant pressure from China. ... -
This day in history | 1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon
American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon. The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at ... -
Japan | PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged
The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials yesterday ahead of the Tokyo Games. Tens ... -
Total COVID-19 cases rise to 71 at Tokyo Olympics
An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally yesterday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive ... -
Robinhood sees valuation of up to $35 billion as public co.
Robinhood, the online brokerage that found itself embroiled in this year’s meme stock phenomenon, will go public next week seeking a market valuation of up to ... -
Space | Bezos riding own rocket on company’s 1st flight with people
Jeff Bezos is about to soar on his space travel company’s first flight with people on board. The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon ... -
Olympics finally to start, one year later and far from Tokyo
Skippy the yellow kangaroo with green paws was affixed to the first base dugout railing, watching the Australia Spirit become the first team to work out ... -
The Buzz | Chinese pop star dumped by brands over sex complaint
A popular Chinese-Canadian singer, Kris Wu, has lost endorsement and other deals with at least 10 brands including Porsche and Bulgari after a teen-ager accused him ... -
Verdict awaited as first Hong Kong security trial ends
The trial of the first person to be charged under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law ended yesterday after nearly a month, and now observers will ... -
China Daily | Olympics has little upside, huge downsides
After the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games decided in March to ban overseas fans from the 2020 Summer Games, the question ...
