Yearly Archives: 2021
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At least eight dead in hotel collapse in city in eastern China
Rescue workers were digging through the remains of a collapsed hotel in eastern China looking for any survivors of a disaster that has killed at least ... -
Military says it chased US warship out of disputed sea
China’s military said it chased a U.S. warship out of a disputed area of the South China Sea on Monday after Washington warned an attack on ... -
Great Times | Awakening Palate at MGM
Lion is always known as a symbol of courage and passion and is a synonymous to MGM. This summer, plan your gastronomic journey at MGM MACAU ... -
This day in history | 1991: UK forces withdraw from Kurdish haven
British troops protecting the Kurdish population in Iraq have begun to pull out of the region. They had been part of a western relief effort – ... -
Covid-19 | Malaysia shuts vaccination center after 204 staff infected
Malaysia shut down a mass vaccination center in its worst-hit state yesterday after more than 200 medical staff and volunteers tested positive for the coronavirus. The ... -
Covid-19 | Australia vows financial aid as Sydney lockdown continues
Australian government officials yesterday announced added financial support for businesses and households as Sydney appeared increasingly likely to enter a fourth week of lockdown due ... -
Musk on trial: Defends SolarCity, calls lawyer ‘bad human’
Founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand yesterday [Macau time] to defend his company’s 2016 acquisition of a troubled company called SolarCity against a lawsuit ... -
Euro 2020 in review | The best, worst and downright strange
A review of the best, worst and downright strange at this year’s European Championship: BEST MOMENT It was beautiful, touching and uplifting, so soon after a ... -
The Buzz | IOC’s Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as ‘Chinese’
IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public yesterday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week and with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just ... -
South Africa | Rioting, looting continues, deaths up to 32
South Africa’s rioting continued yesterday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng ... -
China Daily | Origin-tracing should adopt global perspective and not be politicized
The Lancet published a report on Monday authored by a group of experts from different countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, which ... -
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 – edition no. 3813
* Flood works underway — The Municipal Affairs Bureau will formulate a plan to construct a new rainwater pumping station at Baía Norte do Fai Chi ... -
Gov’t opens tender for new economic housing, final list presented next year
Yesterday, the government announced the opening of the new tender for economic acquisition housing. In a press conference held on July 12 by the Housing Bureau ... -
E-payment critical to stimulate tourism development: GBA experts
Given the surging demand for cashless transactions, electronic payment is likely to significantly affect the development of the tourism industry in Macau, industry experts from the ... -
9th MITE fared satisfactorily: MGTO
The 9th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) concluded on July 11, and was a satisfactory event, according to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). The ... -
No plan yet formulated to cut plastic bottles: DSPA
In 2020, discarded plastic bottles comprised approximately 6.33% of all plastics thrown away in Macau. Despite this significant amount, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) asserted that ... -
Four of six disqualified candidate lists to file judicial appeal
Following last Friday’s sudden announcement of their disqualification from the parliamentary election, four out of the six eliminated groups have pledged not to file changes to ... -
Gov’t saved MOP1.8 million per month in rent since Dec 2020
As of December 2020, the government has saved a total of MOP1.8 million per month in rent, thanks to the relocation of certain departments to a ... -
Transmac confirms death of another bus driver
Bus company Transmac announced on its website last week that a bus driver who joined the company in October last year recently passed away. The company ... -
Crime | Man arrested for procuring sex services
A tourist from Hubei was arrested on allegations of procuring sexual services, which he “planned” would be provided by two women from the same Chinese province, ... -
Covid-19 | Taiwanese tech companies announce vaccine donation
Two Taiwanese high-tech companies announced a donation yesterday of 10 million doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine made by Germany’s BioNTech to the island’s government, which faces political ... -
Hong Kong | Police arrest five more in alleged bomb plot
Hong Kong’s national security police yesterday arrested five more people in relation to an alleged bomb plot, as political tensions rise amid Beijing’s tightening control over ... -
Biden backs Trump rejection of China’s South China Sea claim
The Biden administration on Sunday upheld a Trump-era rejection of nearly all of China’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. The administration also warned ... -
Space | China kicks off lunar sample study programs
China yesterday delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 probe to 13 institutions, which had applied for research programs to the ... -
This day in history | 1993 Green light for Manchester Olympics
Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are “very, very high”. The President of the International Olympic Committee, ... -
Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with US officials
Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials yesterday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its ... -
Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition
In the runup to Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a “no brainer” — a purchase that ... -
Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for USD1.56M
An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, ... -
MGM ranked top 10 in business sustainability index
MGM has added two honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School’s “2020 Business Sustainability Indices” program, recognizing its pursuit in sustainable development. The ... -
Over 10,000 team members of Sands China vaccinated
Sands China recently held its second round of group vaccination sessions July 5-8 at The Venetian Macao. To date, a total of 10,070 team members have either ... -
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England 3-2 in penalty shootout
Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty ... -
The Buzz | Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case
A federal judge is considering whether to order financial penalties or other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers who signed onto a lawsuit ... -
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship yesterday [Macau time], bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out ... -
China Daily | AI giants can benefit other nations
In the race to become the leader in artificial intelligence, China and the United States are way ahead of the rest of the world. What ... -
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 – edition no. 3812
* 5,254 housing units — Applications for the 2021 economic housing will start tomorrow, which will also be the first project subject to new rules * ...
