Yearly Archives: 2021
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HKSAR increases Covid-19 test requirement
The Hong Kong government has increased the number of tests required for people returning to Hong Kong from mainland China or Macau in the wake of ... -
Covid-19 | Taiwan says China exploiting vaccines for political gain
Taiwan’s foreign minister yesterday said China is seeking political gains abroad in return for providing vaccines and other pandemic assistance, partly to increase pressure on Taiwan, ... -
Budapest to rename streets to protest Chinese university
Budapest city officials are planning to rename streets in an area where a Chinese university loyal to China’s Communist Party is due to open a branch, ... -
Diplomacy | Gov’t defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern
China said yesterday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about the presence of the ... -
This day in history | 1989 Massacre in Tiananmen Square
Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking’s (Beijing) Tiananmen Square. ... -
Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents pushed yesterday for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts to ... -
Employment | US jobless claims drop to 385,000, another pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the ... -
EURO 2020 | Ronaldo backed by talented Portugal squad
A record-chasing Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be the only attraction for Portugal when it tries to win a second straight European Championship title. Ronaldo will attempt to ... -
Generous expression
When Joseph Krug founded the House of Krug in 1843, his dream was to craft the very best champagne he could offer, every year, regardless of ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Lunch of a lifetime
Wynn Palace has recently organised a collaboration between Executive Chef of Wing Lei Palace, Tam Kwok-Fung, and Sheng Gor, one of Asia’s most well known celebrity ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Aberdeen 1500 Metres Turf 2021-04-05 | Sat | 14:00
Offspring of Holy Roman Emperor are consistent performers in all major racing jurisdictions, some also scored in high grade races across the globe. One of Holy ... -
The Buzz | Buckingham Palace barred minorities from office jobs in ‘60s
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from office jobs during the 1960s, the Guardian newspaper reported yesterday, citing documents in Britain’s National Archives. The revelation, published on ... -
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now ... -
China Daily | China shouldering its responsibility to provide vaccines for common good
With the developed countries having flexed their financial muscles to gain pole position in the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization’s green ... -
Friday, June 4, 2021 – edition no. 3786
* Four offices, one ruling — The Macau government, along with Beijing’s offices in the city, showed support to the ruling of the top court to ... -
TurboJet to close Tuen Mun-Macau ferry route
Ferry services operated by TurboJET between Tuen Mun and Macau will be terminated, the company announced in a statement. This comes as a result of the ... -
IFTM to offer new graduate program
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) is preparing to offer a new graduate study program in hotel and tourism smart technologies, Dr. Fanny Vong, president ... -
CTS to transform into integrated tourism operator
Big Tourism” and providing integrated services will be the direction of China Travel Service’s (CTS) future development, Zhang Jianzhong, chairman of the company, said on the ... -
Home-coming registration platform opens to non-students
The online platform originally opened for Macau students studying abroad to register their intention to return to Macau has now been made available to all Macau ... -
IC holds meeting to prepare for typhoon season
Anticipating the peak of the typhoon season in Macau, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) held a meeting with officials in charge of several cultural and heritage ... -
Covid-19 | Macao Water, USJ offer vaccination incentives
Macao Water and the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) have introduced an incentive program to encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The water company ... -
PJ reports four more scams involving stolen credit card data
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have revealed that they have received four new reports from residents who have been targeted in the scam involving stolen credit ... -
MP delegation visits Beijing’s judicial bodies to discuss cooperation, security
A delegation from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) led by the Prosecutor-general, Ip Son Sang, has recently toured Beijing, visiting several judicial bodies including the Supreme ... -
Crime | New shop assistant burgles shop safe box to repay debt
A 24-year-old male local resident, recently hired by a store in Cotai, was found to have taken HKD60,000 from the workplace safe box, the Public Security ... -
Urban renewal methods in big cities may not suit Macau
Urban planner and representative of the Urban Renewal Investigation Project, Lam Iek Chit, said that it may not be realistic to replicate external urban renewal methods ... -
Housing | Macau Urban Renewal signs LOIs for Lot P
Yesterday, the Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) signed letters of intents (LOIs) with the building contractors for the construction of Home Swap Housing Units (parcel A) ... -
Gaming | Genting, Melco remain in Yokohama IR race
Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts & Entertainment have qualified for the city’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop an integrated resort (IR), the government of Yokohama, ... -
Melco to organize e-Sports event with Tencent
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced that it will be co-organizing the forthcoming “World University Cyber League 2021” e-sports event in the SAR with Tencent Sports. For the ... -
Gaming | GGR may plunge to ‘mid-50%’ range in June following May rally
The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in June may plunge to “mid-50% range compared to June 2019,” according to brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. Analysts at ... -
China trade envoy, US Treasury secretary meet by video
China’s chief economic envoy and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held their first meeting by video yesterday, but the two sides gave no indication when negotiations on ... -
Hong Kong | Tiananmen museum shuts down amid investigation
A Hong Kong museum commemorating China’s deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests closed yesterday three days after opening as the ruling Communist Party tries to stamp ... -
South China Sea | US, Japan reaffirm alliance amid territorial claims
The new head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command held talks with top Japanese officials this week and reaffirmed their alliance amid China’s increasingly assertive claims to ... -
This day in history | 1972 Protestant march ends in battle
A Protestant march against the creation of “no-go” areas in Londonderry has ended in a bloody battle on the Craigavon Bridge. Soldiers used rubber bullets and ... -
Covid-19 | Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state’s ... -
Wynn awards winners of national education drawing competition
Co-organized by Wynn Resorts (Macau) and the National Conditions Education (Macau) Association, the fifth “Wynn Cup –Macau Primary School Student National Education Drawing Competition” award ceremony ...
