Yearly Archives: 2021
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Guangzhou Covid-19 center orders lockdown in five streets in Liwan district
Guangzhou health authorities have ordered a mandatory lockdown for all residents in five streets located in the Liwan district, the local Command Center for Covid-19 Control ... -
Gov’t never interferes with media operations: Inês Chan
The director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Inês Chan, said that the government has “always respected the principles of press freedom and editorial autonomy [of ... -
June 4 organizer files judicial appeal
With lawmaker and member Au Kam San as representative, the Macau Union for Democratic Development has filed an appeal with the top court against the police’s ... -
Australia says citizen is in arbitrary detention in China
Australia considers the incarceration of a Chinese Australian writer who has been tried in Beijing for alleged espionage a case of arbitrary detention, the foreign minister ... -
Covid-19 | Pfizer’s vaccine gets caught in the middle of China-Taiwan Fight
Taiwan’s government faces mounting pressure to work with China to obtain Covid-19 vaccines, a politically unpalatable option for officials in Taipei struggling with an outbreak that ... -
Agency launches cargo rocket with supplies for space station
A rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea. A Long March 7 rocket carrying ... -
This day in history | 1973 US Senate stops Cambodia bombing
The US Senate has voted to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia. The move is a serious blow to President Richard Nixon’s South-East Asia ... -
Covid-19 | Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen ... -
China taps support from Poland, Serbia after frozen EU deal
China and the European Union are partners, not competitors, and cooperation will help both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart as the ... -
Boxing | Haney keeps WBC lightweight title, beats Linares by decision
Devin Haney said he wanted Jorge Linares’ best when the two met for the WBC world lightweight title, so there would be no excuses after a ... -
The Buzz | More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous ... -
Casino mogul Steve Wynn must file as foreign agent, US says
The U.S. Justice Department has told former casino magnate Steve Wynn to register as a foreign lobbyist for China and is ready to go to court ... -
World Views | How Europe can lead the way out of Covid travel confusion
Vaccines are a huge help in the Covid fight, paving the way for reopenings in towns, cities and countries around the world. But when it comes to ... -
Monday, May 31, 2021 – edition no. 3782
* Retrial against Chang — Former IPIM president Jackson Chang is slated to be tried again for the crimes of corruption, money laundering and abuse of ... -
New photography association hopes to bridge Chinese-Portuguese communities
A new photography association that was inaugurated yesterday with 18 ethnic Portuguese founding members aims to include photographers of different ages, ethnicities and nationalities. Several founding ... -
Suspect of sex offence against minor put in custody
A man suspected of repeat sex offences has been ordered by the court to be taken into preventive custody in the wake of “vile details and ... -
Hotel staff numbers down 16% y-o-y
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, there were 49,685 full-time employees working in Hotels, down 15.9% year-on-year, as cited in a survey conducted ... -
First freight-train service launched between GBA, ASEAN
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched its first freight-train route travelling to ASEAN countries early this week. A freight train loaded with goods worth about ... -
Amended electoral system an ‘institutional achievement’: PRC spokesperson
A Chinese central government spokesperson yesterday commended the passage of a bill by the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to improve ... -
April hotel occupancy rate stood at 58%
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms surged by 45.9 percentage points year-on-year to 58.5%, with the rate of 3-star hotels stood at 68.5%, according ... -
Briefs | Eight nomination lists received so far
The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission announced that it has so far received eight nomination lists for the September 12 Election, of which three have ... -
Lawmakers grill economy chief on lack of ‘safety net’ for residents’ salaries, employment
A group of lawmakers grilled the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, with questions and concerns regarding the lack of regulations and rule enforcement ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Whiskey with New York heritage
Celebrating The St. Regis Bar’s New York heritage and the city’s renowned whiskey culture, “A Flight of Whiskey” at Macau’s St. Regis Bar offers whiskey lovers ... -
Melco promotes local SME prosperity and development | supporting Macau’s national development integration through ‛Follow your dreams’ seminar for colleagues
To provide colleagues with practical knowledge of the Greater Bay Area’s business and entrepreneurship opportunities, Melco Resorts and Entertainment hosted a seminar titled “Follow your Dreams.” ... -
Francisco Gaivão dies at 48, SSM says case not related to vaccine
Francisco Gaivão, a 48-year-old Portuguese lawyer in Macau, passed away on the evening of May 26 from a case of acute epiglottitis. He was initially hospitalized ... -
BOC discusses online credit card abuse
Reports on credit card abuse have become a feature of the Judiciary Police (PJ) press announcements recently. Even the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, commented ... -
Court tries Chinese Australian writer on espionage charge
China yesterday put a Chinese Australian writer on trial for alleged espionage and denied the Australian ambassador in Beijing access to the hearing. Yang Hengjun has ... -
China leads the world in 5G base stations: vice minister
China has taken a global lead in the development of 5G, with a total of 819,000 5G base stations built so far, accounting for over 70 ... -
This day in history | 1959 Monkeys survive space mission |
Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey, ... -
Book It | For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence
How has small Iceland been able to play such a big role in the world? The confluence of geology, fish and rugged explorers seems to have ... -
Covid-19 | China says politics behind Biden call for virus origin probe
China yesterday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Brazil 1350 Metres Sand 2021-05-28 | Fri | 19:40
Luck plays a vital role in the sports of king, my pick on Dawson last Saturday was a classic example, he got every chance to win, ... -
FASHION | Inspiration from the 90s
This month, Shanghai Tang launches Yuni Ahn for Shanghai Tang, an exclusive collaboration with eponymous designer Yuni Ahn. Yuni Ahn for Shanghai Tang debuts with a Pre-Fall 2021 Collection ... -
The Buzz | Production of another COVID-19 vaccine to begin in weeks
Production of another potential vaccine against COVID-19 will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said yesterday as they launched a large trial enrolling 35,000 ... -
Hong Kong bans Tiananmen crackdown vigil for second year
Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, ...
