Yearly Archives: 2021
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Belt & Road | China-built Colombo Port City commission needs public assent: Court
Sri Lanka’s top court has decided that some provisions of legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution ... -
This day in history | 2004 Angry dads hit Blair with purple flour
Protesters have hurled condoms full of purple flour at British Prime Minister Tony Blair as he addressed MPs in the House of Commons, prompting an urgent ... -
Russia | Northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
During the Cold War, Russia’s Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in the Franz Josef Land archipelago. ... -
Singapore broker up 552% in a year, eyes China for more gains
iFast Corp., an online brokerage that’s been Singapore’s best-performing stock over the past year, is betting on China and a retail-trading frenzy to help it grow ... -
The Art of Giving | It’s just a divorce
Melinda and Bill Gates, two of the world’s most powerful philanthropist couples who have reshaped philanthropy over two decades, recently announced that they were ending their ... -
Elon Musk loses world’s second-richest ranking as Tesla dips
Elon Musk’s Twitter posts keep sending Bitcoin prices tumbling. His own fortune is heading in the same direction. On Monday, Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer lost ... -
Rugby | Medical career beckons for Japan star player Kenki Fukuoka
The final of Japan’s Top League club competition on Sunday will mark the end of one of world rugby’s most distinguished and influential recent playing careers. ... -
The Buzz | Biden raises cease-fire, civilian toll in call to Netanyahu
President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he ... -
Energy agency: End new fossil fuel supply investments
A report by the International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world’s energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by ... -
Animal Farm | Pragmatism
1. Macau will have to increase its efforts, and China must show greater openness, in order to reach 130 billion per year in gambling revenue in ... -
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 – edition no. 3775
* One more card — SJM’s Ambrose So appeals to gov’t for extension of gaming concessions for ‘at least one year’ * Leaving Japan | Galaxy ... -
Economy | Moody’s: Growth volatility of Macau among the highest
Moody’s Investors Service confirmed the Macau SAR’s local and foreign currency issuer rating at Aa3, and maintained a stable outlook. In a statement, the rating agency ... -
Budget | Further cuts to gov’t spending in 2022
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has announced that the SAR government will continue to retrench public spending next year, given the uncertainty of the city’s ... -
Briefs | Real estate transactions at MOP10.52b
A total of 1,987 building units and parking spaces were bought and sold in the first quarter of 2021 according to Stamp Duty records, and ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t encourages vaccination with PCR waiver
Following hints last week of a new policy for boosting the local Covid-19 immunization rate, Dr Leong Iek Hou of the Centre for Disease Control and ... -
Taiwan closes borders to foreigners and transit passengers
In an effort to better control the current wave of infections, Taiwan will close its borders to foreigners and transit passengers from tomorrow, its Central Epidemic ... -
Public centralized procurement database to combat corruption
In yesterday’s meeting at the Legislative Assembly (AL), several lawmakers urged the government to accelerate the planning of a centralized database — a platform offering public ... -
Standing Committee labels Coutinho’s accusations ‘unfair, exaggerated’
Two members of the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly responded to José Maria Pereira Coutinho’s denunciation at yesterday’s session, at which Coutinho accused the ... -
Tech-savvy SME a Stand-Out Sands Supplier
Last year, as Macao was making strides in getting the Covid-19 epidemic under control, Sands China made an effort to boost the local economy with the ... -
MGM concludes dual-listing of USD750 million senior notes
MGM China Holdings Limited yesterday announced that its USD750 million 4.75% senior notes due 2027, issued on March 26, 2021 and listed on the Stock Exchange ... -
China offers banks nearly USD16b to maintain liquidity
China’s central bank injected medium-term cash into the financial system, in an effort to keep borrowing costs stable as China’s economy continues its recovery from the ... -
Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet ... -
This day in history | 1950 US and Europe agree Nato aims
Almost exactly a year after signing the North Atlantic Treaty, 12 nations have agreed a permanent organisation for the defence of the United States and Europe. ... -
Mideast | Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
U.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the deadliest ... -
Retail | Hope for US boost pushes global luxury goods recovery: study
Luxury brands are already cashing in on promises of a 21st-century version of the “Roaring ‘20s” in the United States, where hefty stimulus packages and an ... -
Markets | Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen
The Hong Kong stock exchange halted trading of Next Digital shares yesterday at the media company’s request after authorities froze assets belonging to its founder Jimmy ... -
CTM launches eSIM service
CTM has made an official announcement launching the eSIM service in Macau, being the first telecom operator to launch such a service, with the objective of ... -
Sands Resorts participates in Macao Week in Jiangsu
Sands Resorts Macao has participated in the “Macao Week in Jiangsu” mega roadshow from May 14-17 at the Confucius Temple in Pedestrian Street, Nanjing. The exhibit introduced ... -
With Barcelona out of title race, Messi has future to decide
With Barcelona’s season effectively over, Lionel Messi now has a big decision to make. Should he finish out his career at the club that helped him ... -
The Buzz | China urges US to play constructive role in Gaza diplomacy
China yesterday renewed calls for the U.S. to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United Nations ... -
Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant
Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. opened for indoor service for the first time since early January yesterday, even as the prime minister urged ... -
World Views | Can digital cash make inflation worse?
Inflation is coming. Or wait, it’s already here. Bond investors are looking at the 4.2% annual rate that U.S. consumer prices jumped to in April and wondering if ... -
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 – edition no. 3774
* More austerity — Ho Iat Seng says gov’t spending to see continuous cut in 2022 * Lawmakers urge Gov’t to launch central procurement database to ... -
SJM issues HKD 1.25b and MOP300m in senior notes
SJM Holdings Limited (SJM) recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Champion Moments Limited had successfully issued senior notes in the Macau bond market in the amounts ... -
Briefs | Finance official visits Nanjing TCM research facilities
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong led a delegation to visit a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research facility in Nanjing, where the “Macao ...
