Daily Archives: Thursday, February 10, 2022
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BEIJING DIARY | Testing positive at the no-Covid Olympics
The phone call comes in the early afternoon, six hours or so after the mandatory morning test. The number is immediately recognizable because it’s so strange: ... -
Sports | Macao International 10K budgeted at MOP8 million
This year’s Macao International 10K will have a budget of MOP8 million, title sponsored by Sands China. As reported by the Times earlier this week and ... -
Pereira Coutinho questions gov’t on Islands Hospital laws and regulations
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho has put questions to the government concerning the laws and regulations to govern the Islands Hospital Complex, which the government has said ... -
First Torch of Beijing Winter Games on display at Wynn
To promote the shared spirit of sportsmanship and the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Macau, Wynn has welcomed the first torch of the Beijing 2022 ... -
BNU records 6.4% increase in profit
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) has recorded a profit of MOP447.4 million in 2021, a 6.4% increase in revenue from 2020, as published in the Official Gazette. ... -
Crime | Croupier caught stealing HKD161,000 in casino chips
A 45-year-old man working as a croupier has been detected stealing gaming chips at a in a casino in Cotai where he worked, the Judiciary Police ... -
GBA | Guangdong pilot reforms to boost service trade for HK, Macau entrepreneurs
A comprehensive pilot program will be conducted in Guangzhou and Shenzhen to reform and expanding the service industry, according to an action plan for promoting high-quality development ... -
Gaming | Union calls for US investigation into Suncity’s relationship with gaming operators
Local 501, a U.S.-based union, is calling for a coordinated U.S. federal investigation into the gambling junket operator Suncity Group and its historical relationships with U.S. ... -
MIECF launches March 31 with online and in-person events
The 2022 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 31 to April 2 with the theme of “Commitment to Green ... -
Macau to host MOWS for the first time
Macau will host the annual event of the Masters of Wines and Spirits (MOWS) for the first time, the DFS Group announced in a press statement. ... -
Space | China to make six human spaceflights, rocket’s maiden flight in 2022
China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the ... -
Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation
Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world’s most diplomatically isolated governments. Somaliland Foreign Minister Essa Kayd met with ... -
Blinken lands in Australia ahead of Indo-Pacific meeting
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s ... -
Australia, Lithuania to unite in countering China pressures
The foreign ministers of Australia and Lithuania agreed yesterday to step up cooperation on strategic challenges, in particular pressures from China. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis ... -
Ukraine Crisis US general says Russia turmoil could spill to Middle East
The Army general tapped to take over as top U.S. commander in the Middle East warned senators yesterday [Macau time] that if Russian invades Ukraine, as ... -
This day in history | 1952 India passes first test of democracy
The Congress Party of India, led by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has won an outright victory in the country’s first general election. The party has won 249 ... -
Beijing 2022 | Roundup of Olympic gold medals
Wednesday, Feb.9 ALPINE SKIING WOMEN’S SLALOM Petra Vlhova added an Olympic gold medal to her growing list of achievements, winning the women’s slalom at the Beijing ... -
Beijing 2022 | Shiffrin shaken by ‘letdown’ of 2 exits in 2 Olympic races
The first question posed to Mikaela Shiffrin as she met with reporters after her second consecutive quick exit from an Alpine skiing race at the Beijing ... -
Beijing 2022 | EXPLAINER | All those flips and twists on Olympic halfpipe
Australian snowboarder Scotty James calls the process of perfecting his signature trick on the halfpipe akin to a right-handed person “trying to write a thesis with ... -
Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades
Plastic pollution at sea is reaching worrying levels and will continue to grow even if significant action is taken now to stop such waste from reaching ... -
The Buzz | UK to require porn sites to verify users are 18 or older
Britain’s government said all pornography websites will be legally required to verify that users are 18 or older as part of new online safety rules. Under ... -
China Daily | International cooperation to break US chip blockade
In a move that is clearly aimed at maintaining its own advantages in high technology, the United States has once again used domestic regulatory measures in ... -
Thursday, February 10, 2022 – edition no. 3948
* What happens in Macau — Nevada union calls for investigation in US into Suncity’s relationship with gaming operators * Events | Macao International 10K budgeted ...
