Daily Archives: Thursday, February 17, 2022
-
THE CONVERSATION | Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it’s made
The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic venues have ... -
Three education funds to be merged
A parliamentary committee has concluded its discussion of the reviews of two education-related laws, in which the integration of three existing education funds has been proposed. ... -
Covid-19 Full vaccination needed for HK, Taiwan entrants
The Macau government announced yesterday that, from February 21, entrants older than 12 years from Hong Kong or Taiwan will need to be fully vaccinated before ... -
40 local students to return from Hong Kong from today
A group of 40 local students who have been studying in Hong Kong university institutions are to return to Macau today and tomorrow, the Education and ... -
Gaming | Committee on track to complete law analysis before ‘deadline’
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has been meeting daily, aiming to finish its discussion of the new gaming law. According to sources ... -
JLL names Oliver Tong as general manager
Real estate services firm JLL Macau has recently appointed Oliver Tong as general manager, effective March 1. While taking up his new role, Tong will continue ... -
Gaming | Wynn seeing pent-up demand ‘at all levels of business’
The only measure by which to judge the impact of the disappearance of junket operators is activity over the Chinese New Year holiday, during which Wynn ... -
Chinese nation moving with Macau towards the ‘great rejuvenation’: Fu Ziying
China is moving forward into a new chapter of “great power and worldwide significance” and Macau is moving with it, assuming the responsibilities and reaping the ... -
Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as ALICE FUNG & DAVID RISING, HONG KONG-19 cases surge
Hospitals in Hong Kong were struggling yesterday to keep up with an influx of new coronavirus patients amid record numbers of new infections as the city’s ... -
Japan’s Kirin to sell China joint venture to investment fund
Kirin is selling its China soft drinks joint venture to an investment fund, the Japanese beer and beverage maker said yesterday. The move comes shortly after ... -
South Korea to give out rapid tests as Omicron shatters record
South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior care facilities starting next week as it weathers an unprecedented wave of infections ... -
North Korea | Regime celebrates late leader’s birthday amid hardships
North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China, ... -
Cambodia | Last freshwater dolphin in Mekong River dies
The last surviving freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing net, ... -
Ukraine Crisis | NATO sees no sign Russia is pulling back troops
Russia said yesterday it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow ... -
This day in history | 1992 Cannibal killer jailed for life
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wisconsin for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. Dahmer, ... -
Beijing 2022 | Valieva listed two legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
Two legal substances used to improve heart function are listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva before her drug ... -
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
Victory, of sorts, for Eritrea’s sole Winter Olympian — one of just six athletes competing for African countries at the Games in China — was achieved ... -
Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers yesterday [Macau time] alleging ... -
Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks
A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat ... -
Washington is asking Asia-Pacific to pay the price for isolating China
In the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States it released on Friday, the Joe Biden administration has notably proposed an Indo-Pacific economic framework. The harm that ... -
Thursday, February 17, 2022 – edition no. 3953
* Full vaccination for HK, Taiwan entrants * 40 local students to return from Hong Kong from today * Chinese nation moving with Macau towards the ...
