Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 – edition no. 3947
* ‘Party’ is over — Gongbei Border Customs top official Xiong Zhenguo expelled from post after he was found to have accepted gifts, banquets and travel ... -
Crime | Croupier couple cons man out of HKD2.2 million
A local couple in their fifties is accused of defrauding a mainland man of the sum of HKD2.2 million over an alleged currency exchange deal, the ... -
Crime | Motorcyclist accused of hit and run involving pedestrian on sidewalk
A local 27-year-old man is accused of a hit and run after riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk and hitting a pedestrian, the Public Security Police ... -
Chinese New Year arrivals at over 113,000
Visitor arrivals for the seven-day long Chinese New Year holiday totaled to 113,699 tourists, far fewer than the average 20,000 daily tourist arrivals the government had ... -
Mobile payment transactions rise to 57m in Q4
The number of transactions carried out using local mobile payment tools grew by 5.4% from the previous quarter, to 56.9 million in the fourth quarter of ... -
UM research team develops novel metal-phenolic network
A research team from the University of Macau (UM) has developed a novel metal-phenolic network to potentiate the activation of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway ... -
TSI imposes heavier penalty for document forgery
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled in favor of an appeal from the public prosecution regarding a case involving forged documents and false declarations ... -
Registered firms slightly increases to over 81,000 in 2021
The number of registered companies in Macau totaled 81,060 in 2021, a slight increase of 5.7% compared to the number of firms registered in 2020 when ... -
LVS terminates agreement with three primary gaming promoters
Las Vegas Sands has confirmed that it has terminated its contracts with three gaming promoters as of December 2021. In its annual report, the parent company ... -
A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble
China’s capital city returned to work yesterday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday that was muted by the pandemic — especially for the thousands of ... -
Olympic diplomacy | Xi meets Poland, Pakistan leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping met las weekend with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic ... -
Covid-19 | Across Asia, spike in virus cases follows Lunar New Year
Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant ... -
Leaders meet around the globe hoping to calm Ukraine crisis
International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified yesterday, with French President Emmanuel Macron set to hold talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ... -
This day in history | 1952 New Queen proclaimed for UK
Princess Elizabeth has formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. Lords of the Council – numbering 150 – representatives ... -
Beijing 2022 | Shiffrin’s fall in Olympic giant slalom will stick with her
Mikaela Shiffrin will not soon forget what happened yesterday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. The poor transition that came five turns, and about ... -
GLIMPSES | The vibe’s industrial chic at Olympic big air run
Canadian freestyle skier Elena Gaskell twists and bends backward to grab her ski as she takes flight off the end of a manufactured ramp covered in ... -
Beijing 2022 | US skating star Chen, Japanese rival Hanyu set for showdown
Nathan Chen had enough pressure on him heading into the men’s program at the Beijing Olympics: One of the faces of the NBC broadcast, he is ... -
Olympics Spotlight
Peng Shuai Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Beijing. The IOC says the meeting took place over ... -
Spotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn’t ‘the answer’
Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense ... -
The buzz | Taiwanese supplier to chip producers announces expansion
GlobalWafers Co., which supplies silicon wafers to semiconductor manufacturers, says it will invest $3.6 billion in facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe after its ... -
China Daily | Face-to-face Winter Games diplomacy can help rally much needed unity
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games that officially kicked off on Friday night are not only a sports gala, they also provide a venue for intensive ... -
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 – edition no. 3946
* Slower rise — Chinese New Year arrivals at just over 113,000, lower than gov’t estimate, but 25% up from last year * Crime | Croupier ... -
Covid-19 | Health authorities downplay fourth vaccine, call for booster shot
Local health authorities are not considering, for the time being, the possibility of enforcing a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, medical director of the Conde ... -
2022 Sands China Macao Int’l 10K | 10K run to take place next month, registration this weekend
The 2022 Sands China Macao International 10K, a 10-kilometer run, will be held March 20, the Times learned from the Sports Bureau (ID). Registration for the ... -
New music director recruited for Macau’s orchestras
The new private entity that will manage Macau’s two orchestras is set to recruit a new music director, according to the new Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) ... -
Fewer cases of falling debris from buildings last year
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has handled a total of 240 cases related to the falling of debris from buildings in 2021, as per CB’s statistical ... -
Resident arriving from US classified as asymptomatic for Covid-19
A local resident who arrived in Macau on February 6 from the United States, via Singapore, has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival, the health authorities ... -
Beijing 2022 broadcast to promote national sports development
Macau kicked off the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics celebration on Friday at the Macao Science Center to commemorate the Winter Games being held at Beijing’s National ... -
Visitor arrivals surge 30% in 2021
Visitor arrivals grew by 30.7% year-on-year in 2021, while overnight-stay visitor arrivals and the average length of stay of visitors both increased, according to the figures ... -
Broad money supply continues to fall in December
Macau’s broad money supply decreased 0.5% month on month to 687.5 billion patacas in December 2021 with a stable share of patacas, the special administrative region’s ... -
Festivity returns to Macau in Chinese New Year amid Covid-19 pandemic
A “dancing golden dragon” of over 200 meters long meandered through Macau’s zigzagging narrow alleys. Dazzling floats and passionate performances entertained audiences lining up along a ... -
Chinese New Year visitors below gov’t expectations
Visitor arrivals into Macau increased during the Chinese New Year period compared to 2021, as per data revealed by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). However, ... -
IAM destroys surplus firecrackers and rockets
In accordance with the regulations, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) collected 39 boxes of surplus firecrackers, fireworks and rockets and destroyed them at Macau Peninsula’s fireworks ... -
Diplomacy | Xi says China, Egypt hold ‘similar visions and strategies’
China and Egypt “share similar visions and strategies in defending their own interests,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said this weekend in a meeting with Egypt’s authoritarian ... -
Russian bombers fly over Belarus amid Ukraine tensions
Russia yesterday [Macau time] sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry ...
