Monthly Archives: February 2022
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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 ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
Check out your birth certificate and surely you’ll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the “male” or ... -
Gaming | February GGR to rebound following Lunar New Year visitor arrivals
Analysts are expecting slightly higher gaming revenue for February following the increase in visitor numbers to the region during the Lunar New Year. Although the visitor ... -
11,300 residents participate in cross-border investment
The “Cross-Border Financial Management” pilot project in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) has attracted some 11,300 residents from Macau and mainland China as of December 31, 2021.According ... -
Gongbei Border Customs top official expelled from post
Deputy Commissioner of the Zhuhai Gongbei Border Customs, Xiong Zhenguo, was expelled from the public office for allegedly violating the “spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation.” The Eight-point ... -
GBA | Hengqin GDP hit USD7 billion in 2021
The annual regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 45.46 billion yuan (USD7.1 billion) in ... -
Studio City cuts budget for Phase 2
Studio City International Holdings Ltd reduced the project budget of the remaining works at Studio City to approximately USD1.2 billion, the company said in a filing. ... -
Notions of time and interaction between people exhibited at Ka Ho
Titled “Social Distance,” the exhibition by architect and photographer Ricardo Meireles will open to the public this Saturday. The exhibition aims to explore different notions of ... -
Housing prices held steady in Q4 of 2021
The residential property price index has remained steady with only marginal variations during the last quarter (Q4) of last year, according to information from the Statistics ... -
Crime | Resident scammed in credit card fraud
A local woman has filed a complaint with the Judiciary Police (PJ) claiming that her credit card details were unlawfully used to acquire an air ticket, ... -
China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges
China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19 cases at least partly ... -
US indictment accuses Chinese firm of stealing Motorola trade secrets
A federal indictment unsealed yesterday [Macau time] accuses a Chinese telecommunications company of stealing technology from Illinois-based Motorola Solutions Inc., in another case highlighting longstanding fears ... -
US bill aims to arrest China, Russia influence in Latin America
Two leading voices in Congress on Latin America have introduced bipartisan legislation to spur closer U.S. security cooperation in the region and turn back what they ... -
North Korea increases virus budget after partial border opening
North Korea plans to increase its government spending on pandemic measures by one-third this year to carry out leader Kim Jong Un’s calls for a more ... -
Philippines | No handshakes: Presidency hopefuls open campaigns
Campaigning in the Philippines’ presidential election started yesterday with a cast of candidates led by a late dictator’s son and the pro-democracy current vice president, with ... -
Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine
In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden met with Germany’s new leader yesterday [Macau time] and vowed the crucial Nord Stream 2 ... -
This day in history | 1950 McCarthy launches anti-red crusade
United States Senator Joe McCarthy has accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling ... -
Beijing 2022 | Praise for Eileen Gu breaks Chinese social media
Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from Chinese social media to their performances at the Winter Olympics. As freestyle skier Eileen Gu ... -
Beijing 2022 | Chen flips, spins way to world-record score at Olympics
Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Next up ... -
SNAPSHOT | Olympic press can grab high-tech naps
With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep on the job. They can’t visit the village rooms where competitors ... -
Oscars 2022 | ‘Power of the Dog’ tops noms with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10
Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood’s ... -
The Buzz | Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness yesterday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing ... -
China Daily | Washington reneges on Taiwan pledges
How far is Washington willing to push the envelope on the question of Taiwan? This is not just a grave concern for China, since Taiwan is ...
