Daily Archives: Friday, March 18, 2022
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In video call, Biden presses Xi on Russia support
Key figures for a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours today (Friday) as the White ... -
Macau residency required for future casino collaborators
As proposed in a current draft law and promoted by the government, it is very likely in the future that all casino intermediaries or junkets will ... -
February visitors down 5.6% despite CNY arrivals
The Macau SAR saw a decrease of 5.6% month-on-month in visitor arrivals, which totaled 655,505 in February, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Over 130 applications to obsolete mopeds with electric
More than 130 applications for the “Plan for Granting Financial Support for the Scrapping of Obsolete Motorcycles and their Replacement with New Electric Motorcycles” have been ... -
Correctional services require negative NAT prior to visiting facilities
The Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) stated that those seeking to enter its facilities, including the Coloane Prison and the Youth Detention Institute, must possess a negative ... -
Trio of association administrators sentenced for subsidy fraud
Three administrators from two associations have been sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation by a court of law after being found guilty of committing ... -
Call for submission for int’l short film festival
The organizers of the Macau International Short Film Festival are calling for submissions to the international short film competition, SHORTS, and the international music video competition, ... -
Man accused of assault and damage to private property
A 46-year-old local resident has been accused of trespassing and wreaking havoc at an industrial building located at the Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga, the Public Security ... -
Gov’t presents plans to face an outbreak, capacity increased to 2,700 beds
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center presented yesterday the contingency plans in the event of a large-scale outbreak of Covid-19 in Macau. The plan comes ... -
Gov’t to allow Covid-19 self-tests in addition to NAT
The government will enforce the use of Covid-19 rapid antigen self-tests in specific cases as an additional source of testing to the nucleic acid tests (NAT). ... -
Biden to call Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues
President Joe Biden will speak today with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia’s war against Ukraine. White ... -
China watchdog weighs letting US inspect company audits: report
China’s securities regulator is weighing a proposal that would allow U.S. regulators to inspect auditors’ working papers for some companies as soon as this year, ... -
21 killed in pre-dawn Russian attack on school
Twenty-one people have been killed by Russian artillery that destroyed a school and a community center in Merefa, near the northeast city of Kharkiv, officials said. ... -
1974 Violent border clashes at Golan Heights
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed and three others injured in the worst day of violence along the Golan Heights in three months. Initial reports ... -
In ‘X,’ a 1970s porn shoot runs into trouble
In Houston 1979, a small film crew arrives to make a porn film in a rented cottage on a farm belonging to an aged couple, one ... -
Jazzy Celebration
The season, St. Regis Bar’s “Jack’s Club” Jazz Events are starting on March 26, 2022 with a series of live jazz performances that showcase a catalogue ... -
Beauty of the Outdoors
For their latest Spring campaign, Canada Goose has partnered with photographer and actor Cole Sprouse and a diverse collective of creative talent on an elevated outdoor ... -
Shenzhen to reopen, still trying to contain virus
Companies in Shenzhen, a major Chinese business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks progress, the government said yesterday, following a ... -
Japanese PM to visit India to build Indo-Pacific partnership
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to strengthen their partnership in the Indo-Pacific and beyond in view of China’s ... -
Zelenskyy, Biden show different styles, missions
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy are men of different generations, countries and styles — and with very different missions. Zelenskyy is fighting to ... -
Friday, March 18, 2022 – edition no. 3974
* Ukraine War | Xi, Biden talk Russia today — Biden to call Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues today following an apparent breakthrough in talks ...
