Daily Archives: Thursday, April 21, 2022
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Is Ukrainian a language or a dialect? That depends on whom you ask and how the war ends
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has increased by ... -
Gov’t hopes to launch new round of consumption cards on Jun. 1
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL) that the government hopes to be able to launch the ... -
Mean air temperature relatively high in 2021
The annual mean air temperature in Macau in 2021 was relatively high, at 23.5 degrees Celsius, up by 0.2 degrees year-on-year and 0.7 ºdegrees above the climatological norm for ... -
New junkets bill approved on first reading
The new bill to amend the rules and regulations for the activities of gaming promoters, also known as junkets, has passed on the first reading at ... -
Jefferies: Short-term prospects in Macau remain bleak
The recovery of the gaming sector is likely to be further delayed even after the May 1 Labor Day, due to increased border controls and new ... -
F&B sector revenues drop 5% y-o-y
Revenues of restaurants and related establishments interviewed dropped 5.3% year-on-year in February 2022, with Western restaurants, Chinese restaurants and Japanese & Korean restaurants recording respective falls ... -
More studies needed to reinforce HK-style SME support in Macau
More data and further studies are needed if a financial support scheme for small and medium sized enterprises on the Hong Kong model were to be ... -
New ‘Stay, Dine and See Macao’ itineraries
Parallel with the Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022 in early May, the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project will unveil the drone-themed tour especially ... -
Shanghai allows four million out of homes as virus rules ease
Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes yesterday as anti-virus controls that shut down China’s biggest city eased, while the International Monetary Fund ... -
YouTube takes down leader candidate’s channel
YouTube yesterday took down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against ... -
Ramos-Horta set to win presidency for second time
East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election, according to over 60% of the ... -
Solomon Islands leader defends new security pact with China
The Solomon Islands prime minister confirmed yesterday that his government has signed a new security agreement with China, but told lawmakers it would not “undermine the ... -
Putin’s War Ukraine refugees top five million as assault intensifies
After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family’s home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged ... -
1975 Vietnam’s President Thieu resigns
The President of South Vietnam has been forced to resign accusing the United States of betrayal. In a TV and radio address, outgoing President Nguyen Van ... -
Netflix aims to curtail password sharing, considers adsNetflix aims to curtail password sharing, considers ads
An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes it has long resisted: Minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising. Looming ... -
Salah double as Liverpool routs Man United 4-0 to top EPL
Liverpool is back where Manchester United is far from reaching: Top of the Premier League. To know why there is such a deficit in quality now ... -
Citing Russia’s war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%
The International Monetary Fund yesterday [Macau time] downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia’s war in Ukraine for disrupting global ... -
Mexican Senate approves nationalization of lithium mining
Mexico’s Senate passed a bill yesterday to nationalize lithium mining and extraction. The bill was submitted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is expected to ... -
Dynamic clearing the option that puts people’s lives first
No matter how many countries choose to co-exist with the novel coronavirus, China will continue to stick to its tried and proved dynamic clearing policy, as ... -
Thursday, April 21, 2022 – edition no. 3995
* 8,000 in June — Using the same formula as the second round, gov’t hopes to launch next consumption cards June 1 * Economy | More ...
