Monthly Archives: September 2022
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Tourism chief hopes for daily tourist arrivals of 20,000 during Oct. 1 holidays
At a press event yesterday, a tourism official expressed his hope that the city will attract 20,000 visitors per day during the seven-day October 1 holidays ... -
Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
Taiwan yesterday said it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central Epidemic Command Center announced that the previous ... -
Hengqin delegates visit SAR for talks on talent practices
A delegation from the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin recently visited the SAR to promote talent introduction systems and cross-border financial innovation and development. During the ... -
Realtor sees no basis to expect bounce in property prices
An executive at a regional real estate agency foresees that real estate prices will remain low despite the expectation of better tourism prospects. The government recently ... -
Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years
Friend or foe? Or both? On the streets of Tokyo and Beijing, the ties between Japan and China remain complicated and often contradictory, 50 years after ... -
Daisy Ho appointed SJM managing director amid law overhaul
Daisy Ho has been appointed managing director (“administradora-delegada”) of SJM Resorts, S.A., amid the ongoing tender selection process regarding who will be awarded the 10-year gaming ... -
Hotel sector bullish on holidays as search traffic for local OTAs up 130% y-o-y
The hotel sector has been seeing a pick-up in arrivals during the holiday period at an accelerated pace in the past two weeks, the Macau Hotel ... -
2022 Consumer Carnival kicks off Oct. 15
The Macau Consumer Carnival is aiming to stimulate consumption and expand domestic demand in Macau amid the current economic crisis brought forth by the pandemic. In ... -
Export increases to MOP1.37b
Total merchandise exported amounted to MOP1.37 billion in August 2022, up by 28.3% year-on-year. The value of re-exports (MOP1.16 billion) grew by 31.0%, data from the ... -
Chinese tycoon faces civil trial in alleged rape
A Chinese billionaire, one of the richest people in the world, is heading to trial in Minneapolis to defend himself against allegations that he raped a ... -
Former vice governor of Hubei province expelled from CPC, public office
Cao Guangjing, former vice governor of central China’s Hubei Province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office “over ... -
Model fearing military junta heads to asylum in Canada
A fashion model from Myanmar who feared being arrested by the country’s military government if she was forced back home from exile has arrived in Canada, which ... -
White House’s Pacific strategy heralds new engagement in region
The White House yesterday unveiled a Pacific strategy designed to bolster U.S. engagement with more than a dozen island nations on issues including climate change and ... -
Cher appears at Balmain finale at Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week roared into full gear yesterday [Macau time] with atmospherics and excitement over Balmain’s evening fashion-music festival spectacular — a star-studded charity concert featuring ... -
1955 James Dean killed in car smash
The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. The 24-year-old actor was behind the wheel of his German-made ... -
‘Smile’ turns twisted grin into bland horror flick
I have mostly frowny faces for “Smile,” a bluntly unsettling and blandly grim new horror flick that wrings as much mileage as it can out of a ... -
Best of luxuries
Ritz-Carlton, Macau and French high-end trunks and leather goods-maker Pinel et Pinel present Pinel et Pinel Afternoon Tea Experience. This special tea set combines Pinel et ... -
The Bao Tou 1500 Metres Turf
2022-10-02 | Sat | 15:25 Owner Alliance return to his first outing of the new season, he should take all the beating from the field and ... -
Fish fossil catch from China includes oldest teeth ever
A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their ... -
Xi, Kishida exchange congrats on 50th anniversary of China-Japan diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday exchanged congratulatory messages over the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. In ... -
China-Japan ties for next 50 years
The China-Japan Joint Statement, inked by the two countries’ governments on Sept 29, 1972, put a complete end to the post-war confrontation and isolation between Beijing ... -
Friday, September 30, 2022 – edition no. 4106
* Red packs — MGTO hopes for daily tourist arrivals of 20,000 during National Day holidays in a city packed with events and fireworks * End ... -
Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
Taiwan today (Thursday) said it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central Epidemic Command Center announced that the ... -
Macau filmmakers get nominations in prestigious Taiwan film awards
Despite being only partially confident, the three local filmmakers who were nominated at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards (GHA) feel flattered by the recognition. Dubbed the ... -
Investment firm predicts mass GGR to reach 40% pre-pandemic levels in Q4
UBS analyst Angus Chan is estimating that the city’s mass gross gaming revenue (GGR) will reach 40% of pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter. With optimism, ... -
Zhuhai residents advised not to travel, MGTO boosts efforts in city promotion
The Zhuhai health authority is calling on mainland residents to celebrate National Day at home and avoid going to medium-risk or high-risk areas. For the upcoming ... -
Political advisor calls for efforts to enforce Beijing’s jurisdiction in the SARs
China’s top political advisor Wang Yang attended a reception on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China ... -
Yuan slides to 14-year low after US rate hikes
China’s yuan fell to a 14-year low against the dollar yesterday despite central bank efforts to stem the slide after U.S. interest rate hikes prompted traders ... -
UM forecasts economic growth to drop up to 29% in 2022
The University of Macau (UM) estimates that economic growth will drop between 26.4% and 29.2% this year. This is followed by a drop between 31.3% and ... -
BOP SAR left with MOP10.9b surplus for 2021
The overall preliminary balance of payments (BOP) of the Macau SAR recorded a surplus of MOP10.9 billion in 2021. Of which, the current account registered a ... -
Cultural commentator happy at nominations, fruitful subsidy scheme
Local cultural commentator and academic Pan Lei recounted his memories of seeing Hong at the GHA After Party in 2016. In that year, Lei was a ... -
Commercial flights plunge 40% y-o-y in August
Arriving and departing commercial flights totalled 485 trips in August, a decline of 39.1% year-on-year, data from the the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows. From ... -
Former top graft buster indicted on bribery charges
A former top graft buster at China’s ministry for intelligence and counterintelligence has been indicted on bribery charges, just weeks before a major congress of the ruling ... -
Restaurant fire kills 17 people in north-eastern city
A restaurant fire killed 17 people yesterday in the city of Changchun in northeastern China, authorities said. The fire was reported about 12:40 p.m. in a high-tech ... -
US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions
Standing on the deck of an American destroyer at a naval base here yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris directly challenged China by accusing it of “disturbing ...
