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 previous weeklong requirement will be

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

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.

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

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 surplus of

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 January

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

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

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 behavior”

Japanese leader’s trip to China in ‘72 was diplomatic gamble

The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the

1960 Khrushchev anger erupts at UN

The Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev has disrupted a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with several angry outbursts. Twice he pounded his desk and twice

Bank of England to buy UK bonds to avert financial risk

The Bank of England said yesterday that it will launch a temporary government bond-buying program to stave off “material risk to U.K. financial stability” after

Spain tops Portugal late to reach Final Four

Portugal 0, Spain 1 Luis Enrique was ready for the criticism to start pouring out back home. He knew another setback so close to the World

English club Worcester suspended amid financial issues

English Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors were suspended from all competitions this week after plunging into financial turmoil amid debts totaling more than 25 million pounds

Australia demands Optus pay for new customer IDs after breach

Australia’s federal and state governments yesterday called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver’s licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 million

EU vows to act if energy lines hit as firms ramp up security

The European Union suspects that damage to  The episode underscored the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure and further heightened tensions in the continent. Seismologists reported that

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