Yearly Archives: 2022
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1981 Thatcher gives in to miners
Mrs Thatcher’s Conservative Government has withdrawn plans to close 23 pits in its first major u-turn since coming to power two years ago. President of the ... -
Finding yourself in ‘The Worst Person in the World’
There is a fallacy of youthful restlessness that’s easy to forget when it’s mostly in the rearview mirror: It’s possible to both not know what you ... -
Reinventing classics
Next month, Wynn Palace’s two-Michelin-starred Sichuan restaurant – Sichuan Moon – will launch a brand new world view of Sichuan cuisine, presenting “colour of taste” as ... -
G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery
Countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic as it lingers in many parts of the world, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ... -
Japan’s deficit reaches 8-year high as energy imports soar
Japan racked up a 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) trade deficit last month, an eight-year high, as the cost of energy imports soared, the government said ... -
It’s not all divisions and tensions between China and the West
At a time when the world seems beset by intractable problems and rising tensions, the positive tone of Wednesday’s telephone conversation between President Xi Jinping and ... -
Friday, February 18, 2022 – edition no. 3954
* Better safe than sorry — Health authorities make contingency plans for potential Covid-19 outbreak while civil servants must complete vaccination before February 21 * Tuesday ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it’s made
The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic venues have ... -
Three education funds to be merged
A parliamentary committee has concluded its discussion of the reviews of two education-related laws, in which the integration of three existing education funds has been proposed. ... -
Covid-19 Full vaccination needed for HK, Taiwan entrants
The Macau government announced yesterday that, from February 21, entrants older than 12 years from Hong Kong or Taiwan will need to be fully vaccinated before ... -
40 local students to return from Hong Kong from today
A group of 40 local students who have been studying in Hong Kong university institutions are to return to Macau today and tomorrow, the Education and ... -
Gaming | Committee on track to complete law analysis before ‘deadline’
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has been meeting daily, aiming to finish its discussion of the new gaming law. According to sources ... -
JLL names Oliver Tong as general manager
Real estate services firm JLL Macau has recently appointed Oliver Tong as general manager, effective March 1. While taking up his new role, Tong will continue ... -
Gaming | Wynn seeing pent-up demand ‘at all levels of business’
The only measure by which to judge the impact of the disappearance of junket operators is activity over the Chinese New Year holiday, during which Wynn ... -
Chinese nation moving with Macau towards the ‘great rejuvenation’: Fu Ziying
China is moving forward into a new chapter of “great power and worldwide significance” and Macau is moving with it, assuming the responsibilities and reaping the ... -
Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as ALICE FUNG & DAVID RISING, HONG KONG-19 cases surge
Hospitals in Hong Kong were struggling yesterday to keep up with an influx of new coronavirus patients amid record numbers of new infections as the city’s ... -
Japan’s Kirin to sell China joint venture to investment fund
Kirin is selling its China soft drinks joint venture to an investment fund, the Japanese beer and beverage maker said yesterday. The move comes shortly after ... -
South Korea to give out rapid tests as Omicron shatters record
South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior care facilities starting next week as it weathers an unprecedented wave of infections ... -
North Korea | Regime celebrates late leader’s birthday amid hardships
North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China, ... -
Cambodia | Last freshwater dolphin in Mekong River dies
The last surviving freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing net, ... -
Ukraine Crisis | NATO sees no sign Russia is pulling back troops
Russia said yesterday it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow ... -
This day in history | 1992 Cannibal killer jailed for life
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wisconsin for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. Dahmer, ... -
Beijing 2022 | Valieva listed two legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
Two legal substances used to improve heart function are listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva before her drug ... -
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
Victory, of sorts, for Eritrea’s sole Winter Olympian — one of just six athletes competing for African countries at the Games in China — was achieved ... -
Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers yesterday [Macau time] alleging ... -
Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks
A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat ... -
Washington is asking Asia-Pacific to pay the price for isolating China
In the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States it released on Friday, the Joe Biden administration has notably proposed an Indo-Pacific economic framework. The harm that ... -
Thursday, February 17, 2022 – edition no. 3953
* Full vaccination for HK, Taiwan entrants * 40 local students to return from Hong Kong from today * Chinese nation moving with Macau towards the ... -
Expected proceeds from 2022 Macau Famine kept at 2021 level
The group organizing the annual Macau Famine events hopes to retain the total of MOP1 million in donations from the events this year, the same target ... -
English, Portuguese local media help ‘world’ to better understand Macau: CE
English and Portuguese language media efforts are “crucial to enhancing understanding about Macau and China across the world,” Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday during ... -
A boost in efforts required to attract talent to cooperation zone
The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, said more effort is needed to attract a greater number of skilled professionals to the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in ... -
Hao vs LVS | Court finds link between AAEC and LVS unproven at the time of swap for Galaxy
A local court has found that there is no proof that an agreement between the Asian American Entertainment Company (AAEC) and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation ... -
Gaming | Committee: Stipulation on concessionaires ownership of casinos ‘not new’
The requirement that gambling concessionaires need to operate in venues they own “is not a new introduction,” lawmaker Chan Chak Mo, president of the parliament’s Second ... -
Foreign exchange reserves at MOP216.6b
The preliminary estimate of Macau SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP216.6 billion at the end of January 2022, the Monetary Authority of Macao has announced. ...
