Yearly Archives: 2022
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Kim lays out key goals to boost military power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented new plans to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media ... -
Rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths, damage
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still ... -
Irish tourist dies in fall from moving train
An Irish national taking a tour in western Thailand died Tuesday after falling out of a moving train, police said. The man was identified as 45-year-old ... -
Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones: minister
Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop combat models that can attack the exploding drones Russia has used during its ... -
1975 New laws to end battle of the sexes
Radical new legislation introducing a woman’s right to equal pay and status in the workplace and in society have come into force in the UK. The ... -
Man United beats Forest, but Ten Hag wants a new striker
Man U 3, Nottingham 0 As Erik ten Hag confirmed Manchester United’s ongoing search for a new striker, his existing ones made up for Cristiano Ronaldo’s ... -
Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’
The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old’s condition, the Vatican said yesterday. Vatican ... -
Germany: Former Nazi camp secretary, 97, appeals conviction
A 97-year-old woman is appealing her conviction in Germany of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders when she was a secretary to the commander ... -
New stage for control of Covid-19
Starting from Jan 8 next year, COVID-19 will be managed as a Category B infectious disease rather than as Category A, the National Health Commission said ... -
Thursday, December 29, 2022 – edition no. 4159
* Back on beaten track — Macau is the most popular city among travel destinations, according to Ctrip study * Employment | Integrated resorts looking for ... -
Following Ho’s site check, complaints on long A&E line persist
Residents have complained to a radio show that hospital congestion at Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments was still present, even after Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s ... -
About 40% KWH medical staff test positive for SARS-CoV-2
Since the start of this outbreak, about 40% of the medical staff at the private Kiang Wu Hospital have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, local media ... -
Gov’t converts 24-hr outpatient area to provisional A&E observation ward
The round-the-clock outpatient ward at the government hospital has been temporarily converted into an observation ward for the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, the Health Bureau ... -
Taiwan extends compulsory military service to one year
Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, Tsai Ing-wen said today (Tuesday), as the self-ruled island faces ... -
Golden Bus frequency up to 30 trips per day
The Golden Bus route has added more bus services between Macau and Hong Kong, with up to 30 buses scheduled each day. The increased frequency has ... -
Companies welcome end to China quarantines for visitors
Companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity while Japan on Tuesday announced restrictions ... -
Gov’t drops regular testing for key groups
Health authorities have announced that testing for key groups who need to undergo regular nucleic acid tests (NATs) has been canceled from today. An announcement from ... -
Macau Daily Times won’t publish print edition Wednesday
Due to a string of COVID-19 infections among Macau Daily Times staff, we are unable to publish the newspaper tomorrow (Wednesday). However, MDT website will be ... -
China to scrap Covid-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the National Health Commission announced in the latest easing of the ... -
No turning back on reopening amid pandemic peak: Ho Iat Seng
There would not be any backtrack on the reopening of the city as the easing of restrictions was aimed at “opening up, so everyone could soon ... -
Policy, climate, war make 2022 ‘pivot year’ for clean energy
For renewable energy companies in India, it’s a good time to be in business. One of India’s largest renewable energy firms, Renew Power, will be among ... -
30% of hospitalized patients considered ‘severe cases’: Gov’t
With over 300 Covid-19 patients currently hospitalized, some 100 cases are considered severe due to underlying diseases, according to the Health Bureau director, Alvis Lo. Of ... -
Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on the Christmas story
For many Christians around the world, celebrating the Nativity, or the birth of Jesus Christ, is the most important part of the Christmas season. Among the ... -
Operators to face extra 20% of non-gaming investment if GGR tops MOP180b
The six gaming operators are expected to face another burden if gaming revenues reach MOP180 billion each year, as they will be required to invest an ... -
CE calls for ‘extra effort’ to put ‘one country, two systems’ into daily practice
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has urged those from civil society and all walks of life to make a “further effort to put into ... -
Macau-plated cars to start driving in Guangdong from January 1
From January 1, 2023, non-commercial lightweight motor vehicles with only a Macau registration plate may be driven in Guangdong province, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced. ... -
China limits how it defines Covid deaths in official count
China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits ... -
November visitors plunge 54%
Visitor arrivals suffered a plunge of 54.3% year-on-year and 36.8% month-on-month to 366,511 in November, as the neighboring region saw a rise in coronavirus cases. Initially, ... -
CE in Beijing for four-day duty visit
The Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng is in Beijing from Dec. 21 to 24 to report to state leaders on the government work done in ... -
Marine technology makes Bay Area greener, safer
An orange-colored flash in the shape of a surfboard cut through a raging sea off Weihai, Shandong province, on Aug 9, before quickly returning with a ... -
Graft-buster boss cautions on alleged Chui’s role in corruption case
Commissioner Against Corruption Chan Tsz King has urged members of the public to refrain from making unnecessary assumptions about the bribery case concerning former public works ... -
Beijing human rights activist immobilized by Covid-19 app
Wang Yu, hailed by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested, imprisoned and politically harassed for her work as a human ... -
Australia-China ministers meet in bid to repair ties
The foreign ministers of Australia and China met in Beijing yesterday in a bid to restore high-level political contacts and return stability to a relationship that ... -
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was making his way to Washington yesterday for a summit with President Joe Biden and to address Congress in his first known ... -
1989 Brandenburg Gate re-opens
Berlin’s most famous landmark the Brandenburg Gate has been opened for the first time in almost three decades. Thousands of people spilled on to the city’s ...
