Yearly Archives: 2022
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Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens
President Michel Aoun left Lebanon’s presidential palace yesterday, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a political vacuum ... -
Cooperation benefits both Germany and China
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay a formal visit to China on Friday at Premier Li Keqiang’s invitation. Short as it may be — reportedly no ... -
Monday, October 31, 2022 – edition no. 4124
* On a loop — The new Covid-19 cluster discovered yesterday triggered tightened measures as city doubles down on zero-Covid * infrastructure | Beijing greenlights land ... -
RAT tests rolled out as city logs four Covid-19 positives in a single day
As the city saw four new positive SARS-CoV-2 results yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) has triggered tighter measures, such as regular tests and shortened Covid-19 test ... -
140,000 residents get ‘life support subsidy’ on the first day
About 140,000 residents received the latest round of government support via the “life support subsidy” on the first day the subsidy was distributed (Friday, October 28). ... -
Gov’t starts to cancel events, mandates residents to undergo RAT
The SAR government has started to cancel events or cut them short, while mandating all people in Macau to take SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for ... -
Patient’s son tests positive, Fai Chi Kei NATs negative so far
The son of the 66-year-old Covid-19 patient tested positive for the virus, authorities announced past midnight, after reports that it had not identified positive results from ... -
Lusofonia returns for silver jubilee from today to Oct. 30
This year’s Lusofonia Festival will return from today to Sunday at the Taipa-Houses Museum in the 25th anniversary celebration of Macanese culture. It will also showcase ... -
Bills on currency, minor alcohol consumption ban enter legislation process
The government presented two legislative bills to parliament yesterday. The first bill relates to currency establishment and issuance. The second bill concerns banning the sale to, ... -
Hengqin to offer subsidies up to RMB60m for financial institutions
Measures to support financial institutions in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will take effect from November 7, according to a statement issued by the ... -
Ho’s family to continue operating Portugal’s biggest casinos
Family of the late casino tycoon, Stanley Ho, will continue to operate two of Portugal’s largest casinos after a commission jury dismissed a proposal made by ... -
Macau-Hengqin Craft Market calls for booth operators
The SAR government is calling for booth operators for the upcoming Macau-Hengqin Craft Market that will be held at Ocean Square outside Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom ... -
Hotel occupancy in Q3 dips 25% y-o-y
The average occupancy rate of hotel guest rooms decreased 12.9 percentage points year-on-year to 37.5% in the first three quarters of this year. The number of ... -
Travel agencies record MOP119m deficit in 2021
The travel agency industry registered a deficit of MOP119 million in 2021, a smaller deficit compared to 2020 (-MOP186 million), according to the latest data from ... -
Melco promotes talent diversification for industry diversification needs
Melco Resorts & Entertainment continues to support local talent diversification to meet the needs of the integrated resorts industry’s diversification. Implementing a systematic approach to accelerate ... -
Top Beijing official in city reiterates Gov’t’s stance on Macau
The central government’s overall jurisdiction and a high degree of autonomy in the special administrative regions should be ensured, according to Commissioner Liu Xianfa yesterday. The ... -
Chinese, Russia defense chiefs hold telephone conference
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held a recent telephone call with his Russia counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, to “exchange views on international and regional issues of mutual ... -
Hard-drive maker Seagate Tech faces sanctions warning
Seagate Technology said yesterday the U.S. Department of Commerce has warned it may charge the computer hard-drive maker with violating restrictions on exports of high-tech products ... -
Huawei says revenue down 2.2% so far this year
Chinese tech giant Huawei’s revenue rose in the latest quarter as infrastructure sales helped to offset damage to its smartphone business under U.S. sanctions, according to ... -
Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica’s pristine waters. Conservationists say new marine protected ... -
1979 Chairman Hua arrives in London
The first Chinese leader to visit Britain, Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, has arrived in London at the start of a six-day visit. He was welcomed at Heathrow ... -
A 1960s underground abortion network in ‘Call Jane’
In Phyllis Nagy’s “Call Jane,” Joy (Elizabeth Banks) is a 1960s housewife married to a defense attorney (Chris Messina) with a teenage daughter (Grace Edwards) and ... -
Taylor Swift gets dark, electric on ‘Midnights’
All of me changed like midnight,” Taylor Swift confesses halfway through her latest album, the aptly named and moody “Midnights.” It’s a moment on the electric ... -
Hong Kongers who clapped in court jailed on sedition charges
Two Hong Kong residents, including a pastor, were found guilty of sedition and sentenced to jail yesterday for clapping and criticizing a judge during a previous ... -
China investigates alleged ‘overseas bases’ to target dissidents
China has reportedly established dozens of “overseas police stations” in nations around the world that activists fear could be used to track and harass dissidents as ... -
Democracy dies when money knocks on the door
Dark money is pouring into the US political arena as the 2022 midterm elections approach. According to The New York Times, Barre Seid, a secretive electronics ... -
Friday, October 28, 2022 – edition no. 4123
* Fai Chi Kei tests | Zero contagion * Weekend | Lusofonia party returns for silver jubilee * tTunes * AL Plenary: Bills on digital ... -
New gov’t mandates limit group travelers
In anticipation of the upcoming resumption of e-visas and group travel visas to enter the city, the local government has announced guidelines on capacity limits and ... -
Non-jabbed Covid-19 patient detected in Fai Chi Kei, mass testing underway
A female asymptomatic 66-year-old patient who has not received any SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was detected as having Covid-19 yesterday in the northwestern district of Fai Chi Kei. Part ... -
Alvin Chau lawyer replaced; Manuel Leong takes over from Leong Weng Pun
Lawyer Leong Weng Pun, who has been representing the former leader of the demised junket company Suncity Group, Alvin Chau, in the case currently on trial ... -
Morgan Stanley: 2022 GGR to be under MOP45b
Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has amended its forecast for the city’s gaming sector in 2022 to just under MOP44.93 billion. Analysts Praveen Choudhary and Gareth Leung ... -
Afraid of needles? China rolling out oral vaccine
The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine yesterday in what appears to be a world first. The vaccine, a mist that is ... -
LRT East Line to be built in two sections will ‘save time and money’
The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Eastern Line that will link the Taipa Maritime Ferry Terminal at Pac On to the Border Gate, passing through Zone A ... -
Guangdong to issue another RMB2b in offshore gov’t bonds in Macau
The Guangdong government will issue three-year offshore renminbi-denominated municipal government bonds in Macau tomorrow, with an expected issue size of RMB2 billion. The Guangdong municipal bonds ... -
Germany finds compromise over Chinese stake in Hamburg port
Germany’s government agreed on a compromise yesterday that will allow a Chinese shipping group to take a smaller stake in the operator of the country’s biggest ...
