Yearly Archives: 2022
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China to further encourage foreign investment, push globalization
China will further intensify its efforts to encourage foreign investment, an official with the country’s top economic planner said yesterday. Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the ... -
Few international riders for GP should force regulation change
The low number of international riders interested in taking part in the 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, which returns to the Guia circuit this year after ... -
Gov’t denies casinos are preparing to cut staff
The government has refuted speculation that casino operators are preparing to cut staff once they obtain the renewed 10-year licenses from the government before the end ... -
Civil service law under review by parliamentary committee
The bill to review the civil servant law was passed yesterday at its first reading in parliament with two abstention votes, but will nevertheless later be ... -
Global shares mostly higher as markets eye China meeting
Global shares were mostly higher yesterday as investors kept their eyes on a weeklong Communist Party congress in China. Britain’s new Treasury chief was due to ... -
Low chance of T8 today
Typhoon Signal No. 3 was hoisted yesterday afternoon, with a “relatively low” chance of Signal No. 8 being issued today. Typhoon Nesat, located over the northern ... -
Lawmaker calls for more flexible property rental evaluation
Better modes of rental evaluation for commercial spaces at government housing estates will help improve the quality of living in these areas, lawmaker Ron Lam said ... -
Industrial sector records rise in revenues
Receipts and Expenditure of establishments engaged in industrial related activities amounted to MOP10.39 billion and MOP7.54 billion respectively in 2021, up by 11.8% and 7.8% year-on-year. ... -
AL passes own budget for the coming year
In a parliamentary plenary yesterday, the Legislative Assembly (AL) passed its budget for the fiscal year of 2023. The budget amounted to MOP198,208,000, a reduction of ... -
Ho Iat Seng to fully implement ‘spirit of national congress report’
The SAR government will lead sectors of the local community to “earnestly study, understand, and fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress report,” ... -
Payments, agreements made online to integrate Zhuhai-Macau social security
Eligible Macau residents and mainland people working in Greater Bay Area are now able to pay online for social security insurance and sign tripartite agreement issues ... -
Xi calls on Chinese to pull together with one mind to realize national rejuvenation
Xi Jinping yesterday called on all Chinese people to stay united as “a piece of hard steel” under the leadership of the Communist Party of China ... -
Report sets course for socialist path
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China convened in Beijing on Sunday. In the report Xi Jinping delivered at the opening session, he ... -
Country has stronger capability of ensuring food security: official
China has been improving its capability of ensuring food security over the past decade, with higher annual grain output and stable market operation, an official said ... -
What delegates say
Wang Yaping, China’s first female spacewalker who has taken part in two spaceflights The selection for the fourth group of astronaut candidates has now begun. We ... -
Ukrainians’ resilience persists despite new Russian barrage
When massive, coordinated Russian bombardments shook cities and towns across Ukraine a week ago to trigger a new phase in the Kremlin’s war, one strike left a huge ... -
1989 East Germany leader ousted
The Communist leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker, has been forced to step down as leader of the country. After 18 years in power he will ... -
Uber Eats, Leafly team up to deliver cannabis in Toronto
Food delivery app Uber Eats and Leafly have joined forces with local suppliers to offer cannabis delivery in Toronto starting yesterday. The companies say it’s the ... -
Sands Resorts Macao declared ‘Best Resort in China’ by TTG
Sands Resorts Macao has once again been honored as ‘Best Resort in China’ at the 15th Annual TTG China Travel Awards. With three European-themed properties – The ... -
Wynn donates MOP300,000 to Welfare Shop Project
Wynn has maintained its support for the Welfare Shop Project of Macau Holy House of Mercy with a donation of MOP300,000, as well as sponsoring the ... -
World Cup host Qatar wins rights for 2023 Asian Cup
With the World Cup in Qatar just weeks away, the country was selected yesterday as host of the 2023 Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation. ... -
Agency says BTS members will serve in South Korea’s military
The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said yesterday, effectively ending a debate on ... -
China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
China’s ruling Communist Party says it has probed almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553. ... -
China’s party congress promises continuity, not change
The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change. The weeklong meeting, which opened Sunday, is expected to reappoint ... -
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 – edition no. 4115
* Door’s open — China to further encourage foreign investment, push globalization, says CPC’s reform commission head Zhao Chenxin * Grand Prix | Few int’l riders ... -
Xi emphasizes Chinese path to modernization as central task
Xi Jinping delivered a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) yesterday. He started by saying that the five years ... -
ExCo approves digital currency use
The draft for the Currency Establishment and Issuance Legal System includes a direction to digitize the pataca and a proposal to adopt the digital currency as ... -
Jetfoil conservation group calls on gov’t to resume sea routes
The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has urged the governments of the two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) to resume the activity of the Hong Kong-Macau ferry routes, ... -
SSM’s updated quarantine notice sparks social media decry
While many are yearning for shorter quarantine for arrivals, the Health Bureau (SSM) has issued a “confusingly written” notice about the end of self-monitoring for arrivals ... -
Musk has a ‘super app’ plan for Twitter. It’s super vague
Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and ... -
New bill to identify drinks with 1.2% alcohol as alcoholic
The Executive Council has also finished discussing a bill on alcoholic drinks for minors, which proposes that drinks with 1.2% of alcohol by volume be considered ... -
Xi stresses upholding, improving policy of ‘One country, two systems’
Xi Jinping yesterday stressed upholding and improving the policy of ‘One country, two systems’. “The policy of ‘One country, two systems’ is a great innovation of ... -
AAEC letter no impact on gov’t decision: JP Morgan
Brokerage JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) has stated that the recent letter sent by Asian American Entertainment Corporation (AAEC) to the city’s gaming commission for casino ... -
Gaming scholar forecasts GGR to only recover to 70% of 2019
Local gross gaming revenue (GGR) will never return to the pre-pandemic levels and, at most, will only recover to 70% of 2019 levels, Professor Zheng Zhonglu, ... -
Pandemic drives ambulance services work up in 2022
Except for fires that decreased slightly (-4.15%), the work of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) has increased significantly during the first nine months of this year, ...
