Yearly Archives: 2022
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No matter who climbs Beijing’s ranks, Xi rules: observer
For decades, Ho Pin made accurate predictions about China’s next leadership lineup — no small feat, given the black-box nature of Beijing politics. But now, days ... -
IC declines possibility of further restrictions on Guia Hill building
No extra restrictions can be placed on the Guia Hill suspended construction project as UNESCO has approved the altered design, president Leong Wai Man of the ... -
Sino-Lusophone pictorial fair to debut at fourth Sino-Lusophone Festival
A Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair will be premiered during the fourth Sino-Lusophone Cultural and Arts Festival, which will be held from October 28 to November ... -
Mortgage loans increase exponentially in August
Statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao show that new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased ... -
Gov’t calls for quick action to replace old diesel cars
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has recently called on diesel car owners seeking new subsidized vehicles to apply quickly. The government has launched the subsidy scheme ... -
Graft convictions extend Aung Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on two more corruption charges yesterday, with two three-year sentences to be served ... -
Sculpt Your Vital Self at TRIA, MGM
Making time for yourself, to relax and unwind, and to restore balance to mind, body, and soul is always paramount. Why not splurge on a serene ... -
World’s first space tourist signs up for flight around moon
The world’s first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship. ... -
Japan space agency rocket carrying eight satellites fails
Japan’s space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff yesterday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction command, in the country’s ... -
1992 Thousands of miners to lose their jobs [in UK]
The government is planning to close a third of Britain’s deep coal mines, with the loss of 31,000 jobs. The President of the Board of Trade, ... -
TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues
TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce with plans to operate its own U.S. warehouses, the kind of packing and shipping facilities more associated ... -
United Airlines starts early on summer 2023 plans for Europe
Buoyed by full planes across the Atlantic this summer, United Airlines is planning another increase in its summer service from the United States to Europe next ... -
PSG held at home by Benfica in Champions League
PSG 1, Benfica 1 Paris Saint-Germain can still count on Kylian Mbappé despite rumors he wants to leave the club. The World Cup winner scored his ... -
King Charles III to be crowned May 6 next year, palace says
King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world ... -
Venezuela, S. Korea, Afghanistan lose vote for UN rights body
Venezuela, South Korea and Afghanistan lost contested races for seats on the top U.N. human rights body yesterday [Macau time] by the General Assembly, which faced ... -
China’s dramatic rise in global sports arena
As I worked as a sports journalist for my first 10 years with China Daily, I have closely followed how China has grown from a minor ... -
Thursday, October 13, 2022 – edition no. 4112
* MDT Exclusive | No man is an island — Last Day Off, a locally produced short film on the life of migrant workers in ... -
Hengqin records surge in visitor arrivals from Macau
Tourist attractions in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin drew 288,300 visitors during the October 1 to 7 National Day holiday – an increase of ... -
Casino stocks plunge as Covid infections rise
Casino shares have been trading lower since Monday following new cases detected in the neighboring region. The downturn follows the National Day Golden Week in which ... -
Group calls for better planning on children’s playground
The government should better inform residents of the details of planned public playgrounds before they open, a member of the Social Service Advisory Committee has said. ... -
Gov’t and bidders in a dead-lock over border restrictions
Negotiations between the gaming concessions tender commission and the seven companies that submitted bids to the new gaming concessions have reached an apparent deadlock, TDM Radio ... -
Hong Kong nixes US sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said yesterday he will only implement United Nations sanctions, after the U.S. warned the territory’s status as a financial center could ... -
Overseas training for local athletes continues amid pandemic
Local athletes have intermittently received special training outside of Macau over the past few years during the Covid-19 pandemic, President Pun Weng Kun of the Sports ... -
Shenzhen records first BF.7 Covid-19 cases
Guangdong Province’s IT hub in Shenzhen has recorded its cases of the BF.7 Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Shenzhen reported 46 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases between Saturday ... -
Taipa Northeast Sports Centre reopens to public
From October 12, the multisport pavilion and tennis court and online booking service of the Taipa Northeast Sports Centre will reopen to the public. The facility ... -
Resident loses MOP90,000 in cryptocurrency investment scam
A local female resident has reportedly lost some 90,000 patacas in an online cryptocurrency investment scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday during the regular press conference ... -
Fraudster re-arrested for promising Macau IDs to mainland workers
A 67-year-old local resident has been detained on suspicion of defrauding three mainland workers in a scheme to offer them jobs that would allow them to obtain ... -
Lifts in New Central Library to transport pedestrians between Tap Seac, Yuet Wah
Elevators will be installed at the new Central Library to transport pedestrians from the Tap Seac level to the Guia Hill mid-levels, President Hon Wai of ... -
Teppanyaki Escapades – Hokkaido
What better way to indulge than with scrumptious king crab, and an abundance of seafood from the cold waters of the treasured island in a theatrically ... -
Chinese firm tests electric flying taxi in Dubai
A Chinese firm tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai this week, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities ... -
Mahathir, 97, to run in general elections
Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced yesterday he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month, though he wouldn’t say whether he ... -
Government proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
New Zealand’s government yesterday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate ... -
Majority see American relations with adversaries souring: poll
The U.S. international outlook has undergone a major shift in recent years, a new poll shows, with a majority now expecting that U.S. relations with allies ... -
2002 Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion
Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. At least 10 foreigners died and more ... -
Learn — don’t run — from your inner critic
I can be so mean to myself. My inner critic roasts my actions like a political attack ad, with claims that are cruel, overstated and often inaccurate. ...
