Yearly Archives: 2022
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Biden: Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago raise concerns
President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it ... -
Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant
A Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine without damaging the three reactors but hit other industrial equipment yesterday in what Ukrainian ... -
1967 Queen Elizabeth 2 takes to the waves
The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. Tens of thousands of ... -
NJ casino, online, sports betting revenue up 10% in August
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $470.6 million from gamblers in ... -
Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP
Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA ... -
Qatari ambassador faces LGBT-rights appeal before World Cup
Qatar’s ambassador to Germany was urged yesterday to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress hosted by the German soccer federation ... -
Tragic ignoring of science during pandemic
In its report released on Wednesday, the Lancet COVID-19 Commission, drawing on more than two years of work from over 170 global experts, painted a lamentable ... -
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – edition no. 4098
* Genting to the rescue — Genting’s bid in the gaming tender may be a way to partner itself to an incumbent gaming operator in financial ... -
Strong earthquake in Taiwan traps people, derails train
A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan yesterday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking ... -
Gov’t considering whether to buy monkeypox vaccines
The Health Bureau is considering whether to procure monkey pox vaccines, as well as other measures against the disease, bureau director Alvis Lo revealed over the ... -
RMB3b central gov’t bonds listed in Macau
The Chinese central government’s RMB3 billion worth of renminbi-denominated bonds were listed in Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd. (MOX) in the SAR on Friday. ... -
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is huge security challenge
The funeral of the only monarch most Britons have known involves the biggest security operation London has ever seen. Mayor Sadiq Khan says today’s state funeral ... -
Sector rep hopes for 30,000 tourists daily during Golden Week
Given the recent increase in tourism, Macau might see an average of 30,000 tourists per day during the October 1 holidays, the president of the Travel ... -
FAOM lawmakers ask gov’t to release clearer guidelines for public housing
The lack of public residential estates or affordable housing for residents remains an issue, according to lawmakers from the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM). Four lawmakers ... -
2022PLPEX promotes wine from Portuguese-speaking countries
Running alongside the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) is the Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Products and Services Exhibition-Macao (PLPEX), collaborating for the first time this ... -
SMG: Resident reports feeling 6.9 magnitude Taiwan earthquake
The Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) received a report from a citizen who claimed to have felt the Taiwan earthquake at about 2:44 p.m. yesterday with ... -
All seven bids for gaming concessions accepted, GMM only conditionally approved
All seven bids submitted for the new gaming concessions public tender have been accepted and confirmed, the committee has ruled, following the opening of proposals on ... -
Security chief accuses seated speaker at consultation of impoliteness
Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has described an audience member at a recent public consultation session who did not stand up while speaking as impolite, ... -
Young chefs and servers battle for world final in Monaco
Sixteen young local chefs and catering servers (aged under 26) with a minimum of three years of hospitality experience joined the semi-final of Young Chef Young ... -
CE signing more deals with Guangdong regarding Hengqin
The local government, led by the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, is continuing efforts to promote the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the ... -
China sanctions Raytheon, Boeing Defense CEOs over Taiwan
China announced sanctions on Friday against the CEOs of American defense contractors Raytheon and Boeing Defense over a major U.S. arms sale to rival Taiwan. Foreign ... -
Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station
Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year. Cai Xuzhe and Chen ... -
Chinese factory churns out British flags after queen’s death
Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai. More than 100 employees ... -
Top China official wants high-tech cooperation with S. Korea
The head of China’s legislature called for cooperation with South Korea in advanced technology and supply chains, as he met South Korean leaders Friday amid concerns ... -
Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated
A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan yesterday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation ... -
1972: Parcel bomb attack on Israeli embassy
A diplomat at the Israeli embassy in London has been killed by a letter bomb. Dr Ami Sachori received severe chest and stomach injuries when the ... -
Álvarez beats Golovkin by unanimous decision to end trilogy
After 36 rounds together in the ring over the past five years, Canelo Álvarez finally put a convincing finish on his remarkable trilogy with Gennady Golovkin. ... -
Bus for COVID-19 quarantine in China crashes, killing 27
A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in southwest China crashed in the pre-dawn hours yesterday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20 others, media ... -
Hard to conclude AUKUS partnership not engaged in nuclear proliferation
Upon the establishment of their AUKUS alliance one year ago, the United Kingdom and the United States announced that they would transfer nuclear submarine technology to ... -
Monday, September 19, 2022 – edition no. 4097
* 6.9-magnitude | Strong quake strikes off Taiwan * Health | Gov’t considering whether to buy monkeypox vaccines * The central government issued RMB3 billion ... -
Macau spectates as WHO announces pandemic end ‘in sight’
Local authorities are not yet trusting the optimistic words of the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who on Wednesday announced that the end ... -
survey Nearly 50% youth opting for gigs due to flexibility
A survey titled “gig work and youth people in Macau at digital age” published by the Macao New Chinese Youth Association (MNCYA) shows that most people agree ... -
Group expects Prosperity Index to remain low from August to November
The Macau Economic Association has announced that it expects the city’s Prosperity Index to remain at a low level – 1.8 or 1.9 points – from ... -
Margarine samples retailed in Macau fail contaminant test in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Consumer Council has announced that it has detected various levels of food processing contaminants in 15 margarine samples that include products being sold ... -
Gov’t to host employment fair offering 1,000 vacancies
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will host a youth employment fair at The Venetian Macao on October 8 and 9, offering nearly 1,000 vacant positions, the ...
