Yearly Archives: 2022
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Virus curbs must change to help economy
A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement yesterday with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt ... -
Fourth bridge to be completed Q1 2024
The fourth bridge linking Macau and Taipa is projected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced yesterday. The ... -
Four injured in armed fight in Areia Preta eatery
At about 1 p.m. yesterday, a fight took place in an eatery located in Areia Preta District, resulting in four injured people, the Public Security Police ... -
Conditions offered to airport arrivals concern Pereira Coutinho
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is concerned with the treatment of returning residents of Macau upon their arrival at the local airport. In a spoken inquiry delivered ... -
E-cigarettes banned in Macau, parallel trade feared
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed, on its final reading, the amendments to the smoking law banning the import, sales, and transport into Macau of all ... -
Wynn Stands Together with the Community to Fight the Pandemic
Thanks to the efforts of all segments of society, whose members have been dedicated to their positions and fully supported the Macao SAR Government’s pandemic prevention ... -
Security Secretary blames foreign influence for distorted national security mindset
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has warned that foreign influences may impact or alter a person’s national identity recognition. He stressed that such an impact ... -
Promotional campaign in Qingdao kicks off Sept. 8
As the first of the series this year, the Macao Week in Shandong-Qingdao will dazzle at Gate 5 of Olympic Sailing Centre in the Southern District ... -
FAOM lawmakers call for clarity on support measures and salary claim mechanism
Several lawmakers linked to the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) have delivered spoken inquiries to the government at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday, calling on ... -
Retailers anticipate upcoming revenue downturn as sales plunge to MOP13b in Q2
The value of retail sales decreased by 36.6% year-on-year to MOP13.14 billion in the second quarter of 2022 amid the Covid-19 cases reported in mid-June. 69.4% ... -
Stats Hotel occupancy in July drops to 38% owing to partial lockdown
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in July dropped by 25.6 percentage points year-on-year to 38.1% owing to the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, ... -
Great Times
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IAEA to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid renewed shelling
The U.N. nuclear watchdog yesterday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine ... -
1980 Polish workers win trade union rights
Striking Polish workers have won a sweeping victory in a two-month battle with their Communist rulers for the right to independent trade unions and the right ... -
New United Way CEO wants local focus after turbulent years
Angela Williams’ first year as United Way Worldwide’s president and CEO has been marked with challenges: rising inflation, the war in Ukraine driving increased demand for ... -
Wynn participates in ‘Experience Macao, Unlimited’ roadshow
Wynn has participated in the first stop of the “Experience Macao, Unlimited” caravan roadshow organized by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) at Aoyuan Plaza in ... -
MUJI to open at The Venetian in December
Operated by MUJI Hong Kong, the first store in Macau will open at The Venetian Macao in December this year, tentatively. With a total floor area of ... -
PSG drops points after draw with Monaco; Marseille wins
PSG 1, Monaco 1 Neymar won and scored a penalty as Paris Saint-Germain rallied to draw 1-1 at home to Monaco and stay in first place ... -
China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
More than 100,000 people have been moved to safer areas by yesterday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was ... -
Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others
Russia said yesterday it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China — a show of increasingly close defense ... -
Washington still waging Cold War in space
Regarding space exploration as an integral part of the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, China has always kept an open attitude ... -
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – edition no. 4084
* Think twice — Virus curbs in China must change to prevent ‘economic stall’, the Anbound Research Center, a think tank based in Beijing, warns in ... -
Economy shrinks by nearly 40% amid pandemic woes
The city’s economy contracted 39.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022 amid the pandemic outbreak in the neighboring regions, which affected the city’s border restrictions, ... -
Minimum casino table income set at MOP7 million, tables capped at 6,000
The maximum number of gaming tables for all casinos in the city is capped at 6,000, while gaming machines have a maximum of 12,000 from 2023, ... -
Satellite casinos find alleged increase in concessionaires’ revenue shares ‘unreasonable’
A gaming operator is reportedly planning to increase its revenue shares from satellite casinos by 5%, according to media reports, amid the public tender for a ... -
Public consultation sectorial sessions show full support
Beginning last Friday and extending over the weekend, a series of sectorial sessions about proposed amendments to the Law on Safeguarding National Security were hosted by ... -
Flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said yesterday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate ... -
Unemployment rate reaches record high at 5.4%
The unemployment rate of local residents for May-July 2022 rose to 5.4%, a record high since 2008, according to the available data disclosed by the government. ... -
SME Pavilion applications nearly doubles
The exhibitor applications for the Macao SME Pavilion at the 27th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), have been completed. The number of booths ... -
Prioritizing corporate social responsibility
Part 5: Caring for one another – Sands China stands together with the local community For 15 years now, The Venetian Macao has been reaching ever-higher ... -
Visitor arrivals reach highest August daily tally
Visitor arrivals reached 18,620 on August 27, the highest daily number since the lifting of quarantine restriction in early August, according to the Macao Government Tourism ... -
Macau, Hengqin agree to develop tourism businesses hand in hand
A “joint discussion and construction” mechanism will be established to promote Hengqin and Macao tourism industries and realize resource complementarity and mutual assistance in tourist attraction, ... -
Xi replies to letter from families of ‘Lisbon Maru’ survivors
President Xi Jinping has recently replied to a letter from the families of the survivors of the “Lisbon Maru.” In the letter, Xi encouraged them to ... -
US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in first since Pelosi
The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier ... -
US Coast Guard cutter is denied port call in Solomon Islands
A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port ...
