Yearly Archives: 2022
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35 defendants linked to Alvin Chau plead guilty in Wenzhou trial
A total of 35 defendants linked to former junket mogul Alvin Chau have pleaded guilty during trial for their involvement in a cross-border illegal gambling syndicate. The ... -
Consulate delivers over 8,300 of supermarket vouchers to Filipinos
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau has delivered 824 care packages and released supermarket vouchers to 8,319 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) amid the partial lockdown the ... -
China GT moves forward aiming for local GP
The China GT Championship has finally moved forward for this season with the first round of the championship taking place at the Ningbo International Circuit in ... -
China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan
China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation yesterday, threatening to renew tensions ... -
Single-plate auto owners get 30% insurance discount in Hengqin
Motor vehicle insurance for Macau single-plate vehicles is now 30% less expensive in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin in order to further economic, trade, ... -
GBA Chimelong to build metaverse halls
A Metaverse Super Testing Ground will be constructed and operated by Chimelong Group to display the latest products and achievements of metaverse enterprises; promote collaborative innovation in technology, ... -
Association expects economy to remain gloomy for the next three months
The Prosperity Index in June and July was 1.7 and 1.5 respectively, which reflected that the city’s largest Covid-19 outbreak has made a significant impact to ... -
Hotel occupancy at 39% in June amid city’s outbreak
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in June dropped by 6.3 percentage points year-on-year to 39.1% amid the start of the city’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak ... -
Beijing cuts interest rate to shore up stagnation
China’s central bank trimmed a key interest rate yesterday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is trying ... -
Manila eyes US helicopters after scrapping Russian deal
Philippine officials are considering a U.S. offer to provide heavy-lift helicopters like its widely used Chinooks after Manila scrapped a deal to buy military choppers from ... -
Ceremony marks WWII’s end, Kishida doesn’t mention aggression
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a somber ceremony yesterday as his country marked the 77th anniversary of its World War II ... -
Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack
An Iranian government official denied yesterday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing in remarks that represented ... -
1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in ... -
Strike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found, continuing a pattern of ... -
Teofimo Lopez stops Pedro Campa in 7th in return to ring
Teofimo Lopez made a triumphant return to the ring, stopping Pedro Campa in the seventh round last weekend at Resorts World Events Center. Lopez made his ... -
Tuchel may be punished for referee comments after Conte feud
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel can expect to receive more than just a suspension in the fallout from the latest feisty match with Tottenham in the Premier ... -
Malaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction
Malaysia’s top court yesterday began hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft conviction linked to the massive looting ... -
Covid: UK approves Moderna’s Omicron booster
The UK has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine which tackles both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant, BBC reported ... -
Delisting decision normal market practice
Five Chinese State-owned enterprises listed in the United States including Sinopec, PetroChina and China Life Insurance announced on Friday that they would voluntarily delist from the ... -
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 – edition no. 4075
* Junkets for all — ‘Junket bill’ to allow concessionaires to hire services of several gaming promoters * Trees die standing — Legal status of old ... -
Bill to attract top-notch talents approved on first reading amid concerns
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has approved with the unanimous vote of 32 lawmakers the first reading of the new legal regime to attract qualified staff, also ... -
171 registered firms closed in Q2
Companies in dissolution totalled 171 in the second quarter, and the value of registered capital of these companies amounted to MOP27 million, according to data from ... -
Casinos may take deposits but must ensure their source
A revised version of the bill which regulates casino operations and is part of the package of new gaming laws provides that casino concessionaires may take deposits ... -
Civil servants statute amendments to focus on mobility and flexibility
The amendments the government wants to make to the Statute of Personnel of the Public Administration of Macau (ETAPM) focus mostly on adding mobility and flexibility ... -
Arrangement ‘not convenient’ for cross-border students
Students and teaching staff of tertiary and non-tertiary education institutions are required to return to their usual place of residence (Macau, Zhuhai or Zhongshan) 10 days ... -
Population shrinks for second year under virus curbs
Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk for a second year as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births declined, but it ... -
CE calls for more work to boost ties with Hengqin
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said more work should be done to boost Macau development, and to strengthen the integration of Hengqin and Macau. Ho spoke ... -
2022MIECF postponed to Dec. 9
The 2022 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2022MIECF) is postponed to December 9 to 11 due to the need for epidemic prevention and control ... -
NAT test until today for Patane residents
A crew member of a Hong Kong- Macau cargo ship tested positive for Covid-19 after being a close contact of the confirmed positive crew member reported on ... -
16 arrested by customs for smuggling activity
A total of 16 men and women were arrested last week for suspected smuggling within an industrial building in the northern district, according to the customs authority. ... -
Marine rescue plan approved
Following the fire that broke out in the Inner Harbour in April, a committee has submitted an optimized marine rescue plan to the SAR government in ... -
Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange
Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants announced plans Friday to remove their shares from the New York Stock Exchange, adding to a growing financial separation between the ... -
More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. The five-member delegation, ... -
China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
The Chinese air force sent fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military yesterday. The training will include air support, ... -
Explainer Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock
Weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament, Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising public anger over a debilitating gridlock that ...
