Monthly Archives: April 2023
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with Xi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “long and meaningful” phone call yesterday [Macau time], their first known contact since ... -
China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger ... -
Revamp of Green Villas at Coronel Mesquita approved with fewer restrictions than expected
The Urban Planning Committee (CPU) has greenlighted the project to transform the green villas at the Avenida do Coronel Mesquita in Macau into a commercial complex ... -
Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules
Being flexible and learning to adapt when the world changes is something you practice every day. Whether you run into a new construction site and have ... -
China plans to allow foreign universities from SARs to independently operate in Hainan
China has released a plan to permit foreign higher education institutions and those from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan to independently ... -
CE meets Secretary-General for Economic and Global Issues of EU’s EEAS
On his last stop before returning to Macau, Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng met the Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Global Issues for the European ... -
Face-off: Philippines confronts China over sea claims
A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing a frightening near-collision in the ... -
Ho Iat Seng meets China’s Ambassador to Belgium at European tour’s end
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met with the Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) Ambassador, Fu Cong, and the Ambassador of ... -
City sees 23 suicide cases in Q1
Macau has seen 23 suicides in the first quarter of this year, 16 men and eight women, aged between 18 and 92. This is eight cases ... -
HKZMB expected to see 92,000 crossings in Golden Week
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is expecting approximately 92,000 passengers per day during the May Golden Week, according to Hong Kong’s Immigration Department. The Transport Bureau (DSAT) ... -
GP Family Carnival postponed
The Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee announced that the 70th Macau Grand Prix – Family Carnival, originally scheduled for April on 29 to 30, has been ... -
March Hotel occupancy 77% amid growing tourist numbers
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in March stood at 77%, the highest figure the sector has recorded so far in three years. The rates ... -
IAM to set up collection points for large furniture
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will establish 60 temporary collection points for large unwanted furniture items in the different districts of the city from May 1 ... -
Projects on biotech, smart city present in entrepreneurship competition
The Bank of China Trophy One Million Dollar Macao Regional Entrepreneurship Competition was held at the University of Macau (UM) again this year. The shortlisted teams ... -
CPU members call for more balance in defining land purposes
The Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) should be more balanced and not opt for a single and restrictive purpose when considering uses of land plots, ... -
Ferry numbers increased during Golden Week
Ferry operator TurboJet has announced increased services during the May Golden Week, with a new maximum of 66 daily trips to and from Hong Kong and ... -
A petition to address unemployment
A group has handed a petition at the government Headquarters hoping the authority will focus on the unemployment problem and continue to introduce measures to benefit ... -
Authorities hold emergency response drills in environmental infrastructures
The Environmental Protection Services Bureau has conducted simulation exercises in the environmental infrastructures under its responsibility to prevent incidents caused by typhoons. The drills simulated public ... -
Take Our Kids to Work Day turns 30, hopes donations rebound
At Michigan State University, children of employees can spend today seeing what it’s like to staff a dairy farm, work in sports or plant a tree ... -
Melco launches Mother’s Day spa promos
Melco has launched promotions for Mother’s Day, where Melco Style WeChat members will receive a gift when they make a dining reservation at Jade Dragon at ... -
Parisian Macao’s Brasserie to launch ‘French GourMay 2023’ dinner
The Parisian Macao’s Brasserie will celebrate the 14th edition of its French GourMay Food & Wine Festival, the only major festival in Hong Kong and Macau ... -
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who led her country through a devastating mass shooting, will be temporarily joining Harvard University later this year, Kennedy ... -
UK blocks Microsoft-Activision gaming deal, biggest in tech
British antitrust regulators yesterday [Macau time] blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries ... -
2001 First space tourist blasts off
A billionaire businessman from California has become the first paying passenger to go to outer space. Dennis Tito, aged 60, set off from Kazakhstan at 1338 ... -
‘Polite Society’ is a punk blast of pure delight
Coming-of-age comedies about young protagonists with esoteric dreams are not exactly a rarity. What is less common, though, are films as spirited and charming as Nida ... -
‘Pathogenesis’ offers different lens on history
Great historical changes are often conceived of as being brought about by the genius and tenacity of great men, or occasionally women, but Jonathan Kennedy argues ... -
MICHELIN Stars in the 15th anniversary edition
This week, the full restaurant selection of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2023 was finally revealed in a ceremony at Grand Lisboa Palace in ... -
Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best
A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary yesterday ... -
Jack Teixeira guardsman spoke of ‘murder,’ may still possess secrets: US
The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns, talked of “violence and murder” on a social media platform and ... -
Friday, April 28, 2023 – edition no. 4235
* Open line for peace? Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with Xi * Green Villas at Coronel Mesquita | Revamp approved with fewer restrictions than expected * ... -
It’s time to give peace a chance through dialogue rather than adding fuel to fire
After China brokered a reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last month, it raised hopes that it would act as a mediator to help bring an ... -
Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI Achieves One Michelin Star
MGM is honored to announce that its signature Sichuanese restaurant Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI has been awarded One Michelin Star at the latest MICHELIN ... -
Gov’t amends mask rules in line with national guidelines
Local health authorities have amended the guidelines for wearing facemasks in line with the new national recommendations on the matter. The new guidelines divide the wearing ... -
City bags 17 Michelin-star restaurants
The highly-anticipated revelation of the Michelin Guide’s 15th edition for the SARs culminated yesterday, announcing 17 Michelin-star awarded restaurants. The ceremony at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort ... -
CE meets overseas Chinese community in Belgium
On the last stop from the 10-day European tour, the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng met yesterday in Brussels a group of leaders of the ...
