Monthly Archives: April 2023
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Broad money supply retreats in February
The SARs’ broad money supply retreated by 1.1% month-on-month to 716.1 billion in February, the monetary watchdog said on Tuesday. According to statistics released by the ... -
Projects for green villas and recycled water plant in public consultation
The projects to refurbish the green villas located at the Avenida do Coronel Mesquita in Macau and the construction of the recycled water plant in Coloane ... -
NDRC releases Encouraged Industry Catalogue to spur the development of Hengqin
The ‘Encouraged Industry Catalogue’ in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin was recently released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). With a total ... -
Lawmaker demands space at car inspections
Lawmaker Ron Lam demands that the Transport Bureau (DSAT) investigate the lack of bookable slots for vehicle inspection services. Lam revealed that he has recently received ... -
Legend loses over HKD600m in 2022
Macau Legend Development Ltd. has lost HKD600 million in the 2022 financial year, with HKD712 million in income, or (37.3% less, than the 2021 financial year). ... -
Civil Protection to hold ‘Crystal Fish’ Apr. 22
The Civil Protection Operation Centre (COPC) will conduct a civil protection drill known as “Crystal Fish” on Saturday, 22 April. The exercise aims to test the ... -
Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines
President Joe Biden’s administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the site of current or ... -
Wynn Hosts Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants cocktail event in Singapore
Wynn recently hosted a celebratory cocktail event in Singapore to congratulate the 50 most influential restaurants that now rank on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 list. ... -
SJM organizes forum on wellness and spa
Organized by SpaChina Magazine and co-organized by SJM Resorts, S.A, the first SpaChina Global Health Forum was held at Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau. Exploring current ... -
China seethes as US chip controls threaten tech ambitions
Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to ... -
ADB forecasts China, India to power strong growth in ‘23
China’s recovery from the pandemic and strong demand in India will drive strong economic growth in Asia this year, the Asian Development Bank said in a ... -
Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade
French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in ... -
Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government’s devices. Attorney-General Mark ... -
Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war
Finland joined the NATO military alliance yesterday, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War security landscape ... -
1955 Sir Winston Churchill resigns
Sir Winston Churchill has resigned as prime minister of Britain due to his failing health. The news was announced in a statement from Buckingham Palace this ... -
Webby Award nominations for Harry Styles, Lizzo, Post Malone
Harry Styles, Post Malone, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, the cast of “Ted Lasso” and the web series that gave us a kid loving corn ... -
Meghan to receive Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown will receive the Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award in May, the nation’s oldest ... -
Polish president Duda hails a European Games without Russia
Ahead of his country soon hosting the multi-sport European Games with no Russian or Belarusian athletes, Poland President Andrzej Duda thanked Olympic officials on Monday for ... -
Brazil volleyballer suspended for online abuse of Lula
Olympic volleyball gold medalist Wallace de Souza was suspended for one year by Brazil’s Olympic Committee on Monday for online abuse of President Luiz Inácio Lula ... -
Virgin Orbit seeks bankruptcy protection after mission fail
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission this year and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future missions. ... -
TikTok fined $15.9m by UK watchdog over misuse of kids’ data
Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty yesterday for a slew of data protection breaches, including misusing children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s Office said ... -
Sino-Japanese trust key to Asia-Pacific stability
A direct hotline between the Chinese and Japanese defense ministries has been set up and is due to be put into operation this spring. Announcing the ... -
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 – edition no. 4222
* Idle Mopeds — The plan to retire pollutant scooters fell short of expectations as gov’t forecasted over 7,600 applications, yet only 1,800 were received * ... -
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improving
Meteorologists began warning about severe weather with the potential for tornadoes several days before storms tore across the Southeast and the Central U.S. in late March ... -
Commodity prices unlikely to fall: Academic
The possibility of commodity prices falling soon remains vague, president Samuel Tong Kai Chung of the Macau Institute of Management said. He said the pressure is ... -
Tons of trash washed ashore on Macau coastline in the last few days
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has revealed a large quantity of trash and several kinds of debris has washed ashore on Macau’s coastline, namely at ... -
Alibaba to issue RMB5,000 internship subsidy to Macau interns
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is cooperating with Alibaba for a second training and internship project for Macau young people to go to Alibaba in Hangzhou, ... -
FIBA 3×3 Masters returns better than ever featuring World Masters Tour
The Wynn Macau FIBA 3X3 Masters Tournament is returning to Macau this July better than ever, featuring 16 teams from different parts of the world and ... -
MUST presents Nobel Laureates at 23rd anniversary summit
To celebrate its 23rd Anniversary, the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) presented two Nobel Laureates at a medical summit that commenced yesterday afternoon. Officially ... -
JP Morgan: Mass GGR in Q1 hits over half of pre-Covid levels
Gaming revenues in March have indicated that mass GGR has finally hit “70 percent-plus of pre-Covid levels for the industry,” according to brokerage firm JP Morgan ... -
MOP23.7b to be put toward public wellbeing, tax reduction measures
Macau’s economic recovery is evident, and market confidence and expectations are recovering, said Lei Wai Nong, the Secretary for Economy and Finance. Lei considers 2023 has ... -
GBA light volleyball championship to start today
Macau’s inaugural Greater Bay Area light volleyball championship will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Sports Complex at the University of Macau. Before the commencement ... -
PJ arrests man suspected of defrauding people MOP1.8m in fake investment scam
A 45-year-old Korean man was detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for an alleged investment fraud swindling the equivalent of MOP1.8 million from seven victims, the ... -
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The ... -
WSJ: McDonald’s to close offices briefly ahead of layoffs
A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs. The Wall Street Journal ...
