Monthly Archives: April 2023
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Galaxy celebrates its resort offering in Portuguese capital
Local resort and casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will showcase its tourism offering in Lisbon, Portugal in a Macau-government-held marketing event. To reclaim tourism activities ... -
Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly
A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand yesterday, six months before she was due to return home, officials ... -
Beijing reveals new details of Raytheon, Lockheed sanctions
China revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers Tuesday, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China ... -
Beijing hospital fire deaths rise to 29, mostly patients
The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said yesterday, and a dozen people had been detained ... -
Military chief vows to bolster ties with Russia
The Chinese defense chief vowed this week to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects increasingly close Russia-China ties amid ... -
Fatal shooting shows dangers of popular cockfights
Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers ... -
Kim says first spy satellite is ready for launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed ... -
Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed
A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court today [Macau time] for a hearing to decide whether ... -
1953 UN and Korea begin prisoner exchange
The Allies and Korea have exchanged sick and wounded prisoners of war at Panmunjon, just a mile away from continued fighting at the north-south border. One ... -
One city, two people — and India’s widening religious divide
Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where ... -
No need for Champions League heroics for Madrid this time
Chelsea 0, Real Madrid 2 Real Madrid’s pursuit of a 15th European Cup marches on. Chelsea, meanwhile, does not know when it will compete on this ... -
US-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive in Ukraine
American-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said yesterday, providing Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian airstrikes that have ... -
Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service
Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a ... -
Rising aging population does not necessarily slow down modernization
Chinese modernization is the modernization of over 1.4 billion people — a number higher than the combined population of all developed countries in the world. To ... -
Thursday, April 20, 2023 – edition no. 4229
* Being tough there — Ho Iat Seng does ‘not fear’ discussing human rights with EU * Tourism | MGTO hopes visitors to reach over 20m ... -
Tokyo-Based Sushi Master Hiroyuki Sato Returns to MGM MACAU
This May, SUSHIDAN at Rossio of MGM MACAU, the only SUSHIDAN venture outside of Tokyo, will welcome the return of acclaimed sushi master Hiroyuki Sato – ... -
Realtor confident in shop transactions, prices
A regional realty agency expressed confidence in the number of transactions and pricing of shops within the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in the second quarter of ... -
Baccarat accounts for 84% of all GGR during Q1, VIP still lagging behind
The Baccarat card game continues to be the game of choice for most casino patrons in Macau, generating a Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of 29.1 billion ... -
Vietnam Consul expresses hopes of increasing workers in Macau
The Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau Pham Binh Dam has recently visited Macau for the first time since the pandemic, and has ... -
Defamation is at the heart of Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News – but proving it is no small feat
The aftershocks of the 2020 presidential election continue to reverberate in politics and the media, building to an crescendo in a high-profile defamation lawsuit. The trial ... -
Japan’s first casino to have no impact on SAR’s gaming ops: expert
The approval of Japan’s first license to operate a casino will not have a direct impact on the city given the difference in its target market. ... -
Growth accelerates with consumption boost
China’s economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter as consumer flocked back to shops and restaurants following the abrupt end of anti-virus controls. The 4.5% growth ... -
More people falling victim to phone scams, the latest involving Black Pink tickets
An increasing number of people in Macau have falling victim to phone and online scams in recent days, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reports. In the wake ... -
Vaccinated 8-year-old girl identified as severe flu patient
An eight-year-old local schoolgirl is in critical condition at the public hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit after being diagnosed with influenza and related complications, including lung ... -
Macau student loses 4k in scam in mainland
A local man who is studying at a university in mainland China has been scammed of over MOP4,100. One day he received a message purporting to ... -
Mobile payment up 40% last year
260 million mobile payment transactions were made last year, amounting to MOP26 billion, which is an increase of 40% compared to 2021, Secretary for Economy and ... -
IFTM to host Open Day Sunday
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) will hold its Open Day on April 23 at the Forward Building of its Taipa Campus from 2 p.m. ... -
MGTO prepares for May 1 holiday with additional audits of operators
To ensure the quality of the service paid to visitors, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has said that it is preparing additional audits of several ... -
Lawyer calls ‘for Portugal to remember its commitment to Macau’ in Público newspaper
In an opinion article published yesterday by major Portuguese daily Público, local lawyer Sérgio de Almeida Correia highlights the visit of the Chief Executive (CE) to ... -
Second day of WTT: more eliminations narrow the path into the Round of 16
The World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2023 tournament, which started on Monday, continued yesterday with the second day of the Round of 32. In the ... -
Volkswagen unveils electric luxury sedan at China auto show
Volkswagen unveiled an electric luxury sedan that promises a 700-kilometer battery range as global and Chinese automakers displayed their latest SUVs, sedans and muscle cars yesterday ... -
MGM donates another MOP300,000 to Holy House of Mercy’s Welfare Shop
MGM donated MOP300,000 to the Macau Holy House of Mercy (SCMM)’s Welfare Shop project for the 11th consecutive year — in a bid to fund the ... -
CEM employees visit exhibition on national security education
CEM organized its staff to visit the National Security Education Exhibition, led by Bernie Leong, chairman of the Executive Committee. After visiting the exhibition, Leong stated ... -
Alleged secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrests
Two men were arrested Monday on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, and ... -
Beijing calls US accusations of police stations ‘groundless’
China denied all accusations of an overseas police presence, saying yesterday that the United States was making “groundless accusations” after U.S. law enforcement arrested two men ...
