Daily Archives: Thursday, June 29, 2023
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The Sound of Music returns to Macau this summer
Globally acclaimed stage musical The Sound of Music will be performed in 16 shows from Aug. 10 to 22 at the Grand Auditorium of Macao Cultural ... -
UM, MUST rise in QS World University Rankings
The University of Macau (UM) and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) were again included in the QS World University Rankings 2024, with both ... -
Tennis tournament to feature Bencic, Fritz and Tiafoe in December
The inaugural MGM Macau Tennis Masters will feature renowned tennis players in a mixture of singles and doubles in December. Swiss star Belinda Bencic along with ... -
SSM exports 15 patients for organ transplantation in past four years
Between 2018 and 2022, 15 patients in Macau have been sent elsewhere for organ transplants, Acting Director Cheang Seng Ip of the Health Bureau (SSM) has ... -
Nine killed as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in east Ukraine city
A Russian missile attack that hit a crowded pizza restaurant in an eastern Ukrainian city killed at least nine people, including three children, authorities said yesterday, ... -
Continuing education subsidy returns with same amount
The fifth round of Continuing Education Subsidy will commence on Jul. 1, with the subsidized amount to remain at MOP6,000, the government has announced in the ... -
Japan’s Ocean Discharge Blatantly Tramples on International laws and Human Conscience
The Japanese government’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea has, from the very beginning, been questioned and opposed by ... -
Court rules drivers, pedestrians have equal responsibility on roads
The Court of Final Appeal has ruled that “drivers and pedestrians should exercise equal caution and attention when using public roads.” The ruling was issued for ... -
Mainland Securities investment down 18%
The Asian region continued to occupy the largest share of Macau residents’ external portfolio investment, at 51.2%, according to latest data from the Monetary Authority of ... -
Local SME Genyield: From sub-contractor on Sands Macao project to successful long-term partnership with Sands China
Established in 1989, local construction company Genyield Construction Co., Ltd. has a history of over 33 years. At first, the company was mainly involved in civil ... -
Detained activist begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal yesterday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city’s ... -
New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins visits China to boost economic ties
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins discussed his country’s interest in boosting economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ... -
Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
Japanese regulators began a final inspection yesterday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The inspection began ... -
Sisters tell court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember
Two sisters told an Australian court yesterday that being sexually abused by their Jewish school’s principal broke their ability to trust and was painful to remember. ... -
Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims yesterday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. With ... -
1995 US shuttle docks with Russian space station
American and Russian spacecraft have successfully docked in orbit for the first time in 20 years. The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two ... -
Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million price tag at Sotheby’s auction in London
A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. ... -
A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn’t depict Italy’s iconic dish
A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it’s not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday. They noted ... -
Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationals
Katie Ledecky joined an elite club yesterday (Macau time), earning her sixth trip to the world championships with a dominating victory in the 800-meter freestyle at ... -
Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say
Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, ... -
Cyprus battles disease-carrying mosquitoes by breeding with irradiated, sterilized ones
Cyprus is battling an influx of disease-carrying mosquitoes by bringing in hundreds of thousands of the insects after being sterilized through radiation. The battle is primarily ... -
Neighbors strengthen ties rather than cut them
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is in China on a four-day formal visit, during which he will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New ... -
Thursday, June 29, 2023 – edition no. 4276
* Broadway comeback — The Sound of Music returns this summer, marking China’s debut of this musical edition; Academic sees a boost to city’s ‘cultural ...
