Monthly Archives: June 2023
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Zhuhai tourism doubles year-over-year in Q1
The Zhuhai government has announced that in the first quarter of this year, the city received about 6.82 million visitors, a 218% increase year-over-year. Despite the ... -
MPU co-launches ‘Education + Tourism’ project
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and Association of Macao Tourist Agents held the launching ceremony of the “Education + Tourism” project yesterday to promote the construction ... -
Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged Monday to hire more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over ... -
Sands China sponsors ‘Sea of Plastic’ exhibition
Organized by the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and sponsored by Sands China Ltd., “The Sea of Plastic: ... -
GalaxyArt hosts workshops alongside current exhibition
The GalaxyArt at Galaxy Macau is presenting the “Artists-in-Residence: Summer Love – Live Mural Painting and Exhibition.” The event features five resident artists from Hong Kong ... -
North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch ‘the most serious’ shortcoming, vows 2nd launch
Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last ... -
UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into areas hit by dam collapse in southern Ukraine
The United Nations has rebuked Moscow for allegedly denying its aid workers access to Russian-occupied areas affected by the recent Kakhova dam collapse in southern Ukraine, ... -
Court starts trial of opposition leader Navalny that could keep him locked up for decades
A Russian court yesterday opened a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him behind bars for decades. The trial is ... -
1984 O-Levels to be replaced by GCSEs
O-Level and CSE exams are to be abolished and replaced by a new examination for 16 year olds, in the biggest exam shake-up for over 10 ... -
High art becomes body art as visitors to Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum get inked
Henk Schiffmaker’s needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran’s back. “Highbrow to lowbrow” is how the famous Dutch tattoo ... -
Red Sox, Nationals, A’s among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth
Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith stood on the mound at Fenway Park before the Red Sox hosted the Yankees on Sunday, waving his arms to pump ... -
Japan’s emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as monarch
Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday during his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. Widodo and first ... -
Why Chinese premier pays first overseas visit to Europe
At the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French government, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is scheduled to visit the two countries from June 18-23, ... -
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 – edition no. 4270
* Xi, Blinken pledge to stabilize US-China ties * Election Laws | Patriotism and central gov’t core values are to be defended * Top Court upheld ... -
Portuguese consulate taking measures against ‘external agents’ to avoid misuse and hoarding
To address the problem of long queues for the renewal of Portuguese passports, the Portuguese Consulate for Macau and Hong Kong has taken several measures to ... -
Gov’t hits back at US report on Macau meeting ‘minimum standards’ for trafficking elimination
The SAR government voiced firm opposition to the references to Macau in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report recently published by the U.S. Department of State. ... -
Artist presents works at Creative Macau, calls for environmental protection
An Angolan-born local artist has been picking up what people consider trash at Hac-Sa Beach and turning it into artworks to remind people about protecting the ... -
Transport Bureau: New asphalt for roads effective
Citing the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has spoken highly of the durability of the new type of asphalt used for public roads. ... -
Projections indicate Swiss approve climate bill as Alpine nation’s glaciers succumb to warming
A majority of Swiss citizens yesterday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse ... -
Customs bust 39 smuggling cases
Customs detected 39 smuggling cases over five days from last Monday, in which more than 800 items including beauty products, medicines and old mobile phones were ... -
‘Thunder Operation’ exposes illegal unit for prostitution activities
Three women were suspected of prostitution in the Public Security Police Force’s (PSP) “Thunder Operation,” exposing one unit suspected of being used for prostitution activities. The ... -
Road to Asian Games’ e-sports competition kicks off in Macau
The “Road to Asian Games” electronic sports competition commenced on Friday in Macau. This ranking competition serves as a precursor to the 19th Asian Games, which ... -
IC calls for film scriptwriting program participants
Applications for the “Scripts in Focus – Film Scriptwriting Advanced Program” are open until July 19. According to a statement issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
Nearly 700 complaints filed with CCAC in 2022
The anti-corruption watchdog has received a total of 678 complaints and reports last year, where the bureau put a total of 274 cases on file, including ... -
Portuguese council called on the Secretary of State to reinforce consulate staff
The Council of the Portuguese Communities (CCP) is said to have met with the Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, André ... -
UM builds e-learning platform for Portuguese language learners
The University of Macau (UM) has built ple8ple, an e-learning platform for Portuguese language learners to study grammar. According to a statement issued by the university, ... -
Incentives released to encourage more legal institutions to Hengqin
Hengqin recently issued a batch of comprehensive supportive measures for the legal service industry, offering a variety of subsidies and awards to attract domestic and foreign legal institutions. The measures will ... -
CB and youth association win Dragon Boat Open, Women’s Category
The 2023 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races staged both the Open Category and Women’s Category of the Standard Dragon Boat Race yesterday. After several rounds ... -
Microsoft says early June disruptions to Outlook, cloud platform, were cyberattacks
In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing ... -
Sands China assembles 3,000 kits to address food insecurity
Sands China distributed food kits to the elderly at Caritas Macau’s Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre last week, as part of the Sands Cares Food Kit Build, ... -
MGM co-launches RR1 Hong Kong Culinary Masters Macau
MGM and Robb Report Hong Kong announced a line-up of award-winning chefs for the first exclusive MGM x RR1 Hong Kong Culinary Masters Macau of Asia, taking place from August ... -
Blinken kicks off meetings in Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool U.S.-China tensions that have ... -
North Korea opens key party meeting to tackle its struggling economy
With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the ... -
Netanyahu says he’s opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear program. Netanyahu ... -
1975 Missing earl guilty of murder
Lord Lucan murdered the 29-year-old nanny of his three young children, an inquest jury has decided. The earl has not been seen since the night Sandra ...
