Daily Archives: Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Art business forum opens as IR expo kicks off
A returning one-day forum that discusses the art business opened yesterday as part of the Asian IR Expo. Officially referred to as ArtBiz Asia, the forum’s ... -
Chlorine from clogged pipe poisons three workers
Three workers from a bakery shop at the San Hong Building at the Rua da Alfândega in Macau were reportedly poisoned due to chlorine inhalation, the ... -
TUI sentences croupier to 51 months jail for causing over HKD2m damage to casino
A local croupier has been sentenced by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) to four years and three months in jail for participating with five players ... -
Melco opens Europe’s largest casino resort in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the east Mediterranean island ... -
Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says
Araging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries, the United Nations said ... -
Credit Suisse expects GGR to be up to USD30b this year
Credit Suisse managing director Kenneth Fong said that he would not be bearish on the Macau market, and that the Chinese government’s supportive attitude towards Macau ... -
Traffic restrictions near CEM headquarters for 1.5 months
To facilitate underground pipeline refurbishment works, several roads near the headquarters of CEM will see restricted traffic from today until the end of August, the Transport ... -
Mainland, SARs to jointly tackle cultural relic smuggling
Chinese mainland authorities will work with cultural relic protection and law-enforcement agencies in Hong Kong and Macau to step up the crackdown on cultural relic smuggling, ... -
CPTTM organizes students to compete in MS-Office, Adobe apps in the US
The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM) will organize nine students to compete in MS-Office and Adobe apps operations in the US at end-July, the ... -
Mortgage loans rise in May, residential hikes 69.2%
New mortgage loans approved in May this year rose exponentially compared month-on-month with April, a statistics release from the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has shown. ... -
Financial Intelligence Office meets global counterparts
Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) attended the 29th Egmont Group Plenary from July 3 to 7 in the UAE, collecting and sharing experiences with ... -
Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta
Electronics giant Foxconn backed out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. due to “external issues unrelated to the project.” ... -
NIKI to bring Nicole World Tour to Macau
Indonesian born singer-songwriter Nicole “NIKI” Zefanya is bringing her Nicole World Tour to Macau. The tour will see her perform her sophomore album “Nicole” across the globe. NIKI ... -
TheArsenale pop-up Flagship Store back at City of Dreams
TheArsenale pop-up Flagship Store is back with ‘We Have Seen the Future’ series, featuring over 20 futuristic collectibles for “thrill-seekers looking to conquer the land, sea ... -
Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the ... -
China sends group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan
China sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan over two days, the island’s defense ministry said yesterday, ... -
North Korea fires its first ICBM in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights
North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile in three months yesterday, days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative United States ... -
1993 Green light for Manchester Olympics
Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are “very, very high”. The President of the International Olympic Committee, ... -
Fossilized skeletons of aerial and aquatic predators to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
The fossilized skeletons of an aerial predator with a 20-foot wingspan and an aquatic reptile with a snake-like neck will be auctioned in New York this ... -
Carlos Alcaraz faces old pal Holger Rune for a spot in the semifinals
Carlos Alcaraz needs to beat old pal Holger Rune to stay on course for a potential Wimbledon showdown with Novak Djokovic. No. 1 Alcaraz and No. ... -
Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention, says she wants to join talks on crisis
Thailand’s top diplomat said yesterday that he met with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness ... -
Oak trusses raised to roof of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral
A crane hoisted massive oak trusses from a barge and onto Notre Dame Cathedral in a spectacular operation to rebuild the fire-ravaged monument and bring it ... -
Solomon Islands resists West’s arm-twisting
Since establishing diplomatic ties with Beijing in 2019, the Solomon Islands has been under constant pressure from the “charm offensives” of some Western countries, particularly the ... -
Thursday, July 13, 2023 – edition no. 4286
* Local tale — City logs 3,000 sessions of cultural and tourism events in first half of the year; IC calls on industry to ‘dig deep’ ...
