Daily Archives: Friday, July 14, 2023
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Trip.com claims offer of hotels across the border is not a marketing strategy
Some travelers to Macau have been surprised by offers made by the online booking platform Trip.com after searching for accommodation in Macau. In a direct email ... -
Chinese civil servants call for 3.3% pay raise
Leaders of the Macao Chinese Civil Servants Association told local media that civil servants ought to see 3.3% pay raise this year amid rising costs of ... -
To bring exhibitions to China is ‘often challenging,’ Foundation says
To bring and host the annual exhibition of the World Press Photography (WPP) Foundation to China is a task that the representatives from the organization find ... -
Macau arranging flight check-in for HZMB incoming passengers
Aflight check-in service center is being arranged for the Macau immigration building at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) for flights serving the Macau airport, the government ... -
New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop ... -
Death of PSP officer prompts lawmaker to call for civil servants’ health care
Following the death of a police officer from the Public Security Police Force (PSP) after feeling unwell during a 1.8 km run, lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho ... -
Annual eco-protection expo to be extended this year
An expo in Macau on environmental protection topics that is traditionally three days in duration will have an additional day this year, the organizer announced in ... -
Nude pedestrian fined by police
A Burmese person was caught on camera by social media users walking naked along Avenida de Horte e Costa on Wednesday evening. Following the viral video, ... -
TPI in Q2 rises by 19%
The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the second quarter of 2023 rose by 19.47% year-on-year to 137.24, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Five prosecuted for violating takeaway regulations
As of June 30, prosecutions have been initiated against five takeaway establishments for violations of the registration system. The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) reminds the sector ... -
IFTM hosts workshop for tourism officials
The Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) recently hosted a training workshop for the tourism officials from ... -
Macau-Portugal education agreement to facilitate closer ties
An agreement signed between Macau and Portugal will help facilitate greater cooperation between the regions, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in a statement. ... -
Delta puts up record quarterly numbers as travel surges
Delta Air Lines reported unprecedented quarterly profit and revenue yesterday and raised its expectations for a year after travelers took to the skies in huge numbers, ... -
Google rolls out AI chatbot Bard to Europe and adds more languages
Google said yesterday that it’s rolling out its AI-powered chatbot Bard across Europe and in Brazil, expanding its availability to hundreds of millions more users. The ... -
Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans
Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And ... -
Exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened
China’s exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation even as Chinese leaders ... -
China and ASEAN agree to try to conclude nonaggression pact on sea feud in 3 years
China and Southeast Asian nations agreed yesterday to try and conclude within three years a long-delayed nonaggression pact aimed at preventing the frequent territorial spats in ... -
Germany presents long-awaited strategy on China as a rival and partner
The German government yesterday presented a long-awaited strategy for relations with China that points to a “systemic rivalry” with the Asian power and a need to ... -
EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals
The European Union’s top diplomat yesterday expressed opposition to Myanmar’s upcoming role as the overseer of relations between the 27-nation bloc and Southeast Asian nations and ... -
IMF deposits much-awaited $1.2b with Pakistan’s central bank under bailout
Pakistan’s finance minister yesterday said the International Monetary Fund deposited a much-awaited first installment of $1.2 billion with the country’s central bank under a recently signed ... -
Tens of thousands of doctors start ‘longest’ strike in health system’s history
Britain’s state-funded health care service is facing what is being described as its longest-ever strike as tens of thousands of doctors in England launched a five-day ... -
Presidents of South Korea and Poland hold talks on security, war in Ukraine
The South Korean president began a visit to Poland for two days of talks and meetings on global security, the war in neighboring Ukraine, and developing ... -
1989 Paris in 200-year-old revolutionary fervour
About 500 people have been involved in scuffles in the Place de la Bastille in Paris. Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the streets of ... -
Musical theater meets mockumentary in ‘Theater Camp’
Among the low-hanging fruits of satire, sleepaway theater camps would dangle about as low as social-media influencers and Def Leppard cover bands. But “Theater Camp,” a ... -
On ‘Playa Saturno,’ Rauw Alejando’s futuristic reggaeton reaches new heights
Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro has always had his eye on the future — taking familiar genres and contorting them into something novel. At the beginning ... -
Exhilarating journey
Dedicated to enlivening the gastronomic landscape, MGM invited Chef Peter Kasamvilas of Koji-delic in Thailand to present his innovative Nordic-Japanese cuisine at a pop-up in MGM ... -
Lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in a new legislation
Russian lawmakers yesterday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with added clauses that annul marriages in which one person has ... -
Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism and renews its call to defund the police
The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally ... -
Ukraine is the hot topic at the NATO summit – the most important work is all in the details happening behind the scenes
A summit is literally the highest point on the mountain. In diplomatic terms, summits like the NATO meeting, held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in ... -
Friday, July 14, 2023 – edition no. 4287
* Lost in tourism — Trip.com: No marketing strategy behind mainland hotels appearing amongst Macau searches * World Press Photography | ‘Often challenging’ to bring exhibitions ...
