Daily Archives: Monday, July 17, 2023
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Border Gate sees long queues
There were long queues at the city’s main checkpoint with neighboring Zhuhai, Border Gate, from the arrival hall to the taxi stand, as all other forms ... -
Typhoon Talim halts Monday activities but without significant harm
The passage of typhoon Talim through Macau today has halted most of the city’s activities, bringing it to a standstill, but otherwise not much harm ... -
Water suspension at Rua de Sacadura Cabral amid broken underground pipes
Water suspension at Rua de Sacadura Cabral amid broken underground pipes Water supply has been suspended Sunday evening in the neighborhood of Rua de Sacadura Cabral, ... -
SMG to issue T3 during ‘nighttime’
Typhoon Signal No. 8 may be replaced by T3 tonight, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG). At 4 p.m. today, Typhoon Talim was located ... -
Typhoon Talim brings city to standstill as T8 signal to remain up until afternoon
Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 will be hoisted until afternoon, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), bringing the city to a standstill. T8 was ... -
Macau closed 1H with almost 12 million visitors
Macau has recorded the arrival of almost 12 million visitors during the first half of this year (1H), the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has disclosed ... -
Inner Harbour retailers brace for Typhoon Talim
Retailers along the Inner Harbour are bracing for the upcoming typhoon by installing tidal barriers, as severe Tropical Storm Talis approached about 290 kilometers south-southeast of ... -
Group expects 1H GDP to rise 70% y-o-y
The estimated rise of the city’s GDP for the first half of the year is 70% year-on-year, the Macau Economic Association (MEA) has noted in a ... -
Temperature soars as typhoon edges closer
Macau saw its temperature nearing 39 degrees Celsius Saturday as Tropical Storm Talim continued to edge towards the Southern Chinese coast. Talim entered the 800-kilometer radius ... -
Secretary André Cheong defends non-public bidding of IAM projects
Despite the lack of open bidding procedures, the cleanliness of certain municipal projects will be upheld, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong assured over the ... -
World cycling’s governing body bans female transgender athletes from women’s events
Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races, world cycling governing body the UCI said Friday. ... -
Macau to see more flights to Korea, Thailand
Jeju Air is planning on resuming two flights per week between Jeju and Macau in August and one flight per day between Seoul and Macau in ... -
Cross-border data verification platform allows residents to certify assert
As of July, about 50 Macau residents have dealt with credit businesses via the Guangdong-Macau cross-boundary data verification platform, which takes only five minutes to certify ... -
Hengqin’s online cross-border RMB tax service to be replicated
On July 10, the State Council released a circular on promoting 24 experiences of pilot Free Trade Zones across the country, among which, the online cross-border ... -
MPU launches ‘One country, two systems’ Study Base
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) inaugurated its “One country, two systems” Study Base on July 15. The Study Base is a new initiative that the university ... -
Section of fourth bridge falls onto boat, obstructing waterway operations
On Friday, a prefabricated section of the fourth Macau-Taipa bridge that should have been raised to the main bridge body fell back towards the boat. The ... -
China’s Shein hit with lawsuit citing RICO violations
China’s fast fashion retailer Shein is facing a lawsuit that claims the clothing maker’s copyright infringement is so aggressive, it amounts to racketeering. The filing this ... -
Pakistan launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of $3.5 ... -
MGM partners with Macau pass for consumption reward program
MGM joins hands with Macau Pass S.A. (Macau Pass) to launch the “MGM x MPay Community Consumption Reward” from July 15 to 31. According to a ... -
Sands Resorts Macao promotes hotel offerings in Seoul
Sands Resorts Macao is participating in the ‘Experience Macao Unlimited’ Mega Roadshow until today in Seoul, Korea. Taking place at Times Square in Seoul, the roadshow ... -
Gov’t accuses US of militarizing space following protest over Navy plane’s Taiwan Strait transit
A mid a freeze in military-to-military contacts, China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a ... -
Pope recognizes China’s unilateral appointment of Shanghai bishop
Pope Francis gave in Saturday to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai, formally recognizing Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months after ... -
Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south
An Indian spacecraft blazed its way toward the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago ... -
7 bodies pulled from flooded road tunnel as rains cause flash floods and landslides
South Korean rescue workers pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered ... -
South Korea to expand support for Ukraine as President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering support for the invaded country in its war with Russia while ... -
1987 Ex-Guinness boss owes millions
Former Guinness director Thomas Ward has been ordered to repay £5.2m to the brewing giants. The High Court heard Mr Ward had acted illegally by failing ... -
Gambling revenue up nearly 14%, but most casinos still trail pre-pandemic levels
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets, and the online partners of both those types of gambling won more than $457 million in June, ... -
LGBTQ+ community voices anxiety over Hungary’s restrictive laws
Thousands of participants of the Budapest Pride march wound through the streets of the Hungarian capital on Saturday with marchers voicing their anxiety over the increasing pressure ... -
Why Yellen’s visit to China wins recognition from both countries
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently concluded her visit to China, summarizing conversations during the four-day trip as “direct, substantive, and productive.” The Chinese side also ... -
Monday, July 17, 2023 – edition no. 4288
* 12 million and counting — Macau recorded 12 million visitors during the first half of this year; Airport saw close to two million passengers * ...
