Daily Archives: Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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China removes its foreign minister, no reason given: CCTV
China removed outspoken Foreign Minister Qin Gang from office yesterday and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi, in a move that has already fueled rumors ... -
Gov’t scraps Kun Iam statue at Hac-Sa Reservoir Park, bids to undo the damages
The government has decided to suspend the project of building a Kun Iam statue at the Hac-Sa Reservoir Park in the face of public opinion against ... -
Barbie mania sweeps Latin America, but sometimes takes on a macabre tone
Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink-colored tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads and even ... -
Septuagenarian woman loses MOP200K to impersonator
A local woman has lost MOP200,000 to a man whom she thought she knew, who requested loans from her, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. According ... -
MOP1.4B “Adventure Park” not the same item previously budgeted at MOP229M
The previously presented budget of MOP1.4 billion for the new Hac Sa “Adventure Park” is not a mere increase on the 2020 revamp project budgeted at ... -
China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after curbs take effect
China’s government appealed to Japan yesterday not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology took effect, adding to technology restrictions ... -
Nearly 9,000 signatures against Project Hac-Sa submitted to gov’t
An online petition that has collected nearly 9,000 signatures in little more than three days was submitted to the government yesterday morning in the hopes of ... -
FSS reminds on payment of social security instalment
The Social Security Fund has reminded local employers and workers to settle payable instalments for the second quarter. The fund also recommends payers utilize e-payment channels ... -
IC: Rua dos Pescadores temple’s restoration to start soon
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) disclosed to local media All About Macau that the restoration of the roof of the Tin Hau temple on Rua dos ... -
IPIM teaches lusophone products traders to use “The Little Red Book”
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has organized two workshop sessions to teach traders of lusophone products to market in mainland China using Xiaohongshu ... -
Cheng family takes over Hoiana Resort in Vietnam from Alvin Chau
Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family has taken control of Hoiana Resort & Golf in Vietnam’s central Quang Nam province from Macau gambling kingpin Alvin Chau, who ... -
Salesforce CEO shares his predictions for AI and the future of work
Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff has become something of a vanishing breed during the nearly quarter century he has been running the company that pioneered ... -
Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant’s buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it does not plan to sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group because it wants ... -
11 killed as roof collapses at middle school gym, officials say
Eleven people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in China’s far northeast, authorities said yesterday. The incident occurred Sunday in the ... -
President to deliver state-of-the-nation speech amid protests
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was to deliver a state-of-the-nation speech yesterday after his first year in office, which saw him allow an expanded U.S. military ... -
US announces punitive measures over concerns elections were ‘neither free nor fair’
Cambodia’s longtime ruling party yesterday lauded its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years, but the United States said its stifling ... -
Putin wants allies at meeting: Food security, Wagner are key questions
As Russia seeks more allies during its invasion of Ukraine, longtime U.S. security partner Kenya might not be an obvious choice. But hours after Russia terminated ... -
1978 First ‘test tube baby’ born
The birth of the world’s first “test tube baby” has been announced in Manchester. Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and District General ... -
Players converted just 4 of the first 8 penalty kicks at the Women’s WC
How’s this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women’s World Cup each included a penalty kick – and the attacking team ... -
Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party to form a government
Spaniards woke up yesterday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to ... -
Macron promotes French interests on a trip to South Pacific where US-China rivalry is intensifying
The French president is heading to the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China ... -
Justified countermeasures to ‘coercive’ practices
Some US lawmakers have recently accused Beijing of using “coercive economic practices” to achieve worldwide dominance over the United States. These accusations were reiterated at a ... -
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 – edition no. 4293
* Statue down — Under heavy public criticism, gov’t decides to scrap Kun Iam statue from the Hac-Sa Reservoir project * Gaming | HK Cheng family ...
