Daily Archives: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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MGM x RR1 Culinary Masters Macau Enlivens Gastronomic Landscape of the City
MGM presented the MGM x RR1 Culinary Masters Macau, Asia’s first exclusive RR1 Signature Event in Macau, which was successfully concluded on August 13. The deluxe ... -
Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after China reports weak July data and cuts key interest rate
Asian stock markets were mixed today (Tuesday) after China reported weak July consumer and business activity and its central bank cut a key interest rate to ... -
Visitors unhappy with alternative path for crowd control
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) resumed crowd control measures around the Ruins of Saint Paul’s Sunday, due to the large influx of tourists in that ... -
China study: Macau ranks first in travel destinations for mainland residents in 1H
Macau has been the favorite travel destination for mainland residents in the first six months (1H) of this year, a recently published report by the China ... -
Demand for commercial spaces in Old Taipa rebounding: Centaline
Demand for commercial rental spaces in Old Taipa is gradually rebounding as rent prices are recovering up to 80% of pre-Covid levels. According to Centaline Property, ... -
Civil servants associations call for salary upgrades between 3% and 5%
The associations that represent the interests of civil servants are calling for a salary increase of between 3 and 5%, the different groups have told the ... -
Defense Minister Li to visit Russia and Belarus in show of support despite West’s objections
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus in a show of support for those nations which the West has sought to isolate over ... -
Yacht fair to be held Nov. 9
The 13th China Macau International Yacht Import and Export Fair will be held from Nov. 9 to 12, where more than 40 yachts are expected to be ... -
Oxfam TowerRun to raise funds for East Africa
Oxfam will hold a fundraising event at the Macau Tower in late October to raise funds for the victims of the drought in East Africa, who ... -
Female worker severs finger
A suspected work-related accident occurred in a food factory yesterday, involving a 22-year-old Vietnamese female foreign worker. The employee was reported to have had her left ... -
Prosperity Index to rise amid steady recovery
The Macau Economic Association expects that the local prosperity index will continue to rise steadily from July to October. This comes after Macau’s tourism and gaming ... -
Taxation supports technological innovation and boosts development
As big data on tax shows that as of the first half of 2023, the number of enterprises in Hengqin engaging in technology R&D and high-end manufacturing industries ... -
For Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok – not XFor Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok – not X
Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still ... -
Prominent democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest
Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates had part of their convictions quashed yesterday over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in ... -
No attempt to sabotage China-Pakistan friendship will succeed: spokesperson
No attempt to sabotage the friendship between China and Pakistan and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will succeed, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said yesterday. Spokesperson ... -
Courts bolster forest resource protection
Chinese courts resolved a total of 64,788 criminal cases related to the destruction of forest resources between 2018 and 2022, rendering judgments for 82,704 individuals. These ... -
The Taliban two years of rule: Women and girls pay the price
The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two ... -
1971 ‘V-sign’ costs rider victory
Controversial horse rider Harvey Smith has been stripped of his £2,000 winnings and a major show jumping title for allegedly making a rude gesture. Mr Smith ... -
Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
One camper, from Oakland, California, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white ... -
Bayern Munich has Kane but needs a goalkeeper ahead of season
Even though Bayern Munich landed the Bundesliga’s record signing in England captain Harry Kane, there’s still a big hole in the squad. Kane has taken on ... -
Ro CEO charts growth past sexual health roots to obesity and beyond
Ro built its name online by offering discreet help for problems like erectile dysfunction. Now it wants to tackle an issue many people are talking about: ... -
Interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago
More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting today [Macau time] for what organizers bill as the world’s ... -
Hitler and Trump: Show trials can provide a powerful platform for the defendant
The trial of Donald Trump on charges that he conspired to undermine the peaceful transition of power will likely be a show trial – but not ... -
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – edition no. 4308
* Stairway of discord — Tourists unhappy with alternative path for crowd control * Tourism | Macau ranks first in travel destinations for mainlanders * Property ...
