Daily Archives: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Global shares trading mixed amid worries about China economy
Global shares were trading mixed today (Wednesday) amid worries over discouraging data on China, as well as over the future of the U.S. economy. -
Residential rent down, while commercial spaces up slightly
Average rent for those with an area between 50 and 99.9 square meters and for those with a floor area between 100 and 149.9 square meters ... -
Gov’t reduces operational costs due to rent
The government has announced that it is reducing rent and operational costs as much as possible for the office buildings where government departments are located. In ... -
JP Morgan forecasts August to hit another high in gaming revenue
Analysts from the financial services firm JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited are forecasting that August will break the gross gaming revenue (GGR) record that was ... -
MGM Unveils Special Exhibition “To Infinity and Beyond: The Art of Hsiao Chin”
MGM unveils the special exhibition “To Infinity and Beyond: The Art of Hsiao Chin”. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was officiated by a lineup of ... -
Three ways AI is transforming music
Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by asking my students if they’re concerned about AI’s role in composing ... -
Yoon calls for strong security cooperation with US, Japan ahead of Camp David summit
South Korea’s president called for deeper security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan to address North Korea’s nuclear threat, saying yesterday that his upcoming summit with ... -
International banking assets in Macau shrunk by 6.4% in Q2
At the end of the second quarter (Q2) of this year, total international banking assets decreased 6.4% from the previous quarter (Q1) to MOP2,124.8 billion, the ... -
First group of Macau medical personnel begin to practice in Hengqin
The first group of four Macau medical personnel completed their professional registration and received practice certificates in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. Fong Fong ... -
UM welcomes 4,400 new students in 2023/2024academic year
The University of Macau (UM) held the Convocation and First Lecture of University of the 2023/2024 academic year, welcoming 4,400 new students. UM has enrolled more ... -
Taiwan court rejects Levo Chan’s appeal for residency right
Former junket boss Levo Chan’s residency in Taiwan was revoked by a Taiwan court, according to media reports. In January 2022, Chan applied for an extension ... -
Cooperation Zone issues financial support scheme for cultural industry
The Cooperation Zone has announced a financial support scheme for the development of the cultural tourism industry, providing assistance to the cultural tourism industry and related ... -
IAS records nine domestic violence cases in Q1
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has received reports of nine cases of domestic violence in the first quarter of this year. According to IAS deputy director, ... -
DSAT claims 86,000 vehicle registrations not adequately canceled
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) claims that approximately 86,000 vehicle registrations have not been properly canceled by the motor vehicle registration department. As a result, the same ... -
Chinese expert in green finance to be MIECF2023 keynote speaker
Environmental scholar and expert Professor Lan Hong will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2023MIECF). She is slated ... -
Sands China supports Art Macao 2023 with vibrantly coloured artworks to inspire enthusiasm, hope and exhilaration
In echoing the theme of Art Macao 2023, “The Statistics of Fortune,” Sands China has adopted a unique approach to exhibiting during a year defined by ... -
No update on surging youth unemployment as economic decline deepens
China’s government suspended giving an update on a possible spike in unemployment among young people as official data yesterday showed an economic decline deepened in July. ... -
Vast swath of northeastern China threatened by flooding as rivers rise above warning levels
A vast swath of northeastern China is threatened by flooding as at least 90 rivers have risen above warning levels and 24 have already overflowed their ... -
A strong tropical storm is lashing parts of country disrupting holiday travel
A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds yesterday, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing air and ground ... -
How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened her investigation into Donald Trump after the release of a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump ... -
1977 Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in ... -
A semifinal is the here and now for the Australia-England rivalry, not the Ashes
Wednesday, 18:00 Australia v England H 1.91, D 7.5, A 3.5 Oddschecker.com This is Australia’s Matildas against England’s Lionesses. The Women’s World Cup semifinals. The here ... -
Thousands in Bosnia protest against violence after man livestreamed killing of ex-wife on Instagram
Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets yesterday [Macau time] to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man last week shot and ... -
Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search
Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui and expected to release the first names yesterday, even as teams intensified ... -
Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during pandemic
Experiencing discrimination significantly harmed the well-being of Asian and Asian American college students in the U.S. during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the ... -
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 – edition no. 4309
* Rents down — Residential rents down, while commercial spaces up slightly * Public Administration | Gov’t reduces operational costs due to rent * Gaming | ...
