Daily Archives: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Macau to ban import of live, fresh food from Japan over nuclear wastewater discharge
Macau today (Tuesday) announced a ban on the import of live and fresh food products from 10 prefectures and regions of Japan over concerns about food ... -
Citigroup: High rollers back on city’s gaming tables
High rollers seem to have their bets back on the games of chance in Macau. A weekly channel check from Citigroup noted that it has observed ... -
Income ceilings for sandwich-class housing application set
The government has established the minimum and maximum limits for the income of those aiming to apply for the so-called “sandwich-class housing.” The government’s official gazette ... -
What Musk and Zuckerberg’s canceled cage match says about masculine anxiety
While the cage fight between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be on hold, if these men do ever end up ... -
Over 1 million vehicles traveling between HK, Zhuhai and Macau over the summer holidays
The number of vehicles crossing the border between Macau, Hong Kong and Zhuhai over the period of the summer holidays has already exceeded 1 million, the ... -
Gov’t AI-assisted speech therapy system sees over 13,000 users
An AI-assisted speech therapy system owned by the Health Bureau (SSM) has seen over 13,000 users, with 1,200 children having used it between March 2022 and ... -
China, Russia look to advance agendas at summit of developing countries in Johannesburg
Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an ... -
Entries for 70th Macau GP open until Sept. 15
Entries for racers in the 70th edition of the Macau Grand Prix opened yesterday and close on September 15, the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) ... -
Gaming employees’ earnings up 6%
At the end of the second quarter of 2023, there were 51,693 full-time employees in the gaming sector, a decrease of 1,899 year-on-year. Among them, dealers ... -
CPI grows slightly in July
The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July (104.76) grew slightly by 0.78% year-on-year. The increment was attributed to higher charges for eating out and package ... -
Four motorbikes crash on Sai Van Bridge two days after dedicated lane suspension
An accident involving four motorcycles took place yesterday afternoon on Sai Van Bridge, two days after the suspension of the motorcycle lane. The motorcycle lane was ... -
Finance Secretary studies Hainan’s free trade experience
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has led a delegation to Hainan Province to study its experience as a free trade port, among other ... -
Hengqin tourism revenues surge to RMB1.9b in 1H
According to statistics, in the first half of 2023, the tourism revenue in major scenic areas of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin amounted to ... -
Zhuhai Airport-Hengqin express route adds new stop at port
Starting Aug. 23, the Zhuhai Airport-Hengqin express route will be adjusted and a new stop at Hengqin Port will be added. Passengers will be able to ... -
Clinton Global Initiative will return to NYC with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” – ranging from World Bank President Ajay Banga and The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip E. ... -
President, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating Robert Mugabe, his own mentor ... -
1978 Kenya’s founding father dies
Kenya’s president, Jomo Kenyatta, has died at his home in Mombasa. An official announcement on Voice of Kenya radio said Mr Kenyatta died peacefully in his ... -
Ronaldo and big-spending Saudi clubs primed to dominate ACL
Tuesday, 18:20 Al-Nassr v Shabab Al-Ahli H 1.14, D 5.50, A 12 Oddschecker.com Cristiano Ronaldo gets his first taste of Asian competition this evening as Al-Nassr ... -
Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form government
Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party announced yesterday that it plans to form a new government with an 11-party coalition that includes two pro-military parties affiliated with ... -
UK judge set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern UK history
A judge is set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern U.K. history, for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six ... -
A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law. But which one?
A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may ... -
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – edition no. 4313
* Rolling high — High rollers have their bets back on the city’s gaming tables; Revenues set to fully recover to pre-Covid levels by Golden Week ...
