Daily Archives: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Social Security investments record MOP8b loss in 2022
The Social Security Fund (FSS) lost nearly MOP8 billion in investments and currency exchange last year, pushing its gross expenditure to MOP14 billion, a leap of ... -
Music festival to return with int’l lineup, master musician Joe Hisaishi
After a three-year hiatus, the Macao International Music Festival will return this year in its 35th edition, hosting for the first time globally acclaimed musician Joe ... -
Fireworks competition back after hiatus
After a hiatus of three years, the Macao International Fireworks Display Contest is returning to the skies of Macau next week for its 31st edition. At ... -
US, China agree to discuss export controls as Raimondo visits to warm up chilly ties
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed yesterday to exchange information on U.S. export controls that frustrate Beijing and set up a ... -
Recognition, Equilibrium and Inclusive Multilateralism
Goldman Sachs estimates that in 2050, the Asia GDP will reach 90.6 Trillion USD (except developing markets) and the World total GDP will be 227.9 Trillion ... -
‘Ghost Month’ accountable for 15 fires in 10 days: CB
Over the first 10 days of the “Ghost Month,” which began on the seventh month of the lunar calendar or Aug. 16, there have been 15 ... -
Pereira Coutinho wants AL Public Finances Committee to analyze investment flops
Lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho is unhappy with news that government investments made through the Social Security Fund recorded a loss of 8 billion patacas last ... -
Typhoon Saola expected to enter Macau as it heads toward Taiwan, southern China
A typhoon has dumped heavy rain in the northern Philippines but did not reach land as it moved toward southern Taiwan. It is currently headed towards ... -
Police arrest duo over imprisonment, extorting debtor
The police have arrested two mainland residents who were suspected of usury, imprisoning, beating and extorting debtors. According to the authorities, the duo imprisoned the victim, ... -
August seeing around 100,000 daily tourists
The city is seeing an average daily number of visitors of 100,000 this month, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has estimated, in what is projected ... -
Macau-HK airport bus operates tomorrow
The bus service between the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Hong Kong International Airport will commence tomorrow. The operating hours of the first phase of the ... -
Public warned against text messages impersonating DHL
Members of the public are being warned about text messages impersonating international courier chain DHL, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday in a statement. The messages ... -
Hengqin to build a highland for high-tech innovation
According to the Economic Development Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, 10,000 technology enterprises have registered in the Zone, including nearly 800 Macau-funded ones. ... -
Foxconn’s Terry Gou will seek top post as an independent
Terry Gou, who founded Apple supplier Foxconn, said yesterday he will run as an independent candidate in Taiwan’s main election, ending months of speculation. At a ... -
Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel harder than release of plant’s wastewater
At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the treated water transfer switch is on. A graph on a computer monitor ... -
1992 Violence mars German anti-racist rally
A protest march against right-wing attacks on refugees in Germany has ended in violence after demonstrators clashed with police. It happened after about 15,000 people gathered ... -
Time is right for France team to emulate Les Bleus with WC triumph
Winning the World Cup for the first time in October would finally elevate France’s rugby team alongside the more illustrious Les Bleus in terms of nationwide ... -
S.Sudan’s 7-foot-1 Khaman Maluach becomes one of youngest to play in WC
South Sudan’s 16-year-old Khaman Maluach scored one point and played 16 minutes in his team’s 89-69 victory over China yesterday to become one of the youngest ... -
Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?
The movie centers around a renowned violinist from Belgium arriving in Kyiv to perform. The date is February 2022, and his trip is upended as Russia ... -
Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll
President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.” Those are among the top terms Americans use when they’re asked to describe the ... -
With fewer than 1,500 Catholics in Mongolia, Pope Francis’ upcoming visit brings attention
Pope Francis is set to make the first-ever visit to Mongolia, a country with fewer than 1,500 Catholics, all of whom have come to the faith ... -
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 – edition no. 4318
* Gross loss — Social security investments record MOP8b loss in 2022 * Arts | Music festival to return with int’l lineup, master musician Joe Hisaishi ...
