Monthly Archives: August 2023
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As BRICS cooperation accelerates, is it time for the US to develop a BRICS policy?
The leaders of the BRICS group of large emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – meet in Johannesburg for two days beginning ... -
Monday, August 21, 2023 – edition no. 4312
* Report dispute — Central and local authorities refute accusations made by EU on city’s fundamental freedoms * Events | Happiness Street to turn into pedestrian ... -
Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic woes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said ... -
Gov’t to open tenders for 300 taxi licenses
With 300 eight-year taxi licenses to expire this year, the government will open new tenders for the same number of new licenses, complying with the new ... -
CESL Asia presents an intelligent management platform to help save resources
One of the novelties presented at this year’s edition of the Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2023MIECF), which kicked off yesterday and will continue ... -
Grande Hotel (Kuok Chai) reopens today after 27 long years
The Grande Hotel Macau, better known locally by its Cantonese name “Kuok Chai,” is reopening its doors to guests after 27 long years of closure, which ... -
Galaxy posts HKD15b revenue, announces overseas business development offices
Galaxy Entertainment Group posted net revenues of HKD15.7 billion in the first half of the year, up 141% year-on-year, while its adjusted EBITDA was HKD4.4 billion, ... -
Gov’t busts sale of undeclared medicines
The Macao Customs and Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) have jointly discovered the sale of undeclared medicines at two shops near Border Gate Checkpoint. The keepers of ... -
F&B retailers record sales surge
Receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments surged by 104.5% year-on-year in June, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). All types of interviewed ... -
RAT access scheme to end today
The Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) access scheme, run by the Health Bureau, will end today. The bureau justified its decision by disclosing that, in the ... -
IC to hold another concert in Lai Chi Vun Shipyards
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will hold evening concerts at the Lai Chi Vun Shipyards in the second half of each month, between July and November. ... -
July visitors grow 25% to nearly 2.8m
Visitor arrivals grew by 24.9% month-on-month to 2,759,544 in July, a figure that represents a surge of 28,176.9% year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in visitors ... -
DSSCU calling on companies providing service on building infiltrations to register
As the new law to resolve cases of water infiltration in buildings comes into force on Sept. 1, the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) is ... -
MGTO: drone show will not happen this year
The annual drone show is not planned for this year, Cheng Wai Tong, acting director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), has announced. He explained that ... -
DSPA: Gov’t in compliance with national strategy on environmental protection development
The four-day 2023 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) officially opened yesterday. During his opening speech, director Tam Vai Man of Environmental Protection Bureau ... -
Management of Peninsula WWTP receives seven bids, six approved
The public tender for the management of the Macau peninsula wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has received seven bids, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has noted after ... -
Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii: AP data analysis
Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash and lingers. Earthquakes. And now, deadly fires that burn ... -
South’s agency says North is preparing ICBM tests, spy satellite launch
North Korea is preparing its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit as well as tests of long-range missiles to mark a key national ... -
Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-S.Korea relations
Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, has been a backdrop for signal moments in U.S. foreign policy, perhaps none more notable ... -
1989 Man U sold in record takeover deal
Manchester United Football Club has been sold for £20m in the biggest takeover deal in the history of British football. The new owner is Isle of ... -
The movie version of a beach read arrives in Amazon’s ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
Red, White & Royal Blue “ is a harmlessly enjoyable fantasy rom-com. It’s not Nora Ephron or Nancy Meyers, nor is it really trying to be. ... -
On ‘My Love of Country,’ Teddy Thompson shows affection for Nashville classics
Teddy Thompson began a recent concert by singing George Jones ‘ 1972 hit “A Picture of Me (Without You),” and smiled as the crowd applauded. “That’s ... -
Small-town politics and big family drama drive crime thriller
“Where the Dead Sleep” begins pleasantly enough: Detective Ben Packard is back, becoming more comfortable with Sandy Lake, making his rounds as acting sheriff at the ... -
Share the joy
Mid-Autumn Festival is the perfect occasion to celebrate while indulging in delectable mooncakes. This year, JW Marriott Hotel Macau and The Ritz-Carlton, Macau have each prepared ... -
Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission
An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being barred from filmmaking after they showcased a movie at the Cannes Film Festival without ... -
China establishes world’s largest language resource repository
China has established the world’s largest language resource repository, consisting of over 120 languages and dialects that are being used in the world’s most populous country, ... -
Friday, August 18, 2023 – edition no. 4311
* Xi calls for ‘historic patience’ — Amid economic woes, China’s gov’t is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer missed a ... -
China’s gov’t tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer’s debt struggle
China's government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer missed a payment on its multibillion-dollar debt, reviving fears about the industry's ... -
Is conflict in Ukraine a reminder to China of the risks in attacking Taiwan?
U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese President Xi ... -
Lawmaker calls for regulating fun fair safety
Regulations should be formulated to supervise the safety of fun fairs and related facilities provided at local hotels and resorts, lawmaker Ron Lam has demanded in ... -
Lost item theft on the rise
Among five cases publicized by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) yesterday, three concerned the appropriation of lost items, with losses reaching MOP125,000. The PSP disclosed ... -
Macau wins ‘Best Convention City (Asia)’ award
Macau has been awarded the “M&C Asia Stella Awards – Best Convention City (Asia)” as the city’s MICE sector has “made concerted efforts to provide excellent ... -
Gov’t opens public tender for new TUI building at Nam Van
The government yesterday launched the public tender for the first phase (superstructure) of the new facilities for the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) to be built ... -
SSM notified of CO poisoning of tourist lodged at private apartment
The Health Bureau (SSM) has reported a case of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning that occurred Tuesday (Aug. 15) at a housing unit in a private residential ... -
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy submitted
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted yesterday to the government and its financing partners, the planners ...
