Monthly Archives: September 2023
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Customs busts counterfeit branded clothing sales
Two shops have been found selling counterfeit branded clothing, with two shopkeepers and a staff member apprehended on Aug. 30, Macao Customs has announced in a ... -
Photo exhibition of relics from CPC war with Japan opens
An exhibition of photos about relics from the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) war with Japan decades ago has opened in the SAR. The exhibition was ... -
Science museum sees nearly 100,000 visitors in August
The Macau Science Museum saw more than 473,000 admissions from January to August, returning to the level of the same period in 2019 before the pandemic. In ... -
Hengqin port exceeds 10 million passengers in annual traffic
According to the Hengqin Immigration Inspection Station, as of Aug. 29, the number of inbound and outbound travelers through Hengqin Port surpassed 10 million, with over ... -
Over 43,000 computer accessories smuggled
Cross-border private cars smuggled 43,000 pieces of computer accessories to Zhuhai via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. According to Gongbei Customs, the driver involved in the case ... -
MUST opens new space research institute
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) inaugurated a new institute for space research and application on Sept. 1, the university has announced in a ... -
MGM’s ‘Lion IP’ won PATA Grand & Gold Awards
MGM’s international brand engagement program “Lion IP” has been honored by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards 2023, with the “Grand Title” in Marketing ... -
Cantopop sensation Terence Lam to stage concerts at The Londoner Macao
Cantopop singer-songwriter, Terrance Lam, is staging his ‘L*underground SNEAK PEEK Terence Lam Live at The Londoner Arena’ concerts on Oct. 6 to 7. Terence Lam started out ... -
Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at meeting
Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll try to erase doubts ... -
Seoul’s spy agency says Russia has likely proposed N.Korea to join three-way drills with China
Russia has likely proposed that North Korea participate in three-way naval exercises with China, according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door briefing with the director ... -
Top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive gov’t plan to build US military runways
Japan’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to ... -
Putin says there will be no new grain deal until the West meets his demands
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the ... -
1997 Mother Teresa dies
Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to helping the sick and the poor, has died at the age of 87. She ... -
World Cup quarterfinals bring a second chance for USA
If there was a silver lining to the U.S. World Cup team losing to Lithuania, it’s this: The Americans now truly know how painful it is ... -
Sancho says he is a ‘scapegoat’ in angry reaction to comments byUnited manager ten Hag
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Jadon Sancho was dropped for the Premier League game at Arsenal on Sunday because of below-par displays in training, ... -
Biden and Trump are keeping light campaign schedules as rivals rack up the stops
Their rivals are busy answering voters’ questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one ... -
UN nuclear watchdog report seen says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen ... -
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – edition no. 4323
* Degradable discussion — Gov’t to ban import of non-biodegradable plasticware; environmentalist questions biodegradable standards * MDT Report | Gluten-Free: A dietary need or a trend? ... -
Typhoon Saola appears to cause only light damage
The passage of typhoon Saola through Macau has caused less impact than expected, the Secretary for Security and Commander of Civil Protection task force, Wong Sio ... -
7th documentary film festival to open with Venice Golden Lion winning film
The Macao International Documentary Film Festival (MOIDF) will return for its seventh edition from Sep. 8 to 24, with a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winning ... -
Lawmaker criticizes current suicide prevention mechanism for being reactive
Macau’s current suicide prevention mechanism is too passive, does not help the situation and instead causes stress for response teams, lawmaker Ron Lam has criticized in ... -
Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as island braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui
Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the ... -
Melco: Operational capacity in place to meet growing customer demand
Labour supply issues at Melco have now mostly been resolved as Melco opens its doors wider to meet the growing customer demand in Macau, chairman and ... -
Bus service directly to HK airport below expectations
The newly inaugurated bus service that is servicing the Macau Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to the Hong Kong International Airport Sky Pier is currently ... -
LRT sees over 9,000 daily passengers in August
The average daily passenger volume of the Macau LRT Taipa Line increased to 9,150 passengers in August, a month-on-month increase of 1,650 passengers. The figure represents ... -
Forum on women’s empowerment held in Macau
A forum on empowering women was held in the SAR on Saturday, focusing on the well-being of women today and how they can make further improvements. ... -
Congress of returned overseas Chinese concludes in Beijing
The 11th national congress of returned overseas Chinese people and their relatives concluded in Beijing yesterday. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the ... -
Delegation of Australian ministers to visit China in further sign of improving ties
A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing this week in a further sign of a warming of relations after a ... -
Aspiring Taiwan leader Terry Gou resigns from board of Apple supplier Foxconn
Aspiring Taiwanese leader Terry Gou has resigned from the board of Foxconn, the Apple supplier he founded nearly a half-century ago. The company, officially registered as ... -
India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region ... -
N. Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after US-S. Korean military drills end
North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, extending its weapons testing activities in response to the United States-South Korea ... -
Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia’s faith diversity
With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest yesterday to highlight the role ... -
1997 Suicide bombings put peace visit in doubt
Eight people have been killed and over 150 injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in the centre of Jerusalem. The three bombers – who ... -
South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic
It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. He stood along the side of the South Sudan locker room after their run in ... -
Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend ceremonies
The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision ...
