Daily Archives: Friday, November 17, 2023
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Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone’ for any urgent concerns
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged yesterday [Macau time] from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship ... -
Q3 visitor spending above pre-pandemic levels
Total spending by visitors (excluding gaming expenses) surged 576.7% year-on-year to MOP19.60 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, representing an increase of 28.9% compared ... -
Group expects economy to remain stable next three months
The end of the year will bring an even higher number of events, which will bring additional energy into the economy – expected to be stable ... -
Minì shows potential snatching provisional pole
The Italian Gabriele Minì (SJM Theodore Prema Racing Team) has shown his potential on the first day of track action on Guia Circuit snatching the provisional ... -
Despite high frequency, cyberattacks cause minimal damage in 2023
The cyberattacks faced by public entities this year have been limited in effect, although high in frequency, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has disclosed. While responding ... -
Director of Housing died at age 63
Director of Housing Bureau (IH) Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos passed away yesterday morning at age 63, local media has reported. It was also reported that the ... -
Gov’t to study feasibility of digital currency
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has told parliament that the government would conduct studies and consultations on the feasibility of digital currency. Relatively satisfied with the ... -
Macau staff of Japanese fast fashion brand to get 10% pay rise
Fast fashion brand from Japan, UNIQLO, announced in a statement yesterday that its staff in Macau will see a salary rise up to 10% on average. ... -
PJ reminds public not to scalp GP tickets or transfer access passes
Tickets for the Macau Grand Prix should not be scalped, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reminded the public yesterday in a statement. Complimentary tickets should not be ... -
IPIM leads Macau delegation to int’l congress on MICE
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) recently organized a delegation of six people, comprising some MICE industry practitioners from Macau, to Bangkok for the ... -
Moody’s expects Melco, SJM’s financial leverage to improve in 12 months
Moody’s Investors Service has changed the outlook on Melco Resorts Finance Limited and SJM Holdings to stable from negative as it expects the groups’ financial leverage to ... -
Foreign exchange reserves at MOP221b
The preliminary estimate of the SAR’s foreign exchange reserves sits at MOP221.1 billion at the end of October 2023, the Monetary Authority of Macao announced. The ... -
Macau Shopping Festival to kick off Dec. 1
The Macau Shopping Festival will be held for a month from December 1 and will continue its partnership with Trip.com Group and Ctrip Global Shopping, joining forces ... -
MASDAW to organize fundraising event Dec. 3
Macau Association for Stray Dogs and Animal Welfare (MASDAW) will organize an annual charity fundraising event on Dec.3 to cover expenses of the 121 dogs that are ... -
Cairoli surprises on Day 1 by topping timesheets
The Italian Matteo Cairoli at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3R (Absolute Racing) has surprised the competition by topping the timesheets at the end of ... -
Michelisz tops FP2 session ahead of Qualifying today
Hungarian Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai Elantra N TCR) topped yesterday’s timesheets of the Macau Guia Race – TCR World Tour lapping in 2m29.048s. Michelisz takes the lead ... -
Hickman leads on the first day
In the 55th edition of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, the event started as expected with the Brit Peter Hickman (BMW M1000RR) placing the best ... -
FHO with strong lineup to storm the podium
Racing in Macau for the first time as FHO Racing, the team owned by Faye Ho, the granddaughter of late tycoon Stanley Ho, comes geared up ... -
Macau racers bid to the podium
The Macau Touring Car Cup will be running this year with cars and drivers from the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC). The entry list for this ... -
Top race returns looking to continue the legacy
The “Queen” of all Macau races, the Formula 3 (F3) World Cup is finally back in the GP program after three years of absence due to ... -
To pick up where they left off
Always one of the most awaited events, the FIA GT World Cup for GT3 specifications cars has returned this year to pick up from where they ... -
International TCR returns to add sparkle to emblematic event
After a long absence, an international contingent of TCR category racers is returning to Macau to take part in the historic Guia Race for touring cars. ... -
Cambodia inaugurates Chinese-funded airport serving tourist destination Angkor Wat
Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the ... -
Taiwan’s participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China’s bonds
Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million ... -
Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting returning home, officials say
More than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun ... -
Parliament passes laws to handle migrant convicts who can’t be held indefinitely or deported
Migrants with criminal records face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation passed by the Australian Parliament yesterday. The ... -
Exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb
Japan reported yesterday that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and ship shipments rose. Government data showed exports to ... -
Wider offensive possible in Gaza’s south, where hundreds of thousands have fled
Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said yesterday, signaling a possible expansion of their offensive to areas where hundreds ... -
1989 Police crush Prague protest rally
Riot police in Czechoslovakia have arrested hundreds of people taking part in a protest march. More than 15,000 people, mostly students, took part in the demonstration, ... -
Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ is a sweet, frothy diversion but no knee slide
In “Next Goal Wins,” a soccer coach comes from far away to lead a hapless group of athletes. He’s a fish-out-of-water type, ill-suited for the job, ... -
Bob Dylan’s ‘The Complete Budokan 1978’ box set is a welcomed release, flute and all
Bob Dylan with flute and saxophone isn’t for everyone. But that’s what you get with “The Complete Budokan 1978,” a deluxe box set presenting two live ... -
Christmas in style
The holiday season is almost here and a short vacation to Taipei is believed to be on the bucket list of many. Taipei is considered a ... -
More pandas will be coming to the US, Xi signals
Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” ... -
Russian court convicts woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech
A Russian court yesterday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media reported. ...
