Daily Archives: Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Special Olympics global chief: First-hand experience promotes hiring people with disabilities
Experiencing the qualities of Special Olympics athletes will help SME employers decide to hire them, Mary Davis, CEO of Special Olympics International, said in an exclusive ... -
Casinos face lowest trading levels since border reopening
Macau concessionaires are trading at rock-bottom valuations since earlier this week as operators were saddled with declines of at least 20% since the beginning of the year. ... -
LVS increases shares in Sands China
Las Vegas Sands is increasing its holdings in Sands China, the Las Vegas-based gaming company announced in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ... -
Macau students score among the world’s best on PISA 2022
Local students have achieved high scores in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Focused on measuring 15-year-olds’ ability ... -
Gov’t reports losses of MOP6.55b from investments
The final report on the budget execution for last year was approved by the Legislative Assembly Tuesday evening. It is notable in the report that financial ... -
China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a ... -
Gov’t launches tender to rent 30 commercial spaces in public housing buildings
The Housing Bureau (IH) yesterday launched a public tender to rent 30 vacant commercial spaces in public housing developments. In a press statement, the IH said ... -
Luís Figo to join sports collectors convention
The “Asian Sports Collectors Convention” is set to feature legendary Portuguese football star, Luís Figo. The convention, which starts tomorrow and ends Dec. 10, will include ... -
MGTO pledges to strengthen development in gastronomy
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has pledged to continue to steer the city’s development as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy towards “deeper progress, [to] ... -
Over 1,300 applications for seniors housing received
The Social Welfare Bureau has received 1,319 applications for the residences for senior citizens, which are under construction in Areia Preta. The applications have come from ... -
Operation finds six illegal hostels
A joint operation between the Public Security Police and the Macao Government Tourism Office to crack down on illegal hotels found six units suspected of illegally ... -
Lei: Macau exerting efforts to advance development of
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong pointed out in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Fair ... -
Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in Xinjiang
An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese ... -
British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE
A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud, considered one of the largest in the Scandinavian ... -
MGM hosts art symposium, unveils local artist’s works
MGM held an art symposium themed “From Lines to Pixel,” yesterday where leading industry figures from around the world shared insights into the new trend of ... -
Melco co-organizes SAR handover anniversary
In celebration of the 24th anniversary of Macau›s return to the motherland, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) recently co-organized an event ... -
Under Putin, the uber-wealthy ‘oligarchs’ still rich but far less powerful
When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed those Russians known as “oligarchs” as men who whose vast wealth, ruthlessly amassed, made ... -
1983 Tomcat halts steeplejack
Chief chimney-toppler Fred Dibnah has been halted in his work after a ginger tomcat got to his latest assignment first. Troublesome feline George has climbed a ... -
Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the ... -
Teenager Shaw helps US women win over China in exhibition match
US 2, China 1 Jaedyn Shaw scored the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute to give the United States a 2-1 comeback victory over China yesterday ... -
Wikipedia, wrapped Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia
Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers ... -
Top US and Chinese diplomats agree to build on recent progress in ties
The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats agreed yesterday to keep building on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the Israel-Hamas conflict in ... -
EU on AI regulation: Can leaders reach a deal?
The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a European Union ... -
Thursday, December 7, 2023 – edition no. 4384
* Breaking Barriers — Activist Mary Davis calls for wider employment opportunities for persons with disabilities who have ‘great deal of talent’ in an exclusive interview ...
