Yearly Archives: 2023
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Djokovic back at top of ATP rankings; Sabalenka No. 2 in WTA
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot: No. 1 in the ATP rankings. His four-place rise from No. 5 to replace ... -
Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
Boeing bids farewell to an icon yesterday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet. Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has ... -
China lobbies Dutch to defend trade after chip curbs
China’s foreign minister appealed to his Dutch counterpart to defend free trade after the Netherlands and Japan agreed to cooperate with U.S. restrictions on Chinese access ... -
Birth registration changes better protect rights
Sichuan province’s newly-amended regulation on birth registration requires no marriage certificate for anyone to register the birth of a baby. Which means a single parent or ... -
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – edition no. 4177
* The China factor — IMF upgrades outlook for the global economy in 2023, China’s opening is the major factor * City IAM to renovate Seac ... -
Analysts expect mass GGR to recover to 60-70% of 2019 level
JP Morgan is satisfied with the pace and extent of the recovery of Macau’s gaming industry, expecting the Chinese New Year (CNY) mass GGR to recover ... -
Airport traffic expectations fell slightly short
The air traffic at the Macau International Airport (MIA) fell slightly short (-5.2%) in comparison with the expectations from the airport company (CAM) for the Lunar ... -
Gov’t to improve Hengqin border post to boost use
Local government wants to improve the facilities of the Macau Port Area at the Hengqin Border to facilitate the use of this checkpoint by locals and ... -
Man arrested for alleged sham marriage with god-sister for Macau ID
A now-local middle-aged man has been detained by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) on allegations of a sham marriage with his god-sister to obtain Macau ... -
Macau sees 11 new financial operators in five years
In the past five years, the city has seen 11 new financial institutions, operating a relatively wide range of businesses in Macau, the Monetary Authority of ... -
China accuses Washington of abusing export controls
China’s government yesterday criticized U.S. controls on technology exports as a trade violation, after Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join Washington in limiting Beijing’s access ... -
Daily border crossing cap extended again for three months
The daily border crossing cap between Macau and Zhuhai at the Border Gate and Qingmao Border will be extended for three more months from Feb. 1 ... -
HK’s Prudential Insurance to open Macau branch
The Hong Kong arm of the multinational insurance company headquartered in London – Prudential plc (Prudential) – announced last week that following approval by the local ... -
Earthquake rocks Uyghur autonomous region
Residents and travelers sought shelter after a strong earthquake rocked a remote part of northwestern China yesterday morning. No injuries or major damage have been reported ... -
Russian embassy says lockdown lifted in Pyongyang
Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow ... -
Auckland to get more dangerous rainfall after flood
A dangerous amount of rain is forecast today for New Zealand’s most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a ... -
Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man as conflict escalates
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The killing marks the latest ... -
1983 British drivers ordered to belt up
Drivers and front seat passengers must wear seatbelts under a new law which came into force at midnight. The Department of Transport says 30,000 people a ... -
Myanmar economy to grow 3%, dragged by conflict
Myanmar’s economy grew 3% last year and will likely achieve the same pace in 2023, but still lags far behind where it stood before the army ... -
Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match
Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put ... -
Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 96 at mosque in NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck yesterday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 20 people and wounding as many as 96 worshippers, ... -
Dutch electronics giant Philips to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide
Dutch consumer electronics and medical equipment maker Philips said yesterday it is cutting 6,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it revealed a net ... -
Epidemic data defy alarmist claims
That there has been no surge in novel coronavirus infections and no new variant of the virus has appeared on the mainland before and during the ... -
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – edition no. 4176
* Analysts upbeat on strong, speedy gaming recovery | Up bet * CNY | Airport traffic expectations fell short * GBA | Gov’t to improve ... -
Vaccination figures soar after border reopening
There were 10 times more Covid-19 vaccine doses administered on a single day in December last year than the daily average in November, according to pulmonologist ... -
Economy set to rebound at double-digit rate this year
The local economy will likely rebound from the poor performance of recent years and grow at a double-digit rate in 2023, the Monetary Authority of Macao ... -
Authorities to ban CBD, label it a ‘dangerous drug’
Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, categorizing it as a “dangerous drug” and mandating harsh penalties for its smuggling, production and possession, customs authorities announced ... -
DSSCU head testifies public objections not considered in project approval
Considering public opinion was not a requirement if all criteria were met by a construction application, an incumbent civil engineering official testified in a court of ... -
China announces resumption of visas for Japanese
China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning yesterday, ending its nearly three-week suspension in an apparent protest of Tokyo’s tougher COVID-19 entry ... -
Macau records almost half a million visitors during CNY Golden Week
A total of 484,505 tourists entered Macau during the first seven days of the Lunar New Year, known as “CNY Golden Week.” Although the figure is ... -
Ruins of St Paul’s VR experience registrations open on-site from Feb
From February 1, people interested in the virtual reality (VR) experience at the Ruins of St Paul’s can register on-site. The experience is open daily from ... -
Hong Kong protests Biden extension of deportation protection
Hong Kong has protested President Joe Biden’s two-year extension of a program that protects residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese city living in the U.S. from deportation, ... -
Three dead, one missing as rain pounds Auckland
Authorities said over the weekend that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city, ... -
Tiny radioactive capsule lost triggers search
Authorities in Western Australia were searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine ... -
Retired army general Pavel wins presidential election
Petr Pavel, a retired army general, decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote Saturday to become the Czech Republic’s new president. Pavel, 61, ...
