Daily Archives: Friday, February 9, 2024
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Gov’t to present array of festive events for CNY
To mark the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, Macau is abuzz with multiple festive activities, including the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the ... -
Macau remains the city with most Forbes five-star hotels
Macau has maintained its status as the city with the highest number of Forbes-recognized five-star hotels in the world. 22 hotels received this prestigious rating in ... -
Trade unionist calls for tailor-made training
Ella Lei, trade unionist and lawmaker, yesterday called for targeted training programs for certain groups such as middle-aged jobseekers to facilitate their employment opportunities. On the ... -
MGTO makes conservative forecast of 120,000 visitors per day
Over the first eight days of the Spring Festival Golden Week, Macau is expected to receive some 120,000 visitors per day on average, the director of ... -
MGM and IC unveil exhibition celebrating Barra’s heritage
Local resort operator MGM and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday inaugurated an exhibition at Barra to present paintings, drawings and photographs on the neighborhood. Titled ... -
MGTO approved support to 44 community projects expected to draw 1.8m tourists
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is said to have approved financial support for a total of 44 different community projects this year in several districts, ... -
Lawmakers want to promote PE in schools as a path to local sports development
Lawmakers Pang Chuan and Kou Kam Fai want to promote Physical Education (PE) in local schools as a path for local sports development as well as ... -
Better planning needed for ‘city of shows’
Better planning, localization, and an annual calendar for local concerts is necessary to turn Macau’s bid into a “city of shows” more international and with world-level ... -
Woman suspected of jewelry theft worth over MOP1 million
A domestic helper from the mainland has been arrested for stealing watches, handbags, and gold jewelry worth over 1 million patacas from her employer. The employer ... -
Lawmaker doubts local radio taxi’s capacity to serve foreign visitors
Lawmaker Ron Lam has expressed doubts about the local radio taxi’s ability to cater to foreign visitors, due to its unreliable location platform and outdated means ... -
TIS holds professional development day
The International School of Macao (TIS) recently organised a Professional Development (PD) Day to “empower their educators with the latest teaching methods and technological advancements.” TIS ... -
Mother and daughter found deceased in apartment
The bodies of two women, later identified as a mother and daughter, were found in an apartment on Estrada do Cemitério in Macau around noon on ... -
It’s the Year of the Dragon − associated with good fortune, wisdom and success
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year ٩A>ل٧s&~. Also known as the Spring Festival ،K٨`, or simply ... -
KUNG HEI FAT CHOI! YEAR OF THE DRAGON – PREDICTIONS
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR KUNG HEI FAT CHOI The Year Of the Wood Dragon 木龍年 2024 will bring new excitement, growth and ... -
Ships from US, Australia and Japan conduct joint drills in defiance of Beijing
Warships from the United States, Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China Sea in defiance of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over virtually ... -
Markets welcome Beijing’s choice of an industry veteran as top regulator
Chinese shares rose yesterday as investors appeared to welcome Beijing’s choice of an industry veteran to head its securities watchdog, in its latest effort to boost ... -
Fukushima plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility
Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no ... -
Papua New Guinea’s PM becomes first Pacific leader to address Parliament House
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape yesterday become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament, vowing “nothing will come in between our two countries.” ... -
Election officials reject antiwar politician’s bid to oppose Putin in upcoming vote
Estonia (Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected yesterday as a candidate in next month’s presidential balloting by Russian election authorities, a strong signal from the Kremlin ... -
Israeli strikes kill 13 in a southern Gaza town that could be the next target
Israeli airstrikes killed over a dozen people overnight and into yesterday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ cease-fire ... -
A volcano is erupting for the third time since December
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted yesterday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the ... -
1950 McCarthy launches anti-red crusade
United States Senator Joe McCarthy has accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling ... -
Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ is sublime
Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is set among the crowded skyscrapers of Tokyo and the quiet urban parks that Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) traverses daily in his job ... -
Paul McCartney and Wings’ release bare bones ‘Band on the Run’ on 50th anniversary
Sometimes less is more. At least that’s the thought behind Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Band on the Run (Underdubbed).” Fifty years after its debut, the beloved ... -
British Gastropub
Not long ago, Gordon Ramsay has opened his first restaurant in Macau at The Londoner. Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill is an authentic and convivial British gastropub and steakhouse and ... -
Lunar New Year in the Philippines draws crowds to one of the world’s oldest Chinatowns
Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit streets ... -
Conspiracy theories swirl around Taylor Swift: Republican voters say they don’t care
To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election. “I wonder ... -
Change-or-ruin mindset main obstacle to economic talks making any real progress
Although the exchanges between the two sides at the Third China-US Economic Working Group Meeting that concluded on Tuesday in Beijing were described as “in-depth, candid, ... -
Friday, February 9, 2024 – edition no. 4424
* The Year of the Dragon — Auspicious by nature, the year of the Wood Dragon is bringing the city into a new era where more ...
