Monthly Archives: April 2024
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Casino stocks surge on new travel permits
Shares in Macau casino operators rallied yesterday after Chinese authorities introduced new travel permits to boost the special administrative region’s tourism industry. Melco International Development Ltd. ... -
Conservation group calls for waste processing plants over artificial Island
The Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society is urging Macau authorities to build construction waste screening and processing facilities instead of an artificial island made from the ... -
Authorities brace for 680,000 daily cross-boundary travel surge
As the five-day Labor Day holiday for the mainland approaches, the Macau government is taking measures to cope with the expected surge in cross-boundary passenger and ... -
30 injured in three-vehicle collision in Taipa
Approximately 30 people suffered minor injuries after a multi-vehicle collision on Estrada da Ponte de Pac on, near the Amizade Bridge in Taipa yesterday, according to ... -
Women’s volleyball returns to Macau with added capacity, better conditions
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) competition is returning to Macau after a four-year break motivated by the pandemic and related ... -
Transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after years long legal battle
A Hong Kong transgender activist yesterday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed ... -
Gov’t mulls over demolition of five-decade old public housing in Toi San
The government is considering demolishing the social housing in Toi San, as the building has been standing for decades and its condition is in a bad ... -
Hotel occupancy bounces back Q1, city to see more hotel rooms
Macau’s tourism industry has experienced a robust recovery in the first quarter of 2024, as evidenced by hotel occupancy rates. Data from the Statistics and Census ... -
Hotel Central soft opening May 1
Iconic Hotel Central will have a soft opening on May 1 after roughly five years of renovations, according to a press release. The hotel, located on ... -
Trade down 7% in Q1
External merchandise trade totaled MOP35.89 billion in the first quarter of 2024, down 7% compared to the same period last year (MOP38.60 billion), according to data ... -
SSM warns on rising flu cases
The latest data from the Health Bureau (SSM) indicated a 14.9% increase in flu cases last week, signaling an outbreak of the influenza virus. The bureau ... -
Suspect faces charges in breach of trust case involving HKD4.76 million
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has recently announced an investigation into an alleged breach of trust case involving a substantial sum of money. The suspect at the ... -
Gov’t approves five private housing projects in Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, five private housing developments have been granted the necessary licenses for construction, which will provide 266 housing units. Data from ... -
Funding for voluntary central pension scheme signed
A total of 7,000 patacas will be disbursed in 2024 to eligible individuals with individual accounts under the non-mandatory central pension scheme, according to the Official ... -
Macau partners with Meituan for ‘Joyful Meeting’ promotion
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and e-commerce platform Meituan yesterday launched the ‘Joyful Meeting’ initiative to promote Macau’s tourism and community economy both online and ... -
Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts, lawmakers want to keep it that way
For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of ... -
Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with top government leader in the Chinese capital over the weekend, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off ... -
Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo
A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo ... -
Documentary focuses on man behind a cruelly bizarre 1990s reality show
Naked and frail, a shaggy-haired man films himself as he endures solitude in a tiny room for months, and months more. “The Contestant,” directed by Clair ... -
Prime minister describes domestic violence as a ‘national crisis’ after protests
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday described domestic violence as a “national crisis” after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women. Thousands protested in ... -
Leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising return to better times
The leading candidate to be Panama’s next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time that experts ... -
1975 Saigon surrenders
The war in Vietnam ended today as the government in Saigon announced its unconditional surrender to North Vietnamese forces. The President, Duong Van Minh, who has ... -
Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on equestrian venue
The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports. Meanwhile, the select number of riders of the National Equestrian Academy handling the ... -
Arsenal and Man City both win to keep it tight at the top
Tottenham 2, Arsenal 3 Arsenal survived a late scare at Tottenham to stay narrowly ahead in the race for the Premier League title yesterday [Macau time]. ... -
Nicole Kidman, who ‘makes movies better,’ gets AFI Life Achievement Award
Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: “ Nicole Kidman. ... -
Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary ... -
Sanctions on banks facilitating Russia’s war machine
The limited effectiveness of various measures, including sanctions, to curb the supply of dual-use goods (and other critical items) to Russia’s war machine led the U.S. ... -
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – edition no. 4473
* Visa effect — Casino stocks surge on Hong Kong exchange with new travel permits * Environment | Conservation group calls for waste plants over artificial ... -
Business visa duration for Hong Kong and Macau extended to two weeks for mainlanders
The National Immigration Administration of China has published six new measures to facilitate border crossings between the mainland, Macau and Hong Kong. The new measures will ... -
Macau prepares for Golden Week tourism surge
Macau is gearing up for a tourism surge during the upcoming May Day Labor Day Golden Week holiday. The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is expecting ... -
Macau to host major Europe travel conference in 2025
The European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA) announced late last week that Macau will host its 2025 annual summit and be designated the organization’s ... -
MPay payments now available in HK through Alipay+
Users of 14 popular overseas e-wallets from nine countries and regions, including Macau, can now make payments in Hong Kong using their home mobile applications (apps) ... -
Antony Blinken meets with President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between ... -
Macau braces for typhoon season with Crystal Fish drill
The government held its annual Crystal Fish drill, testing the city’s preparedness for the upcoming typhoon season. The Secretary for Security and Joint Civil Protection Operations ... -
Q1 unemployment hits 2.1%
The SAR’S general unemployment rate stood at 2.1%, and local residents’ unemployment rate was 2.7% in the first quarter of 2024, both decreasing by 0.2 percentage ...
