Daily Archives: Friday, November 1, 2024
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Macau gaming revenue hits record high in October
Macau’s gaming revenue soared in October, marking a 6.6% year-on-year increase, thanks to a surge in visitors during China’s Golden Week holiday, the Gaming Inspection and ... -
AI: A useful tool that needs human supervision
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications can be powerful and useful tools to help journalists and media professionals but AI requires thorough, informed, and ethically responsible humans to ... -
First GBA Cultural Heritage Forum starts in Macau
On The Agenda The first Greater Bay Area (GBA) Cultural Heritage Forum began yesterday The Forum invited experts from Macau, Hong Kong, and Guangdong province to ... -
94% of middle school students face academic pressure: Survey
A survey from the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau has revealed 94% of middle school students experience significant academic pressure. The study, which surveyed ... -
Sam will retain three current secretaries in new cabinet
Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou Fai will retain at least three key secretaries from the current administration in his new cabinet, “signaling an emphasis on stability in ... -
Gov’t maintains current approach to sexual crimes
Authorities say amendments to criminal provisions for sexual offenses are unnecessary despite lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng appeals. In response to Wong’s inquiry, the government rejected the ... -
Macau needs to leverage cultural heritage while embracing modern branding techniques: Expert
The International Adverting Association Macao, China (IAA Macao) hosted its monthly “Talk at Sunset” Oct. 30, featuring global marketing expert Steven Yung. The event attracted a ... -
Biennial fosters artist exchanges across regions
An exhibition featuring artworks from Hong Kong and Macau opened at the Gongwang Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in late October, aiming to fuel exchanges between ... -
First arrests under new illegal gaming law
A 40-year-old unemployed male suspect was arrested due to suspicion of operating illegal currency exchange activities, by the Judiciary Police (PJ). According to the PJ, the ... -
Lawmaker calls to review veterinary services again
Lawmaker Ella Lei has requested the government assess the supply and demand of veterinary care following a new law regulating the profession. Lei has submitted a ... -
Sands China Providing Discounts to Macao Residents with ‘Exclusive Dual Celebration Offers’
Sands China has launched an “Exclusive Dual Celebration Offers” campaign to share the excitement of this year’s 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic ... -
MGM launches major upgrades at resorts to strengthen market position
MGM China is embarking on a series of significant upgrade initiatives across its two integrated resorts in Macau, aiming to solidify its market share in the ... -
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is ... -
Melco hosts tech business matching event
Melco Resorts & Entertainment hosted the “Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Certified Tech Enterprises Business Matching Event” in collaboration with the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre ... -
Poly MGM Museum to sail the seas of the Maritime Silk Road
Poly MGM Museum will open Nov. 2 with its inaugural exhibition on the history and legacy of the Maritime Silk Road. Housed at MGM Macau, the ... -
Catering to a food heaven
Feature Report With a unique melding of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong has long stood out as a culinary paradise. But as business leaders and ... -
Typhoon Kong-rey hits east coast, leaving one dead
A powerful typhoon made landfall in Taiwan yesterday, killing one person and bringing high winds and floods to much of the island’s east coast and northern ... -
India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is ‘almost complete’
India and China have moved most of their frontline troops further from their disputed border in a remote region in the northern Himalayas, India’s defense minister ... -
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says
Countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and are falling far behind in spending on improvements to limit the ... -
Fourth mass coral bleaching prompts UN emergency session at biodiversity summit
The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows ... -
N. Korea’s long-range missile test signals its improved, potential capability to attack US
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year yesterday, demonstrating a potential advancement in its ability to launch long-range ... -
1966 Viet Cong bombs Saigon
At least eight people have been killed and several wounded after Viet Cong artillery shelled the South Vietnamese capital, Saigon. Altogether about 30 shells were fired ... -
An unmoving camera and de-aging technology make ‘Here’ with Tom Hanks painful to watch
Robert Zemeckis’ latest movie is insanely ambitious, starting with the dinosaurs and ending in present day with the Roomba. But it’s fixed on just one spot. ... -
The Cure return after a long break to look at mortality with one of their best albums
You might think that after being silent for 16 years, The Cure would be in a rush to get things going. Think again. It takes over ... -
Old School Cantonese
Kamcentre Roast Goose, known for its exceptional roast goose with two locations in Hong Kong at the South China Athletic Association and BaseHall 02, is now ... -
Longtime music director at Michigan church fired for same-sex marriage
The longtime music director at a northern Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in ... -
EU taking wrong path of protectionism by imposing hefty tariffs on Chinese EVs
In a sign of the European Union resorting to rising protectionism, the 27-member bloc on Tuesday formally approved the imposition of hefty extra tariffs of up ... -
Friday, November 1, 2024 – edition no. 4598
* The human touch — Experts warn that ethically responsible humans should supervise AI-generated outcomes amid its ability to revolutionize industries and boost productivity * GBA ...
